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

-The-Sunday-Shave-
no.48
tuxedo
cf lime
azur lime



good morning gents
another go with the castle forbes
awesome
have a fine sunday everyone
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Thank you Gary.

 

April 13 SOTA Headshave

Good afternoon.

1959 Gillette Fatboy (6.5)
Gillette 7 o'clock Permasharp DE Blade (2)
MrEE Tuxedo Brush
Barbus Sport Original SC
Gentlemen's Nod Zaharoff Signature Series AS
Stirling Alum Block
Dome Turf: 7days



Three error-free passes gave me a cueball smooth shave. Barbus is very slick and does a great job. It's awesome because it provides a quick, thin lather. Didn't have any alum feedback. Finished with the aftershave. Take care.

 

Very nice setup and shave Barry.

 

Excellent setup and shave Chris.

 

Fine, fine setup and shave Gary.

 

thank you Joe.

cool barbus/gentlemens nod shave Joe.. the juniper reverie soap is from G.N.nice stuff

 

Thanks Gary. You may remember that I wasn't impressed with the matching soap. I just felt that the soap didn't produce the type of lather that I wanted.
I had to use more soap to get a good consistency. Maybe your Juniper reverie has a different base to make a fine lather. As always, ymmv.

 

it seems so,juniper reverie is made with the updated c-4 base.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

April 14 SOTM

Good morning.

GEM MMOC
GEM SE Blade, (7)
Omega Boar Synthetic Brush
Captain's Choice 45th Parallel SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Beard Growth: 3 days



I decided that it was Micromatic Monday so my GEM MMOC got the nod. Thanks @JACarbone Joe for piffing this razor to me.
The blade was a little rough so I only did 2 passes for an error-free smooth shave. I facelathered instead of using one of my shave bowls. However, did get a nice, slick, thin lather which was fine with me.
The alum was mostly silent. Splashed on a double portion of the matching aftershave so I am ready for the day. After the shave, I did bin the blade and will replace it with a new one the next time that I will use this razor. Take care.

 

Monday's shave did not include any "Menthol", but I'll make up for that as it gets warmer(and hotter).:

prep-Dove Care 4 Men Bodywash(in shower)
lather-Mama Bear Soap(Beau Brummel)
brush-Stoylin Mid-Sized synthetic
razor-BLADE(kinda like Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE)
A.S.-Razorock Puros

Very well-done. I still have lots to go on the Mama Bear soap, but will order a different MB when this is done. Course I still have her Clubman clone. Clean and clear most everywhere, but for a small amount I left on the right sideburn area. I think I solved the issue of North Porcupine with this razor, just go North-South at all times, no switching. In this area, the Gillette treats me better. 2 passes. Zero cuts, Knicks, Polka-dots. Fine finish from the Razorock Puros A.S. Its tobacco scent is nice and mild-cigar leaf. I prefer that tobacco scent better than that of San Juan Hill(Bricktown Shaving), but I'll keep the San Juan Hill, just won't re-purchase it. I already have another Bricktown in mind. But as for today's shave, Super Duper Outstanding.

 

fantastic way to start the week gentlemen.

 

-Monday-
brit tech hybrid
simpson
eton college



good morning gents
enjoying the spring citrus run..
lovely eton college lather built with the mighty simpson best badger
smooth 2 passer with the rhodium brit tech hybrid,minor pickups
matching splash to finish
awesome
have a fantastic day everyone
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Thanks Gary.

 

I didn't know a former auto mechanic can go preppy! Lol! Marvelous Monday shave Gary.

 

thank you Joe..loli don't think a preppy shave will change me..

 

Thanks Gary

Awesome indeed
Scottish shaving cream with French on the label…

Thanks Joe

You seem fond of the 45th parallel Joe
Nice shave overall

In a word: awesome

 

thank you Chris.

 

Thanks Chris. I have both the shave soap and shave cream. I had ordered the shave cream from Pasteur's Pharmacy in NYC, but they shipped the soap instead. I called them that they made a mistake on my order. They shipped the cream and told me to keep the soap at no extra charge. That's great customer service.