July 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Primotenore, Jun 30, 2020.

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What are your shaves going to look like in July?

  1. Nothing but the finest gear for my shaves.

    32.1%
  2. Actually, I am a Barbarian, so I’ll shave with whatever I want!

    71.4%
  3. Who was Julius Caesar, really?

    17.9%
  4. Who made the salad?

    17.9%
  5. I don’t answer polls, they’re all fixed.

    10.7%
  6. I don’t recognize this thread, am I on the correct website?

    10.7%
  7. We don’t need no stinking polls. (That’s for you, Paul)

    17.9%
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  1. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Classy Portuguese shave trip, Clint! Glad it went well!
     
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  2. JACarbone

    JACarbone The Oud Dude

    Very nice shave Andrew
     
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  3. JACarbone

    JACarbone The Oud Dude

    Fabulous shave Joe. :happy096:
     
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  4. FaceScraper

    FaceScraper Well-Known Member

    He makes some beautiful straights. I really like the "Granite & Fire". The tail is super cool. The fact that he throws in lifetime honing (you pay shipping) is a bonus. Quite a talented artisan.
     
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  5. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Gary, I’ve discovered that the key to acquiring new kit is through barter and not fund disbursements. My den has not grown significantly, and I’ve got some cool new kit to play with.
     
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  6. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Wow! That is indeed an epic vintage shave. Nice one, Joseph!
     
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  7. FaceScraper

    FaceScraper Well-Known Member

    You have quite a few of his products! My apologies...I thought you were new to his stuff. I don't know if you saw, but Jason and I were discussing it yesterday - he's moving most of his line over to Declaration Grooming going forward. Did you get to try the Unconditional Surrender yet?
     
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  8. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Joe. I had saw it used on by some of the folks on a UK shave forum so I asked for a review. Based on the response I decided to give it a try.
     
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  9. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Exceptional shave, Gary! I love how the sunlight highlights all of the gear, especially the translucent lucite. Well done! :happy088:
     
  10. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    I agree, but all my safety razors need to handle both head and face with equal capability. The Big Fellow doe so in spades!
     
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  11. ischiapp

    ischiapp New Product Bloodhound

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  12. FaceScraper

    FaceScraper Well-Known Member

    Thanks, Clint!
    Gotcha! The choices have become daunting over the last several years. It's kinda funny how many folks have to chase the latest and greatest every time Ruds gives a new soap a 100 or 101 (not knocking Ruds). It's almost as if all the other soap bases that were great a year ago somehow suck now, if you go by what others say in various forums (not so much on TSD, of course). It's a very fickle community.

    Quite funny about the constant sniffing of the soap, by the way. You showed restraint waiting this long.
     
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  13. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Jeff.
     
  14. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    :happy069:
     
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  15. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    I have found out that leaving it on my home office desk gets my wife accustomed to seeing the soap. When the soap appears in the photo or on my vanity she thinks its something I already had. :D
     
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  16. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Nice photo and shave, Bruce. I like the B&W.
     
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  17. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Nice shave, Bruce! Never go wrong with a Blackbird shave! A couple of us ordered the new Blackland Tradere back in May! Aaaannny day now!
     
  18. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    :happy088:
    I think that thought line has been guiding my recent preferences too. Granted, I only switch to traditional wet shaving 3 years ago, but I think I am now narrowing my inclinations.
     
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  19. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    You got your money's worth Bruce!
     
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  20. FaceScraper

    FaceScraper Well-Known Member

    Well played, sir. Well played.

    Thank you, Andrew!

    Thank you, Jeff! The Blackbird is probably my fav to use. I came very close to preordering the Tradere. I spoke with Shane, and he talked me into the Blackbird instead.

    Indeed...and then some. Time to pick another blade from the sampler...
     
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