July 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Beautiful picture, Clint!

 

July 7 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette '41 Ranger Tech
Blade: Rapira PL
Brush: PAA The Green Ray
Lather: Wholly Kaw Monaco Royale
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw Monaco Royale
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

Thank you, Jason!

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Beautiful photo, Clint!

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Very nice, Jim!

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Thanks Jason! Have you tried one of the regular Stirling Mentholated soaps yet? Iced pineapple, MITA, Gin and Tonic on the rocks or Orange Chill all would be good introductory choices.

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Thank you Gents.

 

Wonderful lineup and photo Jim. What do you think of the Wholly Kaw soap and AS?

 

Great shot Clint! Congrats on taming the best this morning!

Fantastic photo, Jim!

Great setup Neal, now I'm wanting to use some Tabac

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Thank you Andrew. I need a few days with the SE-G to get readjusted to how it shaves. I am hoping the rest of the week remains blood free.

 

Review&Commentary of Razorock Triple-Milled "What The Puck" Lime Burst:

Ease of Loading 10/10. (I had read it was going to take quite a while but the Stoylin lil brudder just dove right in for the kill.)
Scent-10/10. I used Clubman Gent's Gin, which of course has a bit of a lime scent itself,. but it appears the soap scent came right out as well.
Smoothness-10/10. Dolphin category. I will say though that I probably won't use it again in humidity(unless I try it with Aqua Velva)or another cooling A.S.)

Overall impression-For me, I'd say dead of winter and high summer humidity aren't the best times for this(although as I say, let's see what happens with Aqua Velva or some other popular summer aftershave). I'm quite pleased to have this.

 

July Focus

Alright, I haven't bailed on the July focus, but there was no way I was NOT going to use this Ranger Tech that arrived yesterday.
More on this razor in a bit...
Williams is a funny creature. I bloom it, use it daily (recently, anyway)
and it still dries up overnight and pulls away from the edges of the tub. Can't quite figure that one out.
After this morning's shave, I put the lid on it rather than leaving it open all night.
I took the well-soaked and wrung out Rooney and very gently loaded the bloomed soap. Adding drops of water, I built a beautiful lather directly on the puck. To the face. This knot is a wall of hair. The three band has some serious give, but never verges on floppiness.
Mixing back and forth paint strokes and the occasional circular motion, I was rewarded with one of the best Williams lathers to-date.
The menthol, while not in @Yehuda D ('s) territory, nevertheless was refreshing.
Now to the razor.
I know I have only used it once, but I am thrilled. Much smoother than my Milord Tech.
Could we call it mild? I guess so, but a better term would be "intuitive".
The angle was easy to find. The head geometry allows for nice detail work: under the nose, sideburns, etc.
I moved around my chin like it was my cheek. Jawline...effortless.
This razor just could be my Desert Island razor. Yes, I said it.
Buffing galore. The Personna 74 is still going strong after countless passes. I have long stopped keeping track of the number of shaves on my blades. Too much trouble remembering and when it tugs, it's Hasta la Vista Baby!
C.O. Bigelow makes some great products and their Bay Rum is one of them. Much different than the Dominica or Meehan's.
It's far less clovey and, for lack of a better word, softer. Great finish.
Back tomorrow with the R41.​

 

That would be an ATG job right(jawline corners)?

 

Very useful thank you!

I get the kids yelling, "Daaaaaaad!"

 

shaving with a light sabre leaves no stubble, in fact it doesn't leave any skin either.

 

Another great report, Joseph! Love that brush!

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Don't forget to tell them to shim the blade and bloom the soap.

 

At a minimum, bloom the soap.

 

Thanks Jim, appreciate the compliment.

 

Razor: Rockwell 6s (plate #3)
Blade: Nacet (3)
Brush: Van Der Hagen boar
Soap: Van Der Hagen (not sure which one - I think Luxury?)
AS: Pinaud Clubman

Another fab, drama free, gluten free, BPA free, close shave.

Decided to drag out the Van Der Hagen brush today. They get a bad rap, but I still get a kick out of using it on occasion. It’ll still shed a hair now and then, but nothing like it did in the beginning.

I’m quite impressed with the Nacet. I remember seeing reviews somewhere online where people thought they were rough and, some even said, too sharp (is that really a thing? Who wants to use a dull razor blade?). I find them to be the complete opposite. You know that coveted 2nd shave on a blade feeling? That’s how these felt right out of the box to me. They might even be a touch smoother than the GSB, which is one of my favorites. It’s easy to forget that the blade is in the razor during the shave. The smooth face proves otherwise. Plenty of sharpness to be efficient…just smoooooth….

The Van Der Hagen soap soldiers on…and looks like it will for awhile yet. And, that’s ok by me. A healthy hit of Clubman to finish things off…I’m good to go.



Have a fantastic Tuesday, gents!


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