February 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Nice shave, gear and post, Terry!

 

Wonderful shave Clint!

 

Beautiful, Clint!

Thanks, Joe!

 

SOTD Thursday 02/20/20

The shave today went well! I'd forgotten how efficient the Barbasol Floating Head was. Thank goodness for muscle memory! The ego dynamics are completely different. The Rex Ambassador is a hefty, short-handled razor, whereas the Barbasol Floating Head has a much longer handle and different weight distribution. My only gripe is that the longer handle makes it a bit more painful to do the back of my head. My Barbasol is an 85-90 yr old girl who knows her business, but will bite if not attended to. I loaded up with a Suneko and had a very relaxed and pleasant shave. Since it was my first outing with the old girl in several months, I decided to not push for the BBS.

My prep consisted of a cold water rinse. I then began my first pass by whipping up a rich, glistening MWF lather with my trusty Omega Pro48 Boar, the end of which had been soaking in warm water while I finished my shower. There’s something about a well-broken in boar that is just indescribable! The firm backbone builds that thick paste that is then face and head lathered and feels so good on the skin. The first WTG pass consisted of short careful strokes and reduced the whiskers pretty significantly on both face and dome. My second lather set the stage for a leisurely XTG pass that, as the Rex master of TSD is known to say, “put the baby to bed”. The third ATG pass just consisted of some very careful buffing in the usual problem areas, but I didn’t push it, as Madame Barbasol has been known to bite at this point. After rinsing off, I did feel some stinging from the back of the dome that I’d just finished buffing, but a napkin revealed no blood. The shave overall was enjoyable, but ended with some very slight roughness around the Adam’s Apple. All in all the shave finished as a DFS. Tomorrow I’ll load a Feather to see if it will get me closer to the goal. I feel clean, smooth and refreshed.

RAZOR: Barbasol Floating Head
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Murray and Lanman Florida Water AS/Cologne

 

Excellent post, Jeff.

 

That's a good shave, Jeff! I agree that Omega boar brushes are more than all that and a bag of chips!

 

Great shave and report, Jeff!

 

Very nice setup Jim!

 

SOTD February 20, 2020

Prep: Cold water
Blade: vintage Private Club Platinum Chrome
Razor: Schick G1
Brush: Surrey badger
Soap: Soap Commander Influence
Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Black Tea aftershave

Outstanding shave today at least compared to yesterday. Slick, bountiful lather swiped away with ease and comfort by the G1. A splash of Black Tea aftershave to keep one of the scent elements going. I have not been using the PAA Cube and instead just wetting my face with cold water. Don't dislike the Cube but haven't been feeling it much lately. I'm sure I'll use it again soon.

Enjoy your day!

 

Excellent shave, Jeff! I use an Omega boar with The Fat on Fridays and I agree that a broken in boar brush is something special.

 

Beautiful photo of outstanding gear, Jim!

 

Wonderful shave and post, Terry! I wonder where that bay rum scent is coming from as well.

 

Great photo, Clint! It's rainy and messy here as well. Again....

 

Haha. Those probably cost more than my pickup truck did .

All you need is the eyepatch to make it complete. Arrrgh. Nice shave Terry!

I wear snow boots, scarf and a toque . Another 'man'datory item of dresswear in Canada is a jean jacket. When I retire .....high waisted white pants / suspenders and they will probably force me to wear a shirt .

Nice lineup Clint! Stay dry.

 

Thanks, Patrick!

Outstanding, Perry!

Thank you!

 

Thank you, Jim!

 

Excellent shave, post and pic, Perry!

 

Well written Jeff! Enjoyed that report!

You're off to a great start Perry!

 

Thanks, Maestro! I’m in a bit of a quandary about next month’s focus? March Madness??

 

Thank you, Joe and Patrick!