June 2018 30 Day Rule/focus Pix & Discussion

June 12th
Razor: ATT S1
Blade: Polsilver SI (2)
Brush: JR 151
Pre shave: Stirling mentholated
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill
Lucky Tiger face tonic
AS: Stirling Pharaohs Dreamsicle

Good evening gentlemen! Great shaves and photos today! I really enjoy reading all the posts and seeing all the pictures.

Wonderful two pass with touch up. Not much of a report tonight, nothing new to add.
I do have a new brush and razor in the mail, hoping they'll be here for a Father's day shave.

Have a good night fellas!


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Wonderful picture, Jim!

 

Thank you Jim!

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Nice setup Jim!

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Thanks, Andrew!

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Wonderful photo and lineup Jim.


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Just the Basics June/Just for Fun June - take your pick

June 12
Razor - 1947 Gillette Super Speed
Blade - (2)
Soap - Soap Commander Honor
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum

I don't know how to make a shave any smoother or faster. Could they have named the Super Speed because of how fast it can provide a great shave? Perhaps? Maybe? Well, of course, it's the guy operating the razor that makes the magic happen but with this gear it's easy to do. The Soap Commander took about 3 seconds to load and lather with the JR54 and the Rapira blade was smooth as grease. No issues at all. BBS in two passes and a tiny bit of touch up. Seriously - this may be the minimalist setup I've been looking for, or at least a contender.

As for the scent of the soap, I like it. Not as strong as some barbershop inspired scents, but a very nice scent. That now makes Fortitude, Vision and Honor that I've trialed in the past week. Of the three I think Fortitude would make the cut for my collection. Vision and Honor are not out of contention, but Fortitude was just a bit more to my liking. All fantastic soaps, however.

Long day today as I spent it in the company of the Regional Director. He was using the store for his office today so it was a long day of discussions and just dealing with another person all day. I see a potential early night tonight. Hope you all had a great day!

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Basically that is what I shoot for...now get off my Lawnnnn.

Meh... The original was better. I still have a few tubs of it. Lol

 

Monday June 12 - sort of drugstore

Gillette SensorExcell (10) / Trac II (2)
Jason's non - 30DC cypress badger brush
Godrej Shaving Cream
Lucky Tiger

I last shaved on Thursday and hadn't checked the thread since then, so today I had four days' stubble and 15 pages of posts to mow through. I took care of the stubble; the posts are tonight's project.

My first stroke WTG on my cheek showed me that the SensorExcell cart was no longer sharp enough to handle this degree of stubble without tugging painfully. I switched to the Trac II with one shave on it, and things went much smoother. Two passes to a DFS; Lucky Tiger provided its usual pleasant orange-smelling finish.

 

I stand corrected. Hadn’t heard about this, and I don’t even see it on their website.
Andrew @Linuxguile already insinuated that I am losing my memory, I guess this cements that theory.

 

It works for me.

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Oh it is not a bad cream. Not too pricy and works good. I just think the old formula was better.

 

Thank you Clint!

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Changing up the aftershave this morning still using the fat pairing it with some old spice.

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Since I was doing a quick 4:00am shave today, I decided to give my straights the day off. I grabbed a random safety razor and actually had a wonderful shave. I forgot how much I like these Old Types.
Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap
B-400 Brush by Tom
1921 Gillette Old Type
Gillette Silver Blue Blade
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum After Shave
BBS and ready to take on a long day.
At the airport heading to the lovely state of Missouri

 

Nice shaves and photos to get us started today!

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Great picture, Brian!

 

June 13 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: TSD English Fern
Aftershave: TSD English Fern
Additional Care:
Osage Rub
Stirling Unscented PSB

Another two pass DFS with the Red Tip. A great way to start the day. I hope everyone has a great day!

 

Very nice, Jim!

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Thank you, Jim!