30 Day Rule/Focus; Sept 2022

Telle est la vie

 

Ya think!




Great pickup Hogie.

 

Paternal twins. Thank you Danny.

 

Oops and ouch! We all have experienced some mishaps. Great looking shave Eric.

 

Awesomeness Danny. Have a great Slammin ‘Bama day.

 

Wonderful shave this morning Barry.

 

Great setup and shave Danny. Have a blessed day.

 

1912 GEM "Damaskeene" shave was excellent! Fresh blade. And on this wet, dark morning, Sherlock fits. Theo is back to watching me shave now that I don't open the house in the morning.

Razor - 1912 GEM "Damaskeene"
Blade - GEM Personna SS fresh blade
Pre-shave - Proraso Blue
Soap - Chiseled Face "Sherlock"
Brush - Simpson T2 Trafalgar synthetic
Post-shave - Thayers Toner with witch hazel "Lavender" & Proraso balm
AS - Chiseled Face "Sherlock"

It is always a pleasant shave with these vintage single edge razors! I warmed the bowl & brush with hot water and bloomed the soap too. Washed face with ivory soap and warm washcloth. I listened to the hard rain on the roof right above the bathroom. Soothing. 2-pass shave WTG & ATG with no cleanup. This Damaskeene looks like new! No marks on it and the door moves stiff like it has not been opened and closed a lot. NICE find!

Alum bar was silent. No cuts, nicks , or weepers! Very nice shave! This soap loaded the brush in less than a minute and gave me more than euff lather for the shave. Very nice scent too!

Now that I compare the 2 Damaskeenes that I have, one is definitely older. The door looks a bit different. This is the newer one, I think.

 

09/22/2022

Growth: Two day beard.

Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap

Pre: Washed face with Stirling Glacial unscented pre-shave soap then reapplied before lathering.

Brush: RV 25 mm STF

Lather : Razorock XXX Italian shaving soap

First Pass:
Razor: Feather Artist Club SR kamisori razor
Blade: Schick Pro Line P-30 (D1)

Second Pass:
Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick (D1.5)

Post: unscented Stirling witch hazel and PAA Mysterium Serum

First pass: I had not used the SR for a full shave in a while and had a few insertion weepers. The P-30 blade was not rough and did nicely. It was plenty sharp. I don't know if the previous shave where I used it for touch ups with the Razorock Hawk took out the initial harshness or not.

Second pass: The Schick 500 gave an effortless shave with excellent results. This is my favorite injector razor of the three I have tried so far. Definitely a razor for a morning work shave.

David

 

I have been staying with the ProGuard blades for now. They seem to shave me just fine. I don't think I will ever go to the Professional blades for the open blade shavettes that I have. I get a very pleasant and super close shave now, so, why tempt fate? LOL

 

I understand. Everyone has their limits of comfortability.

 

That is a beautiful razor Hogie.

 

Excellent progress David!

 

Thank you, Joe.

 

That's quite a different face on Theodore than I am used to.

 

He is a cat of MANY faces. He is VERY expressive. I have never had a cat like him before.

 

Hope you can keep him around for a looooong time.

 

Thank you, Joe... Your right my friend, Alum shows if you're using the correct pressure and technique. When I first started out I had a tendency to chase perfection and over shave until I realized it was unnecessary to do so causing irritation when I applied the alum it felt like I had applied sulphuric acid to my skin.After that I've never chased for BBS when I apply alum now it's a refreshing tonic for my ugly mug. Enjoy your day.

 

He is too cute!

 

Pretty routine Throwback Thursday shave this morning. One Knick, at South Central Porcupine Alley(almost right at the jawline). . One pass, which is the normal # for canned shaves. I should say MY normal #. Again, I could have done better at North Cactus Nation. Will focus on there tomorrow. That Vetiver de Guerlain is a real nice A.S. Followed that up with Pierre Cardin cologne. Most Excellent.