April 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

I missed the whole dry dock discussion of the bowl. Anybody wanna fill me in?

 

This morning’s shave. Omega break in continues. I’m at the point that I need to discard software in order to make room for anything new, so I’m shaving with software on the green mile. I really enjoy Crown & Crane soap but Kingsmen is a bit too talcum forward for me in the barbershop arena. I’ll be PIFing it or adding to the Shavey award cache. I also continue to be on the fence with Florida Water. Still time for the Governor’s Pardon on that one.

 

Great photo and lineup. You’re the master of super goop lather.


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Great looking razor Randy. Love the Delta Echo treatment.


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Thank you Clint!

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Jip-free (or Gyp-free) June? (i.e. cheap stuff)

 

Thanks Clint!

 

John named it The Dry Dock since he was able to use it to load and lather his big, Carrier Class, Kent BK-12 in it.

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Sounds like good progress. Once you get it, I think you will be impressed with how smooth those razors can shave.

 

I'm compiling a list of ideas. That's one


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Williams Wednesday 4.11.2018
Face Shave (24 hrs. growth) & Head Shave (5 days growth)
Pre-shave: hot shower
Brush: Barburys synthetic
Soap: Williams Mug Shave Soap
Razor: Pacific TTO
Blade: Pacific (3) for the face shave then switched to a generic Dorco (3) for the head shave
Post-shave: Assured WH, Aqua Velva AS Balm, Aqua Velva Ice Blue Cooling AS

Day 2 for the $1 Pacific razor from Dollar Tree then I'll move on to something else tomorrow. I kept the Pacific blade for the face shave and it performed fine on just 24 hours growth. 2 passes and I was done with a DFS. I then moved on to the head shave with several days of growth and immediately had tugging and lack of cutting so I retired the blade. I inserted a generic Dorco I had on standby and continued with the shave. 2 passes, and some clean-up and I had a DFS on my scalp.

This inexpensive razor gets the job done. Remarkable.

Happy shaves everyone!
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Great photo and review Dan.

 

Thursday

My first goal is to create the doughnut of death on this puck of AoS tallow so today's brush is an Omega Pro. The AoS worked great with the big boar and create lots of slick lather. I just refreshed this edge on CrOX and 50k diamond paste, wow what a difference, the edge was amazingly smooth. After the second pass, I knew I had a great shot at an epic shave. Finished the fourth pass and not even a tickle from the alum and a very close shave.

Irritation A+ Closeness A+ Smoothness A+ Sharpness A+

Razor: Wade & Butcher
Strop: T Miller
Brush: Omega Pro
Pre: Proraso
Soap: AoS tallow
AS: Enhanced Alt Insbruck AS, Edwin Jagger ASB
Scent: Hèrmés Terre D’ Hèrmés

 

Nice picture, Dan!

 

Thanks, guys!

 

Great setup, Dan!

Very nice, Keith!

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Wow...3 different Stoylins for the same shave!

 

I'm trying to remember if I've ever done the Williams/Aqua Velva combination yet....after all, it says right in the Williams box to follow up with AV.

 

That was my impression of Kingsmen(without trying it)...Classy name, not so classy a description.