January 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Great shave, Terry! I have an idea. Videotape yourself shaving and have your father-in-law watch it over a couple of cold ones and then pif the setup in the video for him to try it out.

 

fine shave and pic Mark..

 

Beautiful shave, brush and pic, Gary!

 

thank you Joe,good morning..

 

SOTD 01/26/20

The dome shave is on hiatus until Tuesday, my oldest son’s 45th birthday. The entire clan is getting together for the event. We have reservations at Tallulah’s Table in Kennett Square, PA. I’ll need a good noggin scrape for the event. Hopefully, the dome will be healed and ready by then.

The face shave today turned out to be a delightful two pass BBS. The MWF layer provided its usual comfortable, slick cushion for the new razor which effortlessly swept away my whiskers. Great shave! I feel clean and refreshed!

I've really enjoyed shaving with this new razor, but it’s time to stop. I'm awaiting delivery of a Colonial General V2 and am on the waitlist for a Wolfman. I don’t even know if I will follow through on the latter. My RR SS Lupo is pretty awesome and don’t know if the difference from a Wolfman after which it’s modeled is worth pursuing. Modern artisan razors all seem to be good! I don’t own a Timeless or a Charcoal Goods razor, but know I would like them. I just don’t feel that interested in acquiring them. Does this mean that RAD has run its course? Probably not, but at present I’m content to shave with the 12 razors in my regular rotation. They are:

1. Colonial Silversmith
2. Seki AS-D2
3. Blackland Vector
4. RR SS Lupo
5. Karve D-OC
6. Occam’s DE
7. H&S No75
8. GE Jones Shake Sharp
9. Fine Marvel
10. Cooper Monobilt
11. Gibbs Adjustables #15 & 17
12. LaResche 77

RAZOR: H&S No75
BLADE: Wizamet
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Jayaruh Custom Boar
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite AS Splash

 

Well, a much improved shave today than that of yesterday. I thought of those pro barbers who use the "hot towel preparation. Thus, for the first time, I had my sink water on hot all the way. I could sense a difference. Two healthy passes from the Jeeves/Hudson St. Bay Rum. I've always liked how well this soap spreads across the face and neck. Zero cuts this time. Great finish from the Stephan Bay Rum. I think this is one I need to shake first to make sure the clove blends in with the bay. Overall commentary for this one-"Much more excellent than yesterday".

 

Nice shave Terry! I've been tempted to try Lucky Tiger. Been tempted to introduce my father-in-law to wet shaving too, but we have to know our limits.

 

LT is classic vintage-began in 1935.

 

Nice shave Paul. Try setting the towel asside and then use it to cool you face post shave. That feels nice as well.

 

fine shave and pic Jeff..

 

I should clarify-I didn't have the hot towel, the idea of it is what got me to crank up the sink to "hot on steroids". By "post-shave" with the towel, do you mean after the aftershave application or just before?

 

excellent shave Paul,good morning..

 

Hi Gary..and it was just that. Thanks.

 

Terrific picture, Gary!

Nice, Jeff!
You have one heckuva razor collection!

Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk

 

The shave does sound much more excellent, Paul! Very nice!

Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk

 

Thank you Jim. I'm always happy when there aren't any cuts/weepers.

 

thank you Jim,good morning..

 

Thanks guys!
No converting here, just suggestions.
Just would give tips on prep and finish.
But I knew better, just knew.

Thanks anyway.

tp

 

Great looking shave and photo Gary.

Simply beautiful Amigo. Love the brush.

Great shave report Jeff. Congrats on such a nice collection of razors.

 

thank you Clint,good morning..