30 Day Rule/Focus, May 2025. All Are Welcome!

-Monday-
1940's minora
simpson
eton college



good morning gents
minora monday may shave
fine citrus lather built with the mighty simpson special,a small brush with lofty goals..
smooth 2 passer with the 1946 era minora razor,this time with a solid handle on it,minor pickups.
matching splash to finish
awesome
have a fantastic day everyone

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I like the efficiency of open comb razors.

 

Thank you Gary

 

Wonderful shave Gary.

 

thank you Joe.

 

I’m new here, but I think you said newbies can start whenever, so I’ll do Menthol May starting tomorrow.
(-:

 

20th May 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

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

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 10066.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Proraso Sensitive Shaving Cream.
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword. (D3)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic.
Razor: Supply V2 (**) base plate.(Head/Dome) - Personna Injector PTFE. (D1)

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./Benjamin's mentholated bay rum./L'0REAL Soothing Birch Sap PSB.

(Face & Head Shave)

Greetings,

The Proraso Sensitive Soap always provides me with slick protective lather leaving an equally good post shave feel.

An effortless head/dome shave with the Supply V2 fitted with a fresh Personna Injector PTFE blade. I'm starting to appreciate this razor again after the long period of me not adding it to my razor rotation.

Finishing the shave off a with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Soothing Birch Sap PSB.

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

thank you Joe.

 

yes,absolutely.welcome.

 

terrific tuesday shave,gear and pic Barry.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Grazie Joe

Thanks Joe. Hmm, yes. Good point. I do remember dulling blades needing more effort >>>>> haemorrhage Lol!
Advice taken, Blade Binned

elegant shave setup Gary

Welcome @Skimmer776 the more the merrier

Impressive headshave with a SE razor.

 

Exactly right John, for the most part. I have tried shaving with no pre-shave, and so far no good. Any kind of preshave works better for me

Normally hot water prep 30secs x3
Pre-shave prep with either proraso or lately Palmolive shave cream or other shave creams. Hand rub in adding some water. It stays on while I lather up in the bowl.
Face rinse again prior to lathering
It does add time/cost/effort, but it's part of my ritual

I have found with Mitchell's Wool Fat (which I regard as a tolerable acquaintance rather than a close friend) if I lather straight over the pre shave it works better.
With other soaps like Stirling if I do that it also provides a sort of super lather.

I am getting to the end of the Palmolive shave cream at the moment. I have toyed with the idea of using it on its own to see how that works for me, but since I am on a damage free quest for May, I will leave that for another day.

 

Thank you Chris. I had a great head shave with the Supply V2 this morning. I still prefer my Parker InjRzr for my headshaves though, the weight & balance a great combo. However, the Supply is a superb razor, I just have to adjust to it's heft & apply more attention when shaving with it than I do with my Parker and other injector razors.

 

thank you Chris.

 

-Tuesday-
new SC
omega
col conk bay rum
taconic bay rum



good morning gents
fine conk bay rum lather built with the semogue boar
smooth 2 passer with the new SC,minor pick ups
taconic bay rum to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone

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May 20 SOTM

Good afternoon.

Shavette Shave #616
Dovo
Personna Hairshaper Blade (6)
J T Spartan Synthetic Brush
Captain's Choice North SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Beard Growth: 2.5 Days




It is a late post. Three passes for a smooth and comfortable shave. Did get a small chin weep. The soap is hard so I did a brush load and then facelathered. Soap was slick so the razor easily glided on my skin. Alum feedback was minimal. Splashed the matching aftershave and good to go. Take care.

 

Thanks Joe.

 

Good-looking setup and shave Joe.

 

Super Shave John. One day, I will try the Scots Pine Sheep.