August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Primotenore, Jul 31, 2020.

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How are you going to make AUgust your gold medal month?

  1. I am going to choose only the gear that gives me my best shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%

  2. I am going to experiment with different gear to discover my gold medal shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%

  3. I am going to use any gear I want, because I can get a gold medal shave from anything.

    14 vote(s)
    70.0%

  4. I am actually allergic to gold, so I am going to go for platinum medal shaves.

    1 vote(s)
    5.0%

  5. I am going to use Gold Medal flour and bake cookies, which have been noticeably absent recently.

    7 vote(s)
    35.0%
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  1. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Beautiful photo and shave Pierpaolo.


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    clint64, Aug 30, 2020
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  2. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Thanks Clint.
     
    wristwatchb, Aug 30, 2020
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  3. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

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    August 30th

    BAUME.BE shave cream
    Tradere OC
    Bolzano SuperInox
    Zenith Synthetic
    Asylum Shave Works AS - Royal Fougère

    Very early morning shave, 5am. Awesome lather, great face feel. 2 passes, BBS results. Quick dousing of the Royal Fougère, and out the door.

    Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
     
    b1hart, Aug 30, 2020
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  4. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel


    Simply beautiful Blair.


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    clint64, Aug 30, 2020
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  5. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Wonderful picture, Blair!

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    jluc, Aug 30, 2020
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  6. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

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    SOTD. SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 2020

    Spent about an hour and a half last night burnishing the edge of my favorite CKBA Damascus straight with pull strokes on the jasper stone while watching the 1954 version of Sabrina with Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, and Audrey Hepburn with SWMBO. It certainly paid off. 10 strokes on the paddle strop followed and all was right with the world!

    What a sweet, buttery edge! I realize I went a bit overboard, but the mug shave was a complete delight! I really took my time by getting up early. An absolutely wonderful three pass shave ( WTG, ATG, XTG) delivered a perfect VBBS. Did not shave the head as SWMBO and I are meeting friends for a 60 mile bike ride. Bike helmets and freshly shorn domes don’t do well together. I’ll do the dome when I return. I feel cool, clean and athletically velveteen.

    RAZOR: CKBA 7/8 Damascus Koa Wood Scales
    PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
    BRUSH: JR Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger #378
    SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
    POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash.
     
    jgreenepa, Aug 30, 2020
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  7. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Aug 30 SOTD

    Good morning guys

    It's Stirling Satsuma/Sprecher Sunday Shave!

    Straight Shave #199
    Max Sprecher 10/8 Half Hollow Barber's Notch
    Catie's Bubbles Tuxedo Brush
    Stirling Satsuma SS and AS

    It's the end of the month and Mad Max needed to make an appearance. He really put on a performance. On a 48 hr stubble, one pass was a DFS+. After 2.5 passes, I had a nice BBS - shave that just put a smile on my face. It really was a wow moment. Topped off the shave with the matching aftershave. Have a great mornimg fellas! 20200829_212117.jpg
     
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    Trigger, Aug 30, 2020
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  8. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Very nice quick shave Blair!
     
    Trigger, Aug 30, 2020
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  9. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    Primotenore, Aug 30, 2020
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  10. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Fantastic shave Jeff! Enjoy you 60 mile bike ride!
     
    Trigger, Aug 30, 2020
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  11. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Fantastic photo and shave Jeff. Have fun on the bike ride.
     
    clint64, Aug 30, 2020
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  12. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Just gorgeous Joe.
     
    clint64, Aug 30, 2020
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  13. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Thank you Clint! She definitely is gorgeous and gives awesomes shaves as well.
     
    Trigger, Aug 30, 2020
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  14. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Lovely Tradere shave, Blair!
     
    jgreenepa, Aug 30, 2020
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  15. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Great shave, Joe! That’s one big honkin’ blade! Congratulations on the great shave!
     
    jgreenepa, Aug 30, 2020
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  16. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Thanks, Joe! In the car on the way to Delaware!
     
    jgreenepa, Aug 30, 2020
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  17. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Thanks, Clint! I have a Feather Kamisori I could shoot your way to try! I’ll even load a fresh Proguard blade for you. It’s the SS model. You’re welcome to hold on to it as long as you wish.
     
    jgreenepa, Aug 30, 2020
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  18. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Thanks Jeff! She certainly is a big lady, but she is truly gentle!
     
    Trigger, Aug 30, 2020
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  19. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    OK, I'll try to ease up on the pressure-I want these to show me how good they are. Question(which may be a dumb one, but I know there are no "dumb" questions here.)...I take it there's no "installing" needed, you just shave with what you have and then "dispose" of it(looks to be about 5 shaves per razor)?
     
    blondblue, Aug 30, 2020
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  20. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Oh, I'll be commenting, all right.
     
    blondblue, Aug 30, 2020
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