July 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Nice shave and cool sign, Jason! Enjoy your time off.

 

Nice post, Perry!

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Thank you, Jim!

 

I am looking forward to receiving my E and F plates. It will be interesting to compare them to the D plate. Also, the razor is developing a nice even golden brown patina. I did have to clean off on water spot but so far so good. I am takin my time with this one and not using any chemicals to speed up the patina process.

 

I could add a few more......

I actually meant to quote a few more post but my tablet went stooped when we got to the point of shaving legs and soaking synthetics. For the record...it would take a bush hog to do that. Never been done. Just saying.

Today got a veddy nice shave from the Schick F. Why does that count here you say????? Well the RazoRock Classic Shaving Cream Soap came from @BaylorGator as a shavey. First use of it was just great. The Semogue 208 was wonderful and a bit of Pinaud Classic Vanilla topped it all off. Great start to my work night.






And a video if any one would like to seethe F in action. Veddy veddy nice. Thank you again Randy.....you da MAN.

 

@Drygulch - I couldn't locate the 30DC soap on the Jeeves website tonight. Is it sold out?

 

Go to the soap page, there isn't a picture just a grey box when you hover over it with your mouse. Same with the AS.

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It doesn't show up on a phone. There are links to it in the Meetup thread

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Thanks, Andrew!

 

I just checked with Bryon, and it is sold out for the soap. He does have a few aftershaves left. He is planning on releasing the soap with a different name at some point, so you could get the LE aftershave now and the soap later. (Message him on his site for details.) I think he only made 40 sets, and someone in Delaware ordered 9 of them.

 

July 2018

July 21

Razor - 1960 (F4) Gillette Toggle (9)
Blade - (3)
Soap - Wheat State Soaps Barbershop
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum, Wheat State Soaps Barbershop splash

Third night for the Kai in the Toggle and I thought I'd change to a soap I've never tried. @Drygulch gave me some of the Wheat State Soaps Barbershop soap and AS to try. I know nothing about this soap other than the ingredient list shows it's a non-tallow soap and the scent isn't as "barbershoppy" as I really prefer but it's nice. By "barbershoppy" I mean how Stirling Barbershop smells, just to be clear.

I used the JR54 to load and lather. Every time I use this one or my JR46 I am tempted to jump over and see what else @Jayaruh has for adoption. Oh the temptations. Anyway, the lather was easy to load and work up and is slick. Again, not "slick" like I really prefer (guess what that would be) but it's slick. It has just a bit of tackiness to it. Reminds me of how Route 66 feels to me. So...yes, it seems like a good soap.

The shave proved that the soap is nice and protective and easy to shave with. Two passes with no issues at all, easy touch ups with no blood or problems and the alum was quiet. I went ahead with a bit of the AS to try it out and it was quiet as well. I went light and it added just enough scent to make a really nice finish. My face feels very good, finish is a BBS (or close enough) and I have no complaints, really. I'm going to do a bit of research and find out more about this stuff.

Hope you had a great Saturday! Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Oh, and by the way, this weekend hasn't been nearly as much fun as last weekend. You guys need to hang out here more often.

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We'll probably see them on eBay in a few weeks.

 

I do too sometimes, don’t even think about it, just plop it int9 the mug.

 

you are making excellent progress!

 

Sunday Shave:

I guess the Vampire blade was sleeping, it did not draw any blood but I did have a tickle from the alum. Today's high.... 97! Yikes, it felt cooler in LV.

Irritation A Closeness A+ Smoothness A+ Sharpness A+

Razor: Robert Williams Vampire Blade
Strop: Mastro Livi
Brush: Romera
Pre: Proraso
Soap: Stirling
AS: Alcolado Glacial AS, Edwin Jagger ASB
Scent: Dior Cologne Royal

 

I find the same thing with some Deluxe's and Regiment's...many are sold out, but thanks to my PIF from @SHAVEWIZARD420 , I'll have enough experience with the ones he gave me so that hopefully more deliveries of each would be made later.

 

July Focus

Loading a soap which is smooshed into a bowl, in this case, an Aesop SS bowl, is like making popcorn with the lid off the pot.
Voluminous soap creation. It was epic, not wasteful, as I use it all---even what remains in the brush.
However, I didn't pour off the bloom water and use it as a pre-shave as I usually do, so....
the Williams was a bit fluffier than I prefer. Still great, but I get better results when I add water as needed.
The M&F brush is one of my favorites; (Moot, because, except for the Super-scritchy, floppiest of floppy, pure badger brush, which my son gave me years ago, I don't keep brushes that I don't absolutely love. Indeed I have been known to sell brushes that I absolutely love and have regretted those sales ever since...but that's a different thread topic) Phew, that was a long parenthetical phrase.
I do like Beehive handles quite a lot. Never used to, but they have become my favorite handles.
The 2011 Mühle R41 and I are best friends. We have a very close (pun intended) relationship now, that no other razor will put asunder.
I intend on playing the field again soon and my R41 is ok with that...as long as I come home once in a while to it. (2018 gender neutrality)
The Personna II Double blade anomaly once again was flawless in its executional duties.
No Alum (broken or otherwise) needed.
3+ and BBS
Thayer's and the soon to be emptied Floïd finished off a wonderful shave.​

 

Great picture, Keith! That's one mean looking razor.

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July 22, 2018
Karve D Plate
Feather
Thäter Boar
Nuàvia Blu

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A very nice shave this morning. The Thäter Boar really works well with the Nuàvia Blu. The resulting lather is rich and slick with a scent that feels the room. I went with a 2 pass shave this morning, ATG followed by XTG with minimal touch ups. I ended with a very good smooth shave but missed a spot on my lower right neck. We have guests coming over for Indian snacks this afternoon. The girls have requested Pani Puri and Behl Puri before they leave for school. So along with other goodies purchased from the local Indian Grocery, we should have quite the spread this afternoon. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.

 

Great looking shave, Joseph!