July 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Nice!

 

Much better shave this morning-I believe the better brush DID make the difference. I'm reserving the CelticsMascot and the Burma Shave to regular tubs/pucks. Actually, having said that, perhaps I should give the Burma Shave brush a chance with the Burma Shave soap. But anyway, everything went well-the Jayaruh worked its magic around the mug of Stoylin. I had to tip the mug to its side at times for a better approach-all the while saying "Please don't slip out on me". It didn't. I hope I can get the Stoylin cake to suds up soon-just like the Burma Shave cake did after ONE use. But it got the whiskers off, and produced a fresh clean face and neck-that's the important thing.

 

great shave sir, love the executive man scent..

 

Great shave and love the brush.

 

Awesome!

 

I have to say I can't wait to get going with my Xecutive Man hand soap....every sniff I make brings forth an "Oh wowww!" reaction. Actually, it's a bath soap, but...well, you know how I deal with bath soaps.

 

Burma shave soap with the brush rocks...you must try it out!

 

I think you said that once before, too....all right, it's a "shave date"(course I don't know when the DATE will BE....chuk yuk yuk)

 

July 6, 2019
Occam Nano 2 dot plate
Feather Pro
CH-2 Synthetic
WSP Matterhorn
Thayers Witch Hazel with Menthol
Cool Water EdT

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I was able to sleep in a little longer this morning. Of course the dog kept me awake most of the night with the thunderstorms rolling through. The CH2 Synthetic whipped up a rich slick lather with the WSP Matterhorn. I really like the crispness of this scent. Three passes and touch ups ended just short of catching the baby. I just did not feel the need to buff my lower right neck to catch the little guy. A touch of witch hazel with menthol followed by Cool Water Edt left me clean shaven and smelling nice. Even got the SWMBO seal of approval. I hope everyone has a fantastic Saturday.

 

nice shave sir,cool brush..

 

Good man..use warm water and no bloomimg!!

 

Thanks, Danny!
I haven't been looking at the WWB offerings in an effort to keep my No Buy July intact.

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Beautiful, Clint!

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good morning gentlemen,,just starting a relaxing 4 day mini holiday ..starting with a fine vintage gillette shave..the 1930s brit goodwill empire set paired with a spoiler blade,the crystal bowl and the razorock barrel 24 badger made a luxurious barrister's reserve lather..a fantastically smooth and easy dfs+ shave in 2 combination passes.and reserve aftershave to finish..awesome way to start the day..pip pip..

 

Three factors Joseph.

First is the mutton tallow. I've only tried a small sample of Mitchell's Wool Fat soap, and a couple samples of Stirling's beef or mutton tallow. There is a difference in the quality of the lather from my experience. Mutton tallow makes a better performing lather than beef tallow.

Now if I have enjoyed the lather, there's the second factor. Mutton has a scent all it's own. Rendered sheep fat is concentrated into high melting temp tallow. That scent follows through to the soap. I don't find it unpleasant, but it's different from more traditional or at least more often used beef tallow. That's one of the reasons I haven't purchased a puck of The Fat - little or no scent I can pick up.

Third factor is purely subjective. The choice of scent in Glastonbury is strong with "Patchouli, Lavender, Oakmoss, Lichen, Frankincense, and Vetiver". I like each of those in any scented products I've tried. In this combo they please my nose. Not listed is a pine scent I get. Could be the combo fooling my senses. Doesn't matter to me because I like the scent. Can't say if those around me enjoy it as much as I do, either. I think it was Joe @Trigger who found the scent light in his experience. Being a small batch soap maker could be the scent oils needed more stirring. Maybe I got the extra that Joe missed.

There's a fourth factor that may have influenced my purchase of both the SS & AS - availability. Making this a Limited Release or seasonal offering - I didn't want to not have it. FOMO much? Possibly, but I enjoy it so I'm a happy shaver.

 

Thank you Gary and Jim.

 

Well, warm water of course, and..........I'm sorry, your mike got cut off before the rest of your advice.

 

Thank you, Bruce!
Greatto see you around again sir.