March 2021 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion. ALL are Welcome!

March Focus

Czech & Speake~~Simpson~~Feather/Polsilver~~Vintage Quorum
When shaving with the AS-D2, it's important to "feel" for the correct angle.
It's quite narrow and easy to lose.
Combine that with a very dense lather, such as was the C&S, one can have the sensation,
that no blade is touching the face.
Rather than give into the urge to press, I stayed disciplined and kept the strokes light,
relying on gradual stubble removal.
Results were excellent.
Cleaned off the soap with my now daily witch hazel ritual, followed by, my almost depleted
Proraso ASB.
FOTD®
I decided to welcome in spring with a refreshing and powerful 80's beast:

This is a vintage bottle containing real Oakmoss.







Here's a bit of information, regarding Oakmoss. (Courtesy wikipedia)






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Awesome shave kit, Doug! I really enjoy your outdoor photo backgrounds!

 

Great AS-D2 shave, Joseph! I’ve had the same experience with that safety razor. Great fragrance summary, as usual. I appreciate your detailed fragrance summaries even with my unsophisticated schnozz! Enjoy your Saturday! Has Dr. Mrs. Primo secured a vaccination for you yet?

 

Good for #8....(been a Caps fan since our family made our second move to DC in 1979).

 

Congrats on the beautiful piece!

 

Thanks, Bill! Ben tells me that Vic’s razors not only look good, but are amazing shavers! We’ll see tomorrow morning!

 

Beautiful, Jeff! Congrats!

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Jeff.

 

Thank you Jeff...Your mistaken about my tech it's not the Bakelite handle version..it's this one minus the case. 1948 British Tech thin handle No44.jpg (1000×278) (mr-razor.com)
Do i have any other vintage razors. ?.. I have : 1950's Ball-end tech, (US) 1960's Slim-Twist,(UK) 1970's aluminum handle Tech.(UK)..The Slim-twist was passed on to me by a friend of family....All of my vintage Gillette's are great shavers...Enjoy your Saturday too. Yours-Barry.

 

Thank you Doug.

 

@jgreenepa
Both mild shaver.
General is light and balanced, with the best blades I have. (ProTouch)
PILS is a German icon, but It's muuuuuuuch heavy and totally head-on unbalanced.
And DE blades are good as cheap.


So ... IMHO nothing to compare.
Two different worlds.

 

My Dad said that everything below my elbows stayed frozen from keeping my arms in the refrigerator.













No big deal. I just wore a jacket year-round.

 

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 2021

Today I’m taking delivery of my second modern artisan razor. I’ll have more to say tomorrow morning after my shave with it. This morning I decided on a vintage - modern artisan pairing for my shave. The 1920s vintage Le Coq Cagehead, a safety razor again required constant attention as it sheared away my noggin stubble, but did leave me bloodless, and oh-so-smooth. For the mug shave, I selected my Rigarazor 15/16. I had confessed in some earlier posts to not being a particular fan of this razor, but remembered that I had repaired a chip on the edge. When I examined it under the USB microscope yesterday after stropping it, I noticed that the area around the repair appeared grainier than the rest of the edge. So I took it to the Naniwa 12k for a refresh, taking particular care to ensure a mirror bright bevel surface throughout the length of the edge, finishing with a final polish on the UF side of my jasper stone with just water until the blade was sticking nicely. And lo and behold, what a difference in the mug shave this morning! Three slow passes left me with a velveteen smooth mug. I feel clean, smooth and refreshed!

RAZOR: Rigarazor 15/16 (Mug), Le Coq Cagehead
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Aluminum Tuxedo Synth
Soap: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme Balm.

 

Thanks, Jim! I’m chafing at the bit to get it into my eager mitts!

 

Thanks for the clarification, Barry! The handle looked black initially to these old eyes in the photo, but as I look again I see it’s a metal handle! Thanks again and enjoy your day!

 

March 20 SOTD
Good morning fellas!

Straight shave # 252
5/8 F W Engels Full Hollow Square Pt
Omega Pro 49 Boar Brush
Proraso Green SS
Clubman Lilac Vegetal AS
Dickenson's WH
Nivea ASB

It's the first day of spring! I thought I would celebrate it with an appropriate shave soap. I decided to use Proraso. Did a face lather with the Omega Pro 49 and it turned out creamy and slick enough for my FW Engels to slide down my face. I haven't used this blade in awhile, but I remembered that it needed a refresh on the Crox. Refreshed this blade and it was like a wow experience. It was easily cutting my 39 hr growth. The buttering toast melodious sounds were loud. Lol! BBS- shave was the ticket on 2 passes and no injuries except the opening of yesterday's weep. I decided to use the Veg instead of the matching aftershave. I look and smell fine. Have a great day guys!

 

Wonderful photo and shave report Barry. I look forward to your posts each day. Take care and have a great day.

Excellent report and photos Dave. The Streamline looks fantastic.

Beautiful photo and shave lineup Pierpaolo

Awesome photo and lineup Amigo.

Fantastic shave report and photos Joseph.

Beautiful photo Jeff with an excellent shave report.

 

Praying for your strength Andrew.