December 2018 30 Day Rule/Focux Pix & Discussion

Love that brush...............great photo.

 

December 27, 2018

Blackland Dart Triad Ti
Gillette Silver Blue
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
MDC Original 'Le Bol en Bois'
Chatillon Lux Pure Lavender
Burberry For Men

I've been so busy with family I've fallen terribly behind in this thread and it doesn't look as though I'll be catching up anytime soon. I had an excellent shave today. Dart two pass +cleanup, near perfect. MDC lasting forever, super lather and plenty of it from the CH2 Synthetic. Finished with a healthy spritz of CL Pure Lavender and Burberry today. Happy Thursday friends!

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Hey it's Thursday, good morning.
I have to thank @rmcintyre84 for todays razor. He sent me LOTS of razors, brushes, mugs and other things that I haven't got through yet.
The one thing I did get to is this little early 20's OC razor.
Razor- 1920 Gillette OC
Blade- Feather (new)
Soap- PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum
Brush- Omega badger
Finish- Nevia
A 3 pass face and a 3 pass head shave today forgoing the straight razor, just to tired. Me and my straight razor don't know each other well enough to play nice together this morning. Have a feeling we might get into a fight, so I just left it in the draw today.

Now for the 1920, It has a small crack in the bottom handle tube. So I turned it over filed down the round insert on the bottom plate so it fits looser into tube. I made a round cylinder shim and epoxyed it into the tube on the cracked side with a clamp to hold the crack closed. I think it will hold for a few years. Cleaned and ready to put into sevice.
This is a very close cutter. I was plesantly surprised at this and think I found another wonderful razor.
Being less than perky, I did get a weeper on the chin and a small amount of leakage on the top of the head. Both small and eventually stopped after a while. Hence, leave the straight in the draw!
The Bay Rum filled the bathroom the way I like and I'm now smooth and clean, the way I like.
Thank you @rmcintyre84
Ready for the day.
Enjoy
tp

 

Thank you!
tp

 

All it takes is to know what "Stoylin" is, and who "Doc Ezlovan" is. If you know both, you're in.

 

Great shave, Terry! Glad to hear all is okay with your daughter. That's scary.

 

Wonderful photo, Mark! That brush is gorgeous.

 

Nice photo and shave, Jim!

Terrific photo, Clint! Hope your day goes well.

Nice shot and shave, Danny!

 

Thanks!
Every thing turned out OK. Tragedy
averted.
tp

 

Great shave, Danny!

Thank you!

Another beautiful brush, Mark!

Congrats on all your new goodies!

Thank you, Perry!

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Thanks!
tp

 

Thanks Jim!

 

Terry, your daughter's experience makes my heart sink. I saw an expectant mom fall on an icy sidewalk 40 some years ago, and that memory still haunts me. She was crying for her unborn baby, I figured at the time, and I've always wondered if that precious baby was unharmed.

Praise the Lord that your daughter and your unborn grandchild are free from major injuries. I hope your whole family can take comfort in this news and that your daughter's sprain heals quickly. I prayed this morning for that to be the case.

 

Cool story. It reminds me of this gentleman...just love these two videos. I'm not crazy about his straight razor cleaning practices, though.

 

Nice Photo, Jim.

I see you brought out the green and gold gear to cheer on Baylor in our bowl game tonight. Good thinking Clint!

In shaving news, today was a bit of a mixed bag. I just did a trade to try out some Chatillon Lux products, and though I’m happy with the trade, I’m not sure all the products are going to land in the den, as I’m getting “more exclusive (i.e. grumpier) as I go. In particular, the base of Storybook Soapworks Forêt de Liguest soap is soft like Declaration Grooming’s soap base, so not my thing. Also, I’m not sure that I like the the AS toner as well as the alcohol based AS. All the while the wheel of the BST keeps turning and first world challenges continue...

 

Well...

 

Thank you, Randy.

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Us O.G.'s can take it...we try to be nice to newbies for the first couple of weeks.

 

Am I the only one with this song rattlin' around in my gourd?

 

Funny how he says "We can talk, but YOU can't talk". . This man's class makes me wonder how long I'll live.