30 Day Rule/Focus; April 2025. All Are Welcome!

thank you Joe.many higher up or top shelf items start with "A"..

 

Lovely error free shae Joe, nice lather too

 

Really nice No 21 and case
Super silver setup

 

Late post:

04 April 2025

1 Days growth

Hot Water Prep and Preshave = Palmolive shave cream
Cream/Soap = Stirling Bergamot and Lavender
Brush = Omega boar 10049
Bowl = took out the white bowl, but forgot to use it! Straight to the face for a face lather
Razor = Aristocrat ~ 1947
Blade = Willy’s (1) made in the Kashmir area
Passes = 2
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal, TOBS royal forest
ASL = Whiskey woods
Scent = TBS Black Musk

Today this Indian made blade felt a bit rough. Maybe because of only having a 1 day growth and a close shave yesterday. Smooth enough I guess but not as sharp in the 2nd pass as I would have liked

Initially I lathered the Stirling straight over the pre-shave, adding water progressively. Still too thick
Better slickness in the 2nd pass: the lather turns out a bit runny in my later passes

Held back a bit due to the blade not feeling as sharp and needing more strokes per area

No damage. Acceptable shave for a work Friday

 

Sunday 06 April 2025

2 Days growth

Decided to give the Willy's another chance on a 2 day growth...

Hot Water Prep and Preshave = Palmolive shave cream
Cream/Soap = Stirling Bergamot and Lavender
Brush = Omega boar 10049
Bowl = white
Razor = Gillette Aristocrat ~ 1947
Blade = Willy’s (1) made in the Kashmir area (who was Willy I wonder?)
Passes = 2 + and back of the neck
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal, TOBS royal forest
ASL = Whiskey woods
Scent = Bulgari Man Wood Essence

Thought I would try the same blade with a 2 day growth: it works fine, it's a blade afterall, but not as sharp as others, still needing more strokes per area, and quite rough overall I thought

Each time I use this Aristocrat I get the impression it is not as robust or solid as the Rocket HDs or others eg the No 66

Super smooth shave all over, very happy with that, BBS in areas, DFS everywhere else

One weeper top lip: mea culpa, ATG with a not-so-smooth blade

The stiptick got taken out of storage and promptly acquired a red tinged tip: job done

Have a great Sunday one and all

 

thank you Chris.

 

6th April 2025.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

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

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Ingram Shave cream.
Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum. (D2)
Razor: Baili BD191 head w/Muhle R89 Handle.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, /Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Alcolado glacial mentholated splash lotion./Aloe Vera Gel.

Greetings,

Recently I've being on "menthol theme shave mode" the combination of being a cold water shaver & the menthol creams & soaps are an stimulation invigorating tonic for my face & head sensors.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Aloe Vera Gel.

My face is feeling cool & super smooth.

Keep safe and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

splendid sunday shave Barry.

 

-The-Sunday-Shave-
no.22
wcs lantern silvertip
black watch



good morning gents
splendid sunday shave
have a fabulous sunday everyone
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Thank you Gary.

 

April 6 SOTA Head and Faceshave

Good afternoon.

Mühle R102
Gillette 7 o'clock Super Platinum DE Blade (3,4)
Hembree-Maggard Timberwolf Synthetic Brush
Music City Suds Lavender and Ever Amen SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Beard Growth: 1.25 Days
Dome Turf: 6 days



I definitely needed a headshave so I grabbed my Mühle R102. Three error-free passes on my dome and face gave me a comfortable face shave and a cueball smooth dome. I decided to open my new second container of Music City Suds Lavender Soap. This soap is no longer made so when it's Fitzgerald, then c'est la vie. The soap has a hard, rough texture so I had to opt for loading the soap on the brush and face lather. Here's the pic:



The alum was silent. Applied the splash to top the shave. Take care.

 

Fine shave Chris. I have never used Willy blades. However, I have seen them used on videos from shavers who prefer mild blades. Maybe that blade needs to be used in a more aggressive razor or it may not be a good fit for your beard type.

 

Terrific shave Barry. I like the menthol sensation on my head and neck as well, but I will wait until the temps get to be near 30° C and above before I add menthol drops to my lathers.

 

Super Seaforth Sunday shave Gary.

 

thank you Joe

cool muhle shave headshave Joe.

 

Thanks Gary.

 

SRS # 1271 - Sample Soap Sunday - TTFFC Spring Fern

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Thistle 5/8”
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T2 Sovereign Synthetic
Lather: TTFFC Spring Fern
Aftershave: Proraso Rinfrescante
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

superb sample soap shave. Three passes to super smoothness on another dreary day. Stay warm.

 

Wonderful stuff and shave Joe.

 

fine sample sunday shave Joe

 

Thank you Joe.