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June 24th, 2025: All About That Base
$discord
Theme: All my software is unscented. Thanks for the smush u/hugbckt. The soap was pretty mid (imo) but gave me a great shave in the end.
Challenge: I haven't been around long enough to see many bases come and go. I have used BaM Soft Heart, and it's certainly a great base. I'm not sure whether it's much better than their current offerings though.
I do wish Talent Soap Factory was still doing their previous base that included sweet almond oil. It's a better base than the mango butter one.
It's difficult to pick favorite bases -- we're truly spoiled for choice. My current favorite is a toss-up between Mike's, Stirling, and Catie's Bubbles premium. All excellent performers at an excellent price.
$SELFCARE - I'm pretty sure I made the decision to quit my job today. Feels like self-care to me.
$FOF - All unscented is boring, so I added Molecule 01 at the end. This is a fun fragrance, as it really does fade in and out and change quite a bit while on skin.
I genuinely have a hard time smelling the fragrance when I wear this, but my wife picks up on a strong cedar/pine/woodiness when I wear it. This was the end of my little decant, unsure whether I like this enough to buy more.
$ROTY