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

Thanks Gary. I am on my way home and it was a nice night out.

 

awesome.

 

Thanks Scott. At times, I wish that I could shave twice a day. I never thought that I would ever make that statement.

 

Me too Joe. Cartridge shaving was a painful, irritating experience for years. Absolutely hated it, and my face would be raw all winter.

Now I’m trying to push towards doing it more than every other day, just due to enjoying the experience.

 

3rd December 2023.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/ Imperial Leather Bergamot & Sea Salt Energising Body Wash.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 11137.
Face Lather
Lather: Boots Original Shave Stick.
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword. (D2)
Razor: King C. Gillette.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Boots Freshwood ASL + ASB.

Greetings,

Another shave where everything worked together wonderfully....As always the inexpensive Boots Trio was a joy to use making my Sunday morning shave a pleasurable experience.

Finishing the shave off a with a few small dollops of Boots Freshwood ASB.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

Stunning line up there Barry.

Quick question about the blade: how does the Saloon pack differ from the other Gillette Wilkinson Sword blades? I see the saloon packs offered at local on line stores and wondered about that.

 

Thank you Chris... The answer to the saloon pack query is the saloon pack have 10 blades in the tuck,and are marketed for barbers in India,as the 5 tuck GWS are for the general public to buy, but the blades are exactly the same, just in a smaller quantity and different packaging, as are the vast majority of the subcontinent DE blades purely for selling purposes.

 

Nice setup and shave Barry. As you know, Boots is a mainstay in the UK. Unfortunately, we don't have the opportunity to purchase it in the US. However, I could be wrong.

 

Thank you Joe...we still have Boots for the time being, but a lot of the their own shaving assortments have now been discontinued in the UK...However, I have a few spares to keep me going for while fortunately. Not sure if you can purchase in the US. Enjoy your Sunday.

 

I have used this razor for the last 2 shaves. It gives me the closest of shaves. GEM Featherweight. I do a 3-pass shave with every shave now (I ain't in no hurry!) and have a very pleasant experience. I have not been cutting myself so, I guess my technique has improved after a little over a year. These single edge blades give me up to 14 shaves. This last shave was the 9th.

Pre-heated the bowl & brush while I washed my face with HOT washcloth.
Soap - Amber
Brush - "Classic Shaving" synthetic
Whipped in bowl I had made for me.
Razor - GEM "Featherweight" with GEM Persona SE blade (8)
Thayers Facial toner "Lavender" after the shave
Captain's Choice "Land Ho" after-shave balm
Pinaud "Clubman" after-shave smelly stuff

Very pleasant 3-pass shave!

 

fine weekend shaves gents.

 

-The-Sunday-Shave-
slim
tuxedo
seaforth!



good morning gents
another fine slim shave.
nice lime spice splash to finish
awesome.
have a great day everyone.
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Great shave and setup Hogie! GEM blades are sharp so to get an error-free shave with a GEM razor is a tribute to your much improved technique.

Yesterday and today, you shaved with my 2 newest soap additions from Pasteur's Octobershave meetup, Gary. So, I personally know that you enjoyed both shaves.

 

Yes. It is one of my favs now. When I first got it, I cut myself up pretty badly with it. I didn't like that first shave with it. So, I have vastly improved!
The single edge razors seem to do the job well.

 

Dec 3 SOTA

Good afternoon.

Straight Razor Shave #511
Dovo Special
Stirling Boar Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Modessa Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 23 hrs



Did a 2 pass shave with subpar results for me. I nicked my neck on the first pass and decided to forgo my usual 3 pass shave. This razor was getting tuggy, but that's not why I got cut. Apparently, the toe shows that it has a bright spot from my flashlight and that tells me that it needs to be honed. As a matter of fact, light was being reflected off the edge on various areas so I will need to hone it. That's a couple of razors that I have to hone. Anyway, here's my lather:



The alum was surprisingly silent even on the cut so I would say it was very superficial. Finished with my usual postshave routine. Take care.

 

SRS # 1004

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Drew Dick 7/8” Half Hollow Damascus
Brush: Jayaruh 329 Boar
Pre-Shave: Pears Transparent Soap
Lather: Old Cahaba Shave Club Brocha
Aftershave: Los Jabones de Joserra Brocha
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Excellent custom razor shave on a cool Saturday morning. Three passes for super smoothness.


SRS # 1005

Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: J R Torrey The Artist
Brush: MrEE Limited Edition #017 Cashmere 24 mm
Lather: Blackship Grooming Company Davy Jones
Aftershave: Libertalia
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Inaugural shave with the JR Torrey The Artist straight razor. This razor is my first total completion of a razor/scale restoration. I picked up this blade in a lot of 9 naked razors of of eBay. I used wet Emory cloths to restored the face of the blade which was dull and with a few minor rust spots. The scales are made of kirinite. While it is not perfect, a few scratch marks on the scales and the pivot point could be a bit tighter. I probably should have made the rod for the pin about 1/16 inch shorter.

As for the shave, the razor deliver a close and comfortable shave without any incidents. I have to determine whether this razor will reside in the Norhern or Southern Den. The advantage of the Northern den is that my honing supplies are available to me.

Hope you all have had a great weekend.

 

Thank you Chris. Also, I have the Merkur 39c in the Southern den which is really the 37c with a longer handle. You will see this razor during the week of December 12th.

 

Get honing my friend. Nice shave set up.

 

Thank you Joe