April 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion

Paul, I was shopping for hair clippers and thought about you when I spotted a gallon of Stephan Bay Rum for $35 with the discount. If you're just using a few drops behind the ears, this outta last for awhile.
https://www.houseofbeautyworld.com/stbayrumfrsk1.html

 

At less than 20 over the fine shouldn't be too bad here. At least they didn't get me on the beltway for 90 mph in a 55 mph zone. With the CV19 lack of traffic everyone is driving very fast. Guess that is what happens when we sit in bumper to bumper traffic all the time.

Sadly Charlie, I will be working both Saturday and Sunday.

 

You've seen my SOTD posts. I've had plenty of practice writing tragedies, so I'm good there. However, would you include a session on sonnets with rhyming couplets? I plan to audit the course and apply for free tuition as a senior citizen.

To bloom, or not to bloom: that is the question.
How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to use a Feather blade!
If Clubman be the food of love splash on.
The fault, dear Primo, lies not within the razor, but in our technique, that we are underlings
Shall I compare Arko to a toilet spray?
This royal brush of kings, this sceptred knot… This blessed handle, this loft, these tips, this Chubby 2.

 

Beautiful shave and photo, Gary!

 

They rip us off in NY every which way but Sunday. I do not mind paying tickets when I am wrong, but to gouge me and everyone else is ironically criminal.

 

Thanks Gary. I just finished a bottle of cologne with an aquatic scent. It was pleasant, but I'm not sure it's something I'd repurchase. I tend to prefer the heavier scents (leather, tobacco, bay rum, etc.) even though I know many folks avoid them in the warmer months. The TDH has a citrus note, so I guess it would technically be my warm weather scent. I've thought about picking up a bottle of Aventus, but I'm not sure it's worth the money when there are so many dupes to choose from. I may have a change of heart if I can catch Aventus across the pond in a duty-free shop. That's how I got my TDH.

 

Fantastic shave, Tim. You're almost half way there!

 

You'll get the job, Myles. Let us know when you start.

Forget Piggly Wiggly...Publix has killer ice cream. It's a regular stop when we go to Florida.

 

APRIL 17, 2020 SHAVE AND FOCUS
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Well here we are at the end of the week. Tonight's shave was the closest shave I have gotten this week. Very relaxing.
Completed a huge accomplishment, lol finally went an entire work week/school week of shaving everyday and not cutting my face or irritating my skin.
It was a Bay Rum Friday for me of course. Stirling Bay Rum shave soap, 56 Gillette BlueTip, Astra SP blade, finished of the shave with some Pinaud clubman bay rum after shave and tightened up them pores with Thayers Rose water witch hazel. Hope everyone had a great week!


Throw back to 1960-1961

 

yea, they do have some good ice cream.... just need cookies to go with them

 

Arko Adjustable April

April 17
Razor - Soviet Ideal
Blade -
Soap - Arko
Brush - @Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum

Time to pull out another Soviet adjustable. The "Ideal" comes out for a turn in April and I put in a fresh Voskhod. Might as well keep the flagship blade in the Russians. The Ideal is similar to the Consul, although it is more of a rip off of the Super Adjustable from Gillette than the Slim. Different head geometry and not as well made as the Consul, this razor has a bit of wobble and wonk to it, but nothing terrible like many other Russian razors. Gaps seem similar to the Consul, so more aggressive than Gillette. It's the head geometry that makes this one a bit of a handful as it will bite you more often than the Consul. One of my blade suppliers swore up and down it's the same razor as the Consul, just made in two different factories. While I can't prove he's right or wrong, I have trouble believing it's the same blueprint and design and they could make it so differently. This is Russian engineering from the past, though, so anything is possible.

I went back to Arko to keep going with that for April and chose the JR54 for the lather. Obviously no issues with either. The shave wasn't bad but, as I've mentioned, was a bit different than the Consul. A bit of roughness, though nothing over the top. Roughness may be too strong a word. How about - it just doesn't feel quite smooth. There, that does it. However, after three passes I do have the baby on board but I also have a hint of fire from the alum on my neck. We'll work on that in the next couple of days.

Enjoy your weekend gentlemen!!

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Congrats on the progress, Myles!

 

Thank You sir!

 

Awesome shave report Myles! I am glad that you are really appreciating wet shaving!

 

Thank You Joe!

 

Awesome shave sir! man, that brush handle is Beautiful!

 

Charlie = Shavespeare

 

Thank you, Charlie--just taking it one shave at a time.