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

Yaqi Bohemian stainless steel razor.
Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade.
Delrin handle synthetic brush.
Stirling Noir shave soap and splash.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.

Thursday and today's shave.

Hard to beat the Stirling....good stuff.

Happy Friday everyone!

 

Stirling shave Danny.

 

13th December 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Skincare Lemon & Bergamot Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Semogue 1305.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: La Barbiera Classic Shaving Soap.
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Blue pack.(D1)
Razor: Pearl SBF-11 TTO.
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Head/Dome)- Parker Injector PTFE.(D4)

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./Superdrug Forest Fresh ASL./ L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

Greetings,

A very eclectic shave set up to start the weekend.

It's been some time since I last added the La Barbiera Shaving Soap to my shaving soap rotation. I'll be revisiting the four soaps through out the week, I've started with the Classic all of four soaps have a pleasant scent which are slightly synthetic but, not overpowering to the point where it's offensive.

what I like about the soap is it creates an protective lather in a short space of time, which doesn't dissipate on application the shea butter leaves a good post shave feel. The fragrance isn't the most important The three things that I like to test for in a shaving soap/cream are slickness, protection, & post shave feel all three are essential especially for wet shaving IMHO. The La Barbiera Shaving Soap gives all three, What more can I ask for.

A close face & head shave with no errors to report.

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

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

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.

 

Great points Barry

Happy days

Some cool razors in your Den Danny

 

Another great shave and fine looking brush Barry

 

13 Dec 2025

2 Days growth

Chugging along with the 30 Day focus... it's working well

Soap = Stirling Christmas Eve, looks it will last till the end of the month at this rate
Brush = Omega 10049
Bowl = White Plastic
Razor = Rocket HD
Blade = Permasharp Day 2
Passes = 2 and touch ups
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal
ASB = TOBS Royal Forest
ASL = Proraso Rinfrescante
Scent = Stirling Spice

Minor scrape left lower chin cleared with cold water, minor alum sting, super smooth

Water, good prep and proper shave soap make all the difference

Have a great day one and all

 

Cool, Joe's happy, we are all happy
Now I just need to master the MWF, my challenge for 2026 then.

 

Thank you Chris. The Semogue 1305 has stood the test of time, it's fully broken in almost feather soft, with just the right amount of backbone great for face & bowl lathering.

 

Today's shave was a 9/10 as I used dial 4, but moved up to dial 5. Yes, going up in dial from 4--5 helped as I got a nearly a BBS shave with only a few small cuts that healed right away. Today was Personna USA 100 pack from 2017, day 12 topside/total. I do flip the blade over around 14--16 and count the flipped side amount with also a total overall.

I used, as always, my H 2 or 1962 Gillette Adjustable 1960's era shaver without the case.

I shaved after the shower so did not need to use water on my face, but I kept the blade/head of shaver wet as needed doing a better job than the day I had the cuts. I did do a partial clean about 2/3 into the shave at 90% on just the blade and did a final full clean at the end of the shave.

 

DE Shave # 635 - DEcember - RazoRock GC .84 JAWS

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: RazoRock GC .84 JAWS
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Leo Frilot ECWS 2018 Ghost Trails
Lather: Ginger’s Garden Festivus
Aftershave: Ginger’s Garden Festivus
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Cremo Cool Balm

 

Nice shave Casey

 

Excellent acquisition for your Dad Casey.

 

I believe I have encouraged you to try it during our discussions at breakfast. Glad you are enjoying it, Gabadorst!

 

Thank you John

 

Sweet shave Danny

 

Excellent shave Chris

 

Excel dual shave Barry.

 

I skipped a day shaving so I could get my shower and the shave done at the same time.

 

Thank you joe.

 

14th December 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Skincare Lemon & Bergamot Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Boar.
Face Lather.
Lather: La Barbiera Sweet Orange Shaving Soap.
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Blue pack.(D2)
Razor: Pearl SBF-11 TTO.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face 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./Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic./ Bulldog Original Moisturiser.

Greetings,

A relaxing Sunday morning shave.

Everything in my shave set up this morning worked together wonderfully resulting in a close comfortable shave error-free shave.

Finishing to the shave off with a few small dollops of Bulldog Original Moisturiser.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.