30 Day Rule/Focus; January 2025. All Are Welcome.

fine friday shave Paul.

 

-Friday-
new sc
semogue
sv felce
fern concerto



good morning gents
fern friday work shave
lovely sv lather
smooth 2 passer,minor pick ups
fern concerto splash to finish
awesome
have a fine friday everyone
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January 10 SOTM

Good afternoon.

Straight Razor Shave #597
C-Mon
Stirling Boar Brush
Music City Suds Lavender and Ever Amen SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 25.5 hrs



Three error-free passes gave me a very close comfortable shave this morning. I stayed with the same soap from yesterday's shave. I face-lathered to give myself a nice thin, but slick lather. The alum feedback was silent. Finished with the witch hazel and the matching aftershave treatment. Take care.

 

I like the Stirling boar brush Joe.

 

Thank you Gary...the "Skin Defense" Bodywash from Dove has been great for me, to help set evrything up.

 

I've been going back through old Gillette commercials and one shows the Tech, brand new in the '50s. 49 cents for the razor. Yep. $0.49. Less than two quarters. Inexpensive and smooth operator. Who wouldn't want one?

 

New razor in the house!

I have been waiting on two razors to be delivered through the great blizzard of 2025, a Blue Tip and a Fatboy. The Blue Tip seems to be stuck in USPS hell in St. Louis, but the Fatboy snuck through today. Great looking, excellent shape for being as old as I am. It's a 1959, E3 razor and I'm a 1959 E4 guy. This one joins my other Fatboy which is an E4. So, two birth year Fatboys in the house. And, I'm happy to say that I've been on a weight loss track for the past year so those are the ONLY Fatboys in this house. Ha! Beat you to it!

The Clix blade was included in the box. Never heard of it before, will be doing some research. Will I try it out? Only time will tell.

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Stunning setup and fantastic shave Gary.

 

Thanks Barry. I like the green and cream handle. The brush has more scritch than my Omega Pro 49, but it's still a fine piece of shaving hardware.

 

Congrats on scoring a beautiful razor Neal.

 

January 10, 2025

Jillette January

Razor - 1959 (E2) Gillette Tech
Blade -
Soap - Arko
Brush - West Coast Shaving Synthetic

Well, the 1957 Blue Tip which was next in line is still stuck in USPS hell in STL, apparently. My new Fatboy, ordered three days later, made it through today. So, we'll skip the Blue Tip and come back to it. The next year available to me is 1959, and I have several to use from that year. The date code for 1959 is E, and it is my birth year as well. By Gillette dating methodology, I'm an E4. 1959, 4th Quarter. I'll be using them in date order, so the first up is the E2 Gillette Tech. After last night's Tech shave there was a bit of discussion on how much disrespect this humble razor sometimes gets. It was the lowest price of the Gillettes, yet it is the longest manufactured of any of the razors, being made from 1938 to 1979. Basically unchanged except for a few handle swaps, it's a three piece, mild, yet effective razor. It sold for less than a buck back in those days and it's easy to see why it was so popular. The variation in my hand tonight has the Gillette logo on the cap.

I picked the Gillette 365 blade to pair with the Tech. The 365 is another Indian Gillette, and I know I trialed it back in the day. My memory was that it was a solid blade, nothing special, but gets the job done. For the soap I went back to the Turkish delight, Arko. Why not, eh? My West Coast Shaving synthetic brush made a mountain of lather and away I went.

The first pass was quite nice, actually. Smooth, nothing harsh about this blade. Seemed very effective. Second pass also smooth and effective. A bit of touch up left to do, owing to the mildness of the razor, but that was expected. Very nice finish to the shave, I'm smooth and no irritation and this setup worked very well. Once again a Tech rises to the occasion and delivers. Just what it was designed to do.

Three more 1959 razors to go and I'm looking forward to them all. A Superspeed and two Fatboys. Yep. It's fun time.

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fine new fatboy Neal.

 

fab friday tech shave Neal..

 

thank you Joe.

 

Amazing Arko shave Neal.

 

11th January 2025.

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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/L’Oréal Paris Men Expert Hydra Energy Taurine Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Rainbow Brown Synthetic. (Faux Horse)
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Ikea Kalas Side Bowl.
Lather: OSP Neroli Shaving Soap.
Blade: Amazon Solimo. (D1)
Razor: Ming Shi 2000s Futur clone. (Settings 3 & 4)
Razor: Gillette Guard. (Head) (D2)

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./Dana English Leather ASL./Cien Sensitive ASB.

(Face & Head Shave)

A new eclectic shave set up to start the Weekend...The star of my shave this morning was the OSP Neroli Scented Shaving Soap, each time a use this soap it never fails to provide me with a excellent lather. This morning was no exception.

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

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Cien Sensitive ASB.

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

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

 

Thanks Joe

thanks Gary

Stunnning Sandalwood shave

cool shaves, Joe. Lovely lather by the way

Thanks Joe

Thanks Joe

Thanks John

...Luxurious, and my wife recognized the scent instantly when I gave her a smooch after the shave. I then applied the Aqua Velva Musk to finish it off....

smooch first, Aqua Velva after?

More Gillette Goodness

 

Late posts:1

10 and 11 Jan 2025

Tabac shave stick, Tabac AS balm and ASL

Gillette Red tip 65.5 grams
Chubby 2

Friday 10th = Astra day 4
Saturday 11th = Feather day 1

Two wonderful passes and touch ups on each occasion

10th : The tallow in the Tabac tended to seriously clog the little Red tip quite easily, necessitating loosening the cap and rinsing thoroughly
11th: made the lather even thinner, moist and slick: the razor still got clogged. Silly old Tallow. Nice post shave feel though!

Reminder to self: use a different razor with the Tabac stick: either the Merkur Progress which has wider slots, or an OC razor

Have a great weekend guys

 

Excellent shave and setup Barry. You're pics are always crisp.

 

Great shave to close out(until next time)my Oud specials. 0:50 at the Loading Dock for the soap-the brush teamed up nicely with the latter. No damage anywhere(cuts, Knicks, etc.). Clean and clear all over. Fine finish from the Agadir(A.S.). Couldn't be happier. As Outstanding As It Gets.