Sunday shave
Felt it was time to dust off the Luxor and see if I was still worthy of such a tool. Loaded a Gillette 7oclock black and went to town. 2 passes with wh cleanup and I was off to Mother's house for supper.

A lot of great shaves and photos on the forum today as well as many interesting conversations! Too many for me to list individually as I try to catch up on the day, so I will just say "Well done, gentlemen!" I enjoyed all the reading tonight.

Sunday night December 30 - clean-up shave

Fatip Grande / vintage Wilkinson Sword (6)
30DC LE maple cashmere brush
My Italian almond soft frankensoap
Alum and Lucky Tiger and TSD Bay Rum milk aftershave


I got off work after an all-weekend shift, so it was time for a relaxing shave. I last shaved Friday night, so I had three days of stubble to knock down. For that, I abandoned the Fendrihan Lavender Sandalwood soap sample and went with my old reliable mainly-tallow Italian soap mix. It always provides a great protective lather with a slick residue for touchups. Tonight was no exception.

When I first got the Fatip, it felt smooth but gave me a lot of weepers. Tonight it was just smooth. The first pass had me back from stubble field to DFS, and the second one brought me to BBS everywhere. Even the usual small trouble patches under my jawline are cleanshaven tonight. Great shave! I should use the Fatip more than I do -- but then, I say that about a lot of razors now...

Lucky Tiger for some good skincare, then a splash of the TSD Bay Rum on top of that just because I wanted the scent.

Hope everyone had a blessed Sunday and is heading into a great week!

that looks really nice..will keep that in mind..getting one of my new rfb razors in rhodium would be cool as well. thank you charlie..

Patrick - your shavette has a name? Luxor. I received mine as a PIF and being second hand did not know it's maker. They appear to be similar if not identical. Thanks for the info!

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happy new year aaron..glad you are part of the show,,gary

hello folks, just wanted to say ,i ve had a blast here with the crew ,learned a little ,shared a little and enjoyed the shenanigans..feels good to be part of a great group of people..will be here for as long as you ll have me, my fello shavers thank you for your friendship, have a happy new year, gary

Hello everyone I have only 5 hours left of our 2018 year here in japan!!!! Today shave I wasn’t able to get a picture but I used my dubl duck satin edge to get rid of 14 days of beard growth lol. Was a decent shave still not proficient enough to get close with the straight but I’m getting there.

Welcome, Joe!

Great recap, Clint!

Decadent shave, Neil!

Very nice, Keith!

Great shave, Patrick!

Congrats getting the Fatip dialed in!

You'll have it figured out in no time, Jason!

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Thanks Gary.

Welcome! We're glad you decided to join us!

December 31st
Razor: Blackland Dart
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Brush: Switchback/TGN Finest
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Atomic Pumpkin
Stirling Bay Rum witch hazel
AS: PAA Atomic Pumpkin

Good morning!

Excellent shave from the Dart to start the day! Three passes to BBS result.
288 shaves this year if I kept track correctly. I've never kept track before but I'm sure this is a record for me. I have made terrific progress this year! From knicks, weepers and razor burn from every razor in my den to shaves like this morning's from any razor in my collection. I have you guys to thank with all the advice and support from the 30DC.

DECadent December was a wonderful month. I used all my hardware at least once and no repeat on soaps and aftershaves. January will continue the no repeat theme with the software and focus on synthetic brushes. It's not that I can't whip up a proper lather with a synthetic I just don't get the pleasure from using them that I get from my natural hair brushes. Maybe after a month of strictly synthetics I'll be more likely to reach for them as part of the regular rotation.

I'm not going to do a NB19 but I am going to cut way back on my purchases and enjoy what I have now. I see me treating myself on my birthday then try and hold out until next year's black Friday deals.

Have a great day my friends! See you next year!

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Great recap, Clint. It has been fun following along with you this month! Happy New Year!

You made a lot of progress this month, Aaron. I'm glad you decided to jump into the fray with us. It has been fun. Happy New Year!

I knew it was you Joe T.!

Most of our skirmishes here, though, are of a more gentlemanly sort.

As a general rule, keep your senses and never let anyone sneak up on you. It could be an ambush.

And, it's best to sometimes just get along with @BaylorGator.

@RyX, please update the inside joke and instigator/target list accordingly.

It's amazing how fast the new guys catch on!

We're glad you're part of the crew, Gary. It would not be the same without you. Happy New Year, my friend.

Great shave and recap, Jim. You have some beautiful gear, and you've made a lot of progress. It has been fun riding along with you. Happy New Year!

Thank you, Charlie! Happy New Year!

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Thanks for my morning laugh! However, I am not as handsome as Joe Cartwright and I can't ride a horse! Lol!