30 Day Rule/Focus; June 2025. All Are Welcome!

Thanks Barry. I am blessed to make 70.

 

A quick update.
Our Marine, Myles Wilson is being discharged tomorrow. He honorably served for four years. I remember when he just graduated high school and went right into the Marine Corps. Personally, I didn't think that he would make it out of boot camp, but he proved me wrong. He is been married over 1 year and is moving to Colorado. I just texted him and asked if he would be back posting here. He said that he would. You have my respect and admiration Myles @myles wilson.

 

Tuesday June 17 (late morning) - Jeeves / JTSpartan / Just Do the Basics June plus Menthol Tuesday

I am doing a declared Rule this month using this setup for every shave:




Prep: Cold face wash with MdC handsoap

Razor: Matte black stainless steel Supply 2.0 injector with "nick-proof" SE comb plate / Supply White Label (house-branded Personna)(5)

Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Private Study (later renamed simply "Bay Rum")

Brush: Jason @jtspartan 30DC Limited Edition maple with cashmere synthetic knot

Lather Bowl: None

Post: rinse, alum, rinse, Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum splash

Last shave: Monday June 17 (evening) - 16 hours ago

As I mentioned last evening, my usual two passes didn't quite get me from 14-day stubble to completely cleanshaven. I had patches of stubborn whiskers at the corners of my mouth and especially on my neck. So I did a clean-up shave this morning.

I took a page from the Booke of Barry @palmolive fox and started with a COLD water wash instead of my usual hot one - to help the whiskers stand out from my skin for easier cutting. And this time, I reverted to doing my first pass on my neck ATG instead of WTG. That increases the risk of skin irritation but also increases the cutting power.

It worked. My two passes removed all the missed patches of long whiskers from last night and cleaned off the overnight growth. Result is DFS.

Alum was warm in spots but no visible nicks, blood spots or razorburn. The splash finished off a good cleanup shave.

 

Cool clean-up shave John. I am a cold water shaver all year round.

 

Been off line for a couple days-my car's battery needed a jump start. Still don't have a computer, so I couldn't go to the library(where I am NOW). Anyway, this Wet Shave Sho soap is fantastic-this is my second day on the Aqua Velva clone. It's "cool", but you don't get the same chill as with AV aftershave. They work fine together, though. 0:40 at the Loading Dock(I'm finding that a minute isn't necessary to load this soap). 2 healthy passes. No damage. More Niagra Falls action with the AV aftershave. Shux. The scent is great, as it always has been. As Outstanding As It Gets.

 

Thanks for the update on the Jeeves Private Study persuasion.

 

Happy Birthday, Joe.

 

Thanks Maestro. I appreciate it.

 

all good.

 

awesome.

 

fantastic Tuesday shaves gentlemen.

 

Thanks for the shout John.

 

Great way to treat yourself on your Seventieth birthday Joe: Straight, Sprecher, Seaforth and best of all “no dramas”

Happy Birthday Joe

thanks Joe

Ok, i missed the joke, I don't watch much TV or hardly any movies these days

Good to hear. The accursed autospell strikes again Lol!
It's pretty endemic all over the world these days

Lovely clean up and recovery John

 

18 Jun 2025

2 Days growth

Hot Water Prep and Preshave = Derby Menthol shave cream

Soap = ARKO tub !
Brush = Pura Setola
Bowl = White plastic
Razor = Gillette No 66
Blade = Wilkinson Sword white cardboard box made in China
Passes = 2 and done
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal
ASL = Old Spice
Scent = Stirling Spice EdT

The Arko has lost some of its stank and no longer inspires hours and hours of the giggles. On the other it lathers superbly. Again, too much lather was achieved, but better more than less

The Chinese Wilkinson Sword was OK, not on par with say the Gillette 7 o’clock sharp edge, but I will be generous and say it is quite smooth

No damage. Great start to another rainy day

 

Thanks Chris. I still can't get my head wrapped around being 70. Lol!

 

Awesome Arko shave Chris! The Old Spice ASL is a great topper for the shave.

 

Lol! Great milestone don't you think?

I am only 3 years behind you though!

Yes, I thought I needed something nice to "cover up" the Arko, but I am actually not too averse to it atm

 

fabulous midweek shave and pic Chris.

 

This morning, I had the same arsenal as yesterday, with one exception:

Brush-BOAR(green handle, vanilla knot)

A real winner today.....I must look into the other soaps of the "Esssentials" set of The Wet Shaving Store. Course today's (The Aqua Velva clone)is the only summer offering). 0:40 again at the Loading Dock, but it got plenty of the soap onto the Boar brush. 2 healthy passes. Clean, clear all around. No damage, again. Great work with the Aqua Velva aftershave, yet more Niagra Falls. I think AV has the largest pour spout of them all. I'll EVENTUALLY figure out something. Nice work overall. As Outstanding As It Gets. (By the way, I no longer doubt that the soap is an Aqua Velva clone. Why. Well, I just happened to notice it says at the bottom "Velvety Water". Sounds like "Aqua Velva" to me!

 

fine midweek shave Paul.