December 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Alabama awesome, Danny!

Thanks, Gary!

 

A real good shave this morning with Lumberjack soap(from The Soap Exchange), followed by the AgadirMen aftershave. Interestingly, the latter is described, in part, as a "cooling" aftershave, just as is Clubman Original. Even so, I find the cold months the best time to use them both. All Soap Exchange soaps feature White Kaeolin Clay among the ingredients. 2 passes, with a weeper during the first. Clean and fresh feel from this "Throwback Thursday" shave.

 

Nice, Paul!

 

good morning gents,nice easy 2+pass near bbs shave today ,courtesy of the #44 brit new rfb/platinum,simpson special ,and the stirling gentleman duo..scents provided by stirling ..awesome..thave a fine thursday everyone..

 

SOTD 12/19/19

I have been longing, since my kickoff shave on the first day of Decadent December with my Bakelite Shake Sharp Model 1.5, my favorite razor, to shave again with it, but am constrained by my vow to use a different vintage razor each day. However, my gold tone GE Jones Shake Sharp Model 2.0 is technically a different razor, although the same design. All I can say is wow, another fantastic Shake Sharp shave. I again stacked two Feather blades and had a first class, smooooth BBS of both face and noggin. The Marlogue Wood soap is one that many have raved about. I love the scent - balsam and fir - but am not wild about the soap. It seemed to dry out my skin. I did not experience the residual slickness of my favorite MWF or any of the Declaration Grooming milksteak-based soaps remaining after a shaving stroke clears away the surface lather. I’ll give it one more chance, but it currently doesn’t compare to my favorites. The AS Splash is a different story. My wife, who’s fragrance intolerant, has always remarked how she enjoys the smell of our Christmas tree each year. I tried the Marlogue Wood Splash, and to my utter surprise, she liked it. Guess I’ll be smelling like a Frasier Fir for the indefinite future.

RAZOR: GE Jones Shake Sharp Model 2.0
BLADE: 2 Stacked Feathers
PREP: Cold water rinse of face and noggin followed by a scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Talbot Marlogue Wood
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Marlogue Wood AS Splash

 

cool shave and pics Danny..

 

Thanks Jim....the Agadir A.S. is 6.7 oz. I like that size.

 

fine shave and pic Jeff..

 

awesome seaforth shave and pic Joseph..

 

awesome..

 

fine shave and pic Clint..

 

awesome shave Daniel..

 

Simply beautiful Blair.


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Love it Mark.


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Nice shaves, gentlemen!

 

Thank you, Gary!

 

Dec 19th
Decedent December

Razor: Rhodium Gillette Senator
Blade: Gillette 7O'Clock Yellow (1)
Brush: Omega S-Brush 10019
PS: Stirling Menthollated Pre-Shave
SS & AS: Stirling Hipster

I shaved late yesterday with the gold Gillette NEW LC. Had to wait for my latest samples from Stirling to arrive. The shave was excellent. 3 pass shave with some cleanup. Tried a new stroke pattern on my neck to get the trouble spots. My beard grows down at my Adam's apple and up outside of the jugular. I did have some feedback from the alum but not much.

Not sure how I feel about Hipster. The scent matches the name. I'm just not sure that's how I want to smell. That's why we order samples.

 

Excellent Joseph. I know you’re happy to have the SR back in rotation.


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Great looking shave Danny. I’m sure your son will like the new razor. Congrats on the soap.


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Wonderful shaves, gentlemen!