Scent-wise, we were on the same wavelength this morning. 🍻
Scent-wise, we were on the same wavelength this morning. 🍻
Mar 11, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
Normally this would just be Talent Tea Tuesday for me, but it also works for March Madness. Today was another great selection of scents to start the morning off right.
Mar 10, 2025 - Mammoth Monday: International Edition
Such great scents for this shave.
Mar 9, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
This is the exact setup that I used a year ago today for March Madness 2024.
There are several I would recommend:
Moon Shadow is my favorite. Then there are some of their scents that can get really wild, and in a good way:
So it depends on how adventurous you want to get. Unfortunately, none of these scents are available on the Etsy store right now. I’m assuming he’s having the 50% sale to make room for new/returning scents. That is kind of his MO.
If you are looking at buying something during their sale, I would just check out the descriptions of each and see what sounds interesting.
Mar 7, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
It finally dawned on me this morning which scent Save the Earth reminds me of. I paired it with Hallows just to be sure. If Hallows is an earthy, Fall scent, then StE is a Springtime cousin.
Happy Friday!
Mar 6, 2025 - Theme Thursday: Women’s History Month
Courtney’s Desairology was my gateway into artisan Wetshaving products. So many of Southern Witchcrafts’ unique scents are favorite staples for me now. Her vegan lather is also exceptional.
Sure, no problem
Mar 5, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
TSF Fantasy Donut, CF Gemutlichkeit, and HoM Rumble are all right at my limit for gourmand, sweet scents. That said, these are fantastic, and I smell like a high-end coffee shop and bakery.
Mar 3, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
Another use of TSF, and WTWTW is one of their odd scent combinations that somehow works well. Followed it up with Troll Toll for good measure.
I’ve not heard of Smart Helix, I’ll have to look it up
Areffa Soap - Phantom of Kyiv
Top: hazelnut, lemon, orange, lime
Heart: cedar, clove, rose, lily of the valley
Base: oak, pine, patchouli, eucalyptus
Mar 1, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
Kicking off March Madness with TSF’s Columbiana, a bold, dark-roasted coffee scent that is perfect to wake up to in the morning.
TSF, let’s go!
Atlas Shaves II - Final Day
Wow, what an honor to post this as the champion of such a grueling, demanding, and unexpectedly cutthroat Wetshaving contest!
First, let me say, this was no easy feat. Every day, not knowing if we would continue to lather in glory or fall victim to the cruel hand of the Latherbot. One day, it’s a luxurious tallow-based soap with a scent profile so complex even a sommelier could weep; the next, you’re staring down a puck of unknown origin that smells like regret and desperation. And yet, we persisted!
To my fellow competitors—you are all champions in my eyes. Your dedication to the game, the mad flourish of combing through scent notes, and digging out buried soaps just to secure a perfect shave all while under the pressure of soap roulette—I salute you! Some of you were taken too soon due to the early onslaught of obscure unobtainium. And to those who were tragically disqualified for using the wrong variations of citrus—I applaud your valiant efforts to stay in the game.
Finally, to the community—thank you for your keen soap policing, your adherence to NDG’s rules, and your relentless pursuit to keep us all on the straight and narrow. You were the true backbone of this competition, and I am equal parts in awe and terrified of you.
And now, March Madness!
Category | ∑ | Δ |
---|---|---|
Daily theme soap | 24 | 0 |
Artisan | 60 | 0 |
Scenter | 3 | 0 |
Half of the scent notes | 16 | +2 |
Airbudding the day | 0 | 0 |
Cross posting | 28 | +1 |
Snitching | 1 | 0 |
Snitching incorrectly | 0 | 0 |
Goody Two-Shoes | 18 | 0 |
Total | 150 | +3 |
Mar 13, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
Bright neroli and bright colors for this Theme Thursday, March Madness crossover.