February 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Great Fuzz Tech shave, Danny! Enjoy the new brush and your day!

 

Great Flare Tip shave, Gary! Enjoy the snow!

 

Awesome Mitchel Menthol Monday shave, John. And potentially great news for the Supply company

 

Great shave with that Schick repeater and beautiful brush, Perry. Have a great day!

 

Great slant shave, Jim! Your AS is one I also have. It’s one of the few SWMBO can tolerate. Enjoy the rest of your day!

 

Very entertaining report Tim. You'll get the Parker dialed in soon.

 

Thank you, Jeff!

 

Thank you Jeff. I am sure I will get it dialed in . I plan on keeping it on 2.5 for the next couple of days and then slowly begin ramping it up.

 

Great shave, Tom! I used to use Clubman Vanilla a fair bit when SWMBO #1 was alive. I miss it.

 

Thanks, Joe!

 

Thanks. It currently has male pattern baldness and is going downhill each time I use it (which is normally twice a year on his birthday and date of passing). I thought about putting a Maggard's mixed knot in the handle, but have 4 semogue mixed knot brushes as my daily and not sure I need another right now. I also have a handle from Oscar11 that needs a new knot as well.

 

Thanks, Charlie!

 

Thanks, Gary, although I find your choice of spokesman interesting.

 

Thanks, Jeff!
Fern is a great scent. Fortunate SWMBO is ok with it. My wife rarely comments on the scents I'm wearing.

 

Welcome, Barney!

 

Feb 4th

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - PS - Tube 2.0, ASB - Star Jelly
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - SS/ASC - Future Fiction
Heritage Collections - CMON - Zenith Boar
Feather Artist Club DX (Kamisori style)
Feather Pro

Skipped a shave yesterday, so today's started with ~48 hours of growth. Another hot scuttle test, boiling water this time in the scuttle, just a tablespoon in the bowl. The CMON clone with a Zenith boar mounted in it was thoroughly warmed with hottest tap water, then overloaded in the PAA tub, some lather dropping into the scuttle bowl. Created a thin lather, small bubbles, but still with slight volume in the bowl. The Zenith went to the face, instant warmth, and the lather immediately turned into a luxurious thick and silky smooth cushion of fragrant goodness. Oh my......almost worth moving to a cold climate to have this everyday (um...forget that). Today's razor (for those who haven't seen it before) is a Feather Artist Club DX, but with the scales removed. I then wrapped the handle with leather cord. Loaded with a Feather Pro blade, went for 3 passes, DFS+ result. Unfortunately this shave wasn't without a set down error during the first pass...felt this unassuming looking beast bite on the lower left neck with during a WTG swipe. A bit of a good sting for the rest of the shave, crimson very slow weeping, no extra attention or products needed to stem the flow. No biggie and only a small distraction. Finished off with PAA's Star Jelly, and then the matching Future Fiction after shave & cologne.

PAA's Future Fiction is a top favorite, marketed as a Summer Scent, but this is Texas....I keep it in rotation all the time, it's that nice, and the weather's always changing. 74 degrees yesterday, and now facing a winter weather advisory in 12 hours. Currently 40 degrees out. This AS/C opens with a citrusy musk aroma, peppery, some ginger, a little honey. Wifey and daughters approved.

Here is the official PAA scent profile: Citrus (Lemon, Bergamot & Mandarin Orange), White Musk, Jamaican Ginger, White Pepper, Haitian Vetiver, Hiba Wood, Honey Amber, Black Sage, Peppermint, Jerusalem Pine.

Hope everyone has a Terrific Tuesday!

 

Great Krona shave, Jim! I do have an extra Shake Sharp if you’d like to try it. Let me know. All the best!

 

Excellent picture, Blair! Love the brush! I'm a fan of John Frum myself.

 

Must be good stuff!

Great details Tim. Sorry you felt disappointed!

 

Great shave report, Blair! That brush may be a clone, but I love that handle’s shade of blue!