April 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion

Thanks, I like it a lot!
Even use the bar soap for the shower.
I thought about using it for warmer weather but that doesn't seem to matter, to me anyway.
See your in NY city.
I certainly hope your OK.
See the issues they're having up there, stay safe.
Sorry I don't know your first name.
EDIT..............
oh I see its Dan
hello Dan, nice you could join us here.
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Ladies and Gentleman-I have hit the motherload of shave grades/commentaries:

Very happy with my shave this morning. It all went well. I dedicated this one to Stoylin, as I had the Ramblin Man soap&A.S., and the 26x41 Synthetic brush. Near the end of my first pass I said to myself "If I'm careful, I can match the motherload". Two healthy passes, no cuts or weepers. Solid neck work with the "Y Formation". What a nice scent Ramblin Man is. It's a cologne dupe, but I forget which cologne it dupes. The aftershave comes out of the peephole slowly, thus you still have the power to stop it before too much enters the hand(unlike Aqua Velva). Top Of The World Excellent.

 

Bravo, Paul!

 

Thank you Jim . I must give some credit to the shower bodywash....sets thing up nicely.

 

Luckily my toe caught it and kept it from shattering it Just a couple of corner pieces came off

 

Oh so that's where it is.
Didn't know that, thanks.

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Thanks Terry! We're definitely hanging in there and I'm just trying to stay sane sitting at home At least I have more time to shave!

 

Sounds like a great shave, Paul! I believe Ramblin Man is modeled after Creed Himalaya

 

Ahh that's it..thanks. Seems kind of "warmish" for the Himalayas, though.

 

Thank you Evan. My Monday was pretty good but very hectic.

 

SOTD Tuesday, 04/14/2020

My third shave with the Brass TAR included some changes. I dialed it up to 5 for the first WTG pass face shave and swapped out the Suneko for a new blade. I never shave more than twice with any DE blade. I still did the dome at 3, which seems to be the maximum exposure I can handle for the noggin. I just received a 26mm Super High Density Two Band Badger Fan knot from Maggards and mounted it on one of my two empty ferrules for the Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute brush. For my soap I selected Declaration Grooming’s Sellout which is one of their milk steak base soaps that I really enjoy. Even this olfactory idiot can recognize the strong citrus notes in the soap, so I decided to pair it with Old Spice Fresh Lime AS Splash.

After soaking the new knot during the shower, I began my shave with my usual cold water rinse. The new knot generated a beautiful thick, yogurty lather from the soap, presalted with the usual 6 drops of M-Bomb. I find that I have much more control of my face shave than I do with the head shave. 5 on the TAR worked well for the face shave, but to avoid set-down errors on the back of the dome, I dialed down to a much more manageable 3 for the noggin scrape. In any case the TAR mowed my whiskers right down to the skin line on bothe face and dome, except for the usual problem areas in that first WTG pass. One thing I will note is the wonderful post pass skin feel provided by this milk steak soap base. After lathering up again, the second and final ATG pass consisted of little more than clean-up of the problem areas with the TAR, which remained at 3 for both passes.

5 is definitely close to the limit for my face shave. The alum picked up some heat around the Adam’s Apple, but remained cool for the head shave assessment. All in all, another great shave with the brass TAR. I finished the shave with a cold water wash of both face and noggin with the milk steak brush squeezings. Great stuff! The Thayers WH felt great and followed the cold water wash. Old Spice Fresh Lime completed a spectacular TAR DFS++ shave. Sensitivity around the front of my throat prevented achieving a full BBS, but there are no complaints from yours truly. Still another great shave from the TAR. I feel clean, smooth, cool, refreshed, and more than ready for my first sustained outing in the TR6 this morning. Take care and stay safe and healthy out there!

RAZOR: Brass TAR (5,3)
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute Brush w/ 26mm Super Dense 2 Band Badger Knot
SOAP: Declaration Grooming Sellout (Milk Steak Base)
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers WH and finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime AS Splash

 

For a second, I thought you meant the razor! Phew!
Great looking shave, Dan!

 

Another fine shave with the wacky creation! Nice work, Jeff!

 

Oh no, that would be terrbile haha. Thank you!

 

Great gear and shave, Jeff!

 

April Focus

Tabac~~Mondial~~Pre-War Gillette Tech~~Personna 74
Received this Pre-War Gillette Tech yesterday.
Looked like this upon arrival:

These are seller's pictures.


After:




I will never understand the laziness of some eBay sellers.
The original case will soon receive the TLC and restoring magic by our own @jimjo1031
To the shave...
Tabac Tuesday's terrific lather:

Job well done, oh 26mm boar brush!
And how luxuriously soft you are when applying. Mos def© competition for my Badgers.
Inserted a brand-spanking new Personna 74 into the Tech.
(I have taken to cleaning these older blades lightly with a cotton swab and 92% alcohol)
The knurling on the tech is good...not great, but adequate for no slippage.
The angle was intuitive, but I did find myself experimenting with shallower and steeper angles.
The razor holds the blade securely and allows for equal blade exposure on both sides,
and isn't that really all a DE razor is required to do?
Super-smooth shave with the 74...not surprising.
Plenty of lather for 3 passes and cleanup.
Just to make all of the grandmothers happy... a big ol' splash of Tabac AS for the finish.
I will use this razor until my Canadian arrives (unless it's ridiculously late) switch
to it for a short run and finally, do a side-by-side comparison to complete the focus.​

 

Great shave, Joseph! You cleaned up that razor nicely.

 

Great shave, Paul.

 

Of your toe or the alum?