30 Day Rule/Focus; November 2025. All Are Welcome.

Thanks Casey, I might lurk at some of these sites for a while

 

Blackland Vector.
Feather Pro Guard blade.
Shore Shave Cool Water Mint Ribbon synthetic brush.
Lakewood Soap Company Smokeberry shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
Scottish Antique by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

Awesome shave this morning.

I know I have not been around for a while but a good friend checked on me yesterday.

I hope everyone is doing great!

 

I think we are all good apart from the news that TSD is closing down at the end of the year, so we will have to find a new shaving forum home....

 

Most definitely bad news.

 

20th November 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

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

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Nivea Men Sensitive Pro Ultra-Calming Liquid Shaving Cream.
Blade: DERBY USTA. (D4)
Razor: Parker 55SL Semi-Slant.

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+ Witch Hazel./ Benjamins Mentholated Bay Rum. / L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

I'm really impressed on how the DERBY USTA blade has performed throughout the week.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

My face is feeling smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Nice setup, Barry! That Nivea shaving cream looks like an interesting newer commercial drugstore product. Same with the L'Oreal ASB. I may see if they are available on this side of the pond. I don't think Benjamins splash is.

And Parker sells relatively inexensive but very well-made razors. I have never much liked the slant-style razors but that one is a good-looking model.

 

Thank you, john. The Nivea cream & L'Oreal are well worth trying out if they are available on your side of the pond. However, both of what you see in my photo are quite old and I'm not sure if they are still in production. The Parker 55SL is a great smooth efficient razor, it's slightly less assertive than my Merkur 37C & 39C slant bar razors, but in my opinion the "semi-slant title" is just for selling purposes.

You have probably noticed in my postings I have a passion for Indian made shaving products, I have quite a collection of Parker DE razors & also have the Parker Adjustable Injector Razor too. they are not for everyone but, they work for me, and "that's all that Counts IMHO.

My last The Shave Den December 2025 shave focus will be a Indian/subcontinent hardware shaving product focus, of which I'll be using the Indian made Pearl SBF-11 TTO DE razor, of which I've infrequently used if the truth be known for my face shaves pairing it up with the Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) PTFE coated DE blades. I find they work really well with all my DE razors, because they are inexpensive I use them for two shaves then use a fresh one. For my head/dome shaves I will be using the Parker InjRzr paired together with the Parker injector PTFE blades.

I hope all is well for you on your side of the pond. Take care.

Yours- Barry.

 

Sheild titanium razor.
Feather Pro Guard blade.
Razorock Plissoft synthetic brush.
Soap Commander Drive shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
American Tobacco by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

Awesome Alabama shave this morning.

The Feather Pro Guard blades are a little tuggy on the first shave but they smooth out on the second shave.

Happy Thursday everyone!

 

That's an A+ shave Casey.

 

Great setup and shave Danny. That brush is just so awesome!

 

As always, it's a nice setup and shave Barry.

 

I haven't used the term Alabama Awesome shave in a while. It definitely was Danny.

 

fabulous shaves and pics gentlemen

 

-Thursday-
canadian valet vc4
jr 282
autumn cabin
pino silvestri



good morning gents
i guess the NO.vember theme went out the window..
thought i would go with a woody shave
fine mcduff's lather built with Jr's 400 yebrawood badger
smooth 2 passer with the farm implement based valet vc4,minor pickups
thayers astringent and pino silvestre cologne to finish
awesome
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"Veni, vidi, vici !'
i learned to shave properly here
and i did it in style..
i thank all the mentors,enablers and peers for your help,wisdom ,influence and most of all..
patience and friendship
i have a daily reminder of all of you,
1 pass at a time
cheers

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Thanks Gary

 

Thanks Joe

 

Thanks Joe..it is a purdy one.

 

Although TSD is closing at the end of this year, I would like to stay in touch

Mr. Gillette, you have done it again. The amount of knowledge that has been posted over the last 10 almost 11 years since this thread began has been pure gold.

 

Thank you, Gary.

 

Joe.