January 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

good morning gents,wednesday shave,loaded the nickel new sc cambridge with a platinum,lathered up the tfs crazy sandalwood with the yaqi twilight badger,and got an absolutely awesome 2+ bbs .love this combination/set up.fine santal absolut to cap off the smooth.have a fine day everyone..

 

SOTD 01/22/20

SWMBO returns this afternoon, so I get to indulge my scent deprivation syndrome ((SDS) for one last day. After a series of great shaves with my Gibbs Adjustable, I decided to spend the next few days shaving with one of my favorites, the LaResche 77. Although the razor appears intimidating, it’s actually one of the smoothest shavers in my Den. Armed with a Suneko blade, it swept right through my whiskers cushioned by a Soap Commander ‘Honor’ lather enhanced by PAA’s Preshave Cube. Two passes on the face for a near BBS and one and a half on the still tender noggin, recovering from its savaging by my defective Rex two days ago, and I happily settled for a very easy DFS.

After sending Matt Pisarcik numerous detailed photos, he’s asked that I send the Rex in for repair/servicing. So all is well on that front.

I really enjoyed the ‘Honor’ soap and Ogallala Bay Rum/Sandalwood AS, which I can’t use when SWMBO’s around. So all is well in southeastern PA! I feel clean, smoooth and refreshed, ready for the day!

RAZOR: LaResche 77
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse and scrub with PAA’s Preshave Cube Soap
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Soap Commander Honor
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood AS Splash

 

Absolutely awesome, Gary!

 

fantastic outlawed shave Jeff,have a great day..

 

Great shaves, reports, and pics gentlemen. Sorry for responding en masse, but it's been a wild couple of days--probably won't even get to squeeze in a shave today.

 

thank you Jim..,it was a great shave..

 

Thanks Gary!
tp

 

Thanks Tim!
Good luck on the busy..
tp

 

Looking fantastic (as always) guys. Have a great day

 

Terrific shave, Jeff!
Matt at RE is great to deal with. Always quick responses to any of my queries.

 

Thank you, Tim!

 

Thanks, Tim!

 

thank you Tim .yourself as well..

 

Thanks, Gary! Hopefully, the fragrance will have faded by her return. I’ll wash with soap and water in any case before I pick her up at the airport. Poor thing gets migraines from fragrance. The things we do for the love of a good woman!

 

Thanks, Tim.

 

He’s a really nice kid! He’s my second oldest son’s age. I met him at the Shave Collectibles Mtg last October. He’s close to 7 ft tall! I have no doubt that he’ll take good care of me!

 

Great NEW Deluxe SC shave, Gary! Great pic and gear! Enjoy your day!

 

Jan 22nd

Razor: Stahly Live Blade
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Brush: Simpson X3 Best Badger
PS: Proraso Green
SS & AS: Stirling Piacenza

This week has turned out to be the polar opposite of a rule or a focus. It's been fun and actually I am noticing a slight improvement. The occasional irritation I get on my neck is happening less often and it's less severe when it does.

No hot lather today so back to the normal sample routine of spreading a small pinch of soap on the bottom of my lather bowl. I do like the hot lather just a little better, but I really need another cup or mug to make it work with my samples.

The Stahly is a fun razor. Like others I didn't feel like the vibration improved the shave. It did cover all audio feedback from the blade and the blade did glide over the rougher areas, at first I thought that was awesome and then I realized it wasn't really removing the stubble.

In the end I added a .5 pass without vibration for 3.5 passes in total for a DFS finish. The alum and AS burned a little so I don't think my skin liked the last .5 pass.

Conclusion: The vibranting handle is a gimmick that doesn't really help and may reduce the quality of the shave.

 

When I contacted them last year, they said I could send it back, but I didn't bother. I can live with it.

 

Great Bay Rum shave, Clint! I actually got to indulge in some Bay Rum Splash myself this morning! As always, exquisite pic and gorgeous high end kit!