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

thank you Joe.

 

thank you Chris..i only go out looking a couple of times a year.if i went out more i am sure i would find less.life in antique world is slow moving,especially shave gear.

 

yes sir,thank you.

 

awesome back to normal darkfall monday shave Joe.

 

monday
canadian tech/silver star
omega
palmolive
av sport



good day gents.
back to knocking down some palmolive.
fine shave with the newly found tech.
decanted aqua velva sport to finish
awesome.
have a fine monday everyone.
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Marvelous Monday shave Joe. I like straightforward and easy-to-understand descriptions. Thanks for not trying to be a Hemingway, Faulkner or any other great writer.

 

Very nice shave Gary. Enjoy your Monday.

 

Sept 11 SOTA

Good afternoon.

GEM MMOC RAZOR
GEM SE Blade (4)
Rockwell Synthetic Brush
Lakewood Lard Lass SS
Fine Accoutrements Platinum AS
Stirling Alum Block
Modessa Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 24.5 hrs



I decided to honor the memory of those who died on 9-11-01 with this shave. The tragedy of over 3000 people who were just going to work and not knowing it was going to be there last day on Earth is unfathomable. Personally, I especially honor Fireman Frank Bonomo who lost his life that day. I knew Frank from the neighborhood and his sister was a fellow high school graduate. In fact, I saw her at our 50th reunion.

Anyway, let's get back to my shave. I went with the MMOC because it really is an aggressive and efficient shaver. I picked the Lakewood Lard Lass Soap because it provides a slick and creamy lather. Here's today's lather:



Three passes gave me an excellent result without any incidents. However, the alum feedback on my neck was very noticeable. Witch hazel and the Fine Accoutrements Platinum aftershave were applied to end this session. Take care.

 

There is really no such thing as a bad shave with a Tech, is there, Gary? Anyway, this one sounded fine and the photo is excellent!

Hope the week treats you well.

 

All Honour to your old friend and his fire department, police and EMT brethren who lost their lives on 9-11 trying to save others, Joe.

 

Monday September 11 - September S is for Skin-Clearing; Menthol Monday

Prep: Hot shower with Aleppo soap
Razor: Supply 2.0 injector with SE comb plate / vintage US-made Schick Plus Platinum (4)
Soap: Neutrogena Skin Clearing Shave Cream
Brush: none
Lather Bowl: none
Post: none except rinse
Last shave: Friday - 3 days




I have been having an issue with a minor skin outbreak lately, so I decided to use mainly cleansing products today. I showered using Aleppo soap. It is traditionally made North African soap made by cooking down olive oil (with lye, I presume) and adding in different concentrations of bay laurel oil. The olive oil cleanses and also softens the skin. Meanwhile laurel oil is a traditional skin clearing remedy for treating acne and drying up oily skin. This maker's soap has a laurel oil content ranging from a very minor 4% to as high as 20% or even 30%, which is intended for treatment. My soap is 20%.

By the time I was done my shower, my skin felt clean, soft, and almost totally oil-free.

The Neutrogena Skin Clearing Shave Cream is a brushless, latherless cream that is used like a gel and simply rubbed onto the damp face. In addition to ingredients intended for glide and protection while shaving, it contains alcohol and salicylic acid for their disinfectant and astringent qualities, a bit of menthol for cooling and as a "wake-up", aloe for soothing, and glycerin to moisturize. Good stuff!

My recollection was that I have had the tube of Neutrogena shave cream sitting around since the time of Gulf War Two. (In fact, I found a date on the tube -- 2005!). I am honestly not even sure if Neutrogena still makes it. If it does, I have no idea if the formula remains the same. I hope so: for a drugstore cream, its performance, including its post-shave conditioning, is excellent!

One pass removed the thin layer of cream along with all my whiskers. It returned me from Hobo to Respectably Cleanshaven.

No post-shave treatment was necessary. I am clean and refreshed and ready to go!

 

Very nice setup and shave John.

 

Thanks John.

 

I believe you will like it.

 

Very nice shave with an older soap John.

 

Thanks, Joe.

I just looked up this shave cream. As a shave cream that was also a skin control product, Neutrogena Skin Clearing Shave Cream received universally excellent ratings and reviews for many many years ... so of course Neutrogena discontinued it at the end of 2022. In fact, they discontinued ALL their men's skincare products...

Figures....

 

thank you so much John.i haven't had one so far..

 

awesome gents ..

 

12th September 2023.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

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Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men Power 24H Fresh Effect Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears with Mint Extracts Transparent Bar
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Brush: Omega 10051.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl : Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather: Cella Da Barba.
Blade: Personna Injector PTFE. (D1)
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Settings) 3-wtg. 4-xtg/atg.+pick ups.

Post:
Cold water Face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/ Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./ Alum Rub./Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./ Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./P&G Old Spice Original ASL./Boots Freshwood ASB.

Greetings,

Face & Head shave,

A wonderful performance from the Parker InjRzr.

Another enjoyable close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report. Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Boots Freshwood ASB.

My face is feeling cool smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.