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

Great! Time to warm up.

 

I didn't realize it, but yesterday was my 5th yr anniversary of joining this forum. It's amazing how much knowledge that I have amassed and the vast improvement on using any razor ever since I started wetshaving Sept 2018. I thank the former 30 DC members for assisting me with my journey. I remember being anxious about traditional straight razor shaving because of maintenance and expense. I didn't think that I would be good at honing my razors, etc. Transitioning from just having the mindset that I need to have the most aggressive razor and setting to get a good shave to using milder razors and settings. It's been an amazing shaving journey. I also want to thank the newcomers to this thread because you instill enthusiasm and by doing so, make this thread a fun read.

 

Thanks Gary

Thanks Joe

 

thank you Joe.

 

thank you Joe.

 

absolutely fabulous friday shave Joe.

 

thank you again Joe.

 

fabulous friday affair Joe.

 

Thanks Gary.

 

23rd 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: Semogue 1305.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Vie-Long Shave Stick.
Blade: Supermax Blue Diamond. (D1)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic Premium TTO. (Face)
Razor: Gilette Guard. (Head) (D3)

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse./Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./ (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Brut Sport Style ASL./ Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Greetings,

(Face & Head Shave)

A new eclectic shave set up to start the weekend...Carrying on with the Supermax Blue Diamond another likeable super smooth & efficient blade which paired together with the WS TTO wonderfully.

The Star of the shave was the Semogue 1305 boar brush.

An enjoyable comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off a with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB..

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

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

 

23 Dec 2023 27 hours late start to the day



Prep = Cold Water soak 30s x 3
Preshave = none
Soap = Black Cherry from Stirling is fast disappearing. Bloomed in normal tap water. Bloom water to the face while lathering
Brush = Semogue Owners Club Cherry
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Gillette Popular OC
Blade = Shark Super Chrome (1)
Passes = 3 + were needed
Post = Usual CWR, Alum provided some warning feedback all over, CWR, Thayers allowed to dry
ASL = Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum. Hmm, nice. Sweeter and less cloves than the Stirling Bay Rum, can easily apply more next time
Damage = Felt a bit rough, but no blood was drawn

Score = Still a 9 / 10 but felt different to the easy shaves during the last week

Comments = Decided to leave out the Pre-shave. I had tried this in the past and decided I needed it but thought I would try the bloom water as a pre-shave today. Less beard prep time. The Shark and the Popular OC felt a bit rougher than the Flare tip but still provided a super shave

The Semogue OC tends to hold on to the lather a bit more than for example the Omega 49. I remember this from previous shaves. It feels quite tight and unyielding. The soap tends to retreat up to the knot and is harder to rinse out at clean up time, maybe it just needs to be worn in more. I will start really roughing it up on the towel at dry down time and stop being too precious with it. It needs to behave or it will be relegated to display cabinet duties

FWIW Zone 8 has finally raised the white flag and surrendered. Pretty much BBS there both ways. It is now officially annexed; I can expect some rebellion from it in the future but will know how to subdue any resistance from that quarter. On to the next battle zone

Have a Super Saturday and Super Shaves to everyone….

 

Well done Joe, nice work. I suspect we all benefit from the vicarious enjoyment of each others shaves and setups, keep up the good work.

 

Thank Chris! Knowledge through osmosis is a powerful thing.

 

Terrific shaves and setup Barry. Have a great afternoon.

 

Excellent shave Chris! In my early journey, I found lather hogging brushes frustrating until I had an epiphany. I loaded more soap than usual and just painted the lather instead of initially splaying the brush on my face. Once the lather was applied, then I would add more lather by lightly splaying the brush on the face before shaving. Repeat the same steps for subsequent passes. I found that vigorously splaying the brush drives the lather into the brush and makes it difficult for the lather to be released.

 

Thank you Joe...Have a great start to the weekend.

 

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Thanks Joe, good tip to keep in mind.

 

The Barbasol came out like a squiggly snake, even after I doused it under warm tap water. I thought the tap would help it come out like regular cream. Rise and Gillette do that, even without tap assistance. Someone here explained that the older the cream is, the more it will come out squiggly. I got a nice shave from it though. One cut, no Knicks, Polka-Dots. I'm glad I had the skin-food strrength of Stephan Bay Rum A.S. to calm it down(the cut). The cut was the only glitch of an otherwise great shave. One pass. Most Outstanding.

 

fabulous saturday specials