30 Day Rule/Focus; January 2024. All Are Welcome!

Thank you Joe.

 

Superb Gary.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

thank you Joe.

 

21 Jan 2024
24 hours

Prep = Tap Water Prep only
Preshave = none
Soap = SV Felce
Brush = Semogue OC Cherry
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Gillette 1938 Aristocrat
Blade = Derby Premium (2), binned
Passes = 2+
Post = Usual followed by PR Rinfrescante
Scent = Bulgari Wood Essence
Damage = none

Score = 9+
Comments = No PreShave today. Mistake? Maybe

Loaded from the puck this time, 40 swirls only with a fairly dry brush, wanting to use less soap, but I forgot what a lather hog this brush is. Adding water as I went. The lather was thinner than yesterday. Much thinner. The last pass and the buffing felt like shaving with no lather at all, with more friction. Maybe one can shave with water alone?

Probably the blade is too mild for this razor, despite being an OC

More to play and experiment with in the weeks ahead!

Have a safe Sunday and some super shaves

 

Thanks Gary

Very nice shave and setup. As it says on the bottle a Classic shave

 

thank you Chris.

 

21st January 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Imperial Leather Lavender & Wild Iris Body Wash.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia 24mm Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Erasmic Shaving Soap+Cussons Imperial Leather Bar Soap+Van Der Hagen Scented Luxury Shaving Soap.
Blade: Statum Platinum Chrome. (D2)
Razor: Parker 55SL Semi-Slant.

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 Care+Witch Hazel./P&G Old Spice Original ASL./Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Greetings,

An enjoyable 2 pass + pick-ups close comfortable near BBS shave with no errors to report. Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

Fine shave Chris. My Semogue OC Pure Badger is a lather hog also. I make sure that I overload this brush and just paint the lather on my face. If I splay the brush, then the lather goes into the brush and doesn't release the lather. I do this loading method with all my latherhogs.

 

I can sense your happiness with this shave Barry.

 

Thanks Joe...Eclectic simplicity for my shaves always result in happiness. Take care, have a great Sunday.

 

Thanks Joe! I do remember having this discussion with you before! maybe I am a slow learner, maybe I am just a splayer rather than just a painter!
Or maybe for me this brush is better with creams and croaps. This is what makes this hobby so interesting

Today I was reading the SV thread here on TSD and found the comment that the SV works better with synthetics, no idea why, but I have made a mental of that for the future

Have a great Sunday Joe

 

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awesome.

 

-The-Sunday-Shave-
g-4 slim/suneko 3
rr400
cremo
lime sec



good morning gents.
fine sunday work shave.
while the cremo isn't the best for brush lathers
it's slick stuff.
slim on it's 3rd shave with the suneko performed well
no issues.smooth and sharp.
lime sec to finish
awesome.
have a fine day everyone.
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Rating: 5/5

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Two Pass Shave- One WTG, one XTG/ATG with touch ups
Brush: Muhle knot on Rudy Vey handle
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum
Aftershave: Royall Bay Rhum 57
Post: Alum block, Quinns Grapefruit Witch Hazel
Soundtrack- Classic rock radio





You may have all noticed that I’m actually busier on the weekends. I’ve been sick for the last few days as well, and was flat on my back yesterday. I did manage a quick, final shave with the CG razor to keep the streak alive.

Feeling somewhat better today and ready to tackle an OC razor. The Fatip Grande actually gave me a great shave with no drama, irritation or issues. All BBS/DFS with my usual two passes. I got a touch more sensation with the alum than I did with the milder razors, but that’s it. I was careful with technique and pressure since I was worried that all the mild razors this month were going to make me lose focus. Nothing of the sort happened.

Hope you are all having a great weekend. Cold is finally supposed to break here by Tuesday.

Consecutive days shaving- 22
Current skin issues or irritation- None so far


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Nice shave Chris

 

Beautiful Fatip shave. I followed suit.

 

Thank you Joe. It’s a very nice razor.

 

DE Shave # 510 - Sample Soap Sunday - Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Fatip Grande Open Comb
Blade: Personna Lab Blues (1)
Brush: JTSpartan Boar 24 mm
Pre-Shave: Pears Transparent Soap
Lather: Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Pure Lavender Toner
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Outstanding shave this morning. There were two firsts with this shave. The soap, Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender courtesy of Joe, @Trigger, and the blade, Personna Lab Blues, courtesy of Scott, @SDK.

First impressions: the Lather - We have seen in numerous post in the past made by Joe praising the lather, the slickness and down quality of this soap. Honestly, I think age is catching up with the man. This soap is nowhere near the quality he expresses. Perhaps his criteria is shifting with age…





In all seriousness, Joe is spot on with his assessment of the performance and scent of this soap. I am glad I have had the opportunity to use it given it is no longer in production. Thank you Joe.

The blade - I have to say I am extremely impressed with the performance of this blade. I did my usual three passes that lead to a smoothness that could possibly pass the cotton ball test. Next Sunday I will do a comparison shave with the GSBs and the same software and hardware. Thank you again Scott.

Finally, the Chatillon Lux Pure Lavender toner finished off this shave nicely.

Enjoy your day gentlemen.