April 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion

Well, you should know because your alma mater is Indiana University at Bloomington!

 

Awesome Paul! It's amazing that there's been a cluster of Bay Rum shaves.

 

wednesday shave
#77 brit rfb/gsb
omega boar
stonefield bowl
stirling deep blue sea

good morning gents,fabulous bbs shave today with the rfb/gsb combo in 2+ smooth passes.the omega boar/stonefield bowl built a nice slick stirling lather..deep blue sea aftershave to finish.my favorite warmer weather stirling scent .sandpiper and gentleman race for colder weather,though i would use them all anytime..awesome..have a fine humpday everyone..

 

You hit the Red Zone to score 6, but you missed the extra point for omitting the EverReady Brush, Blair. I take the photo before shaving because the brush looks better dry.

 

Nice Angelo!

 

Thanks Joe....you're right. Well, it's a shave product that goes waaaaaaay back in history(personal hygiene product, I should say).

 

Strike up the band!!!!

 

Beautiful photo and shave Blair.

Love it Angelo

Fantastic shave report Bill. Thanks for sharing.

 

Lovely picture, Gary!

 

Very nice shave and report Bill! The JR 367 is a neat looker!

 

Hello, everyone. This month's focus had been going very well and I'm starting to quite like the Rex Ambassador now. Since I've been getting good shaves with it, I decided to begin sampling different blades, which were conveniently delivered last night.
I ordered about 15 different blades (2 of each) and I'll be putting them up against my current favorite blade in the Ambassador, the Rockwell.
I decided to load up a new Voskhod blade and get to work. The blade was very smooth, almost too smooth to even mow down my hair. The blade had a bit of trouble on my resistance area on the neck, leaving a bit more stubble than I'm used too after two passes.
The alum gave no feedback which is what's important to me, so good already. I'll keep these blades around and revisit them sometime in the future, for now, the Rockwell blades are still 1st place. I might try out one of the Personna blades next.
Finished off with some Zingari Man balm in their new Sego base, very nice stuff.

I see a lot of great shaves. Take care fellas!

 

April 8th
RR .68 Gamechanger Jaws w Astra SP
Zenith boar/ BRM
Fine American Blend combo
Thayers

Broke up my run of neglected razors as I wanted to get a few days in with my JAWS that I used for several days when it came it last month, but hasn't had a run since. Whipped up a nice lather with the Zenith. Tbh, I like it more and more all the time. If you don't own a Zenith, what you have to realize is that you can't really compare it to an Omega. Yes, they are both boars, obviously, but the Zenith is much softer out of the box and stays softer. If you enjoy the scritchiness of an Omega, you have to be prepared for a different boar experience. I have found, though, that as it has broken in (a very quick process), lathering off of a hard puck is easier with it than it used to be. The handle is massive -easily the largest in my den- but I guess that is my fault.
The GC Jaws delivered 3 very nice passes this morning. A bit of talk about the Astra on here this month- I find it smoother than sharper, but a quality blade nonetheless. I'm completely smooth, seeing no red and smelling pretty good. I guess that makes it Epic on the Keith scale.
Have a great day all.

 

April Focus

Chiseled Face Groomatorium Sherlock~~Simpson The "Duke"~~Barbasol Floating Head/Sharp Star
Moment of truth part two...
Brand, spankin' new puck of CFG Sherlock.
I didn't even do a test lather.
Varied my routine slightly, taking a very wet brush on the non-bloomed puck and
began to create the lather. CFG is a soft croap, easily molded. Not as gooey as B&M reserve, however.
As one might imagine, the lather started out fairly soupy.

But during the face-lathering, it tightened up and was pretty much at the correct hydration.
I did add a touch of H2O to the tips of the bristles, which always gets me that gorgeous,
sheen, which is universally coveted.
The Sharp Star blade was on its last leg, but I muddled through the shave nonetheless.
Because the blade had lost so much, I was compelled to do some buffing.
The issue of tingling is interesting.
Just as yesterday, after the first pass, some very slight, but noticeable reaction
on the skin begins to occur. It's similar to a numbing sensation.
Once again, I do NOT get this feeling with the Midnight Stag, so I must conclude,
that Ghost Town Barber and Sherlock share a particular ingredient which causes this effect.
So, in conclusion, while these two soaps are magnificent with regard to
facilitating a great shave; have unique and attractive scents;
they will not be repurchases.
I am happy, however, that my favorite, Midnight Stag, doesn't give my skin any issues.​

 

+1 and I do believe that Mondial is the same boar.

 

Very nice gear. American Blend AS is one of my favorite scents. I've been looking at Zenith brushes for a couple of weeks now, might just pull the trigger now!

 

Great looking shave, Gary!

 

Great photo and write up!

 

Very cool shave Gary!

 

thank you Jim..