30 Day Rule/Focus; Oct 2022. All are Welcome!

thank you Joe.

 

up for tomorrow..

 

Joe?

 

And that massive amount was from an almond sized dollop with my spoon! Nice scent too.

 

Theo likes to pack himself into small spaces. Today he didn't turn himself around enuff!

 

Sorry Hogie. I mistyped Joe for some reason. I corrected my post.

 

I know. I just had to rib ya! LOL
I bet it was because you commented to Joe right after me.
I'll let ya slide this time.

 

Ah....yer slippin'! Out of focus, Gary!

 

That's true.

 

October 16 Shave of the night

Good evening
Shavette Shave # 402
Parker SRB
1/2 Rockwell DE Blade ( 2nd use )
MrEE LE #10 Tuxedo Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS Stirling Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 29 hrs



Head shave (items not pictured)
DE Assured Razor for Men by Dollar Tree
Assured Razor Blade (5th use)
Dome Growth: 3 days

It's a rare late night shave for me, but I decided to do one anyway, especially adding a dome shave as well. I picked out Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender because the title is apropos for a night shave, but more importantly, it's one of my favorite scents.
Here is my bowl lather and as you can see I had enough to do a face and a dome shave.



I did my face shave first and I only needed 2 passes to get a nice, smooth and comfortable shave. I didn't get any irritation or any signs of red liquid anywhere on my skin.
I did 3 passes on my dome to get cueball smooth without incidents. On my 3rd dome pass, I had to whip up more lather from the small unused sliver of soap in the bowl. I just rewet the tips to obtain more lather
Anyway, the proprietary blade was starting to tug, but I believe that I have one more shave with it, but we shall see. I put it through its paces with a tough 3 day dome stubble. Lol! There wasn't any alum feedback on the dome, but there was some slight response on my neck. Overall, I would say that's beyond respectable. Splashed on the witch hazel and the matching aftershave to complete my session. Good night.

 

Very pleased with my shave this morning. Classic set-up in the shower from Agadir(Oud Wood). I'm just not having any luck finding my Agadir aftershave, soit appears I'll have to order another one. The Razorock Tuscan Oud is doing a fine "relief" job, though. As for the shave itself- I loaded the Razorock Oud onto the brush with no problem. First pass was pretty good all around. I developed a couple Knicks and a polka-dot down at South Porcupine(chin), but all were painless. No issues during the second pass., except I should have done better near the ingrowns at Cactus(neck). That happens a lot though-must be more focused in that area. The aforementioned Tuscan Oud aftershave has a real tiny pourspout(is that a word? It is now). No need t0 worry about a Niagra Falls mistake. Most Excellent.

 

yes sir...on purpose..

 

great start to the week gents.

 

monday
z-4 canadian tech/nacet
omega
handsome grouse
clubman whiskey woods



good morning gents
another fine tech /nacet shave
slick grouse lather built by omega
smooth 2+ passer in the usual manner.
the 1954 z-4 tech is the newest canadian made tech i have found so far.
some folks say production ended in early 1955
clubman reserve whiskey woods seals the deal.
awesome
have a fine day everyone.
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I re-discovered the first razor I bought when I started my wet shaving journey a year ago. It is a Weishi TTO that is a copy of the old Gillette Super Speeds. Not bad but, I put it back into it's box and stashed it again. I really don't like the long handles. But, it was the first that set me on my journey.

Razor - Weishi TTO
Blade - BIC Chrome Platinum (1)
Shave soap - TOBS "Mr Taylor's Shaving Cream" measure a dollop with my small spoon
Brush - Simpson "Commodore"
Pre-shave cream - Proraso white
Post-shave - Thayers toner with witch hazel "Lavender" & Geo F Trumper Skin Food balm
After-shave - Pinaud Clubman "Whiskey Woods"

I took my shower before bed so, I warmed the face with a HOT washcloth while I pre-heated the scupper mug & brush with HOT water. It was a pleasant 2-pass shave WTG & ATG. I did manage to nick my cheek above where I would normally shave somehow. Also on my chin! Alum bar gave me a little feedback but not bad. This razor feels gentle but, that can be mis-leading. I think I used a little too much pressure and it gave me a little burn. Weepers stopped with alum bar. I am taking it easy today after all the work I did yesterday. I have breakfast and music at the senior center tomorrow. I have 2 new songs for the boys! "Precious Jewel" & "White Liar". I had to re-write white liar a bit because it is sung from a woman's perspective. Not hard and it still works. Also will work on that Doc Watson song, "Walk on Boy".

I have an order of cigars coming today so, I am watching for them now too!

Hope all have a great Fall day!

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Terrific shave and setup Gary.

 

Nice shave Hogie.

 

SE Shave # 285 - MICROMATIC DARFALL MONDAY

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip
Blade: GEM Stainless (9)
Brush: Sawdust Creation Studio “Inferno” Silver Fox Synthetic
Lather: Declaration Grooming Darkfall
Aftershave: Declaration Grooming Darkfall
Osage Rub
Additional Care:
Declaration Grooming Aftershave Liniment - Darkfall
Stirling Alum Block
Humphreys Cucumber Melon Witch Hazel

The Edmund Fitzgerald will come a calling for this soap tub next week. One final shave before it passes the torch for MMDF Monday to a new tub.

The MMOC performed it’s usual quality shave with efficiency that resulted in a BBS. Three passes although two would hav sufficed. Your have seen me post before, “I just love the process.”

Hanging around the house as I am having a new boiler installed just in the nick of time for the heating season. That being said, I usually heat my home with wood. Given that I have not purchased a cord or two of wood in seven years and the skyrocketing price of heating oil, the fireplace insert is a win win. The boiler is back up for times when I am not at home.

I hope you all are having a great day gentlemen.

 

@Hogie, he was thinking of his next LI DC30 breakfast.