30 Day Rule/Focus; February 2024. All Are Welcome!

A beauty of a shave today. Great job at the loading dock with the brush. Clean and clear all overm especially that area at North Porcupine that has been driving me crazy lately(right side). Boy, that Fine Latigo soap is working its way to the bottom, but I hope there will be some left by next fall and winter. Two passes. Zero across the board with cuts, Knicks, Polka-dots. Nice work with the Latigo A,S, which has always been the case. As Outstanding As It
Gets

 

That's a nice, solid shave Barry.

 

Nice vintage razor shave Pierpaolo.

 

Terrific shave Chris.

 

Nice and simple shave Joe. Safe travels.

 

Thanks Joe.

 

Thank you Joe. A nice solid shave is exactly what I had this morning. Simply shaves are my favourite.

 

special reserve will win hands down.

 

awesome super bowl shave Joe.have a great time.

 

-The-Sunday-Shave-
1939 #15
rubberset 200-3
arko coin/lancaster scuttle
tobs #74 victorian limes



good day gents
fabulous sunday shave
second go with the lancaster scuttle/arko combo.
went with hot water this time,very nice warm lather.
smooth 2 passer with the OC 'crat
#74 to finish
awesome.
have a fine day everyone

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Thanks.

 

February 11 SOTA

Good afternoon.

Gillette RedTip
Gillette Wilkinson Sword DE Blade (3)
JR #290 Cashmere Brush
Cella SS
Stirling Frankincense and Myrrh AS
Stirling Alum Block
Beard Growth: 22 hrs



I has such a close shave yesterday that I really didn't need to shave, but I like shaving so I picked my Gillette RedTip.
I know before next week is over that my Cella soap will meet the same fate.
Did a 3 passer without any drama for a BBS shave. Had some alum feedback on my neck, but nothing outrageous. Finished with the witch hazel and the Stirling Frankincense and Myrrh aftershave. It was a nice session. Take care.

 

Wonderful shave Gary. Does using the scuttle make your shave more enjoyable?

 

thank you Joe.absolutely,just scored some small soap pucks to fit in the top..


i really enjoyed using the scuttle.adds character to an already nice shave.it will be in the rotation like everything else,won't get used every shave but sunday shaves maybe,i like that it is from one of my favorite razor eras,late 30's to late 40's..

 

fine red tip sunday shave Joe.

 

Thanks Gary.

 

12 Feb 2024
Flexible, Favourite, Feather, Fatip, Fine, Felce, whatever grabs my Fancy

Growth = 1 day. Today I fancied some Bay Rum




Prep = brief tap water rinse
Preshave = bloom water from the soap
Soap / Cream = Colonel Conk Bay Rum
Brush = Omega 10049
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Merkur 37C
Blade = Derby Premium (1)
Passes = enough
Post = Usual tap water rinse, Alum was super silent, tap water rinse, Thayers
ASL = Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Damage = none

Score = 9 / 10. Close enough for a work from home day
Enjoyment factor = hmm maybe an 7 or 8. Not the slickest soap

Comments = Loaded the soap with a wetter than normal brush. Couldn’t quite get the slickness I needed. I remember this from the last 2 times I used this soap (9 July ’23 and 22 Aug ‘ 23). Not quite the Teflon factor of other soaps. Will need to try a different lathering strategy and maybe go back to my usual preshave setup next time I use this. Notable lack of residue in the basin afterwards compared to the Proraso for example, suggesting something is lacking, or maybe just my lathering strategy. Beautiful scent though

Have a great start to the week chaps

 

Nice going with the Latigo Paul

Thanks Joe

Glorious

Super top-up shave Joe. I felt the same this morning, should I just skip a day, or shave anyway and just go easy. It is fun! Well a ritual we don't like to forego
Frankincense and Myrrh...sounds interesting

 

Thanks Gary, it's a cutie, efficient and works for me

Thanks Joe

 

This morning, I closed out the Fine February Latigo, with the Clubman-Pinaud brush. Even though it's a Clubman, it isn't one of my favorite brushes. Too small with a light-sized knot. Overall good shave, but I did have 2 Knicks one at S.Porcupine, the other at N.W. Cactus, thus they were close to one another. I'm sure I went a little hard in those areas. No problems anywhere else. I'll see if I can do better with that brush next time, or might be time to flip it. Very Outstanding.