May 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thanks, Joe. Variety is the spice of life.

 

Mayhem 2019

Eufros~~Declaration Grooming B5~~Ralf Aust~~Aramis
SR #72
While wielding this type of razor has been defined as "mayhem" by yours truly, it does go to prove
that anyone can get used to almost anything with enough practice.
Regarding the Ralf Aust...I hereby completely distance myself from my previously posted
poor performance elucidations.
The razor is, despite the loose pins, a more-than-servicable tool with which to remove facial hair.
Today was a case-in-point.
With a cushion of the rosy, creamy, shiny Eufros as a base,
the Aust made short work of the 24 hour growth.
No nicks, cuts, irritation, sassy talk, but rather a not-quite, buttery-smooth shave.
A "No-Nonsense" affair.
Nice finish with the Aramis. This scent pairs well with many soaps.
Classic scent for a classy guy.
Smells good on me, too. ​

 

Thanks, Jim!

 

Thanks, Clint!

 

May 2

Whew! MAYhem is off to to a flying start, and I'm already in catch up mode.

Busy day yesterday packing, meeting with our builder and the buyer of our house. Our new place is being cleaned tomorrow, and there are just a few loose ends inside to complete. Final grading is underway, and the builder is looking for a window of dry weather to pour some concrete. We are now working through the logistics of moving. It's coming together and keeping this retired old man busy.

I shaved left-handed, of course, yesterday morning with the Mongoose loaded with a new Feather Super Pro blade. As usual, the C.O. Bigelow lather was exceptional, and the shave was close. The razor is heavy, so I really have to focus on "no pressure" to avoid nicks. Every time I hurry, as I have the past couple of weeks, I see a few red spots.

I skipped today's shave. We have some errands, and then it's back to packing. It's times like these when I ponder the benefits of being a minimalist.

Have a great day, gents!

 

Beautiful picture, Clint!

 

Excellent picture, Joseph!

 

Sounds like a great shave, Charlie!

 

May 2 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
Brush: Ever-Ready 150
Lather: La Toja Shave Stick
Aftershave: Adidas Dynamic Pulse
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

Back to normal this morning! I am definitely not up for a stunt shave at the locker room, so the red tip got the call, and as always it was two easy passes. The La Toja is a great shave stick, so that worked well too. I am off to work to get things lined up, then to Houston for a meeting. I hope everyone has a great day!

 

May 2nd
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Stirling Glacial Satsuma
Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel
PAA Star Jelly unscented
AS: Stirling Satsuma

Good morning!

Excellent shave to start the day! Three passes with quick touch up. Near BBS with the slightest tickle from the alum.

Glacial Satsuma arrived yesterday and was pressed into service this morning. What a wonderful face freeze! My second use soap focus took a step backwards. I was down to two with a single use, now up to three.

Today is the start of a long weekend! I worked a lot of hours in April and I'm really going to enjoy the time off. Hopefully no more 84 hour work weeks for awhile.

Have a great day!


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Thank you Danny.


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Thank you Keith.

 

So true! Great shave.

Nice shave.

Beautiful picture and shave.

 

Here's Baby Huey next to four of my favorites, modern and not so modern:

 

Charlie.......we know that you are busy packing and moving but the cartel could send Natalia over to help with the heavy stuff.

 

I have a couple of 3/4 diameter aluminum handles that I made and I do not mind the diameter but the handles are not that heavy. Baby Huey has got to be a heavy boy.

 

It's not solid, so not as heavy as it looks there. Still, just not my preference.

 

Wonderful lineup and report Joseph. I enjoy reading your posts daily. Thanks for taking the time.


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Things are really coming together Charlie. Good luck with the packing.


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SOTD:
A beautiful shave this morning using the aristocrat and the South African Reitzer, definitely one of my all time favourite soaps. This stuff lathers like an absolute bomb and is so well priced and has such great performance that I'd go as far as to call it the South African Arko!

Today's shave was shave number 30 on the feather hi-stainless, an absolute milestone for me. Previously my most shaves out of a blade was 15, and this was achieved with a gillette 7 o clock sharp edge.

Even on shave 30 there was little to no tugging, although buffing is required and touch ups after the third pass.

Overall a great shave, which i ended off with Dave's fantastic menthol aftershave!

Razor: gillette aristocrat barber-pole handle 1948
Blade: feather hi-stainless (30)
Soap: reitzers perfect shave
Brush: dischem synthetic
Aftershave Balm: aquaeous cream
Aftershave: Dave's menthol aftershave.

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