30 Day Rule/Focus; June 2023. All Are Welcome!

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Trigger, Jun 1, 2023.

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  1. JACarbone

    JACarbone The Oud Dude

    Nothing to do? Nice shave Joe.
     
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  2. JACarbone

    JACarbone The Oud Dude

    Thank you Gary
     
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  3. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Thanks Joe. I am putting off the finishing touches of a Chem Reg review for tomorrow's session with a student.
     
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  4. Herm2502

    Herm2502 off to elf practice

    In keeping with the June theme. Here's...

    (1) my first razor from "the wild", a gold Fat Handle Tech ($15 I think...).
    (2) the first "lather" bowl bought for me by my wife.
    (3) the first brush I enter made.

    I guess I have had the "Courage" to continue...

    Have a great month people...
    [​IMG]

    Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk
     
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  5. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    That's a nice setup Herm.
     
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  6. ChrisB

    ChrisB Well-Known Member

    Thank you Joe, my favourite bowl so far.

    Thanks Gary, the T&H is not bad, undecided if I will replace this.

    Thanks Joe.
     
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  7. ChrisB

    ChrisB Well-Known Member

    @Hembree, Hi Danny looking forward to some pictures when these are all cleaned up...
     
  8. ChrisB

    ChrisB Well-Known Member

    05 Jun 2023

    Fantastic early morning Monday shave, raining heavily, so it was not so cold today

    48 hrs growth

    05 Jun 2023 border.jpg

    Face Prep: 3x 30 seconds Hot Water soaks
    No Pre-shave available so I used some Perth Soapworks Bar Hair Conditioner and left this to soak while I lathered up
    Gillette 50’s Rocket
    Derby Premium (2)
    T&H Sandalwood: < 1 ml scooped into the bowl still produced a huge amount of lather
    Old Vulfix Super Badger
    Timeless Razor bowl. Light, internal ridges, easy to grip, and it allows me to rest my longer brushes on the side without them falling in! One of life’s tiny little luxuries
    Clubman’s Pinaud After shave. Nice enough, not sure I will order a full bottle
    Jo Malone Orange Bitter Cologne lovely

    Definitely needed 3 full passes with this milder razor and blade combo, with multiple touch ups to the strategically challenging areas

    Damage: zilch, none, nada, zero, no blood, no skin loss, happy days

    As previously mentioned here: skin stretching is very useful. I do this with my left hand dipped in lather, feeling for the rough areas ahead of the razor

    Much smoother shave today, much more enjoyable, much better results. 80% BBS both ways. 20% super smooth one way, with some stubborn sandpaper left behind in the chin cleft and right lower neck. Strange how one does not find this while shaving but only afterwards.

    Better results today because of....... 48 hours growth works better for me/Gillette works better for me than the Muhle Rocca 96 I used two days ago/Day 2 of the DE blade/home-made face prep (hair conditioner). The Gillette allows more strokes/passes over the challenging areas without removing any skin.

    This morning's walk was shortened by storms and heavy rain, got properly soaked!

    Focus for June:
    1. Targeting on getting close to @Trigger Mr Lather Master’s slick looking shiny lather
    2. Still need to work out a strategy to deal with the stubborn sandpaper at right lower neck area
     
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  9. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

     
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  10. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Great shave and post Chris. Thanks for the kind words. As a straight and open blade shaver, my lather needs to be more hydrated to increase the slickness for my edges to readily slide over my skin. I have been experimenting with my lathers by adding more increments of water and lathering time to get that sheen. I just want to say that it's not necessary to have a super creamy lather. If you're getting good shaves with your lather, then your lather is fine. There are many ways to make a lather. Again, thanks for the compliment.
     
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  11. ChrisB

    ChrisB Well-Known Member

    LOL! I guess my brain was on autocorrect too because that's what I remember reading anyway!
     
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  12. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    It's tough for me to do outside excercises in the heat of summer-it's either humid or raining(or both).
     
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  13. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Real nice shave on this Menthol Monday morniong(I didn't use menthol though). 2 Knicks on S. Porcupine(close to the lower lip)werethe only issues. Nice and clean everywhere else. 2 passes, but I felt so good after Pass #1 I wanted to leave it at that, but that would have wasted a lot of soap. Clubman A.S. did me good, as it has done since I was a teenager(I bet I was the only student in high school who used Clubman.). Super Duper Outstanding.
     
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  14. Herm2502

    Herm2502 off to elf practice

    Thanks Joe.

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  15. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    That's a lot of firsts. Nice of your wife to buy you the bowl.
     
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  16. Herm2502

    Herm2502 off to elf practice

    Thanks Paul. Yep, she spoils me.

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  17. brit

    brit in a box

    fine start to the week gents..:cool::bounce017:
     
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  18. brit

    brit in a box


    menthol monday
    brit fb tech/nacet
    tuxedo
    lemon chill

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    :eatdrink047:
     
  19. Hembree

    Hembree Not as pretty smelling

    Thanks Chris and will do.
     
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  20. Hembree

    Hembree Not as pretty smelling

    Thanks Joe
     
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