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

thank you John ,yourself as well.

 

21 Jun 2024

Days growth = 1

Prep = Hot water
Preshave = PR cypress and Vetyver
Cream/Soap = STERLING Satsuma
Brush = 10049
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Gillette Popular
Blade = Astra superior stainless (1) my last one, hurrah!
Passes = 2 +, including ATG both sideburns and cheeks
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayers
ASL = Fine Latigo, I find this to be weather-indifferent, good for summer or winter. 9C outside here this morning, 17C inside
Scent = Guerlain pour homme
Score = 9.5 / 10

Damage = minor weeper right lower chin, due to OC and fresh blade, easily cleared with cold water

Thoughts = Another great Sterling and Popular shave. Time to switch over to something else on the weekend

Have a great Friday one and all, looking forward the weekend ahead, as I am sure you all are

 

Hey Angelo! It's been awhile since you posted here. Hope all is well. Great lineup!

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Beautiful setup and shave Gary. I can only imagine the great lather you got from the MWF.

 

Super Satsuma Saturday shave Chris!

 

It was a no shave day for me. I am not sure what razor I will use tomorrow. However, I do have the rest of the setup laid out.

 

fine popular shave Chris.have a great weekend.

 

thank you Joe.it was a slick lather.no issues with this puck so far.

 

22nd June 2024.


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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Moisture Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Anbbas 24mm Tuxedo synthetic.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Nivea Men Body Shaving Stick.
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) blue pack. (D1)
Razor: Parker Variant. (Settings) 2.5-wtg, 2.5-xtg, 3-atg+pick ups.

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Nivea Men 2 Phase + P&G Old Spice Original ASL Mixture./ Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Greetings,

(Face & Head Shave)

A new eclectic shave set up to start the weekend.

Everything in the shave set up this morning worked together wonderfully. The Parker Variant/Treet Dura Sharp is a great duo slicing through my face & head stubble with effortless ease.

The Nivea Men Body Shaving Stick provided a cushioned protective slick lather leaving a superb post shave feel.

Another close comfortable efficient combined face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

My face & precious swede are feeling smooth and smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.

 

Me too, Joe, lazy Saturday at home. Undecided about tomorrow after some new acquisitions in the last week, see the June Haul thread...

Thanks Gary, bit of a wintery day down here atm

 

Awesome pic, setup and shave, Barry.

 

fine weekender shave Barry.have a great one.

 

The problem with this morning's shave was twofold: Not enough loading time, and a little hard at NE Porcupine. As the shave developed, I felt better, though. The cold-water rinse followed by the Glacial A.S.(Stoylin Lime) took care of the redness at Porcupine. No pain, just red. Great job by the new brush, but it's probably too large for the small Lime Burst puck. 2 passes. Pretty Outstanding.

 

-The-Weekender-
canadian tech
rr 400
maca root
clarins



good morning gents.
fine weekender work shave.
slick maca root lather,
smooth 2 passer with the canadian tech
clarins a/s to finish
awesome
have a fine weekend everyone.
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June 22 SOTM Head and Face Shave

Greetings this morning.

Mühle R102
Feather DE Blade ( fresh, 2 )
MrEE LE #10 Cashmere Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 40 hrs
Dome Turf: 2.75 days



I thought I would live a little dangerously and place a new Feather blade in my Mühle R102 (R41) Razor for my head and face shave. I say it's been about 4 yrs since I used a Feather blade in this razor. I only needed 2 passes for my face and head to get an error-free BBS shave. It is true that these blades are very sharp and would recommend that newbies use these blades in mild razors. One must be on their A game to use Feathers with aggressive razors like the R41. I remember cutting myself when I first used these blades in my Dovo shavette and this razor. I am pleased with the way this shave turned out.
I did make sure that I prepped my face and head with more water than usual before I painted and scrubbed the lather on my face and dome. I picked Angora Soaps because I wanted a very slick, cushiony, creamy lather to minimize the probability of cutting myself. Here's my lather:



Surprisingly, I didn't get much alum feedback anywhere on my neck, face and dome. That's telling me that I had the right amount of pressure and angle on this razor. Splashed on the witch hazel and the wonderful matching aftershave. Take care.

 

Classy pic, and shave Gary.

 

Thank you, Joe.

 

Thank you, Gary. Have a great one yourself.

 

Excellent shave Joe.