August 2021 30 Day Rule/Focus & Discussion. All are welcome!

Thank you, Gary.

 

Wednesday August 18, 2021
Razor: Clark Silver King
Blade: Gem SS (6)
Brush: Rubberset 400/Oumo Boar
Soap: Vintage Williams
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Vintage Williams Aqua Velva
Fragrance: Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1015

Tip of the day, stay out of Poison Ivy, sumac and oak. Let's go to work..........

 

That is an interesting razor, Dave!

 

lol....I was gonna ask you about the other 3 before seeing your comment below the bugler.

 

Thanks, Joe...Agadir is quite nice, but it is more of a fall/winter scent(although as I said yesterday, it works OK in the heat).

 

Ya had me bringin' up the rear, eh???

 

Never having done a side by side with my two Apollo Mikrons I decided it was time. Brushless shave, homemade oil, BIC blades, both set at five stops (different dial calibration in the two). I've used the bigger 50s model more often than the more svelte 60s model and appreciated the easier handling of the latter. The newer was also a bit noisier. Both smooth and efficient, no third party pickups this day.


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Adjustable August

La Savonnière du Moulin~~"The Duke"~~Feather AS-D2/Feather~~SMN Nostalgia
adjustable today...
Instead, I opted for a Japanese, stainless steel, three-piece razor, the Feather AS-D2.
This is a very well-known razor, having probably as many fans as it has foes.
The razor's manufacture is outstanding---nothing less than what you would expect from Feather.
I've said in the past, this would probably be my desert isle razor.
Lather, courtesy of the other side of the earth, France, and...has Donkey Milk as an ingredient.





Now that's a pretty lather upon which to gaze...
I'll bet you are all ready to hear about the shave itself, right


La Savonnière du Moulin is probably THE slickest soap I have ever used.
I (and I do NOT recommend trying this) buffed/shaved over the same spot on my right
cheek/sideburn area 20x.
For my second pass, I eschewed more lather, opting, instead, to use the residual
lather, mixed with some rinse water and I rubbed that in.
The entire second pass (no fancy stuff) without an issue.
SLICK.
Scent du jour is from Italy:










This is an über-masculine juice. Try before you buy.​

 

Very cool pieces there Jeff

 

Very nice!

 

Aug 18 SOTD

Good morning gents!

Straight Razor shave #296
6/8 C-Mon
Heritage Collection/C-Mon Replica Super HD Badger
Stirling Spice SS and AS
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's WH
Whiskers: 41 hours


Today, I decided to use one of my favorite setups to attack my 41 hour facial hairs.
My 1-A C-Mon brush is a great performer ever since I figured out how to use it and today was no exception. It whipped up a nice creamy lather and so I was off to begin a great shave. This razor is still sharp that I could have declared the shave to be over after the first pass, but I did another 1.5 passes to give me a very near BBS result. There weren't any incidents whatsoever. It really was an awesome shave. Finished the shave with the alum, wh and the aftershave treatment. Have a wonderful Wednesday guys!

 

Beautiful pics, shave and setup, Joseph!

 

For any Sir Hare fans, I really like the design of their new website-including joining Phoenix AA and Wet The Face with popup messages of new purchases.

 

Another interesting razor shave, Dave! Hope your POISON OIL dries up quickly with the prednisone!

 

Thanks Jeff, have a great day !

 

Fabulous Mikron Adjustable comparison shave, Jeff!

 

Superbly fragrant shave with one of my favorite modern DEs, Joseph! Enjoy your day!

 

Lovely C-Mon shave, Joe!

 

Wednesday shave
Brush: PAA Amber Aerolite
Razor: 1959 Gillette Fatboy level 5
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux 2nd use
Soap: PDP no63
Aftershave: Avon Friktion

 

Thanks Jeff! It really was a fun session!