July 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Razor: Mongoose AlumiGoose
Blade: Captain Titan Mild (3)
Brush: Oscar 11, w/Omega 10049 Boar
Soap: Reef Point Soap Classic Barbershop
A/S: Folsom Shambala
Bowl: Boise Mudworks Olive

Three pass with a light touch up for a DFS. I find that a heavier handle works best for me with the AlumiGoose. Folsom Shambala is an other one of my favorite aftershaves.

 

What ever works Andrew. Looks like you'll have a young man to teach how to fish. Won't that be fun.

 

great-looking brush .

 

You can't do anything with out supplies. God Bless your Dad Paul.

 

well, he did tell me he was on a plane whose mission was to blow up a Japanese vegetable garden. But if he was on any other missions, he didn't mention them(maybe the crew felt Dad needed a break from the supply room).

 

Wonderful photo Doug. Shambala is a very good aftershave.

 

Thank you very much, Doug. He volunteered to serve, rather than wait on pins and needles to see if he was going to be drafted.

 

@RaZorBurn123 recommendd FSC to me not long after I joined here. Perhaps time to have another look.

 

Folsom aftershave? They are no longer in business, I'm sure you could find a bottle at an outrageous price.

 

Tabac is right up here with Stirling on slickness, eh?

 

ohh...wait. You did tell me that earlier, didn't you? Looks like there was a merger with West Coast Shaving(I looked up Folsom and got the WCS site).

 

Let me check. Brb

 

Thank you Clint. I couldn't agree more about Shambala.

 

I couldn't find it Paul, as far as I know the Creator and owner graduated College and moved on.

 

Thank you Paul. It is one of my favorites.

 

That's the last I heard as well. It's a shame as the aftershaves were very good and unique from other offerings.


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Clint, the owner was a great guy, I never met him but I once emailed him, I had placed an order and told him I would now have all but one of his offering, he sent it to me with my order. Classy guy. Great products.

 

Terrific picture, Doug!

 

Wednesday shave

Today's razor is a new to the den, a made a low big and picked up this NOS J West razor. It came honed with a nice edge, sharp and smooth. Five passes and no blood but a tickle from the alum. I did finish with a smooth face.

Irritation A Closeness A Smoothness A Sharpness A

Razor: Suzuki 17
Strop: Drygulch black latigo
Brush: Simpson Polo 8
Pre: Proraso
Soap: DR Harris & AoS tallow
AS: Proraso
Scent: Hermes Terre de Hermes

 

Did I mention how much I love vintage Colgate Barber soap? Used it today with a synthetic. Nice lather. So I got a G4 in yesterday...a kind gift from a member here. Sometime in the past someone had bust the right hand ear off the spring. This allows the razor to open like a early E2. This is also a terrible thing to do with a G. I finally got a blade in it and yup......the head is warped and the blade will not stay behind one of the stops. If youhave a G of any type don't molest it and try to make it like a E2. They were not made for that. It's best to not molest any SE or injector.
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