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

thank you Chris.

 

24th August 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Peppermint & Eucalyptus Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia 24mm Synthetic.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Haslinger Schafmilch & Lanolin Shaving Soap.
Blade:Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Yellow/Red pack. (D1)
Razor: Kanzy K100.

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Superdrug Forest Fresh ASL./Creightons Sensitive PSB.

Greetings,

(Face & Head Shave)

The Haslinger Schafmilch shaving soap is a great performing nice mild non descriptive fragranced shaving soap which my mature skin loves and creates an acceptable lather in a short space of time.

Another close comfortable combined face & head shave with no errors to report. Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Creightons Sensitive PSB.

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

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

 

Very nice indeed.
Joe.

 

Great Post and Info mate

Paul

 

(Also posted on Paste&Cut)
24/08/24 : Afternoon

• Razor Gillette Ball Handle Tech (no date)
• Blade Vintage Waltham Blade CO
• Pre-Shave Hot Shower
• Brush Synthetic B&B Chubby
• Cream Mitchells Wool Fat
• Aftershave Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum

Its a cold wet Saturday here in Byford WA.
After A refreshing hot Shower I thought what can make this day less gloomy?
So I did a lucky dip into a bag of assorted blades and out came a Waltham carbon steel blade.(pictured)
I load it into The Tech the shave was ok bordering on average as most of you will know The Tech is a mild razor.
And most vintage carbon steel blades don't compare to modern blades.
(In days of old when men were bold........)
1 Pass WTG 1 ATG and a touch up here and there and not to bad.
Even the bay rum didn't sting.
After cleaning up I washed and applied a drop of 3 in1 oil to the blade.
I will see if I can get a few more shaves with some hand stropping.

Any one from outside Australia know what the furry friend is??

Cheers All

(Garry357 I used a page out of your play book )

 

Thank you, Paul.

 

My wild guess at your furry friend, is it a Quokka ? I loved watching "Skippy, the bush kangaroo" when I was a kid.

 

Your absolutely correct mate!

 

Terrific setup and shave Joe.

 

Thanks Chris.

 

Boy did I need that 2nd pass? That's the story of today's shave. I just didn't get enough soap onto the Stoylin razor for the first one. The shave was OK, just knew I could do better the second time around. A couple "polka-dots" showed up, but zero cuts, Knicks. The cold-water rinse and Osage took care of the polka-dots. Halston cologne to close out. Most Outstanding.

 

Wonderful shave and setup Barry.

 

Thanks Paul.

 

Wonderful shave Paul.

 

24 Aug 2024 Saturday

Anything goes, Aloe August

Days growth = 1 days
Prep = Shea butter soap face wash, Hot water soaks
Preshave = Proraso Cypress and Vetyver
Cream/Soap = The Body Shop Maca Root and aloe
Brush = Omega EVO
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Gillette Flare tip
Blade = Kai (1)
Passes = 3 multidirectional passes
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayers Rose Petal, Nivea Balm
ASL = Fine Latigo
Scent = Prada Black Luna Rossa

2nd Pass needed some ATG around the upper and lower lip
Still wasn’t getting close enough even with the Kai, so on the 3rd pass the TTO mechanism was loosened to get more blade gap, simulating an Adjustable razor. Worked well but only used on the flats and gradual convex curves

Final buffing lower right neck, my usual problem area, with plain water

Score = DFS, but took more time and effort with the milder razor. Super smooth again

Damage = none

Have a great Saturday

 

DE Shave # 542

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Rod George Catacomb 2
Blade: Suneko Amorphous Diamond SS
Brush: Skully
Pre-Shave: Pears Transparent Soap
Lather: Barrister & Mann Nordost
Aftershave: B & M Nordost
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Fabulous Saturday morning citrus shave.
B & M soaps produce a wonderfully thick and slick lather perfect for my daily three passes. The end results never disappoint, smooth and velveteen.

Hope you all enjoy this beautiful day.

 

fabulous start to the weekend gentlemen.

 

-The-Weekender-
#21
yaqi silvertip
black watch





good morning gents
a rare saturday off work
so a rare shave it is
fine black watch lather built with the yaqi silvertip
smooth 2 passer with the ultra efficient #21 aristocrat,
matching splash to finish
awesome
have a fine weekend everyone
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You have some magnificent razors mate I love seeing your Vintage sets.

 

Great Review and pics ChrisB
It sure was a Saturday in Perth to stay in mate