January 2021 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread- All are Welcome

Another recipe for a great shave you cooked up Barry. Have great day !

 

Great Sunday morning shave Barry!

 

Thank you,Patrick. Enjoy your Sunday.

 

SOTD 20210117 Verdone
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Simpson Trafalgar
Size T3, Sovereign Synth, 32x53x113mm
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Tabac Original
Rasierseife Stick & AfterShave & EDC (Vintage)
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RazoRock Hawk V2 Green Hulk *
Sapphoo Blue #3 Kai Captain Titan Mild Replica *
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Colonial Razors The General V1
Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch #1
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#SErazor #ShaveBattle #Aluminium

Full size:
https://imgur.com/prPlMld
Soundtrack:
Duft Punk - Tron: Legacy

* Grazie a Klopp@ilRasoio​

 

Sunday January 17, 2021
Razor: Jones Shake Sharp
Blade: Double Stacked Wizamets (?)
Brush: SV 2.0 Bamboo
Soap: PAA CK6 Astra Planeta Sample
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Vintage Aqua Velva
Fragrance: Armaf Club De Nuit Intense Man

This soap was a sample gifted from my shave friend Ken (aka Fluffy) and I thank him. Here's the scent notes and comment from the sellers:

Scent Profile: Black Pepper, Petitgrain, Grapefruit, Neroli, Lavender, Plumeria, Geranium, Oak Moss, Purple Carnation, Australian Sandalwood, Haitian Vetiver, Opopanax Resin, India Olibanum Resin, Ambergris, Tobacco Absolute.

A Flavorful, Memorable, Relaxing Tobacco Scent, rich in honeyed woody notes with especially boozy and boldly woody undertones. Languid, rich and beguiling, alluring, masculine and down right intoxicating!

I can not describe the scent at all. It's a VERY strong scent and reminded me of something I couldn't quite put my finger..........................nose on. I think it reminds me a tad of The Soloist by Zingari Man. Anyway it has more going on then The Soloist but similar. It's an enjoyable scent but not a buy (I'm in a No Buy anyway) I'm glad I got to try the CK6 formula which you hear some rave about. It's very slick and a nice soap but not ground breaking as far as I'm concerned. Not a purchase for me as I'm not a fan of the maker for past reasons that those that have been around long enough know and I'm not beating a dead horse. Also don't care for the way you are barraged with adds and pop ups and things trying to lock you into the site with technology when you go there. Comes across as desperate to me, but that's just my feelings. I thank Ken for giving me my 1st try of the CK6.

Now on to the razor..................OHHHH MY GOODNESS. I was first introduced to this by seeing it in Jeff's @jgreenepa who uses several models and raved about it. I can tell you that after 2 strokes I knew I was glad I got a pristine example of the razor when I bought one. This is a keeper in the den and after 1 shave a desert island razor "for me" I stacked 2 Wizamet's (Jeff's recommendation for blade thickness) with similar number of uses but unknown and got a smoooooth shave for the ages that had me chasing a little bit for the baby that was caught with ease even in my problem areas. All I can say is WOW and Thank You Jeff.

On to the Vintage vintage Aqua Velva. Been wanting to try this for some time. The 50% ethyl alcohol had me alert but no "Home Alone" moment at all when used. I found it more fresh, earthy and like a vetiver than the newer vintage and the modern which are more aquatic. It's soothing and refreshing and a welcome member to the shave resources at my disposal. Hope all are having a great weekend !!

Edit for thoughts on Armaf Club De Nuit Intense Man. Never used the Creed but this is citrus out of the gate and then dries down to the kinda what I'd call an oriental woodsy with some grapefruit poking thru. Nice and decent sillage but could be stronger for me. Still for the $27 price point on fragrance.net it's a definite buy.

 

Amazing shave and picture as always Pierpaolo !

 

Thanks Dave

 

I seem to think I encountered this before where someone had a bottle of La Fougere Parfaite that the ingredient list did not show menthol. Mine does.



I usually use Brut Splash- on, which does not have menthol. Recently I got a bottle of ‘Mexican’ Brut After Shave that does list menthol.

 

Now that makes no sense at all. Williams barely has any scent whatsoever. Clubman...

 

January Rule
Shave 11

Tuxedo Synthetic brush
Col. Conk Glycerin based Bay Rum Soap, jacked by Stirling Frost Drops coolant
Gillette C1 Flair Tip
Personna Blue (1)
Proraso Green toning lotion w/menthol & eucalyptus

Okay, so overtime this week caused me to fall off the wagon again. 3 days this time! Penalty cook.....yep I got some Baby Backs rubbed and wrapped in the fridge. I’m gonna use the insulated ‘kamado style’ Weber Charcoal Summit this time so I’m not fighting to hold a temperature as much.

I’m also dropping the ‘day#’ from the heading of my rule posts.

Speaking of rules, there are a few Max Headroom Rules of good shaving that had to be observed today.

•Prep and pre-hydration is important.
•Always use good steel.
•Never, never skimp on the amount of soap used.
•Light touch.
•Low blade angle.
•Correctly done, extra passes are less irritating than getting it all the first time.

I noticed something today with this setup. The first pass is a little more resistant to cutting. I commonly experience this on multiple day growth using straights unless the edge is very fresh. The second pass is far less resistant, leading me to think that maybe a freshly severed hair is more affected by soap and water.

Normal 3.5 pass routine including ATG.



30DC mulligans are only allowed for one day at a time. Multiple consecutive days require BBQ or ice cream. Actually, I was thinking about making more ribs this weekend anyway.


I am wondering though.......are you guys allowed to take mulligans on the No Buy Challenge?


Great shave....be well gang!

 

Also listed in my monster 25.6 ounce cologne

 

GREAT shave Bill but I think your skipping just to be penalized with cooking. I've been doing an experiment with Rule 1 from Max that I'll elaborate on later.

 

Can't wait to read the answers to THAT question...

 

That bottle is RIDICULOUS!!!
It needs its own shave den.

 

Interesting.
Here are the locally obtained Splash-on vs. after shave I have.

 

Not me, if I buy..................I LOSE..........and Jason WINS

 

IKR? Will NEVER be finished

 

I'm guessing that the Clubman will produce a better lather than modern Williams, but I don't know for sure. From @brit and others, I understand that the Clubman soap scent is nothing like the AS. I won't try either of them unless Jason requests it via our NB arrangement.