November 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion | Page 301

jluc · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Tuesday NOvember 19

No Repeat (mostly) NOvember. No repeats so far except for scuttle, blades, and alum. When I first heard of the "new" Gillette 3 piece DE razor, I wasn't interested. I thought on it some and said why not so I bought 2 - one for me and one for my son.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Simpson Duke 3
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - New Gillette DE
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Em's Place Minty Menthol A/S

Shave rating 4.5 of 5

The razor is ok, I have plenty of better razors to choose from. A little more blade feel than I thought there would be. Got a 2 pass DFS shave. First time using Tabac and, wow, is this a good soap. Lathered up really quick. A/S has no scent. The alum was quiet.

Happy NOvember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Great shave, Ken! Love the brush!

Trigger · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Tuesday NOvember 19

No Repeat (mostly) NOvember. No repeats so far except for scuttle, blades, and alum. When I first heard of the "new" Gillette 3 piece DE razor, I wasn't interested. I thought on it some and said why not so I bought 2 - one for me and one for my son.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Simpson Duke 3
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - New Gillette DE
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Em's Place Minty Menthol A/S

Shave rating 4.5 of 5

The razor is ok, I have plenty of better razors to choose from. A little more blade feel than I thought there would be. Got a 2 pass DFS shave. First time using Tabac and, wow, is this a good soap. Lathered up really quick. A/S has no scent. The alum was quiet.

Happy NOvember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Nice shave, Ken!

kjbarth · Nov 19, 2019

RyX said: ↑

November Cooper Focus

Stirling Glastonbury SS
Maseto Shaving badger
Suribachi & cool water
Cooper Monobilt DE
Astra Superior Platinum
Stirling Glastonbury AS
View attachment 210644 Defiantly on a Cooper Focus. Getting better shaves every time I use this blade holder. Dug deep into the shave cabinet and pulled out the patchouli. Thought it would be a good soap to break in the 30mm Finest two band fan Andrew @Linuxguile sent my way. Nice fat handle in the Soap Destroyer style, but natural bristles rather than their synthetic. I do like the looks of a fan shaped knot, and this Maseto Shaving brand brush is densely packed. No time to bloom, went to the puck with a Dawn dish liquid washed and shook out knot and loaded plenty of soap. Being a fat knot it tried to hold on to the lather, but I coaxed it out. Nice quality & quantity when I scraped the badger bristle on the edge of the bowl. Took two & a half passes with the third use (?) blade, only trying for a SAS. I'll need either a fresh blade, more training, or a third pass to ensure DFS or better. Splashed on a goodly handful of juice, and I'm out the door to talk to a man about a Ford.
Good Shaves Y'all!
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Cool pic Rick!

clint64 · Nov 19, 2019

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That brush is a stunner, Jim! Yaqi is making handles cheaper than I can pour the resin.

Great shave, Dale. I’ve never heard of that splash. A fave?

Congrats on the brush! It sounds like a winner, Terry.

You promise no new soaps? Riiiihggghhhtttt...

Very nice again, Gary.

Sorry to hear the splash isn’t meeting your expectations, Perry. Great sounding shave, though.

Sorry to hear the brush is a shedder, Joe.

Hope your day is going well, Clint. Love the look of that C-Mon brush!

Love the B&W, Daniel!

An excellent review, Danny.

Love that brush!

That razor sounds outstanding, Jeff.

There’s no room for bad soap, Evan!

Sorry to hear about the knot, Blair. The handle looks cool.

You’ll get that Cooper dialed in, tout suite, Rick.
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Thank you Jason.

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kjbarth · Nov 19, 2019

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Razor: Supply SE 2.0
Blade: Schick (1)
Brush: Simpson LE Jade Los Tres Amigos
Soap: Route 66 Retro Spice Aftershave: Aftershave:Fresh Lime Bowl:
Bowl: Boise Mud Works LE Olive Drab

Many thanks to Guy (@ram57) for an amazing razor. The Simpson Tres Amigo LE Jade Synthetic is an incredible piece of gear. I admit it did take me a little time to dial it in, but once I did, "WOW".
The Route 66 Retro Spice there version of the original, timeless Old Spice classic first introduced by Shulton in 1936. Top notes of orange, sage and lemon over a lightly spiced floral heart and a base of vanilla, cedarwood, frankincense, tonka and musk. Masculine, clean and refreshing. Long lasting, slick lather protective cushion and glide soothing post shave conditioning. Great soap. Old Spice Fresh was a great finish to an outstanding shave.
The LE Boise Mud Works bowl is one of my best.

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Cool tools Doug, and awesome picture!

clint64 · Nov 19, 2019

Douglas Carey said: ↑

Razor: Supply SE 2.0
Blade: Schick (1)
Brush: Simpson LE Jade Los Tres Amigos
Soap: Route 66 Retro Spice Aftershave: Aftershave:Fresh Lime Bowl:
Bowl: Boise Mud Works LE Olive Drab

Many thanks to Guy (@ram57) for an amazing razor. The Simpson Tres Amigo LE Jade Synthetic is an incredible piece of gear. I admit it did take me a little time to dial it in, but once I did, "WOW".
The Route 66 Retro Spice there version of the original, timeless Old Spice classic first introduced by Shulton in 1936. Top notes of orange, sage and lemon over a lightly spiced floral heart and a base of vanilla, cedarwood, frankincense, tonka and musk. Masculine, clean and refreshing. Long lasting, slick lather protective cushion and glide soothing post shave conditioning. Great soap. Old Spice Fresh was a great finish to an outstanding shave.
The LE Boise Mud Works bowl is one of my best.

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Love it Amigo.

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clint64 · Nov 19, 2019

Linuxguile said: ↑

Fantastic shave reports and photos today gents. I'm home with the boys, Declan has been a little under the weather and had a Dr appointment this morning. Turns out he had a sinus infection. A trip to the pharmacy on the way home and he should be feeling better in short order.

Have a great afternoon, it's almost nap time!
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Thank you Andrew. I hope Declan feels better soon.

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kjbarth · Nov 19, 2019

jluc said: ↑

Great shave, Ken! Love the brush!
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Thanks Jim.

Trigger said: ↑

Nice shave, Ken!
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Thanks Joe.

clint64 · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Tuesday NOvember 19

No Repeat (mostly) NOvember. No repeats so far except for scuttle, blades, and alum. When I first heard of the "new" Gillette 3 piece DE razor, I wasn't interested. I thought on it some and said why not so I bought 2 - one for me and one for my son.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Simpson Duke 3
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - New Gillette DE
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Em's Place Minty Menthol A/S

Shave rating 4.5 of 5

The razor is ok, I have plenty of better razors to choose from. A little more blade feel than I thought there would be. Got a 2 pass DFS shave. First time using Tabac and, wow, is this a good soap. Lathered up really quick. A/S has no scent. The alum was quiet.

Happy NOvember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Beautiful brush Ken.

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MrDaniel's · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Tuesday NOvember 19

No Repeat (mostly) NOvember. No repeats so far except for scuttle, blades, and alum. When I first heard of the "new" Gillette 3 piece DE razor, I wasn't interested. I thought on it some and said why not so I bought 2 - one for me and one for my son.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Simpson Duke 3
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - New Gillette DE
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Em's Place Minty Menthol A/S

Shave rating 4.5 of 5

The razor is ok, I have plenty of better razors to choose from. A little more blade feel than I thought there would be. Got a 2 pass DFS shave. First time using Tabac and, wow, is this a good soap. Lathered up really quick. A/S has no scent. The alum was quiet.

Happy NOvember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Great shave, Ken!

Norcalnewb · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Tuesday NOvember 19

No Repeat (mostly) NOvember. No repeats so far except for scuttle, blades, and alum. When I first heard of the "new" Gillette 3 piece DE razor, I wasn't interested. I thought on it some and said why not so I bought 2 - one for me and one for my son.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Simpson Duke 3
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - New Gillette DE
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Em's Place Minty Menthol A/S

Shave rating 4.5 of 5

The razor is ok, I have plenty of better razors to choose from. A little more blade feel than I thought there would be. Got a 2 pass DFS shave. First time using Tabac and, wow, is this a good soap. Lathered up really quick. A/S has no scent. The alum was quiet.

Happy NOvember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Nice shave, Ken!

b1hart · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Tuesday NOvember 19

No Repeat (mostly) NOvember. No repeats so far except for scuttle, blades, and alum. When I first heard of the "new" Gillette 3 piece DE razor, I wasn't interested. I thought on it some and said why not so I bought 2 - one for me and one for my son.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Simpson Duke 3
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - New Gillette DE
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Em's Place Minty Menthol A/S

Shave rating 4.5 of 5

The razor is ok, I have plenty of better razors to choose from. A little more blade feel than I thought there would be. Got a 2 pass DFS shave. First time using Tabac and, wow, is this a good soap. Lathered up really quick. A/S has no scent. The alum was quiet.

Happy NOvember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Nice Ken! Love the red, white and blue. Cool brush! Love the peek into the backgrounds...looks like you are always polishing something!

Linuxguile · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Tuesday NOvember 19

No Repeat (mostly) NOvember. No repeats so far except for scuttle, blades, and alum. When I first heard of the "new" Gillette 3 piece DE razor, I wasn't interested. I thought on it some and said why not so I bought 2 - one for me and one for my son.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Simpson Duke 3
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - New Gillette DE
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Em's Place Minty Menthol A/S

Shave rating 4.5 of 5

The razor is ok, I have plenty of better razors to choose from. A little more blade feel than I thought there would be. Got a 2 pass DFS shave. First time using Tabac and, wow, is this a good soap. Lathered up really quick. A/S has no scent. The alum was quiet.

Happy NOvember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Great shave Ken! IMO Tabac can hold it's own against any artisan soap out there.

Linuxguile · Nov 19, 2019

Norcalnewb said: ↑

Thank you, Andrew! I hope Declan gets to feeling better!
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MrDaniel's said: ↑

Thanks, Andrew! I hope he will get better soon.
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jluc said: ↑

Thank you, Andrew!
I hope Declan gets to feeling better soon. I nap sounds great about now.
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Trigger said: ↑

Thanks, Andrew! Hope Declan gets better!
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Paul Turner said: ↑

Good luck to him. I recall a photo my Dad took of me, probably at Declan's age. I was just lying in front of a fire in the fireplace. He titled it-"Bad Cold Today". He shot it from behind me-I'm afraid to think of what my facial expression was!
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clint64 said: ↑

Thank you Andrew. I hope Declan feels better soon.

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Thank you gents! He was all smiles and giggles after lunch so I think he's starting to feel better already!

jluc · Nov 19, 2019

Linuxguile said: ↑

Thank you gents! He was all smiles and giggles after lunch so I think he's starting to feel better already!
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Good to hear!

Hembree · Nov 19, 2019

RyX said: ↑

Thanks Blair! I'm liking it more every time I use it.

Apologies to posts I missed. Not sure why my November Real Life is so busy. Other peoples issues 'cause I'd rather be here reading shave reports.

Ahh, one of those "bumps". Collectively, the 30 DC Hive Mind gets over these little tiffs quickly. Too much important enabling going on! That is supposed to kick in after the Technique Talk?
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I think the only "bump" this group has is the discussion of "blooming".

Hembree · Nov 19, 2019

kjbarth said: ↑

Nice shave Danny and good review!
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Thanks Ken

Hembree · Nov 19, 2019

b1hart said: ↑

Very nice Danny! Great details. Nice image!
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Thanks Blair

Hembree · Nov 19, 2019

jtspartan said: ↑

An excellent review, Danny.
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Thanks Jason!

Hembree · Nov 19, 2019

Linuxguile said: ↑

Fantastic shave reports and photos today gents. I'm home with the boys, Declan has been a little under the weather and had a Dr appointment this morning. Turns out he had a sinus infection. A trip to the pharmacy on the way home and he should be feeling better in short order.

Have a great afternoon, it's almost nap time!
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Thanks Andrew and I hope Declan get well and quick. It is not fun when they are down.

We want to KNOW your NO in NOvember!!

I'm gonna go No Variation and RULE it!

I'm gonna go No Repeat and use it all!

I'm gonna go have cookies since they are doubled this month!!

I'm gonna go with my usual gear and just have fun without a theme!

I'm gonna go have ice cream since there's extra this month!!

I'm gonna go over there and watch you all like a stalker!!

I'm gonna go over there and have extra cookies AND ice cream - because I can!!!