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

Thank you Gary.

 

16th 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 11047 'Mixed Midget' Badger/Boar.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Boots Cool Cologne Lather Shave Cream.
Razor: King C. Gillete. (Face) - Statum Platinum Chrome. (1)
Razor:Treet Swift II Platinum. (Head) - (D3)

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

Greetings,

(Face & Head Shave)
A new eclectic shave set up to start the weekend. I can't remember the I last time that I added the Boots Cool Cologne Lather Shave Cream to my soap/cream rotation, and forgot how it produces a good protective slick lather, with a nice clean fragrance...However, it's not quite as good has the Palmolive Classic cream, but still a good in-expensive shave cream, which i have totally under appreciated, like a few other shaving assortments I've neglected in my humble shaving den.

The Statum Platinum Chrome are another Indian made blade which my mature rhino skin type likes and paired together with the King C Gillette wonderfully. The characteristics of the SPC feel like an hybrid of the Treet 7 Days Platinum/Dorco prime platinum the smoothness of the Dorco PP with the assertiveness of the Treet TDP...I've came to the conclusion that if a blade works for the individual user with acceptable results that's all that matters. It doesn't matter where the origin of DE blade is manufactured. Most Sub-continent made shaving assortments don't get the credit they rightly deserve. Another excellent blade.

The Treet Swift II Platinum started to feel uncomfortable & tuggy on the ATG + Pickup pass on leaving my head feeling DFS/close and fortunately with no cuts or irritation. I will change the Cartridge head for for my next head/dome shave on Tuesday....Head/dome shaving dulls a blade edge much quicker than with face shaving. I'm not complaining as 3 head/dome shaves from a blade/cartridge head is good going IMHO.

A DF face & head shave with no errors to report. Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Arko Cool ASB.

My face & precious swede are feeling smooth and smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.

 

SOTD 20231216 Buddismo

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Really nice shaves everyone. Heading into another insane pre holiday weekend with the family. I did read through everyone’s posts and will get mine up tomorrow morning!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

We have close to the same taste in music

 

“Do You Feel Like We Do?”

 

Looking good Pierpalo.

 

Excellent dual shave Barry.

 

Thank you Joe...Have a great Saturday.

 

Great setup and pic Pierpaolo.

 

Awesome shaves and setup Barry. Enjoy your afternoon.

 

Thanks Scott!

 

16 Dec 2023
24 hours



Starting to try out some different blades I have lying around
Prep = Cold Water Prep and shave, Tabac in a tube as Pre shave
Soap / Cream = Stirling Black Cherry sample
Brush = Omega 10049 white, bristle
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Gillette Flare Tip
Blade = Muhle Razurkultur (1)
Passes = 3 +
Post = Usual with Proraso Barbe Dure Sandalwood and Shea
Scent = Guerlain, delightful combo
Damage = none
Another rather successful shave

Comments = Last time I used this blade was in my first 3 months of wet shaving and didn’t like it
Today it performed fine: better lather, better technique. It is smooth enough and sharp enough, after all it is a blade. I will use these but don’t see the need to order more

Hoping you all have some super shaves this weekend

 

Thx Gary

Thank you Joe

Cool looking set there Hogie

 

Wow......yesterday's shave was "Very Average"(my quotes)and 24 hours later????? All I can say is "Thank you Doc Ezlovan!". Clean and clear all over with the Stoylin soapSpice). Could have done a bit better just below the jawline down at Cactus Nation, but after yesterday's lackadaisical performance I am not upset. 2 passes. Zeroes across the board with cuts, Knicks, Polka-dots. You may be wondering by now just how "average" the shave was yesterday. Quite simply, I took my mind off the shave when I got down to Cactus. Porcupine was all right, as were the cheeks&sideburns, but I forgot that there are other areas to shave besides just those. Not today. All went very nicely. Super Duper Outstanding. Quite a leapfrog effort from 24 hours ago!!

 

I remember you had Peter in a post from a long time ago.

 

Thanks Joe.

 

Excellent Proraso shave Chris