16th 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: Omega 10005.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: La Barbiera Summer Fruit Shaving Soap.
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Blue pack.(D1)
Razor: Pearl SBF-11 TTO.
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Head/Dome)- Parker Injector PTFE.(D5)

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 Bearglove ASL Spray. / Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Greetings,

Early morning face & head shave.

Another smooth performance from the Pearl SBF-11 TTO /Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Blue pack razor & blade duo.

The La Barbiera shaving soap provided a wonderful slick protective lather in a short space of time leaving a great post shave feel.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

My face is feeling smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

I have gone there before if the blade needed it. When I flip the blade, I am going to change the blade to the level i need probably 1--2 down on the dial.

Nice choice Joe and a fine shave once again

Thanks Joe

thanks John, maybe shave 2x per day and cut the stash down to 10 years Lol!

Fair enough, the weather can get a bit sketchy there down south from what I hear

fine shave and setup. That JTSpartan boar handle goes nicely with the fellows next to it. Very cute.

Lovely result once again Barry

Thank you Chris. It's a tried & tested shave set up that works for me.

Today's shave was a 9/10 as I used dial 5. Yes, going up in dial from 4--5 helped as I got a nearly a BBS shave, the next level up but got a cut due to blade edge chatter and time to flip the blade. Today was Personna USA 100 pack from 2017, day 14 topside/total where I have flipped the blade due to it being so poor in the shave. 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 before the shower, but I did not use water on my face due to skipping a day. I did keep the blade/head of shaver wet as needed doing a better job than the day I had the cuts. I did not need a partial clean just the blade and did a final full clean at the end of the shave where part of this was in a shower to make it easy, but I did do some touch up on the moustache before doing the final cleaning.

17 Dec 2025

2 Days growth

At the risk of repeating myself, but, hey this is the 30 Day Focus, right?

Soap = Stirling Christmas Eve
Brush = Omega 10049
Bowl = White Plastic
Razor = Rocket HD
Blade = Permasharp Day 4
Passes = 2 and touch ups, including the back of the neck
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal
ASB = TOBS Royal Forest
ASL = Proraso Rinfrescante
Scent = Stirling Spice

Superlative shave, not the closest with the Rocket HD, but very close anyway.

Had some decent alum feedback, so maybe I overdid things a bit…. Lol!

December 17 SOTM

Good morning.

MicroTouch TTO
Gillette 7 o'clock Permasharp DE Blade (4)
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic Brush
Stirling Tsuka SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Lucky Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 2 Days



Had a 2 pass shave this morning with my seldom used MicroTouch razor. It is the same razor as the Van der Hagen. I achieved a very close and comfortable shave without any blood loss.
Picked Stirling Tsuka because it has a nice scent and it's almost Edmund Fitzgerald. I probably have 10 shaves left give or take. Stirling always produces a rich, creamy lather.
I had very little alum feedback. Splashed on the witch hazel and that wonderful matching aftershave to finish this session. Take care.

Thanks Chris.

Awesome setup and shave Chris.

Nice shave Casey.

Cool shave Barry.

Yes, from most sellers this is the same but for a period the marine grade stainless steel Weishi was used for the Van De Hagen model right after 2020 at least according to the USA version of the Amazon site as some of the people from 2022 saying they had the shaver rust on them after x uses, of course this was probably to just keep the model in stock from Van De Hagen when Wishi production resumed and using a brass color stamp to look right for the model with a coating on it. Some do say the model is made cheaper now post 2020 in this year but that is just less quality control when inspecting the models due to the output after 2020 and Wishi company heads making the Wishi butterfly models ever so slightly cheaper now.

I was looking up the Van De Hagen on Amazon to see if the shaver was still being bought by Weishi or if the company was buying the other model clones in case I needed to buy a new model if my Micro Touch One dies. I will not buy the Micro Touch anyhow as my dad who had the stand to air out his blades as he does not use a piece of toilet paper to dry off the blade and to keep his 1946--1949 Aristocrat lacquered exposes brass model from greening up that he uses once a year a brass polish on.

I can't really judge the Micro Touch One since the As Seen On TV website all the comments are turned off since 2018 and looks like you are longer able to comment. The As Seen On TV is the only place you can buy the non case version new of the Micro Touch One new not from stores that have it in the As Seen On TV section if the store even carries the model.

Thanks for your input.

DE Shave # 639 - DEcember - Gilllette Blue Tip

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette SS Blue Tip TTO (1956 B-1)
Blade: Shark Platinum
Brush: Classic Shaving Silver Blue
Lather: Ginger’s Garden Festivus
Aftershave: Ginger’s Garden Festivus
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Cremo Cool Balm

Another super shave with the Festivis software. The boar brush whipped up a very nice, rich lather. I had enough for a four pass shave plus a post shave application of if I desired. I went with my customary three passes for a super close, error free shave.

Hope you all are having a great day.

Very interesting.

Well done Danny.

Thank you Barry. I do not use it as often as I should.

Thank you Joe. Glad you stayed home nice and dry.

He Pearl razor looks like a nice one. Very nice shave Barry

Sweet looking shave Joe.