30 Day Rule / Focus; December 2025. The Final One.

Tatara Masamune with open comb plate.
Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade.
Tatara/ Semogue boar brush.
Soap Commander Honor shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
American Tobacco by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

Great Monday shave. Three very nice passes.

Happy Monday everyone!

 

Great start for the final month Danny.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

2nd December 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: Semogue 1438.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Blue's goat milk Shaving Soap.
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Blue pack.(D2)
Razor: Pearl SBF-11 TTO.
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Head/Dome)- Parker Injector PTFE.(D1)

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./P&G Old Spice Hawkridge ASL./L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

Greetings,

I can't remember the last time that I added the Blue's goat milk Shaving Soap to my soap rotation and totally forgot how well it lathers and it's wonderful post shave feel.

A close efficient face & head shave with no errors to report. Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

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

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Awesome shave Danny. Hope all is well.

 

Very nice shave Barry.

 

thank you Joe.

 

Agreed, tip of the hat to @Trigger

Congrats on the new acquisition Joe, never enough eh?

Thanks for showing another superb razore

Super setup and shave Barry

 

Tuesday 02 Dec 2025

2 Days growth

December already: time to bring out the…

....Soap = Stirling Christmas Eve
Brush = My Big Fat Omega 10049,
Bowl = White plastic, large
Razor = Rocket HD
Blade = Permasharp day 4 Perfectomundo
Passes = 2 and touch ups, followed up with some ATG around the mouth
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal
ASL = Proraso green Rinfrescante
Scent = Stirling Spice
December Damage = None

Fantastic shave as we head into the final round of the TSD 30 day focus

 

I thought Go Christmas theme like using Cella due to the guy on it looking like Santa and is red color for the products, using peppermint scented shaving products or a shaver with a red or darker green shaving handle.

 

Thank you Chris. Not that I need anymore hardware but I could not resist the price.

 

Awesome shave Chris. Perhaps one day I will pick up the Christmas Eve software. I just have enough soap for at least another 15 years.

 

It's great to see you bring out a soap that you had on the backburner. Fine shave Barry.

 

DE shave # 627 - DEcember - Merkur 37c

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Suneko Amorphous Diamond SS
Brush: Semogue Galahad C3 Boar
Lather: Ginger’s Garden Festivus
Aftershave: Ginger’s Garden Festivus
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Fabulous shave with a razor that I have had since the mid 90’s. The 37c always delivers an exceptionally close and smooth shave. The same can be said of its cousin in the Southern Den, the 39c, aka “The Sledgehammer”.

This shave features the Ginger’s Garden soap Festivus which I picked up late last December.
The scent profile is as follows: “Rum, lemon, lime, woods, bergamot, Iris, musk, apples, patchouli and cedarwood.” It is very refreshing.

The three passes with the 37c delivered a close shave without any PTisms. My face feel smooth and velveteen. It is time to begin the day of errands before the Nor’Easter dumps on us a little later. Fortunately, for Joe, @Trigger, this will be a rain event rather than snow.

Have a great day all.

 

Stirling Christmas Eve is a wonderful scent. It's a shame you can't get the splash. The Omega 10049 is a great inexpensive boar brush that fosters a great lather. Proraso aftershave has a great cooling effect. Nicely done Chris.

 

Awesome shave Joe. Yes, I definitely don't like the snow and the cold temps.

 

Well, then you would have Delight in Christmas December in keeping with alliterative monthly themes.

 

Thanks Chris

 

Thanks Joe....good to hear from you and we are doing good.

Take care

 

Colibri (Hummingbird) with 1.10 mm solid bar plate.
Kampfe Angle Razor shavette.
Yaqi Teardrop stainless steel handle.
Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade.
Shore Shave Cool Water Mint Ribbon synthetic brush.
Eufros shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
Scottish Antique by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

Joe @Trigger

I neverously brought out a shavette this morning. It has been a while since I used a "straight blade". The Angle Razor looks like it wouldn't handle great but it was surprisingly very controllable.

I successfully completed the first pass with the shavette and finished the shave up with the Colibri.

Overall a very nice shave with no blood loss.