October 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

clint64 · Oct 20, 2019

Boojum1 said: ↑

Sunday
OCtober 20, 2019

Timeless OC
Polsilver SI
Paladin Moe
LASSC Topanga Fougere
Fine L'Orange Noir
Terre D'Hermes

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Wonderful photo Amigo.

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Trigger · Oct 20, 2019

brit said: ↑

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good morning gents..sunday shave..still playing with the fine stuff on weekends..the MWF is fantastic soap ,but i get bored easily..back to that on monday to continue the focus..out came the late #15 rhodium 'crat ,loaded with a new gsb..been a while as the obsession with the spoilers and brit wilkies is still there,blue box platinums are fantastic as well..the opal f200 badger built a fantastic tobs sandalwood lather,2+ fabulous passes the bbs was there without a gripe.tobs aftershave to finish..awesome..have a fantastic day everyone..
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Niice, Gary!

Tommynick · Oct 20, 2019

OCtober 20 Spicy Sunday

Gillette Belmont
Kai Day 2
Old Spice Shaving Soap.
Ever ready Boar Brush
Shulton Old Spice AS

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clint64 · Oct 20, 2019

Primotenore said: ↑

OCtober

MWF~~Simpson T2~~Ralf Aust~~Cigar Aficionado AS
Today's shave incorporated the last of my straights: Ralf Aust.
With further apologies to Scott, I continued my ritual vis-à-vis blade stropping.
I won't repeat it here, but suffice it to say: it seems to give me the edge with which I can really get successful results.

...or is it get really successful results...

Note to self: Must check grammar.
For anyone (read: Andrew @Linuxguile ) struggling with MWF lather,
here's a picture of my luscious, lather loaded lovingly...
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Take it from Primo, that T2 knot is loaded for bear.
Shiny, too.
Side note: Hark! What's this I see?
View attachment 208190
BTW, that's not dirt, those flecks are the last remnants of Captain Black Tobacco and Vanilla Bean.
Now, what you have all been anxiously awaiting, my shave report.
Plink, plink, plink went the Trolley, I mean the blade.
No hesitation, no dragging, no irritation.
Simply put, three passes with perfunctory clean-up resulting in a Sunday-Shave-Extraordinaire.

Cold water rinse, followed by Thayer's Medicated, followed by
two healthy doses of Cigar Aficionado AS, first massaged well, second dabbed.
Good smell for a cheap juice.
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Fabulous shave report and photos Joseph. Made my morning.

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clint64 · Oct 20, 2019

Terry said: ↑

Good Sunday morning all.
Had the little ones overnight, they don't sleep as well as I like to, so I'm slightly tired.
Need some more coffee to get going.
The morning shave was ok, yesterday's shave is still haunting me. My neck is in need of a reprieve, so I got out the GEM Contour I picked up and a new Personna GEM blade instead of the other super speed. Haven't had this issue for a while, but haven't used a mild razor for some time. I know better than to try and get a good clean shave with a mild mannered razor. Should have stopped at 2 passes with it, my skin is tender, I know this well.
The 58 Super Speed works great, it's the user interface that's the issues. Try as I may, getting a close smooth shave with one of these marvellous razors isn't going to happen. I need a mean looking, cranky old style razor, with a crazy sharp blade to get a clean, smooth, issues free shave. Sounds counterintuitive, but that's as real as it gets here in the woods gentlemen.
View attachment 208188
Used the Clubman Pinaud soap and the "dippity doo" way of loading my cheap Perfecto brush.
Got great lather, nice, slick and good. The soap has a very mild scent so I went with lucky Tiger, it's got a nice scent and feels good on the face. Should've used the Razorock soap that goes so well with it, but I changed gears in mid shave. The Contour was a nice 2 pass shaver, nothing wrong with this one.
Probably pull out a MMOC or the RR Blackhawk a few days till my neck is all better. Doesn't look bad, I just have gotten spoiled with great, wonderful, OMG can this really be happening, no issues shaving.
All
Enjoy
tp
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Very nice Terry. I hope you have a great day.

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clint64 · Oct 20, 2019

Trigger said: ↑

Oct 20
Morning, guys!
Straight Razor Shave # 110
Friederich Herder 7/8 Sq Pt
Stirling Boar
Stirling Piacenza SS and AS
Used wet tip technique to load from the tub and face lathered to an awesome lather. 2.5 passes, 1 weep, irritation-free, IBSS++ was the result. Applied the matching aftershave and I was quite satisfied to face the world. Have a marvelous Sunday, guys! View attachment 208203 View attachment 208203
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Great shave and recap Joe.

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clint64 · Oct 20, 2019

brit said: ↑

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good morning gents..sunday shave..still playing with the fine stuff on weekends..the MWF is fantastic soap ,but i get bored easily..back to that on monday to continue the focus..out came the late #15 rhodium 'crat ,loaded with a new gsb..been a while as the obsession with the spoilers and brit wilkies is still there,blue box platinums are fantastic as well..the opal f200 badger built a fantastic tobs sandalwood lather,2+ fabulous passes the bbs was there without a gripe.tobs aftershave to finish..awesome..have a fantastic day everyone..
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Excellent shave and photo Gary.

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Edison Carter · Oct 20, 2019

b1hart said: ↑

View attachment 208184 Oct 20th

Proraso PS/SC/AS - Red
WSP synthetic
Supply Company Single Edge V2

3 pass DFS. First shave with the Supply Company Single Edge V2. Traveling shave this morning. Hot towel, applied PS. Face lathered. Slick enough. First pass was ‘riding the cap’, even they mention this on their website to learn the angle for using this razor. Using the ‘medium’ plate and the blade the razor shipped with. Very mild in comparison to other DE setups I have. Not a big reduction of 48 hours growth on the first pass. Going for blade feel, second pass was much better, more angle, a little slight addition of pressure. Third pass was the charm, DFS easily happening, a little buffing the problematic neck and jawline.

Very nice razor. Hefty. Great craftsmanship. Love it’s simplicity and design. Ordered the polished SS version. Even with it’s slick polishing, no problem holding with damp hands. Purchased the extra 2 heads, so I have mild/medium/aggressive options. I’ll be swapping to the aggressive head, and will report back.

As usual, an all Proraso software choice provided a great aroma and everything needed when predictably is called for.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
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I could go for a Supply!

I think mostly I've read that the 2 dot plate is the most popular.

Enjoy!

matthewoli98 · Oct 20, 2019

Shaves of the week:
Four beautiful shaves this week, the forth will be mentioned in the next post but without further ado.

Shave 1: beautiful shave as usual from the Arko. Theres nothing else I i can say, its simply one of the best budget soaps out there performance wise.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Omega 49
Blade: feather hi-stainless (4)
Soap: Arko shave stick
Aftershave balm: prep

Shave 2:
The best shave of my life. Perfect BBS shave from the bundubeard coffee. Perfect slick slickness and lather, absolutely faultless.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: feather hi-stainless (5)
Soap: Bundubeard coffee
Aftershave balm: prep

Shave 3: great performance from the boots cool cologne, super good slickness with decent lather too. A bit more is needed than some thicker creams though.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: feather hi-stainless (6)
Cream: boots cool cologne
Aftershave balm: prep

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MrDaniel's · Oct 20, 2019

Terry said: ↑

Good Sunday morning all.
Had the little ones overnight, they don't sleep as well as I like to, so I'm slightly tired.
Need some more coffee to get going.
The morning shave was ok, yesterday's shave is still haunting me. My neck is in need of a reprieve, so I got out the GEM Contour I picked up and a new Personna GEM blade instead of the other super speed. Haven't had this issue for a while, but haven't used a mild razor for some time. I know better than to try and get a good clean shave with a mild mannered razor. Should have stopped at 2 passes with it, my skin is tender, I know this well.
The 58 Super Speed works great, it's the user interface that's the issues. Try as I may, getting a close smooth shave with one of these marvellous razors isn't going to happen. I need a mean looking, cranky old style razor, with a crazy sharp blade to get a clean, smooth, issues free shave. Sounds counterintuitive, but that's as real as it gets here in the woods gentlemen.
View attachment 208188
Used the Clubman Pinaud soap and the "dippity doo" way of loading my cheap Perfecto brush.
Got great lather, nice, slick and good. The soap has a very mild scent so I went with lucky Tiger, it's got a nice scent and feels good on the face. Should've used the Razorock soap that goes so well with it, but I changed gears in mid shave. The Contour was a nice 2 pass shaver, nothing wrong with this one.
Probably pull out a MMOC or the RR Blackhawk a few days till my neck is all better. Doesn't look bad, I just have gotten spoiled with great, wonderful, OMG can this really be happening, no issues shaving.
All
Enjoy
tp
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Trigger said: ↑

Oct 20
Morning, guys!
Straight Razor Shave # 110
Friederich Herder 7/8 Sq Pt
Stirling Boar
Stirling Piacenza SS and AS
Used wet tip technique to load from the tub and face lathered to an awesome lather. 2.5 passes, 1 weep, irritation-free, IBSS++ was the result. Applied the matching aftershave and I was quite satisfied to face the world. Have a marvelous Sunday, guys! View attachment 208203 View attachment 208203
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brit said: ↑

View attachment 208201
good morning gents..sunday shave..still playing with the fine stuff on weekends..the MWF is fantastic soap ,but i get bored easily..back to that on monday to continue the focus..out came the late #15 rhodium 'crat ,loaded with a new gsb..been a while as the obsession with the spoilers and brit wilkies is still there,blue box platinums are fantastic as well..the opal f200 badger built a fantastic tobs sandalwood lather,2+ fabulous passes the bbs was there without a gripe.tobs aftershave to finish..awesome..have a fantastic day everyone..
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Tommynick said: ↑

OCtober 20 Spicy Sunday

Gillette Belmont
Kai Day 2
Old Spice Shaving Soap.
Ever ready Boar Brush
Shulton Old Spice AS

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clint64 said: ↑

Fabulous shave report and photos Joseph. Made my morning.

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matthewoli98 said: ↑

Shaves of the week:
Four beautiful shaves this week, the forth will be mentioned in the next post but without further ado.

Shave 1: beautiful shave as usual from the Arko. Theres nothing else I i can say, its simply one of the best budget soaps out there performance wise.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Omega 49
Blade: feather hi-stainless (4)
Soap: Arko shave stick
Aftershave balm: prep

Shave 2:
The best shave of my life. Perfect BBS shave from the bundubeard coffee. Perfect slick slickness and lather, absolutely faultless.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: feather hi-stainless (5)
Soap: Bundubeard coffee
Aftershave balm: prep

Shave 3: great performance from the boots cool cologne, super good slickness with decent lather too. A bit more is needed than some thicker creams though.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: feather hi-stainless (6)
Cream: boots cool cologne
Aftershave balm: prep

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Excellent shaves and reports, gents!

jluc · Oct 20, 2019

Terry said: ↑

Good Sunday morning all.
Had the little ones overnight, they don't sleep as well as I like to, so I'm slightly tired.
Need some more coffee to get going.
The morning shave was ok, yesterday's shave is still haunting me. My neck is in need of a reprieve, so I got out the GEM Contour I picked up and a new Personna GEM blade instead of the other super speed. Haven't had this issue for a while, but haven't used a mild razor for some time. I know better than to try and get a good clean shave with a mild mannered razor. Should have stopped at 2 passes with it, my skin is tender, I know this well.
The 58 Super Speed works great, it's the user interface that's the issues. Try as I may, getting a close smooth shave with one of these marvellous razors isn't going to happen. I need a mean looking, cranky old style razor, with a crazy sharp blade to get a clean, smooth, issues free shave. Sounds counterintuitive, but that's as real as it gets here in the woods gentlemen.
View attachment 208188
Used the Clubman Pinaud soap and the "dippity doo" way of loading my cheap Perfecto brush.
Got great lather, nice, slick and good. The soap has a very mild scent so I went with lucky Tiger, it's got a nice scent and feels good on the face. Should've used the Razorock soap that goes so well with it, but I changed gears in mid shave. The Contour was a nice 2 pass shaver, nothing wrong with this one.
Probably pull out a MMOC or the RR Blackhawk a few days till my neck is all better. Doesn't look bad, I just have gotten spoiled with great, wonderful, OMG can this really be happening, no issues shaving.
All
Enjoy
tp
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Trigger said: ↑

Oct 20
Morning, guys!
Straight Razor Shave # 110
Friederich Herder 7/8 Sq Pt
Stirling Boar
Stirling Piacenza SS and AS
Used wet tip technique to load from the tub and face lathered to an awesome lather. 2.5 passes, 1 weep, irritation-free, IBSS++ was the result. Applied the matching aftershave and I was quite satisfied to face the world. Have a marvelous Sunday, guys! View attachment 208203 View attachment 208203
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brit said: ↑

View attachment 208201
good morning gents..sunday shave..still playing with the fine stuff on weekends..the MWF is fantastic soap ,but i get bored easily..back to that on monday to continue the focus..out came the late #15 rhodium 'crat ,loaded with a new gsb..been a while as the obsession with the spoilers and brit wilkies is still there,blue box platinums are fantastic as well..the opal f200 badger built a fantastic tobs sandalwood lather,2+ fabulous passes the bbs was there without a gripe.tobs aftershave to finish..awesome..have a fantastic day everyone..
Click to expand...

Tommynick said: ↑

OCtober 20 Spicy Sunday

Gillette Belmont
Kai Day 2
Old Spice Shaving Soap.
Ever ready Boar Brush
Shulton Old Spice AS

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

matthewoli98 said: ↑

Shaves of the week:
Four beautiful shaves this week, the forth will be mentioned in the next post but without further ado.

Shave 1: beautiful shave as usual from the Arko. Theres nothing else I i can say, its simply one of the best budget soaps out there performance wise.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Omega 49
Blade: feather hi-stainless (4)
Soap: Arko shave stick
Aftershave balm: prep

Shave 2:
The best shave of my life. Perfect BBS shave from the bundubeard coffee. Perfect slick slickness and lather, absolutely faultless.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: feather hi-stainless (5)
Soap: Bundubeard coffee
Aftershave balm: prep

Shave 3: great performance from the boots cool cologne, super good slickness with decent lather too. A bit more is needed than some thicker creams though.

Razor: gillette super speed flare tip (UK)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: feather hi-stainless (6)
Cream: boots cool cologne
Aftershave balm: prep

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Great shaves and photos, gentlemen!

jluc · Oct 20, 2019

Edison Carter said: ↑

I could go for a Supply!

I think mostly I've read that the 2 dot plate is the most popular.

Enjoy!
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I believe there's going to be a price increase on the 1st of next month. I can't find the email to confirm this as fact though.

jluc · Oct 20, 2019

OCtober 20th
Razor: RazoRock GC Jaws .84
Blade: Kai (3)
Brush: Grizzly Bay FireOfUdun
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: A&E Tertius
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: A&E Tertius

Good morning!

Moving extra slow this morning. I'm coming down with a cold. I always feel better after a shower and shave and today was no different.

Awesome shave with my favorite leather scented soap and aftershave. Three passes for near BBS. Silent alum except for a spot on my left jaw. Must've gotten a little heavy handed there.

Have a great Sunday!

MrDaniel's · Oct 20, 2019

jluc said: ↑

OCtober 20th
Razor: RazoRock GC Jaws .84
Blade: Kai (3)
Brush: Grizzly Bay FireOfUdun
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: A&E Tertius
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: A&E Tertius

Good morning!

Moving extra slow this morning. I'm coming down with a cold. I always feel better after a shower and shave and today was no different.

Awesome shave with my favorite leather scented soap and aftershave. Three passes for near BBS. Silent alum except for a spot on my left jaw. Must've gotten a little heavy handed there.

Have a great Sunday!
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Nice one, Jim!

jluc · Oct 20, 2019

MrDaniel's said: ↑

Nice one, Jim!
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Thank you, Daniel!

brit · Oct 20, 2019

Terry said: ↑

Good Sunday morning all.
Had the little ones overnight, they don't sleep as well as I like to, so I'm slightly tired.
Need some more coffee to get going.
The morning shave was ok, yesterday's shave is still haunting me. My neck is in need of a reprieve, so I got out the GEM Contour I picked up and a new Personna GEM blade instead of the other super speed. Haven't had this issue for a while, but haven't used a mild razor for some time. I know better than to try and get a good clean shave with a mild mannered razor. Should have stopped at 2 passes with it, my skin is tender, I know this well.
The 58 Super Speed works great, it's the user interface that's the issues. Try as I may, getting a close smooth shave with one of these marvellous razors isn't going to happen. I need a mean looking, cranky old style razor, with a crazy sharp blade to get a clean, smooth, issues free shave. Sounds counterintuitive, but that's as real as it gets here in the woods gentlemen.
View attachment 208188
Used the Clubman Pinaud soap and the "dippity doo" way of loading my cheap Perfecto brush.
Got great lather, nice, slick and good. The soap has a very mild scent so I went with lucky Tiger, it's got a nice scent and feels good on the face. Should've used the Razorock soap that goes so well with it, but I changed gears in mid shave. The Contour was a nice 2 pass shaver, nothing wrong with this one.
Probably pull out a MMOC or the RR Blackhawk a few days till my neck is all better. Doesn't look bad, I just have gotten spoiled with great, wonderful, OMG can this really be happening, no issues shaving.
All
Enjoy
tp
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fantastic shaveTerry..good morning..

brit · Oct 20, 2019

Trigger said: ↑

Niice, Gary!
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thank you Joe..

brit · Oct 20, 2019

jluc said: ↑

OCtober 20th
Razor: RazoRock GC Jaws .84
Blade: Kai (3)
Brush: Grizzly Bay FireOfUdun
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: A&E Tertius
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: A&E Tertius

Good morning!

Moving extra slow this morning. I'm coming down with a cold. I always feel better after a shower and shave and today was no different.

Awesome shave with my favorite leather scented soap and aftershave. Three passes for near BBS. Silent alum except for a spot on my left jaw. Must've gotten a little heavy handed there.

Have a great Sunday!
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awesome shave and pic Jim..

brit · Oct 20, 2019

jluc said: ↑

Great shaves and photos, gentlemen!
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thank you Jim..

brit · Oct 20, 2019

MrDaniel's said: ↑

Excellent shaves and reports, gents!
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thank you Daniel..

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October 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

And your OCtober plans include..........?

Using some great Open Comb razors and the Mighty Fat every Monday/Wednesday/Friday!

Using some great Open Comb razors but no Fat. Something else on that end.

Open Combs and the Fat on Tuesday/Thursday - just to be difficult.

Still gonna shave with straights!

Whatever I choose because I just roll that way!

Trick or Treating for cookies and ice cream!!

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And your OCtober plans include..........?

Using some great Open Comb razors and the Mighty Fat every Monday/Wednesday/Friday!

Using some great Open Comb razors but no Fat. Something else on that end.

Open Combs and the Fat on Tuesday/Thursday - just to be difficult.

Still gonna shave with straights!

Whatever I choose because I just roll that way!

Trick or Treating for cookies and ice cream!!

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