30 Day Rule/Focus; December 2024. All Are Welcome.

thank you Chris

 

fabulous start to the week gentlemen..

 

Excellent shave session.

 

-Monday-
#58
semogue
crazy sandalwood
fine



good morning gents
lovely sandalwood lather
smooth 2 passer,minor pick ups
awesome
have a fine day everyone
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Great shave Gary.

 

Great shave Gary.

 

thank you Joe

 

Wonderful Oud shave Chris.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Fine looking shave Gary.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

thank you Joe

 

Dec 23 SOTE

Good evening.

Rockwell 6C (plate 6)
King C Gillette DE Blade (2)
Barbury Synthetic Brush
Captain's Choice 45th Parallel SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 31 hrs



I was going to do a headshave as well, but I decided to leave it for tomorrow I facelathered to prep my stubble, hence no lather pic. Did 3 passes for a very close and comfortable shave, but did catch a weeper. I thought it was much worse because I really felt the edge. Lol! Anyway, the cold water plus the alum dealt with it very well. In fact, I broke out a new alum block and there wasn't any feedback. The witch hazel and splash treatment followed. All in all, I was happy with this shave. Probably will bring out the R102 for tomorrow's headshave. Take care.I

 

cool captains shave and pic Joe

 

Thanks Gary.

 

24th December. 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Sensitive Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 48 Pro.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Haslinger Schafmilch Sheep Milk & Lanolin shaving soap.
Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum. (D1)
Razor: Yintal 9306-I TTO.
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./Paco Rabanne Pour Homme ASL./Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Greetings,

"Christmas Eve Shave"

A superb face & head Christmas eve shave with some of my favourite old, and infrequently used wet shaving assortments.

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

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

P.S. To all members of TSD, try and have a safe & peaceful Christmas day tomorrow.

Yours-Barry.

 

Very nice evening shave, Joe.

I had a Rockwell 6S at one point (In fact, I kickstarted that razor when the company was just starting out). It was a good razor but I eventually sold it on to someone else here on TSD. Same with a Karve brass Christopher Bradley razor. I felt that those modern interchangeable plate razors (stainless steel in the case of the Rockwell 6S) didn't do anything for me that my vintage Gillette dial-adjustable Black Beauty couldn't do equally well. Haven't really missed them so far...

 

Great Christmas Eve shave, Barry!

You know, I have a couple pucks of Haslinger stashed in my soap cache somewhere. According to my written list, Schafmilch is one and the other is Coconut. I had forgotten all about them until I saw your post. I will have to unearth them and use them again soon...

I hope you have a safe and peaceful Christmas Day too!

As a fiction writer I like recently said on her blog: "I want good tidings and holiday cheer, for f*ck’s sake.” (Upon which, someone anonymously sent her this wall hanging...):

 

Just to be clear, Chris, because my original post wasn't: the boots I own are not R.M.Williams but the Tasmanian-made Blundstones everyone wears around here.

I have had my original pair of standard pull-on Blundstones for about 25 years. The original rubber soles cracked after five years or so and a local luggage and shoe repair shop resoled them with Vibram soles, which are still going strong 20 years later. (Longer than the Awl Shoppe unfortunately - it fell victim to the Covid pandemic when the worldwide quarantine meant nobody was travelling anymore and therefore nobody was buying luggage...)

Since the original boots were so good, I bought a pair of insulated ones for winter. And then, when I wanted safety boots for motorcycling, I got the third pair with CSA-rated toe caps, puncture-resistant sole plates and side ankle protectors. My niece borrowed them this summer when she was a summer tour guide in a restored late 19th century / early 20th century coal mine.

I don't think you can ever go wrong with a pair of pull-on Blunnies...