MAYhem 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

- Stirling Menthol PreShave Soap
- Frederick Reynolds NW
- DeRuitem Shaving Finest
- Captains Choice North Shaving Soap
- Stirling Gin and Tonic

Couple of new things tried out today. I ordered some more Stirling bath soaps this week, and threw in a bar of the mentholated pre shave. I was honestly hoping for a bit more of a chill. I smeared up my face real well, then left it on while I built my lather. It was crisp, maybe, but I was hoping for a bit more.

The Captain’s sample was tossed in with my bowl I bought a couple of weeks ago. It’s a VERY soft soap. More like a cream, or like the V1 Dr Jon’s. The scent of North is sort of juniper woods. It has a good strength, and is nice. It makes a lot of lather. When I try a new soap, I often like to start it in a bowl, then finish it on my face. I worked it in the bowl until the peaks were softening, and it started to shine. Went to my face with it, and slowly worked in a few dribbles. It gets where it needs to be, and makes a really slick, if maybe not the stable-est of lathers. Residual slickness is good, and the post shave feel was good. It deserves another run.

 

Wonderful photo Jared. Both the razor and brush look fantastic. I don’t recall seeing the brush before.


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I had seen some at cvs and wondered how they were. I do prefer to buy from places I can walk into, but so many places have stopped selling se and de blades around me.

 

They will have 009 on the spine of the blade. They solved my issue when i used the MMOC.

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It looks like the President’s mansion at UA.

 

I knew I was gonna catch it for that. I find the short strokes work best there.

Nope. That is the good thing about being King. I will just throw a brick at anyone who mentions it. Meh it should read I love safety razor shaving to much to go open blade all the time.

 

Beautiful picture, Clint!

 

Thank you, Clint. It was the first DeRuitem brush I bought. It has a 22mm TGN set at 44. I got very lucky with the knot, it is one of the better TGN’s I’ve had in terms of soft, and with the set, it is probably the stoutest badger I own.

 

Excellent picture, Jim!

 

Great picture, Jared!

 

May 6 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Jr
Blade: Rapira Swedish Super Steel
Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Aurora
Lather: Stirling Electric Sheep
Aftershave: Aramis
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

Thank you Jim.


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It’s a great looking brush. The color of the handle is really impressive.


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Thanks Jim!

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Killer photo and brush Jim.


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Thank you, Clint!

 

Don't get nuts with it.

 

BTW, that's also called "Blooming" (did you see that Fuzzy?)

 

Unnecessary, but:

 

Aramis is a winner