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

Fabulous shaves and setups Joe. Congrats on your new scuttle.

 

Thanks Joe.

 

Very nice shave Chris.

 

Fabulous Fatboy Friday shave Gary.

 

thank you Joe.

 

cool shavette shave Joe.

 

thank you Joe. but no fatboy..

 

Lol! Awesome autocrat jr shave it is.

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

15th February 2025.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Energize Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Wrights Coal Tar bar Soap.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Ikea Kalas Side Bowl.
Lather: Pears Transparent bar Soap + Wilkinson Sword Soap Bowl.
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic. (D1)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Premium TTO.

Post:
Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's,/Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Alum Rub./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel/Alum Rub./Brut Original ASL./Bulldog Original Moisturiser.

(Face & Head Shave)

A new eclectic shave set up to start the Weekend. Everything in my shave set up worked together superbly this morning. Both the Wilkinson Sword TTO & matching blade performed wonderfully.
The WS premium TTO razor I find more efficient to the King C Gillette, that said, I find the King C Gillette razor more comfortable to use especially for head shaving.

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

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Bulldog Original Moisturiser. A wonderful post shave application for the winter elements.

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

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

 

fabulous start to the weekend Barry.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Interesting housekeeping tips!
Since aquiring a few older razors and having given them a good clean, I have seldom done the deep cleaning you chaps describe. I do however use a toothbrush daily to clean up the razor and blade. If I plan to put the razor aside for a while I will use some mild toothpaste to clean up most of the residue. Some soaps like Proraso tend to leave more scum than others. I better up my game then!

 

at least for my collection,when i acquired tthem they were in really nice condition,though needed a good cleanung.i am just a time keeper,these sets will last beyond me if i maintain them properly..

 

15 Feb 2025

Soap = MWF, The Fat came to the party today
Brush = Omega EVO synthetic
Bowl = face lathering
Razor = Gillette Slim I4 @4 then 6 to finish up with
Blade = Personna (4)
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer's rose petal, Nivea Balm
ASL = Imperial Leather
Scent = English leather cologne splash
Score = 9.9 / 10 superb start to the Saturday

To quote Barry: Everything in my shave set up worked together superbly this morning

Same process..............................
Used a bit more RO water to bloom the fat than before. Let it stand while I did the face prep
Hot water prep. T&H No 10 as preshave. Rinsed off
Quickly dipped the brush in RO water, shook and squeezed dry
The Fat had a small layer or lanolin or whatever on top. Left it there and loaded up 100 swirls from the puck, wet the face and lathered away. Only needed to dip the brush once more to get this nice and slick. It seems better to only use the knot of the brush to massage the beard for a short while and then just use the tips for the final painting. Turned out to be really good lather. I am getting a little better at this. The brush ‘works’ or ‘feels’ very different with the MWF than the boars, at least more so than I have noticed with other soaps

I still find that towards the end of each pass it helps to lather up the last bits again. I have found this with other soaps too including Stirling

2 passes and touch ups, then to the back of the neck

The blade needed more strokes per area to achieve the desired result indicating it was time to bin this. 4 days isn’t bad for me with one blade

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

 

very cool Chris..

 

SRS # 1239

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Genco - Getico 5/8”
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster 26mm
Lather: Arko
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Maggards Alum
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original

Fine classic shave in the Southern Den Friday morning. Arrived late last night, up early to start our travel adventure to my wife’s favorite place. Three passes to a close and comfortable shave.


Shavette Shave # 246

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Parker SRX
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Ever Ready 200T
Lather: Wholly Kaw King of Oud
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw King of Oud
Additional Care:
Omega Alum

Excellent Shavette shave this morning. I took two almond size KoO soap with me for this trip as the march towards the Edmund Fitzgerald continues.

The Parker SRX is an excellent razor. I like the stainless steel as it looks quite sleek. The end result of the shave was as good as it can get. Now I am ready for fun in the 84 degree sunshine today.

Have a great day gentlemen.