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

fine friday shaves and pics gents.

 

-Friday-
1931 french market empire set
unknown boar
lea



good morning gents
fine friday shave
fantastic lea hard soap lather built with the unknown boar
smooth 2 passer with the french market empire.minor pick ups
lea aftershave to finish
awesome
have a fine friday everyone
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27 Sep 2024

Took a break from the Satsuma today: I needed a break, it felt like a Tabac day today! To be honest I will miss the Satsuma when it's gone!

GEM Brooklyn NY made in USA, the so-called 1912 model but the date of manufacture is not so easy to pin down

GEM blade (5): I gave this another chance with the “open comb” shape of the SE razor, but there was a still a fair bit of dragging going on, so this time it will be binned. I did give it another chance at least

2 Passes with liberal touch ups needed, no damage.
This razor is harder to use under the nose, have to go WE EW and / or NNW to SSE and vice versa, watch the bottom lip

Tabac Balm and ASL, always leave a lasting impression on a good start to the day

Only a couple more September SE shaves and then I will give them a break for a while. However, I do feel they help discover new angles to the technique

Hope you have a great weekend

 

fine friday gem shave Chris.

 

Thank you, gentlemen.

You are right, Joe @Trigger -- revisiting the Parker Adjustable after using other razors for a few months seems to have made all the difference.

 

Huh! Canadian "Bostonian" sets, eh? I will have to keep an eye out for one...

 

Great pic and report again, Gary. That unmarked boar brush looks like it might have come out of one of those early- to mid-1900s "gentleman traveller's" shaving sets that had a SE or DE safety razor, shaving brush, soapstick in a metal tube, blade banks and sometimes other grooming implements all contained in a neat leather case.

The maker's or retailer's name would be stamped into the leather case and marked as usual on the razor but the other items were often not marked separately.

 

if you don't find one i know someone who has one ,maybe up for grabs..

 

thank you John.my friend got it with a vintage old spice mug,and 50;s canadian tech from an estate sale.it was all quite dusty/storage grime so i believed it's quite old.

 

Can't go wrong with that setup Joe. Great shave my friend.

 

Thanks Joe. It's been awhile since it has made an appearance.

 

Fantastic Friday shave Gary.

 

Terrific shave Chris.

 

thank you Joe.

 

28th September 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 24mm Naples Tuxedo Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Ach Brito Mogno Shaving Soap.
Blade: Vidyut/Supermax Super Stainless. (D1)
Razor: Merkur 37C.
Razor: Gillette Guard. (Head) - (D4)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Cien Sensitive ASB./Milton Lloyd Essentials No.17 EdP.

(Face & Head Shave)

Another close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small squirts of Milton Lloyd Essentials No.15 EdP to the pulse points.

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

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

 

Nice shave Joe, hopefully Helene didn't do too much damage down your area, but by the looks of it it certainly took its toll elsewhere. Scary way to live

Thanks Joe

and you Joe

Great start to the weekend Barry

 

Thank you, Chris.

 

fine mogno shaves and pic Barry.mogno is lovely stuff.

 

-The-Weekender-
60's brit tech
semogue 830
arko
citrus musk



good morning gents
simple saturday work shave
fine arko lather built with the semogue 830
smooth 2 passer with the late model brit tech
citrus musk to finish
awesome
have a woderful weekend everyone
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