30 Day Rule/Focus; August 2023. All Are Welcome!

You have trained her well.

 

Most excellent Artimus shave Joe.

 

Thank you Joe

 

Quite possible. I thought I did last night however it showed up in the reply box this morning. So I hit the reply button again.

I liked it so much so I hit you with a double whammy.

 

Interesting contraption you have there. Nice shave.

 

thank you Joe.
from the spearhead website..

The scent for Black Watch was created by Shawn Maher of Chatillon Lux and Maher Olfactive.

Perfumer’s Note: In an accord that was created to stand the test of time, Black Watch is classic and time-tested. Not too rugged, but not too refined. It is a scent that you wear like you would your favorite pair of leather shoes, able to dress it up or down however you wish. The tea-like citrus of bergamot gives way to a fruity jasmine and plum middle note, which then slowly welcomes in a subtle base of leather, oakmoss, incense and sandalwood. It's a classic scent that never feels dated but never goes out of style.

Scent notes include: Bergamot, Jasmine, Plum, Leather, Oakmoss, Incense, and Sandalwood.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

Wonderful shave John. The brush sounds very nice.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

“Banana”. Thank you John

 

Wonderful shave Gary. Is the razor one of the three you missus picked up in the wild?

 

thank you Joe.yes it is ,nice efficient shaver.

 

Thanks John. Unfortunately, they don't make shave soaps any longer. Presently, they are into body and hair care products and other things. They are located in Nashville. Their labels are a parody of famous country songs. I found out about this company by a YouTube wetshaver. I bought 2 tubs of lavender for 4 dollars a piece because it was their close out sale. I originally wanted the orange scented soap but it was out of stock. I never tried lavender before and so I took a chance and I am glad I did. My other lavender soap is by Angora Soaps and they went out of business. Pasteur's Pharmacy in NYC has the Angora Bay Rum Soap online. It was in stock a few weeks ago and so they may still have it, but there's no matching aftershave. I guess I gave you more info than you wanted John. Lol!

 

Thanks Giuseppe.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

8th August 2023.



​

Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Dove Men+Care Clean Comfort Body+Face Wash.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears with Mint Extracts Transparent Bar Soap.
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Frankensoap: Erasmic Shaving Soap+Cussons Imperial Leather Bar Soap+Van Der Hagen Scented Luxury Shaving Soap.
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux. (D1)
Razor: Yaqi DOC Head / Schmidt R10 Handle.-Rapira Platinum Lux. (D1)

Post:
Cold water Face & Head wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse/Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Yelken Lemon Eau De Cologne./ Creightons Sensitive PSB.

Greetings,

Early morning face & head shave,

A enjoyable 2 pass+pick-ups close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Creightons Sensitive PSB.

My face is feeling cool smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Thanks Gary, I only have one flare tip (atm) shaves nice

Thanks Joe, what's more it is labelled Wet and Dry, too, so definitely qualifies for us wet shavers!

 

Excellent @Screwtape John, nice to have your support here for the (occasional) use of this contraption! Lol!

 

08 Aug 2023

(Adjustable, Arko August, Artisan August, Anything goes, Adapting-Adjusting-on-the-fly August)

26 hours

Prep = COLD water 30 sec soaks x 3, Proraso white prep
Soap = Tabac Tuesday
Brush = Semogue OC, starting to wear in and fluff out nicely
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Merkur Progress Adjustable set at 2+ nice crisp sounds
Blade = Gillette Platinum (2) nice
Passes = 3 plus touch ups incl. ATG in my problem areas, scooping off the apex, chipping away @Paul Turner Paul)
Post = Cold water rinse, silent Alum, Thayer’s, Tabac AS splash
Scent = none extra was needed the Tabac was enough
Damage = None

Score = 9.5 /10 satisfying pleasurable shave

Comments = For some reason the area under the chin went better than usual and I did not need to reach for the Braun 9 Series. Not sure why: Cold water? Merkur? Platinum? Who knows, either way, I am happy and all set for the day ahead

 

As always, you hit it out of the park Barry. Enjoy your afternoon.