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

One more wetshaving artisan company that has faded out over the long haul? I still miss Jeeves of Hudson Street. And regret the loss of the venerable Canadian J.M.Fraser's Shaving Cream production line to the dislocation of the global Covid pandemic...

 

I plan to spend this last 30DC month as "Do Whatever You Want December". And since my last shaves in November worked so well, I think what I want to do is use that same set of gear for December -- probably not a strict Rule but more a self-imposed Focus:

Wednesday December 3 (evening) - Do Whatever You Want December

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)(5)

Soap: TOBS Lavender shave cream (croap)

Brush: Simpson's Chubby 2 Synthetic

Lather Bowl: None

Post: rinse, alum, rinse, TSD Lavender Shave Milk splash

Last shave: Wednesday November 26 (evening) - 7 days ago

The setup:



Since my last two shaves went so well, I just repeated the setup and the steps - with one exception: I used Lavender instead of Vanilla Shave Milk for the finish.

Overall, I got the same excellent result as for my last two shaves.

Two passes of the razor had me back from a 7-day scruff to cleanshaven. First pass was WTG everywhere and second pass was XTG on the face and ATG on the neck. I avoided doing a third pass to get to BBS as that is one pass too far and will be the one that results in mild razorburn.

Once again, I paid special attention to skin stretching, especially on my neck. The result was a very smooth shave with no nicks, blood spots or razorburn. The alum was completely silent at the end.

The TSD splash provided a pleasant finish with a bit of moisturizing for the current dry cold weather.

Hope the week is going well for everyone!

 

Great shave with a great combination of Red Tip and Galahad C3. Admirable

Mais out! it's the technique that is priceless, n'est pas?

Very nice shave, not sure I have seen the Vie Long Shave stick before, or maybe the little grey cells are fading.

Fantastic result John.

 

4th Dec 2025

Nothing to report except a repeat shave and setup with near BBS result and no damage

Off to lunch with my eldest son

Stay well one and all

 

Thank you Chris...I have featured the Vie -Long Shave stick before in my shave set ups, sadly another superb shave stick no longer made. When I first got the LEA shave stick I wasn't aware that it was the new non-tallow lanolin and glycerin version which is a great stick in it's own right, however I was informed that the Vie Long Shave stick had the same ingredients as the LEA tallow stick and was curious to compare it with the added tallow , which gives a slightly better overall performance. I like Spanish made shaving products. The La Toja classic & sensitive shave creams + shave sticks has discontinued production which is a shame, fortunately I have two unopened La Toja sticks, + one Vie -Long stick in my soap collection which will keep me going for quite some time.

 

Today's shave was an 8/10 as I used dial 2 but moved to dial 3 as dial 2 was not enough. I got 3 cuts with 1 not wanting to stop bleeding and opened the skin cut while achieving nearly a BBS shave. Today was Personna USA 100 pack from 2017, day 7 topside/total. I do flip the blade over around 16 and count the flipped side amount with also a total overall.

I used, as always, my H 2 or 1962 Gillette Adjustable slim handle shaver without the case.

I shaved before the shower, but I only used water on the blade/head of shaver to help with feel, so I did not cut myself, but this failed I still kept the blade/head of shaver wet as needed. I did do a partial clean in middle of shave at about 70%--80% and did a final full clean at the end.

 

Great Throwback Thursday shave. I decided to feature the AGARWOOD scent, which came about 7 centuries before I did, so that qualifies as a Throwback . About 0:40 at the Loading Dock with the Stoylin soap. Fine overall shave. Had to work a bit harder than usual up at North Porcupine, but got it done.. No incidents of negativity. 2 healthy passes. Agadir A.S. gives me such a pleasant close. Might re-order when this is out. Super Duper Outstanding.

 

Jeeves is gone for good, huh? Shux. I had been thinking of another product from them.

 

He went home to be with the Lord. He was a good guy and was very supportive of the shaving community.

 

Great shave as always Barry.

 

Thank you John. I will miss this site. It made my journey much easier and I will never forget it. I have seen other sites and do not have a similar thread like this one to assist newbies.

 

Super shave and post John. Lavender is one of my favorite scents.

 

Knicks and cuts are part of the game. Thankfully, you don't need stitches.

 

I just received a package from @Chris B all the way from Australia. The contents were:




In my wildest dreams, I never thought that I would ever be able to try the now unobtainium MWF. Thank you for your generosity and for making it possible for me to have not one, but 2 pucks of MWF Chris.

 

It must have happened during one of the periods when I wasn't visiting the TSD forums much, because I missed that news. I am very sorry to hear that. He was a good man and a pillar of the shaving fraternity here.

 

I agree. I ended up mainly on TSD instead of Badger & Blade or one of the other sites because if the 30DC.

 

Thanks, Joe.

 

Congratulations all around on this one! It's nice that you will have a chance to try this legendary soap, Joe. And it was generous of you to send it, Chris! A prime example of why I have liked being a part of the TSD community.

 

It happened March 2024 and one of the members told me and said not to mention it, but now I didn't see the harm of sharing it. I wanted to acknowledge Chris who was the original moderator and supported me to take over from successors.