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

Happy Birthday Jeff! There's more in store beyond 74 so enjoy the ride.

 

In fact, Joe, the Fatip Piccolo was subcontracted and relabeled in 2008 as the first Muhle R41, and was sold by Muhle until they brought out their own design in 2011, which is the model I own. The top cap for the R41 was redesigned in 2013.

 

Congrats on your first full shavette shave Danny! I welcome you to the Dark Side of the Moon! You are now officially a new member of the Brotherhood of Straight Shavers!

 

Feb 4th

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements SS - John Frum
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Switchback 400 w/Omega EVO
J3Customs 8/8 Takefu Laminated, Japanese Steel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly
Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla AS

On a tear this morning, using some neglected oldies in the back of the shave cabinet...PAA's John Frum CK6 and the EVO knot, awesome face lather slinging fun. I prefer a slightly wetter lather for open edge shaving, so the knot was a bit drippy going into the oversized PAA container. Still slick with nice volume, but had to laugh as it was a flyin'. Short bit of time on a linen strop for the J3Customs 8/8 quarter hollow shave hatchet, super smooth whisker mowing this morning. The hefty blade shows to be ~9 layers of steel, laminated to help define the effect. It's quite possibly one of my smoothest shaving straights, easily maneuverable despite it's size. Two and a half passes, 2 small weepers, both appear to be skin bumps (slight ingrowns that won't go away). Quick slather of PAA's Star Jelly followed by a palmful of PC's Classic Vanilla AS (wifey approved for daytime use, a vanilla barbershop aroma), and I'm ready for a busy Thursday.

Hope everyone has a Great Day!

 

Thanks, Joe! Much appreciated!

 

Great shave, Blair! Enjoy your day and stay safe out there!

 

I won't argue with that statement! However, some men need a toupee because of skull and skin irregularities such as dents, wrinkles, skin discoloration, moles, asymmetry, psoriasis, etc.

 

Great shave and summary, as usual, Barry! I assume the safety razor is associated with the same brand of blades. Enjoy your day and stay safe out there!

 

Thanks for the historical info.

 

Nice shave, Joe! Enjoy your day and stay safe out there!

 

I have scars and a few blemishes from a car accident or two but I'm not afraid to show them. But I do sympathize with those who want to shave but are held back from doing so.

 

Beautiful shave with a beautiful razor. Have a beautiful day Blair!

 

Nice recovery with the blade swap Patrick. Sure hope that sinus situation improves....no fun at all!

Cool combination Barry, love the black and white image!

Super continuation of the SRX focus Joe, have a great day with dem yutes!

Fun prop Dave! Terre D'Hermes.....mmmm....awesome.

Super cool setup and combo Jim! Fun colors. A whole month off huh? Very nice!

 

Impressive blade Blair. Nice setup

 

You are one of the rare ones. However, I have seen guys that shouldn't be sporting the sly look.

 

Congratulations, Jim! Welcome to MOLC! What a beautiful photo! I wish I could use the lighter aluminum Karve, but I’m quite happy with my brass model! Enjoy your day!

 

Fine shave this morning. I'll have to say I "got away with one". What do I mean. We'll get to that later. The Stoylin 26 mm Pro-Handle is the perfect brush for a soap that exceeds 5 oz(For me, that would include the Jeeves Bay Rum, at 7, and, of course, all large-size Stoylins). Anyway the first pass was actually 1.5 passes, as more soap was needed after the first few "paint jobs". This tells me once and for all that lathering is something on which I need to focus(remember kids, never end a sentence with a proposition. That includes double negatives, @Primotenore ). I also got a Knick during the opening pass(es). Right off the right side of the lower lip. Very well done in all other shaveable areas. Dis some extra work just below the jawline at North Central Cactus Nation. The soap, by the way, was a Central Texas Soaps offering-Weekend Rodeo(hence the choice for this Throwback Thursday..rodeos first came about probably during the George Washington administration.. CTS has always been a "fan favorite" of mine. The aftershave was of the same name. Now here's the part where I "got away with one". Following the administering of the aftershave, the Knick was gone. Because the Knick occurred in the first place, I lower the grade some to Super Duper Excellent.

 

Another great Tatar’s shave in the books! You’ll have to share how the Costco hearing exam went.

 

Nice work Blair....was it you I told that Clubman Vanilla is surprisingly very popular among those who purchased it on Amazon? (Lots of 5-star marks).

 

Good shave, Paul! Watch that pressure on the Red Tip!