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

Thank you Joe.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

-Friday-
razo-rock ssgamechanger .84p/ss thin bar handle
rr 400 synthetic
the dead sea



good morning gents
first outing with the razo-rock ss gamechanger .84p/ss thin bar handle
lovely dead sea lather built with the razo-rock 400 synthetic
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the rr ss razor has nice weight and balance,very well made,grippy handle,no blade tab overhang
fine fit and finish,no blade sticking in baseplate issues
***
smooth 2 passer,very minor pickups,easy BBS
no feedback from the matching splash
awesome
***
happy to have finally indulged in one
will stay in rotation
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have a fine friday everyone
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Fine Throwback shave yesterday. Nice paint job on the face&neck from the Prorasso Refreshing Foam. Zero damage. Great finish from the Proraso Refreshing aftershave. It was a hot&humid day, perhaps I should have gone with something colder, but the Proraso Duo worked well. One thing I like about my Refreshing Foam is I didn't have to struggle to loosen the top-it just came right off, no problem. I did struggle with the red foam, not sure how it happened, but I'm "stuck" with it. Aaaaah, no worries about that until it gets colder. Anyway, As Outstanding As It Gets for this shave.

 

fine friday shave Paul.

 

Well, that was on Throwback day. Actually, I had the same stuff out today, and was very pleased again, so thanks, buddeh .

 

Great shaves, Gary and Paul!

 

thank you.

 

It's hot here, so I'm mostly using my shave soaps that have a bit of cooling feeling, in rotation. Yesterday was 117 (or was it 118?) at Sky Harbor Int'l Airport in Phoenix. I'm not in Phoenix, but I'm not too terribly far away. It was slightly cooler today, but still above 110.

Yesterday, I used Astoria soap from Moon soaps, along with my Edwin Jagger razor, a Wilkinson Sword blade, and my Razor Emporium synthetic brush. Moon's Astoria is a wonderful soap, and has just a kiss of menthol for a touch of cooling. Some nice, cooling Nivea sensitive Cooling post-shave balm rounded out the 2-pass shave with zero burn and zero issues.

Today's shave was the same, but for using LEA hard soap rather than the Astoria. LEA also has a kiss of menthol. Another burn-free, issue-free 2-pass shave!

 

That's what Barry and you say. (And now I see the other Joe - @JACarbone - echoed it). And the purpose of the 30DC is to experiment together to improve shaving results....

 

Was that some kind of Travel Tech, Gary? I don't remember ever seeing a handle like that before on a Tech...

 

Sounds like a great pair of shaves!

 

Fancy schmancy new razor, Gary! But aren't you in danger of having your Vintage Gillette Fan Club membership revoked???

 

that is the rarer of the canadian war era tech travel handles..

 

thank you John lol,but no.i had a razorock mamba ss razor some time back but passed it along .it was very mild.i can use this new razor for travel..my gillettes are far too valuable for me to risk losing them when traveling..just another tick off the bucket list..to be honest,it feels like a red tip..

 

FWIW, I also prefer a 'cold' water shave. I use demi-quotes around the word "cold" because there is no way to get cold water from the tap here for much of the year. It's tepid to warm at its coolest now, but it's still preferable to hot for me, in terms of irritation mitigation and general shave results.

 

21st June 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 Naturalé aloe vera & olive oil bar soap.
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Rainbow Brown Synthetic. (Faux Horse)
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl
Lather: Omega Eucalyptus Shaving Cream.
Blade: Gillette Winner Platinum. (D1)
Razor: Parker 87R.
Razor: Gillette Guard. (Head/Dome) (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./Boots Cucumber Moisturising Lotion./Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol ASL.

( Summer Solstice Face & Head Shave)

Greetings,

A new shave set up to start the weekend..

The Omega shaving cream Omega shaving cream provided slick protective lather, the kick from the Eucalyptus oil has a wonderful cooling effect and a great morning wakeup call for my ageing face & head sensors.

Another enjoyable close comfortable combined face and head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol ASL.

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

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

 

fine weekender shave Barry.

 

Thank you Gary.