Razor: Darwin - Hollow Ground #ADJUSTABLE #FOREVERSAFETY #STAINLESSLESS
Lather: Smitten Soapery - Big Daddy
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Duo
Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Sandalwood
Zingari Software sponsor point: Smitten Soapery is a Zingari brand that was seems to get revived every once in a while. I wanted to support Heather selling soap under a different name, so I got all four scents. Vote with my wallet, so-to-speak.
Theme, post & frag relevance: This soap is bourbon and sandalwood scented, boozily within theme. I wonder whether it was the starting point for The Duo which also features Bourbon and Sandalwood, but adds a few more scent notes. Both the lather and splash have a very creamy sandalwood note, and Stirling’s drier Sandalwood frag leads the progression out of a gourmand category, bookending the theme. The drink is done, time to head back to the bar.
Challenge: I remain puzzled by the wettubing genre, so this challenge is always tricky for me. I mean, I enjoy u/VisceralWatch’s videos and watch them regularly, but that’s because I’m interested in what my friend has to say rather than my urge to consume wetshaving video content (and because he – conveniently – sends me reminders when a new video drops because he knows that I don’t subscribe to anything on youtube and would miss them otherwise). But this year is diffenent! I actually do have a non-VisceralWatch wettuber I watch regularly, and it’s our very own @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social who has started honing straightrazors on video. Go check out his content, he is much more knowledgeable about razor maintentance than VisceralWatch.
#photocontest: The modern resurrection brush next to the antique shiny Darwin Hollow Ground is a sprinkle of colour in this Black and White tableau. I hope it’s still in the spirit of the theme that I got rid of only most of the colour.
I spoke with Heather at the Maggard Meetup. I meant to discuss the Zingari sensitivity with her but didn’t have the heart. Fact is, after all this time, her enthusiasm for her work kept me from raising the topic.
Your idea of voting with your wallet would be the most effective way to get her to move effort away from Zingari.
Thirsty Thursday
Zingari Software sponsor point: Smitten Soapery is a Zingari brand that was seems to get revived every once in a while. I wanted to support Heather selling soap under a different name, so I got all four scents. Vote with my wallet, so-to-speak.
Theme, post & frag relevance: This soap is bourbon and sandalwood scented, boozily within theme. I wonder whether it was the starting point for The Duo which also features Bourbon and Sandalwood, but adds a few more scent notes. Both the lather and splash have a very creamy sandalwood note, and Stirling’s drier Sandalwood frag leads the progression out of a gourmand category, bookending the theme. The drink is done, time to head back to the bar.
Challenge: I remain puzzled by the wettubing genre, so this challenge is always tricky for me. I mean, I enjoy u/VisceralWatch’s videos and watch them regularly, but that’s because I’m interested in what my friend has to say rather than my urge to consume wetshaving video content (and because he – conveniently – sends me reminders when a new video drops because he knows that I don’t subscribe to anything on youtube and would miss them otherwise). But this year is diffenent! I actually do have a non-VisceralWatch wettuber I watch regularly, and it’s our very own @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social who has started honing straightrazors on video. Go check out his content, he is much more knowledgeable about razor maintentance than VisceralWatch.
#photocontest: The modern resurrection brush next to the antique shiny Darwin Hollow Ground is a sprinkle of colour in this Black and White tableau. I hope it’s still in the spirit of the theme that I got rid of only most of the colour.
Another great photo!
I spoke with Heather at the Maggard Meetup. I meant to discuss the Zingari sensitivity with her but didn’t have the heart. Fact is, after all this time, her enthusiasm for her work kept me from raising the topic.
Your idea of voting with your wallet would be the most effective way to get her to move effort away from Zingari.
Thanks!
Yeah, I get how bringing it up would have been uncomfortable for everyone involved😅