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

Thanks Scott.

 

More like Bob Ueker. Very nice shave Joe.

 

Lol! Thanks Joe!

 

04 Feb 2024
Flexible, Favourite, Feather, Fatip, Fine, Felce, whatever grabs my Fancy

~24 hours

Prep = Tap water soak, TOBS Jermyn Street cream as preshave
Soap = The Body Shop Maca root and aloe
Brush = Omega EVO E1858 white synthetic 28 mm knot
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Merkur 37C (not it's not the temperature here)
Blade = Gillette 7 o’clock super platinum Black (3)
Passes = 3+
Post = Usual post treatment Followed by Fine Latigo
Damage = none

Score = 9.8 / 10
Comments = Very Fine Shave

The 37C was once again a revelation. Very smooth, very safe, easier to dig into the hollow between the lower lip and chin than the Gillette OCs. Easy ATG even in the first pass. Only thing is it felt like it wasn’t quite up to the task, the blade on Day 3 felt nice and smooth but not quite biting as much as I would like. Some adjustment to the angle of the cap was needed, easily overcome. Maybe the blade exposure is on the safe side? Good candidate for a Kai, methinks

The Body Shop Maca root and Aloe was nice and mild, just a hint of the aloe, it never felt like drying out. Easy-as to lather

The Omega EVO looks nice, has a comfy grip, is nice and light, releases the lather well and although this has some backbone is nice and soft when painting on the lather. I would say it is not a splayer like the softer badgers, but more of a painter

The Latigo is pleasant, subtle and refreshing. My wife senses a hint of Arko in there somewhere but my nose does not register that. Too bad!?

Overall a very smooth and Fine Sunday shave

Hope your shaves turn out as well or better

 

4th February 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Vetiver & Black Pepper Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush:Yaqi 24mm Naples Tuxedo Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Arko Hydrate Shaving cream.
Blade: Personna Comfort Coated Lab Blue. (D2)
Razor: FaTip Grande.

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./Gummy Traditional Turkish Lavender Cologne. /Cien Aloe Vera Body Lotion.

Greetings,

This morning I put a small amount of Shaving cream directly into the damp synthetic to face lather, dipping the brush tips in water when needed building up a lather to the consistency I prefer.

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 Cien Aloe Vera Body Lotion.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

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Beautiful shave and setup Chris!

 

Really nice looking shave Chris!

 

Looks like an enjoyable Arko shave Barry…

 

Super Sunday shave and setup Barry!

 

Nice shave again Barry, have seen the Arko in a tube online around here: is it as strong a scent as the Arko in the tub? Seems to be very reasonably priced

Thanks Joe

Thanks Scott.

 

Very good shave this morning. One Knick prevented me from getting a top-ranked grade. I ended up being lucky as I thought the Knick would lead into a cut, but I escaped that concern. Much better on the cheeks, great on the sideburns, ditto both ends of Porcupine. I should have done a bit better at North Cactus, but the rest of it was fine. Two passes.The Yardley came out like Niagra Falls, but I controlled it well enough. Nice scent. Most Outstanding.

 

It was a very enjoyable shave, thanks Scott.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

SOTD 20240203 Dinamico

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Grazie.

 

SOTD 20240204 Dinamico

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Has this product line become available to purchase yet???

 

Wow, Cella overload. Outstanding Pierpaolo

 

thank you Joe.

thank you Joe

thank you Joe

 

DE Shave # 513 - Sample Soap Sunday - Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender
(F -Razor February) - FaTip
Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Fatip Grande Open Comb
Blade: Personna Lab Blues (3)
Brush: Shore Shave Cool Mint Water 24 mm Synthetic
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

Final shave of the soap sample, Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender. I used a synthetic brush instead of a boar to produce the lather. The end result was another slick and thick lather that easily allow the razor and blade to perform admirably. Three glorious passes to super smoothness.

Thank you again to Joe, @Trigger, for sharing a sample of this not longer in production soap.

Hope you all have a great day gentlemen.