30 Day Rule/Focus; December 2024. All Are Welcome.

-Thursday-
canadian gold tech
omega
sublime citrus
citrus musk



good morning gents
fine boxing day shave
lovely salter citrus lather
smooth 2 passer plus pick ups with the canuck gold tech
citrus mush to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone
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Thanks gentlemen!

 

Shield double edge titanium cerakote razor.
Astra SP blade.
Yaqi 24mm synthetic brush.
Soap Commander Unity shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
American Tobacco by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

I hope everyone had a wonderful and Merry Christmas. It is hard to believe that this year is almost over.

Wonderful back to work shave. The Soap Commander is just hard to beat and I really enjoy the Shield razor.

Happy Thursday everyone!

 

Beautiful shave and setup Barry. Glad you made out well.

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Thanks John. That was a great piece of writing.

 

Very nice shave items, Troy.

 

Terrific Boxing Day Shave Gary.

 

Wonderful shave Danny. It's important to support your local artisan soap maker.

 

December 26, 2024

Razor - Fatip Piccolo
Blade - Voskhod
Brush - 2019 30DC Meetup Custom Boar/Badger knot
Soap - Blood on Steel 2019 (Custom 2019 30DC Meetup by Stirling)
Finish - Blood on Steel 2019 Aftershave Splash by Stirling

Going through and organizing in a new cabinet and decided I wanted an aggressive shave today. I have always preferred the aggressive razors, and the Fatip Piccolo meets that criteria. Paird with a Voskhod it's an aggressive and effective tool. The soap is the Blood on Steel 2019 by Stirling that was made for the 2019 Meetup in St. Louis. The brush handle is a custom made handle for the meetup as well. Somebody please remind me who made the brushes - he deserves continuing credit. I have replaced the synthetic knot that was included with a Boar/Badger knot that provides excellent scritch with comfort and incredible lathering power.

The shave was smooth and comfortable even as I could feel the blade exposure working its magic. I finished with the Blood on Steel 2019 splash and there was no sting or burn. Fantastic finish to a fantastic shave.

One more added item in the picture is a beautiful fan from South Korea. All attendees in 2019 received one of these from @Keithmax as a gift for attending.

As @Trigger mentioned earlier it is Boxing Day for those in Canada so I add my well wishes too. I lived in North Dakota and travelled to Canada often many years ago. I don't care what they say about Canadians. I tolerate them well........eh?

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Great post and shave Neal. I purchased the Stirling 2019 Blood on Steel set and I liked it a lot. After I used it all up, I got the Stirling Tsuka which was supposedly the same formula, but I didn't think so. However it was also a nicely scented soap. The brush was made by Jason @jtspartan.

 

December 26 Boxing Day Shave SOTE

Good evening.
Shavette Shave #596
Dovo
Feather Hi Stainless 1/2 DE Blade (3)
Rockwell Synthetic Brush
Captain's Choice North SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 30hrs



I only needed 2 passes plus minor pickups on my neck for a very smooth and comfortable shave. There wasn't any shedding of blood this time around and that includes the two areas on my neck where I slightly nicked myself. It surprised me because this Feather blade is still quite sharp. I guess that I heal very quickly. Lol!

There wasn't any alum feedback. Splashed the witch hazel and matching aftershave to treat my skin. It was a very enjoyable shave indeed. Hope you all had a nice Christmas. Take care.

 

Thank you! My memory is definitely in need of a reboot, or perhaps just more grey matter inserted.

 

Thanks Gary

Thank you Joe, i am liking mine more, finding out it needs less water

Thanks John. Good to know that if I leave mine unattended for a while they won't go "off" !

Nice Xmas Haul, congratulations!

Lol! "that shaving stuff" Despite that she got you some good stuff!

 

Nice post and pic Neal. Introducing some nostalgia! One day I might get some time to go through all the old posts

 

27 Dec 2024

2 Days growth

Usual Prep and Preshave = T&H No 10 shaving gel
Croap = TOBS Oud
Brush = Semogue Pegasus C7 finest badger 2 band
Bowl = white plastic
Razor = Gillette Tuckaway New Improved Pat Jan 13 1920 USA
Blade = Bolzano (3)
Passes = 2 +
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayers rose petal, TOBS Royal Forest ASB
ASL = Imperial Leather No 1
Scent = Body Shop Black Musk EdP vegan (I get the vanilla, some pepper, and some floral notes)
Score = 9+ / 10
Damage = none

A delightful starting-to-wind-down-till-the-end-of-the-year shave

 

Awesome shave and setup Chris.

 

I've actually begun the process of digging through to find the real gems. It will take time, but it's fun to go through. A daunting task indeed, but one I think will be well worth it.

 

Thanks Chris.