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

Happy with my Tuesday shave. Clean&clear across the face&neck with the Proraso Refreshing Shave Foam. . Ditto North and South Porcupine, although a little extra work was done on both ends. . No damage anywhere. One pass. Great close with the Proraso Refreshing A.S. Super Duper Outstanding.

 

I'm thinking, with all this humid weather, it might be time to put my Clubman shave soap(Mama Bear)in the fridge for some time to avoid it melting. I can't fit it into either of my "dens", so it's been on the kitchen counter all this time. Maybe another "fridge trip" for the Aqua Velva clone soap, too...as I said before I think the shipping prOHcess warmed it up a little. It's supposed to be icy.

 

July 9 SOTA

Good afternoon.

King C Gillette
Dorco ST 300 DE Blade ( fresh )
JR #290 Cashmere Brush
Stirling Tsuka SS, AS and Edt
Stirling Alum Block
Lucky Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 2.25 Days



Did a facelather shave with the King C Gillette razor. I received a BBS result with just 2 passes and minor pickups. There wasn't any blood loss. Thank goodness because I had my blood drawn this morning at the lab. The alum feedback was slight. Splashed on the witch hazel, the matching aftershave and the matching eau de toilette to finish this shave. Take care

 

Nice shave V.

 

Terrific Tabac shave.

 

Excellent shave Chris.

 

thank you Joe.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

10th July 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

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

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Naturalé aloe Vera & olive oil bar soap.
Brush: Omega 48 Pro.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Scottish Fine Classic Shaving Soap.
Blade: Lord Shark Super Stainless. (D2)
Razor: 2020 King C. Gillette.

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./Bulldog Original Moisturiser./ Brut Splash-On Lotion.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

The 2020 King C. Gillette. performed with excellence mowing through my face stubble with effortless ease. The Shark super stainless has surprised me how well they have paired up with my vintage & modern Gillette DE razors.

A close comfortable 2 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Brut Splash-On Lotion.

My face is feeling smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

thanks Gary

cool shave

nice result Joe, one bloodletting per day is enough I say

thank you Joe

Nice going Barry. I have run out of Brut, but remember it quite well.

 

Thank you Chris.

 

-Thursday-
new rfb tuckaway
mr.ee custom 10098
fine platinum
legend spirit



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I'm glad you listed your aftershave, since the razor did a nice job of blocking the title. I'll have a serious decision to make when I run out of my Fine Latigo A.S., as Doc Fine raised the cost of his arsenal.

 

Great shave this Throwback morning. A minute at the Loading Dock for the Stoylin Iceberg Island. As it turned out, it was a chilly morning, so I had some "reactions" to the Iceberg(see below*). Clean, clear shave all around. No damage. 2 passes. The Caswell Massey aftershave finished me off in fine fashion. I'll have to wait for another CW discount offer on aftershaves to get another one, though. Meanwhile, I've been enjoying the CW hand-soaps. As Outstanding As It Gets

*-1. YEEOWWWW
2.OHHHNOOOO.

 

fine shave Paul.

 

Thank you Gary-the kind of result I LIKE on a Throwback Thursday.

 

fine thursday shave Barry.

 

Maybe there's a Brut dupe somewhere waiting for you???

 

Thursday July 10 ( morning) - Just Cold Water July



Prep: Hot shower with Aleppo olive oil and 20% bay laurel oil soap (traditional anti-acne); followed by cold water pre-shave face rinse

Razor: Matte black stainless steel Supply 2.0 injector with "nick-proof" SE comb plate / Supply White Label (house-branded Personna)(8)

Soap: TOBS Lavender Shave Cream croap

Brush: Semogue SOC cherrywood badger refitted by Jason @jtspartan with ApShaveCo Tuxedo synthetic knot

Lather Bowl: None

Post: rinse, alum, rinse, TSD Lavender Aftershave Milk

Last shave: Tuesday July 1 ( morning) - 9 days ago

The TOBS shave cream is now a hard croap but it still loads easily and face lathers well. It provided excellent glide and protection as well as good post-shave skin care.

Two passes - one WTG on my face and ATG on my neck and the next XTG everywhere - removed the stubble with no need of any cleanup passes. To be more precise, I didn't look closely to seeif I needed any cleanup. From 3 feet away in the mirror,it looked like a DFS and that was good enough for today..

Alum would probably have been silent - if I had remembered to use it... Anyway I had no visible nicks, blood spots or razorburn. The lavender scent of the TSD Aftershave Milk finished off a good shave.

 

fine thursday shave John.