May 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

All is well! Thank you for asking!

 

I would. Next week I will be doing 10s at the mill though. They had a major breakdown. Week after that I will be free.....hopefully.

 

the sunday shave
1939 brit popular
gsb
ds cosmetics tuxedo
a and e asian pear

good morning gents,the british popular ,basically an early aristocrat jr,sold during the same time in england as the senator /sheraton in the u.s.loaded with my standard go to blade,the gsb,got a fabulous asian pear lather with the green tuxedo.and was rewarded with a bbs in 2+ smooth passes.asian pear aftershave to finish..awesome.have a great sunday everyone..

 

Very tropical pic today Gary. Not so tropical here but at least I got free poor mans fertilizer . Ugh

 

Excellent shave and picture, Gary! Asian Pear is a favorite. I don't know if you have Asian Plum, it's a great scent as well.

 

Thanks, Patrick!

 

thank you Patrick.you are a brave soul to deal with that weather yearly..i don't miss it..

 

thank you Jim.i have the asian plum soap only.love the scent .you've made your pics smaller,camera change?

 

i love it, thank you Myles..

 

thank you Jeff..

 

i haven't seen him on other threads..hope he @Terry is ok..

 

fine shave Paul..good afternoon..

 

I didn't know they were showing up smaller. I use Tapatalk and now I keep getting "upload failed" unless I make the pics smaller.

 

awesome shaves and pic Jeff.glad you are loving the ronson..

 

i send my pics from my phone to my email,then process them though adobe photo express on my laptop/pc.if i have the quality set on very high with outdoor shots it says file too large.so i set it to high and it's fine.or i drop the exposure it bit.i rarely use my phone for more than pics,calls or texts..not used tapatalk before..

 

awesome shave and pic Clint have a great time..

 

awesome shave and pic Jim..

 

Thanks!

 

Lovely shave and great color choice Gary!

 

May 10--In the Mix/Mix-It-Up May
DE Sunday

Gear

• Razor: Mysteries Flare Tip--seems like ages since I’ve shaved with the PIF I got from Evan @MrEE at the beginning of this year. It’s a beautiful, very mild and smooth shaver that I intuitively get fantastic shaves from. It also taught me that I don’t have to have an aggressive razor to get a 3 pass BBS with no irritation
• Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (1)--Wonderful blade. Wonderful shave.
• Brush: Semogue Boar
• Soap: Iced Pineapple & Glastonbury chilled (4 Frost Drops and prepared and chilled with ice water)--I enjoyed this so much last week, I had to repeat it for Mother’s Day. I backed off slightly on the pineapple (⅓) and beefed up the Glastonbury (⅔) for fantastic results
• Menthol: Stirling Frost Drops
• AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue (1 Frost Drop)--my lightest and coolest AS scent seemed like the perfect match for this fantastic chilled soap combo
• Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented

The Shave
I nested my lather bowl into a bowl of ice water for a prolonged and wonderfully chilly lather that was further enhanced by the addition of menthol. I wanted a wetter lather today, so I pushed the limits of Stirling and really brought the ice water to bear. Seriously, just a few more drops would have broken the house of cards. The lather held, though, and was awesome.

All three passes (WTG, XTG & ATG) were easy, long, smooth strokes. Usually I’ve got to keep the strokes on the third pass short, but not today. Almost no clean up or buffing either. BBS results and zero irritation for my efforts.

Happy Mother’s Day everybody! Make sure to tell the important women in your life you appreciate them--then make sure to do it all the other days, too!