May 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

All I have is Frumunda.

 

Today is a no shave day. But I loaded the Gillette 1952 Super Speed Black Tip with a Voskhod and will be ready to rock & roll tomorrow morning. Gonna be an early one, gotta be out of the house by 0600 to take the youngest to Virginia so he can start his internship on Monday.

 

Nope plain ole sharp chedder..

 

Alright no shave yesterday today makes 3/3 irritation free and today was a BBS from 2 days growth!


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Awesomelicious!!wooo

 

Way to go.


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Mayhem Mercy SOTD 05/20/17
Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple 14
Strop: Drygulch Horse/ Linen
Soap: Dirty Deeds Arroyo Cactus
Post: Cold Water, Alum, Thayer’s Rose Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Fine All American Blend

Surprisingly there were more votes for the big Filly than hurting myself for this shave. This new to me razor is a classic Filarmonica from Spain, made between 1915 and 1967. I don’t think these are the original scales, but the gold wash on the blade is good. I checked the edge, and hit it with a pasted strop, and away we went. This is my first use of Dirty Deeds soap since I really got into the hobby of wet shaving in 2014. Prior to that, I used this soap in place of canned goo for over a year. I remember it being good stuff, so I bought a bunch for others on the 30DC. Now I am a little nervous, because the soaps we regularly use are so good. Does this actually hold up, or am I remembering it only in comparison to goo? I took a small puck of the milled soap and grated it into a small container. I did a test lather yesterday, and I didn’t quite get the water dialed in, but I will give it another try today. All of the Dirty Deeds soaps have a strong soap smell, and this one smells like a floral scented and very clean soap.

The lather was a little tricky to get hydrated correctly. I started with a dry paste, and kept adding water in the bowl. When I had a good looking lather, I put it on my face, and it looked dry again, so I added more water to the brush. Lather did not feel quite a slick as I am used to, but the razor was amazing. Super loud extra hollow 1 inch plus blade. She sang as the whiskers were removed. WTG pass gave a good reduction. Lather in the bowl looks dry again, so I added more water and lathered up for a second pass. Went ATG on this one, and got most of the whiskers removed. Lather was protective, but not super slick. Enough to get the job done. Last pass, XTG went great. Added more water to the lather to make it almost runny. Not as protective, but very slick. Razor was a beast. No weepers, and a high grade DFS.

I still plan on getting a lot of this soap out to folks on here, but now I am worried it isn’t as good as I remember.

 

Incredable looking razor!!

 

That is a beauty of a razor, Adam!

 

Just made my afternoon pot of coffee. In the surveillance room watching it rain, not much else going on. Someone bring some pizza by.

 

May 20 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Italian Barber Amici
Schick Adjustable
Stirling Unscented PSB
Florida Water AS

I used a new blade in the Adjustable, and was rewarded with a easy BBS on two passes with a little clean up. The Amici and Florida Water pair well together, and the Florida Water was very refreshing after a busy morning of Honey Do's around the house. Still a little left for this afternoon, but I think my wife had enough of a stinking husband as it was strongly suggested to take a shower. I hope everyone else has a great day!

 

Adam the razor is gorgeous


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That is a beautiful blade. Thanks for choosing it today

 

What number do you run the M on?

 

Last travel shave of the week. I'm heading home today and sad to be leaving my girls
Arko Shave Stick
AoS Pure Badger Brush
Tuckmar Razor
Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave
Have a great weekend!

 

5 usually. I've tried them all, and this seems to strike the best balance of aggressiveness and smoothness for me.

 

Nice set up, Brian. I like the globe logo on the scales; it is a nice looking razor.

 

Cool. They are a great razor!

Yup I agree with the Gentleman from Norcal.

 

I'm actually not far from you in the Beaumont area.

I just kept the same screen name I used on a British car forum 10 or so years ago.