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

Sunday 9 Feb 2025

Well, I am supposed to be alternating between Stirling and MWF, but today is Sunday and more time to faff with the Fat, so the Fat it is>>>



No Bowl = straight to the Face today
Razor = Gillette No 66
Blade = Personna Platinum Chrome (1) Made in Germany
Passes = 3
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s Rose Petal, dry time, Nivea Balm
ASL = Imperial leather
Scent = TBS Black Musk
Score = 9+ / 10
Damage = none

MWF 0 + 0 + 1 +0.5 + 1
Sterling 1 + 1 + 1

The Fat was better today

Lightly bloomed the puck
Soaked the brush in RO water
Shook brush dry. Squeezed dry even more. Rolled it dry in the towel
To the MWF puck for enough (?, I lost count) swirls
Removed the facial prep: reapplied water to the face, straight to face with the 10049
Nice and slick, not as shiny as I would have liked so I gradually dipped the brush into the RO water and reapplied again and again. Interestingly this very small amount of extra water started to thin the lather quickly...



Again: a really good feel during and after the shave

The MWF gets a full score of 1 today because of its performance and the enjoyment factor of trying to dial it in. I do think so far it works better on the face than the bowl. Next time I want even more loaded on to the brush.

Have a great Sunday one and all



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thank you Joe.lovely stuff..

 

thank you again Joe

 

thanks again Joe

 

thank you Joe,nice italian product shave.

 

this stuff is nice

 

fabulous sunday affairs gents

 

Great progress Chris.

 

I will be shaving tomorrow because I want to do a straight razor shave with 3 days beard growth. It's been a long time since I have shaved with that amount of stubble. I have everything laid out for this session. I am planning on using my Wostenholm near wedge to tackle the scruff. Once again, I will be using TSD Barbershoppe SS and AS. Also, I will be bringing out my Omega Pro 49 boar brush to lather my beard.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

Thank you Gary

 

10 Feb 2025

1 Days growth

Soap = Stirling Bergamot and lavender
Brush = Omega 10049
Bowl = white plastic
Razor = No 66
Blade = Personna (2)
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayers rose petal, Nivea Balm
ASL = Imperial Leather
Scent = English Leather
Score = 9+ / 10
Damage = none

Another fine Stirling shave. The lather does get thinner in the 2nd pass and for pickups but still works very well despite that. Little scent left in this sample. Could be an old sample or that it just leaches out of the plastic containers

Have a great start to the week one and all

 

Thanks Joe, I am liking the Fat more and thinking thicker is better. So far it has not yet clogged up my No 66 which is good
You've never tried the MWF?

Sounds like an epic shave ahead. I occasionally set up the night before but mostly just wing it on the day
However I have been sticking with the No 66 and focussing on the MWF for now.
At least I get to change the ASL and scents!

 

Unfortunately, I never tried the MWF. I had plenty of soap (still do) that it wasn't necessary for me to add another soap. Also, the turnoff for me was that it's difficult to lather with hard water and it's also unscented.

 

A sterling Stirling shave Chris.

 

I'm sure it is,but it makes me wonder what the Captain covered with his own label.

 

just wood..

 

cool 66 shave Chris.gillette perfection..