December 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Did Gary just dethrone Jim @jluc on the shine? I believe he did! Excellent shiny shave Gary. Sorry Jim...better luck tomorrow.

 

thank you Danny....

 

Beautiful shave Cliff! The Fuller brush rocks.

 

December 23rd

Saponificio Varesino SS - Desert Vetiver
Jason's BRM (blue resin maple) w/TGN 28mm Silver tip
J3Customs Kamisori 'Corrosive'
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly
Terre D'Hermès EdT

Ever notice that you usually get an absolute near perfect shave when the lather is fabulous (no matter brand or scent imo)? Today's shave was that....almost. I'd give it a 97.5. @jtspartan's handle with the damp TGN knot and SV's Desert Vetiver...loaded in the oversized tin tub til the soap hit the knot/handle transition. Lather fun everywhere, falling into the SP mug, all over the hand and brush handle as well. Wiped off the puck and container, smeared that slick all over the face. SV lathers so well you could almost lather it with your hand and fingers. The TGN knot was uber loaded after a thorough whipping, but went for building more on the face. No more lather hog when this cloud like knot is completely saturated. Dug out another shave hatchet, the J3Customs Corrosive design. 3 full passes to dolphin slick and smooth. No issues today, even avoided the upper lip skin blemish that wants to see Christmas Day I guess. Today's shave was on automatic....caught myself using hand positions (grabbing the blade by the spine as an example) without thinking about it. Quick warm water rinse...followed by PAA's Star Jelly, then a great vetiver classic, Terre D'Hermès. TDH to my nose is a wonderfully bright vetiver, plenty of citrus aroma blended with the vetiver, a very 'tart' combination. SV's Desert Vetiver? I'm not sure how they did it...but it does give me that hot dry arid vetiver feel (almost like hot sand...but not sand at a beach). SV's Desert Vetiver shave soap will absolutely be a repurchase (or get an extra while it's in stock).

Both SV's Desert Vetiver and TDH...wifey super approved list.

Now....why not higher rating on this shave? Totally psychological actually. The Razor Company got the order wrong. Ordered a matching set of SV's DV in shave soap and aftershave. They shipped the Cosmo aftershave instead. Easy mistake I guess, the boxes that the soap/aftershave containers are in from SV are practically the same color, only the fragrance is labeled differently. Already contacted TRC....will see how they resolve this issue.

Hope everyone is having a Wonderful Hump Day!

 

Superb shave Jeff. Happy baking my friend.

 

Evan, how do it get my name on the list?

 

Send Evan a PM, Joe.

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Why..............................why not !!! I know it was a typo but couldn't resist. Thanks Danny

 

God bless this beer chugging maestro.

 

Thank you Blair . I'm going to make my SUPER DUPER purchase in a week or so-maybe to kick off 2021.

 

Love the Stirling Spice. I need to get a sample of the splash to see how it compares to the B&M Reserve Spice.

 

awesome SV shave and pic Blair..

 

Excellent shave, Andrew! I hardly use my Slim because when I lock the doors, one will get dislodged. I have to press down on the doors to prevent this while closing the razor. It is a pain.

 

Never tried the B&Mann clone so I can't comment or compare. But like you, I do like that Stoylin version. I'd like to think it is more Shulton than the "New Spice" offerings from P&G.

 

Blair, what a stunning setup !!!

 

Thanks Danny! It was a nine month wait! If I didn't threaten them with refunding my money with interest, then I still would be waiting for it to be delivered. Lol!

 

You mean he drinks a six pack. Lol!

 

Very nice, Cliff! Years ago, there used to be Fuller brushes, but they were not shave brushes.