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

April 8 SOTE

Good evening.

Shavette Shave #541
Dovo Shavette
Personna Hairshaper Blade (3)
L'Occitane Synthetic Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 25 hrs



This is a very late night shave. For the first time, I used my "new" L'Occitane Brush and it made a nice lather. Here's my lather:



I only needed to do a 2 pass shave because last night's shave was close and this Hairshaper Blade is very sharp even with a third use. I didn't have any leakage and attained a very close and comfortable shave. The alum feedback was nil. Splashed on the witch hazel and the matching aftershave to end this session. Take care.

 

Splendid Seaforth shave Gary.

 

09 APRIL 2024
Days growth = 1

Super smooth Tuesday Tabac shave

Prep = 3 x cold water soak
Preshave = none
Cream/Soap = Tabac shave stick
Brush = Simpson Chubby 2
Bowl = Face Lathering
Razor = Merkur 37C
Blade = Astra Superior stainless (2)
Passes = 2 +
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, CWR, Thayers
Aftercare = Tabac Balm followed by ASL

Scent = Tabac, Tabac, Tabac
Damage = none

First use of the Tabac stick. Tallow is nice. I chose the Chubby 2 to be able to hold more lather for further passes. Superb lather and protection. On the first pass I felt the lather was too thick, it worked really well, but I noticed two things. Because of thickness of the lather I needed more pressure on the razor, resulting in a cleaner first pass than usual and a bit of harshness. It was harder to rinse the razor which became a bit clogged, needing loosening and rinsing. Maybe the Merkur Progress would be easier to rinse with this soap, it has nice wide lather channels

Between passes, I left the brush in a cup, bristles down, with a small amount of water in the bottom of the cup

Question: What do you face latherers do with the brush between passes?
Too loose of a lather will drip/leak if the brush is stood upright
Too thick of a lather is no good either

Just asking!

Have a great Tuesday everyone

 

thank you Joe.

 

Do you?
Does one?

My electric razor was bought from an ex hair dresser who demo'ed it for me in the Mr Shaver Shop here in Perth and insisted not to use liquids/oils because they would just clog the shaver

I got the electric shaver for Xmas just around the time I started wet shaving and (to my shame) haven't used it yet for a full shave

Thoughts anyone?

 

Nice recovery Paul, we want to see you do well

Cella Lozione Dopobarba to the face/neck/shaved area nice protection with a mild scent
PR Cypress and Vetyver Cologne in a spray bottle to the back of the neck or anywhere else you like. Love this one's scent

Thanks Gary

Thanks Joe. 'Twas better this morning

 

I tried an electric shaver many years ago and I never get a close shave using one because of my Italian coarse beard. Electric razors are fine if you need a quick shave before an important meeting and/or have a very light stubble. Also, it would be useful for those shavers that get in-grown hairs, skin irritation and frequent cuts with razors.

 

send us all that old fashioned shave gear and start using your electric..

 

Great shave Chris. When I load from the tub to face lather, I just lay the brush on its side on top of the puck.

 

Lol!

 

9th April 2024.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Original Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 10066.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Haslinger Aloe Vera Shaving Soap.
Blade: Gillette 7'O Clock SharpEdge. (Russia) (D1)
Razor: Parker 87R.

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Williams Aqua Velva ASL. (Spanish version)./ Cien Men Sensitive ASB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

(Face & Head Shave)

The Haslinger Aloe Vera shaving soap provided a superb lather I have two Haslinger soaps Schafmilch Sheep Milk & Aloe Vera the only difference with the Aloe Vera soap is it doesn't contain lanolin and like the Schafmilch Sheep Milk has a very faint clean fragrance when wet.

I've mentioned before in my posts that if you like a shaving soap with a strong fragrance, then you will be disappointed with Haslinger soaps ,as both soaps have a mild unique fragrance which will put some people off using.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Cien Men Sensitive ASB.

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

awesome shave and pic Barry.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Excellent shave Joe. I guess you like a slippery brush handle. Next up, slippery razor scales.

 

SE Shave # 379 - DECLARATION GROOMING MONDAY - Lamplight Penance

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gem Feather
Blade: GEM Stainless
Brush: Epsilon Horse Hair
Pre-Shave: Pears Transparent Soap
Lather: Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux Lamplight Penance
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Lamplight Penance Toner
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

I have not reached for this software combination in such a long time. The soap base is different from the current Milksteak offered by Declarstion Grooming. It is a much harder/firmer base. When I scoop it out of the tub it forms into very fine curls which I then proceed to press into my lather bowl.

The scent profile is as follows:
Top notes are Peach, Wild Berries, Narcissus and Orange Blossom;
Middle notes are Smoke, Ambergris, Rum and Red Cedar;
Base notes are Mahogany, Liquor and Musk.

Excellent three pass shave with the GEM Feather which resulted in super closeness without any incidents. The scent of the toner lasted throughout the entire day and evening.

Hope you all had an enjoyable Monday.

 

Nice Gem Featherweight shave Joe...You've jogged my scatter-brained memory to give my Vie-Long Horse Hair brush a run out..

 

Wonderful shave and setup Barry.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

In the words of Ralph Kramden, "You're a riot. You're a regular riot." LOL! Thanks Joe.