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

aaaaand....aNOTHER soap company to look up. Nice to see the animal on the lid(similar to MacDuff Soaps)

 

Correction, the aftershave was Proraso-just like Throwback Thursday.

 

Tuesday Morning 19/08/2025

• Razor : Alpha Outlaw Evolution 316L Stainless Steel Viper handle. (Hong Kong)
• Blade : Gillette Nacet Stainless (1) (Russia).
• Brush : Yaqi Caramel Cats Whiskers Two Band Badger. (China).
• Soap : DLC-Yaqi Smoking Aces soap sample. (China).
• Aftershave : Genuine Ogallala bay Rum & Vanilla Splash (USA).
• Weight : 126 grams. (razor).

Hi all,
I had a brilliant shave this morning with the Alpha outlaw evolution SS.
There is not much else I can say about this stunning razor that hasn’t already been said the shave is efficient and close and oh so smooth.
Steve from Alpha shaving really up to his game with the redesign of the outlaw which I never tried myself but I’m aware as many of us are that it had issues.

The Gillette Nacet blade is sharp and smooth it paired very well with this razor as I expected.

Finished off nicely with Genuine Ogallala bay rum & vanilla splash.

One pass WTG one pass ATG no touch ups perfect.
No nicks no worries.

Cheers.
PS, I went with an AFL theme today as the finals start in just under two weeks and my team are in with a chance this year.

 

19th August 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 Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 11137 boar.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: HWF Lanolin Shaving Soap (No.1) with Cedarwood & Patchouli.
Blade: Lord Silver Star Super Stainless. (D1)
Razor: Baili BD 191.

Post:
Cold water Face & Head wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse/Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Nivea Men Fresh Moisturising Gel./Cien Men X-Bolt ASL.

Greetings,

A later than normal posting...

The Baili BD 191... is on offer from many different shaving companies, at various prices 'Vikings Blade' & Razorock are just some that comes to mind.

Like the Baili BD177 Rose Gold TTO & Kanzy K100 Chinese clone razors, the Baili BD 191 has a "closed head design" which gives extra protection from catching my ear lobes and under the nose when shaving something of which I like very much about all three razors.

Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Cien Men X-Bolt ASL.

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

SE Shave # 363 - DECLARATION GROOMING MICROMATIC MONDAY - Lamplight Penance

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
Blade: GEM Stainless
Brush: Epsilon Horse Hair
Lather: Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux Lamplight Penance
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Lamplight Penance Toner
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Here is yesterday’s shave. I have been so busy doing my best impersonation of Paul Bunyan that Sunday’s shave was posted in the July thread. I must be starting to show Joe’s age. Our Grand Overseer never misses an oops.
This shave was fabulous with the MMOC. A comfortable three pass shave. The horse hair brush whipped up a huge amount of lather.

This tub is setting up for an appointment with the Edmund Fitzgerald probably in October. I guess it could wait till November when the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald demise occurs. I am striving for October.

 

fantastic shaves and pics gentlemen

 

Thank you Gary.

 

-Tuesday-
minora
semogue
stirling
floid



good morning gents
fabulous first time electric sheep lather,built with the trusty semogue boar.
,darn,this stuff is slick,
smooth 2 passer with the brit minora,minor pickups
floid genuine to finish
awesome
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i will have to say,of the now 6+ stirling soaps i have..
this is my favorite,performance wise
scentwise it's similar to lemon chill,but without the menthol
the floid genuine is a nice classic scent,rich,warm but light.
i like the floid black ,but it's discontinued unfortunately, so i use that stuff sparingly..
the genuine will grow on me..
have a fine day everyone


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1932-what a great year in the scent business-Floid and Gabels. Course just the year before, Skin-Bracer was introduced.

 

Todays shave is 9.5/10 due to a very thin layer of stubble and having to go back to get spots I missed 3 times. Today is day 3 on bottom overall day 17. I used dial 4 during most of the shave except for end touch up was on dial 2.

I used like always my Gillette slim handle H 2 without case.

I shaved after shower so I did not need much water on shaver head/blade with only shower for face.

The new book I got on July-31, King C. Gillette, the man and his wonderful shaving device https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316009377/?tag=thshde-20, my early era of King C Gillete blade before the company moved to the thinner Chinese models, and my Gillette shaver are proving they are still a great trio for this month. I am in the beginning of chapter 10.

I guess my promoting the book on The Shave Den has caused all the cheap versions of the book to be sold out on Amazon so now people can only buy $50+ books but on e-Bay they have a few books in the $20--$30 range total including shipping and a $39 book as well with free shipping.

 

Awesome shave with a great looking photo.

 

Yes, the “close head” design is a plus. Great shave Barry.

 

Any commissions coming your way? Great shave Casey.

 

Love the Electric Sheep. The missus is a fan as well. Great shave Barry. Pick up the Glacial aftershave when you can. You won’t be disappointed.

opps, did I just become an Enabler?

 

Thank you Gary.

 

SRS # 1351

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Taylor Eyewitness 1000
Brush: Purple Haze Badger
Lather: Hoffman’s Shaving Co. “TUT”
Aftershave: Hoffman’s Shaving Co. “TUT”
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

A beautiful cool and comfortable morning on LI. Perfect for my X3Bar Pull Day workout and the splitting of wood.

I rewarded myself with a great shave with the Hoffman’s TUT software. The scent profile is as follows: “This is a classic scent profile but with a twist! Features a very well done Egyptian Musk blended with a Black Oud.”

Three passes with the Taylor straight has left my face smooth and refreshed. The post shave feel is just wonderful.

Hope you are all having a great day.

 

Nope, the book only had one printing in November 1978, probably more to do with this being 75 years since the introduction of the disposable shaving blade in the 1900's around 1906 after King C Gillette perfected the blade, no longer having to make the fully disposable Safe-T-Shavers the company made from 1903 to 1906 in a little under 1000 of these.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

thank you Joe.i have the lemon chill set still,with the glacial aftershave.scent is virtially the same.cheers.