May 2022 30 Day Rule/Focus and Discussion. All Are Welcome!

Joe.

 

Jeff...Earl Grey is an acquired taste to say the least.

 

Hi all.

I felt blue today.
Not red, not green, but blue.



Enjoy

tp

 

I do about the same thing with the DX. I get REALLY close on the left jawline (just below the jawline) but, the right is harder due to how beard grows. I need to come across and along just below the jawline to get this area close. From ear to chin and run risk of nicks with the DX.

 

I went tropical this morning with Captain's Choice "Island Time" soap. It smells like pineapple to me. The constant remains the Proraso Blue pre-shave cream.

Whipped in my bowl with the Simpson Trafalgar T3 brush.

Razor of choice is the vintage Gillette from early 20th century (1918-late 20's) open comb brass with an Astra blade (1st use)

Washed face and applied hot washcloth to the face before applying the pre-shave and shave soap. Island Time is nice smell.

Shave was very pleasant with no cuts, nicks, or weepers. Very minor feedback from the alum bar. This razor actually seems really mild to me. No pressure at all for really close shave even on my right jawline very easily.

Washed face again with brush squeezings.

Proraso AS to finish.

I am tempted to use this razor again tomorrow!

Photo was taken last night when I set up things for the morning.

 

Nice shave Hogie. It's good to change things up a bit. Enjoy you day!

 

Awesome shaves, gents!

 

Thank you, gentlemen!

 

Thanks Daniel.

 

For today's shave, I was thinking I needed a rubber stamp with the words "Same As Yesterday" on it, but that thought quickly escaped me when I noticed 3 small cuts along Porcupine Alley. They were painless, but showed up just the same. Everywhere else was fine.I thought for second to switcu aftershaves from Puig to Bill Neumann(the later being well-known as a "skin-food" product), but stuck with Agua Lavenda Puig to see what would happen with that. The cold-water rinse and the Puig knocked out one cut and reduced the size of the other two to small polka-dots. The Agua Lavenda gives off a nice scent, and again I closed with Pierre Cardin cologne. Most Excellent.

 

You out did me on your NB 18-I had to stop in March.

 

The Razorock soap says "Cool And Clean". Is it that? I ask because Clubman A.S; has a barbershop scent(as we know)and says "Cooling A.S.", but I don't feel much "coolness" to it.

 

awesome old type shave Gary.now i can see the side of the razor, it appears to have the thicker cap and baseplate,wich makes it around 1920 up.looks to be in nice shape.

 

fine shaves gents.

 

Thank you Gary(and I'll let Terry thank you in his own way).

 

wednesday
brit fh tech
nacet
semogue 830
fendrihan lemon soda
aqua velva sport



good morning gents.
after a den clearing event i feel a little closer to my goal
passed along a bunch of razors and sets,and went through the soap drawers.
still have too many but the majority are my techs and brit sets ,so it will have to do..
this mornings shave was excellent with basic gear.
fabulous lemon lather built with the classic semogue 830 boar,
smooth 2 passer with the 1950 fat handle brit tech/nacet combo.
aqua velva sport to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone.
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It cleaned up really nice. Nice shave with it too. This razor will stay in the rotation. Not bad for over 100 year old razor!

 

It's the scent, not the feel.
The after shave is alcohol based.
I don't feel any menthol either.

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SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 2022

This morning’s shave featured the F. Herder 49 15/16 which I greatly prefer over the Wade & Butcher FBU. Granted it’s a more modern, hollow ground blade, but boy does it know it’s business! Three passes and all was right with the world. The Rex Adjustable wide open did what it always does and cleared away the noggin stubble effortlessly. Two ATG passes left me velveteen smooth from neck to noggin!

Tomorrow’s going to be a different kind of shave! I’ll be using a Japanese Pechika 3/8 which arrived unhoned. This morning it went from the Chosera 1k, to the Shapton 1.5k, Shapton 5k, Shapton 8k, Chosera 12k, and was finished on the Gokumyo 20k. It poppin’ hairs and styrofoam. There’s a myth out there that narrow blades are unsuited for heavy beards. I have a heavy beard, and believe that sharp is sharp, and that any well honed blade, regardless of width will cut keratin fiber (i.e. hair follicles). We’ll see!

RAZOR: F. Herder 49 15/16 (Mug), Rex Adjustable (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE LE #007 Knurled Aluminum Handle Hybrid Knot
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature Scent Gel and a very light Alt-Innsbruck AS Splash.