April 2022 30 Day Rule/Focus and Discussion. All Are Welcome! | Page 108

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 2022

Excellent mug and noggin shaves this morning!

RAZOR: F. Herder 49 15/16 (Mug), Barbasol Floating Head (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T400 with 26mm Silvertip Badger Knot Ferrule
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Williams Aqua Velva AS Splash (Spanish Version)
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Very nice Jeff.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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This is a great setup. Once again a very good shave. A bit of stinging from the AS on a small area on my neck. Too much pressure probably, but no big deal.

The blade still works well! I'll switch back to the Super Speed for the next shave.

Have a great day, gentlemen!
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Wonderful shave Daniel

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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26th April 2022.

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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Sea Salt & Fennel Extract 2 in1 Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Chantry Lavender Goat's Milk Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 48 Pro.
Face Lather.
Lather: Kent Luxury Shaving Soap.
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless. (D3)
Razor: Merkur 34C.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./P&G Old Spice Whitewater ASL./Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Greetings,
Early morning shave.

The Feather Hi Stainless on it's 3rd outing still felt smooth but slightly less efficient than it did in my previous shave...However, this could have been my razor choice. Anyway, the shave was still acceptable with no blood loss or irritation to my ugly mug.

A close comfortable 2 pass + pick ups shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

My face is feeling smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.
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Excellent shave Barry. I do not know the Old Spice Whitewater scent.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

kjbarth said: ↑

This mornings vintage shave. Very smooth and comfortable.
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Excellent

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

jgreenepa said: ↑

Thanks, Joe, what else does an old retired fart have to play with!
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Cookware

Trigger · Apr 27, 2022

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Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: ERN 1820 5/8”
Brush: JTSpartan Boar 24 mm
Lather: Williams Mug Soap
Aftershave: Aqua Velva (Spanish)
Additional Care:
Stirling Alum Block
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original

Very nice classic shave this morning. The JTSpartan boar brush whipped up a nice lather following a load of about one minute on the brush in the mug. Following the load, the brush met the lather bowl to whip up the lather to a nice consistency and thickness.

The Ern razor, back fresh from the Sandpoint Spa, for a new set of scales delivered an Uber close shave. Finally, new to the den is the Spanish version of Aqua Velva. A very nice scent that tends to linger. I am not sure if I can really detect a major difference between it and the American version.

Hope you have a great day gentlemen.
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Awesome shave Joe. Glen did a great rescaling job.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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Congratulations, Joe! There are a few models, but they're all great shavers! I’m sure you’ll like the MMOC - IMHO the first and best of the breed! I remember when Joe acquired his first Gem, shortly after we met in a FB Shave group where we first met several years ago. I enticed him over here, and am so glad I did! Joe is a superb mentor, and has really done the thread proud!
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You’re to kind Jeff. Thank you Jeff

jgreenepa · Apr 27, 2022

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SRS # 676

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: ERN 1820 5/8”
Brush: JTSpartan Boar 24 mm
Lather: Williams Mug Soap
Aftershave: Aqua Velva (Spanish)
Additional Care:
Stirling Alum Block
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original

Very nice classic shave this morning. The JTSpartan boar brush whipped up a nice lather following a load of about one minute on the brush in the mug. Following the load, the brush met the lather bowl to whip up the lather to a nice consistency and thickness.

The Ern razor, back fresh from the Sandpoint Spa, for a new set of scales delivered an Uber close shave. Finally, new to the den is the Spanish version of Aqua Velva. A very nice scent that tends to linger. I am not sure if I can really detect a major difference between it and the American version.

Hope you have a great day gentlemen.
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I recognize Glen’s scale work! He did similar work for me on my Smith Bros! Great shave kit, Joe!

jgreenepa · Apr 27, 2022

JACarbone said: ↑

Very nice Jeff.
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Thanks, Joe!

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

Trigger said: ↑

Great shave and great meeting Joe. Thanks again for the MMOC. Enjoy the game with Anthony.
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Thanks Joe. Anthony and I had a nice time. Our seat were about 15 rows off of the ice.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

jgreenepa said: ↑

I recognize Glen’s scale work! He did similar work for me on my Smith Bros! Great shave kit, Joe!
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Thank you Jeff.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

Trigger said: ↑

Awesome shave Joe. Glen did a great rescaling job.
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Thank you Joe.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

Hogie said: ↑

I just jumped on a pre-sale for an Italian made razor. Razorine Flatboy. The blade lays flat in the head. CNC made brass head and stainless handle

https://shavenation.com/products/razorine-flatboy-safety-razor

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Very nice acquisition.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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Very nice, gents!
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Thank you Daniel.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

jgreenepa said: ↑

Enjoy your evening, my friend! Awesome shave kit!
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Thank you Jeff. Anthony and I had a nice evening together. What is that saying? “Priceless “

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

Trigger said: ↑

Great shave and great meeting Joe. Thanks again for the MMOC. Enjoy the game with Anthony.
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Thank you Joe. Your most welcome.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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I decided to bin the Dorco after nine shaves. I noticed a drop in efficiency, and I want to avoid over- shaving and ingrown hairs, so that was it for that particular blade. I'm impressed how long it lasted!

Todays shave was good, but I didn't aim for the closest shave, though it was still easily close enough. Very comfortable too. And the menthol was great.

Have a great day, gentlemen!
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Very nice shave Daniel. I have yet to try the Lea brand of soaps.

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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I am not sure what happened but, this cream is more towards liquid than any other creams in a tub I have tried. I tried to simply wet the brush and dip into the cream and lather on my face. REALLY bad! So, I tried adding more water and lather in the bowl....nope! I have never had so much difficulty with a cream! I have no problems with the Proraso from the tube and this stuff is the same consistency. Could be me trying out something different went wrong and I couldn't correct it. It remained slime dripping from my brush, face, and razor!

I got slimed! But, I did get a close shave!
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JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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For today's shave, I went with Sir Hare whipped in my bowl with my Silver Tip synthetic brush. Easily whipped to tons of lather and doesn't need as much soap to get there! I found a sliver of the soap still in the bowl when I did cleanup so, I put it back into the jar! Proraso white pre-shave cream.

Razor was my Parker 94R with 4th use of the Treet "Carbon Steel" blade. I may even try for another shave or 2 with this blade!

Finished with Proraso balm & after shave splash.

I got another good close shave with this blade. No cuts, nicks, or razor burn from alum bar. Yes, I think I will try to see how far I can push these blades.

Also, I managed to get real close on my upper lips with no leakers! It's all about how much pressure to use. I can get away with more pressure along my cheeks and jawline but, the upper lip needs almost no pressure at all. Barely touching worked well. Nice and close!

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Excellent Hogie

JACarbone · Apr 27, 2022

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SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 2022

I'm a guy who likes variety, and will rarely, if ever, shave with the same tool on consecutive days. But my mug shave with the F. Herder 49 15/16 “Ace of Spades” straight razor yesterday was so good, that I just had to bring it back this morning to see if yesterday was a fluke! Well guess what! It sure wasn’t! Two and a half passes put the baby not just to bed, but into a coma, leaving my mug amazingly smooth.

Since I’d had the same experience on my noggin a few days ago with my Ever Ready Streamline, I grabbed that to maintain this morning’s flow! The Streamline is without doubt my most efficient Gem razor. Two ATG passes completed the perfection of this morning’s shave. And even better, SWMBO left early this morning for a three day business conference. So it was time to break out the Creed Aventus! It’s going to be a very aromatic three days. And hopefully my TR6 transmission will be arriving in the next few days. The MG Midget transmission mistakenly sent to me is scheduled to ship out this afternoon.

I've also invited three buddies over tonight for poker and single malt. As much as I adore my bride, she’s a good church-going lady who doesn’t approve of these particular guys! “Uncouth” is how she likes to describe them. We used to hunt together and with our sons for over 40 years. One of them’s a bit younger and can still hunt. I usually do breakfast with them a day or two a week, but we rarely get a chance to play cards. What’s that make me? Even better, one of them’s bringing over some Cohiba Behike 52’s. We’ll have to enjoy them on the deck. The bride has a nose like my dachshund! Enjoy your shaves!

RAZOR: F. Herder 49 15/16 (Mug), Ever Ready Streamline (Dome)
BLADE: Pella PTFE Gem
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Rooney Ebony Pure Badger
SOAP: Fine Accoutrements’s Snake Bite
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Fine Accoutrements’s Snake Bite AS Splash and Creed Aventus.
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Watch it Jeff, SWMBO’s olfactory radio will be on overdrive between your scents and stinks with the boys, nothing will get past her. That being said, have a great time.

Awesome Deja vù shave.