January 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

Maybe a little artistic license, but you got the general idea.

 

Tom, TOBS Sandalwood cream was my first real shaving soap/cream. Like Charlie, I don't think you could go wrong with any of their scents. I have not used any of the others on your list.

 

I'm a big fan of TOBS Grapefruit. It has a very nice scent.

 

Sandalwood does interest me, I have to say.

 

Artistic license, alibis, partial credit, and dumb luck have carried me this far...

 

I see we share some similarities.

 

Omg! Pho is my fave! I try to go once a week. There is a Vietnamese community near me that has several restaurants. I order rare steak, tendon and flank with Iced coffee. My wife eats plain steak. So good!

 

You'd love SJ. LOVE!

 

Amen.

 

Proraso in the red tub is a very barbershop style of sandalwood. I like it very much.

 

Love Vietnamese food! We are fortunate to have lots of choices in California.

 

January 23

Gillette Flare Tip Super Speed (Z3)
Feather (1)
Kent BK8 silvertip badger
Arko
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Floid Vigoroso

Have a great weekend!

 

Jan 23 Focus Shave 17

Today's razor is a Dovo Master's, on it's 2nd shave after being refreshed with a Shapton 12k followed by Dovo red/black paste and diamond paste.

The razor felt very sharp and still smooth. Three passes and I almost stopped because I was already DFS, more stubble reduction than I usually get from a SR. It is Saturday, the lather is perfect so onward for the BBS.

Alum test showed just a slight response, and I finished BBS. All in all a very satisfying shave.

Irritation A- Closeness A Smoothness A- Keenness A

Queen Charlotte Soaps Vetiver
Thäter 2 band silver tip
Whitehead scuttle
Dove Master's
PRC strop
Lucky Tiger AS
L'Occitane Cade ASB
YSL Kourous

Have a great weekend!

 

OMG that does look like me.... well when I wore my hair longer. How did you find me?

Excuse me while I go and change some passwords.

... and clean up the coffee I spit out. Espresso stains pretty bad

 

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Pre: Hot shower, Sterling Pre-Shave Soap, CL Pre-Shave Butter
Soap: Shannon’s Soaps Bay Patchouli Grapefruit
Brush: Doug Korn Taca 2 HMW
Razor: King Cobra
Blade: Kai Captain Mild #5
Post: Witch Hazel +Menthol, Unrefined Shea Butter, Small Batch Shave Tonic

 

That is a nice looking razor!

 

Very nice picture.

 

Also a great picture. Definitely some nice pictures coming out this evening.

 

Thank you, Jim.

 

Great etching! Very stylistically a German razor!