June 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by NCoxSTL, May 31, 2019.

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What "Basics" will you use for "Just the Basics June"?

  1. Basic soaps. Arko, Williams, you know, the good stuff.

    9 vote(s)
    21.4%

  2. Basic razors. Weishi, Techs, Superspeeds, you know, the good stuff.

    10 vote(s)
    23.8%

  3. Basic brushes. VDH boar, you know, the good stuff.

    9 vote(s)
    21.4%

  4. Basic aftershaves. Aqua Velva, Clubman, The Veg, you know, the good stuff.

    8 vote(s)
    19.0%

  5. I'm using a whole bunch of stuff and I don't care if it's basic or not!

    27 vote(s)
    64.3%

  6. Straight razors. Basic enough for you?

    10 vote(s)
    23.8%

  7. Cookies and Ice Cream for me, thank you very much.

    11 vote(s)
    26.2%

  8. I'll tell you at the meet up. Save me a brush.

    5 vote(s)
    11.9%
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  1. 9nein9

    9nein9 Guest

    Nice one Dale. Looks like its time to order more soap. Sure someone on here could point you in the right direction.
     
    9nein9, Jun 17, 2019
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  2. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Finishing off a stick of Arko, impressive!

    Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
     
    jluc, Jun 17, 2019
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  3. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Charlie. Its a Monday so I will settle for a drama free day. I hope you have a great day as well.
     
    clint64, Jun 17, 2019
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  4. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    June 17, 2019
    Cobra Classic
    Feather Pro
    Alpha 400 with Maggard SHD
    A&E Frozen Mojitos
    Myrsol Agua de Limon

    [​IMG]​

    Monday again so its back to work. The Frozen Mojitos soap smells fantastic and works even better. I do wish it had a touch more cooling. Three passes and touch ups ended up with the baby in hand. A couple of operator errors caused some weepers on my chin. Overall a very good shave. A splash of Myrsol Limon and I am off to work. I hope everyone has a great Monday.
     
    clint64, Jun 17, 2019
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  5. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Another beautiful picture, Clint!

    Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
     
    jluc, Jun 17, 2019
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  6. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    I still have plenty of soap to work through (18 more Arko sticks, a puck of MWF and Stirling Electric sheep in reserve), but I will be out of shave cream. Even though Arko is quick, I like having a tube of cream on hand.

    I will just need to figure out what to get based on when it gets finished.
     
    PanChango, Jun 17, 2019
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  7. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Hope you have many, many more great shaves in your new den, Charlie.
     
    Primotenore, Jun 17, 2019
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  8. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Yes thanks Blair
    tp
     
    Terry, Jun 17, 2019
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  9. 9nein9

    9nein9 Guest

    Awesome Clint.
     
    9nein9, Jun 17, 2019
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  10. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Well thank you @wristwatchb :). I feel additionally honored since you used Bigelow....Bigelow ("Biggie")is a distant relative from my mom's side. I think she's still alive but my aunt(Mom's sister)would know for sure. Speaking of my Mom, it was exactly a year ago today when we scattered her ashes on a Colorado mountainside.
     
    blondblue, Jun 17, 2019
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  11. 9nein9

    9nein9 Guest

    How many shaves out of the Arko stick?
     
    9nein9, Jun 17, 2019
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  12. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Why thank you, brit....that's right, every Friday, I "make fun of" Ringo Starr's classic "No No Song". :).
     
    blondblue, Jun 17, 2019
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  13. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    June Focus
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    Stirling Glacial Wintergreen~~Simpson KH4~~Boker Red-Injun~~Stirling Glacial Unscented ASB
    Second, recently-honed razor. Mos Def improvement starting to show itself with regard to my honing skills.
    Don't worry @gssixgun I will NEVER be in your league.;)
    I am still uncomfortable using only one hand to hone. My sense is that I am unable to keep the blade
    flat on the stone, so I am compelled to stabilize the razor with my left hand.
    Today's menthol lather would have given Jeff's @Yehuda D face a good-old freeze.
    I have mentioned this on another forum (one with more snooty members) that if
    Stirling changed their packaging and increased their prices by 200%, everyone and their mothers
    would be proclaiming this soap the next, great, high-end artisan product.
    90% paintbrush strokes---face-lathered, produced a glaringly-shiny, eye-watering, slick as s**t-thru-a-goose
    foundation for the Boker to work its magic.
    Went for three passes today. No nicks, cuts, passing home, irritation resulting in a darn-near
    BBS shave. Couple of pesky areas on the neck, where the hair grows literally parallel to my skin.
    It only gets completely removed when I haven't shaved for 3+ days. That is a rare occurrence.
    Finished with my favorite unscented balm. This stuff is a mos def repurchase.    ​
     
    Primotenore, Jun 17, 2019
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  14. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    I had Wintergreen for my first FREEZING shave soap. I wasn't much of a fan, but it was NICE AND COLD for the humidity here. My initial reaction(and perhaps the next 4 or 5 until it became one with my face&neck) was the following" EEEEEEEIIIIOOOOOOOOOOHHHHWOWWWWW!!!"
     
    blondblue, Jun 17, 2019
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  15. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Thank you, Clint! Have a great day, too.
     
    Norcalnewb, Jun 17, 2019
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  16. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Thank you, Patrick!
     
    Norcalnewb, Jun 17, 2019
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  17. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Thank you, Jim!
     
    Norcalnewb, Jun 17, 2019
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  18. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Possibly Cincinnati in the next couple of weeks. It will pick up again in the fall.
     
    Norcalnewb, Jun 17, 2019
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  19. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Beautiful picture, Clint!
     
    Norcalnewb, Jun 17, 2019
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  20. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    That soap, like all the Glacials brings “tears of joy” to my eyes! Lolll
     
    Yehuda D, Jun 17, 2019
    #3240
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