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

27 April no shave day

Monday 28 April 2025

All-Blades April continues….

2 days growth

Hot Water Prep and Preshave = Palmolive shave cream
Cream/Soap = Stirling Bergamot and Lavender
Brush = Omega boar 10049
Bowl = white bowl
Razor = Gillette Rocket HD
Blade = Parker Premium Platinum (1)
Passes = 2 and done
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal, L’Occitane ASB
ASL = Fine Latigo
Scent = Santal Spirit Sandalwood

The Parker blade really surprised me, being both smooth and sharp enough for a comfortable and most enjoyable 2 pass shave

Another damage free DFS to start yet another day

Off to the Orthopaedic surgeon today: my wife’s first follow up visit after her total knee joint replacement on 9th April. It’s been a bit rough for her in the last few weeks. They say it can take up to a year to ‘come right’

Have a great week ahead everyone

 

Cool razor / brush combo. Still going with the lime theme

 

awesome HD shave Chris.

thank you Chris.lovin the lime

 

-Monday-
#77 new rfb 2 piece
ever-ready
barbiere classico
alt innsbruck



good morning gents
fine barbiere lather built with the ever-ready badger
smooth 2 passer with the new rfb 2 piece,minor pick ups.
alt innsbruck to finish
awesome
have a fine monday everyone
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Top-notch shave this morning, to close out the Hub City Soaps PAGES until next fall. I had to keep rotating the puck in my hand to load the b rush(it's almost gone, but I'll keep it around). Clean, clear shave all around. No cuts, Knicks, one Polka-dot, that disappeared with the cold rinse&A.S. strength. 2 passes. PAGES, to refresh, makes the user feel as if he is reading leather-bound books in an attic, or library(where I am now). Go back to old-school authors, poets, that is the PAGES scenery. I got some good tingly sensations both on my face and neck with the PAGES aftershave. As Outstanding As It Gets.

 

fine start to the week Paul

 

Thanks Gary....Minus the polka-dot, it was a great shave. Even so, I was glad to be able to get rid of the thing, with no pain.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

April 28 Micromatic Monday SOTE

Good evening

GEM MMOC
GEM SE Blade (fresh)
JR #290 Cashmere Brush
TSD Orange SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Beard Growth: 51 hours



I thought that I would make Micromatic Monday session this evening. Did 2 error-free passes for a close shave. Alum was loud. Luckily, I wasn't. Lol! Splashed on the matching aftershave to end this shave. Take care.

 

Wonderful shaves gentleman!

 

Very nice shave Chris. I am believing for your wife's full recovery will be much sooner.

 

Awesome barbershop shave Gary!

 

awesome start to the week Joe

thank you Joe

and again

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

A wonderful Micromatic shave Joe. I really like the efficiency of the Gem razor & blade duo.

 

29th April 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Vaseline Healthy Bright Soap Bar with Vitamin B3.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Nivea Men Body shave Stick.
Razor: Baili BD191 head w/Muhle R89 Handle. - Voskhod Teflon Coated. (D1)
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Head/Dome) - Personna Injector PTFE. (D4)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head 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./Gummy Traditional Turkish Lavender Cologne./Aloe Vera Gel.

(Face & Head Shave)

Greetings,

A close comfortable face & head shave to finish the month off wonderfully.

The Nivea Men shave stick providing a good acceptable slick lather and a great post shave with no drying out on my skin in between each pass leaving a good post shave feel.

In May I will be doing another mini focus with the Classic Wilkinson Sword & Wilkinson Sword Premium (TTO) razors, paired together with the (German) WS Classic & (Indian) Gillette WS blades for my face shaves.

For my head/dome Shaves, I will be using the Supply V2 injector paired together with the Personna PTFE SS Injector blades.

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

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Thanks Gary
I can see that!

Thanks Joe. Let's hope it's faster than that even

 

Not bad Joe, error free with the Micromatic. Might have to take out my SE's more often in May.
I see you did an evening shave, I don't often go that route, might try that on a weekend

Another cool shave as usual Barry. Your usual eclectic line up. Turkish Lavendar, Nivea shave stick... can't find any of that stuff locally. If we ever manage to do another overseas trip, I might take an empty travelbag and stock up on eclectic things!

 

That's a fun looking retro/classic shave.