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

thank you Joe.

 

fantastic mid week affairs gentlemen.

 

-The-Midweek-Shave-
1930 canadian new de luxe
mr.ee #002
1805



good morning gents
absolutely fantastic de luxe shave.
deluxe lather with a deluxe brush
deluxe 2 passer
deluxe scent
awesome
have a fine day everyone.
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July 17 SOTM

Good afternoon

Straight Razor Shave #562
J A Henckels Friodur
JR #290 Cashmere Brush
Stirling Spice SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 44 hrs



I have been prolonging my beard stubble way too long lately so this shave was necessary. Picked out the Friodur and the Stirling Spice set for this task. Here's my lather:



Three error-free passes gave me a super close shave. I rarely do a Fool's Pass (AtG in the stache area) but what the heck. I don’t use the two hand method. I find the one hand way more challenging and it helps me with my overall technique. There was some alum feedback, but it was fine. Splashed on the witch hazel and the nice Old Spice dupe aftershaves to end this session. Take care.

 

As always, it's a first rate shave Gary.

 

Thank you, Joe.

 

awesome Joe.cool razor.

thank you Joe

 

Thanks Gary.

 

18th July 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Moisture Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Semogue 1305.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Vie-Long Shave Stick.
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless. (D2)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic Premium TTO.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face 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./Brut Sport Style ASL./Cien Men Sensitive ASB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

A wonderful performance from my shabby chic looking Semogue 1305/Vie-Long Shave Stick duo.

I'm really impressed with how well the Feather Hi Stainless has worked with both the Wilkinson Sword Classic & Wilkinson Sword Classic Premium TTO both razors perform superbly with the Feather Hi Stainless.

A comfortable 2 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

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

My face is feeling cool smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Thanks Gary

Sounds like you have a steady hand Joe, Super Shave again.

Cool looking shave Barry, glad you are liking the Feathers, or they are liking you!

 

Thank you Joe

Thanks Joe

 

Thank you, Chris. I'm liking the Feathers, and they are liking me!..I'm going to give them another week, then revisit the Gillette Nacet to the end of the month.

 

I like my Nacets too, it will be interesting to see how you feel they compare to the Feathers

 

18 Jul 2024
Days growth = 1




Well, I changed my mind and went to setting 6 on the Exec, for most of the shave anyway

Prep = Cold water today
Preshave = PR Cypress and Vetyver
Cream/Soap = TOBS Oud with glycerine
Brush = Old Vulfix, very soft, little backbone, more of a painter than anything else
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Gillette exec @ 6, then @4 for the last tricky area
Blade = Permasharp (2)
Passes = 2 ++
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, Cold Water Rinse, pat dry, Thayers
Post care = TOBS Royal Forest lotion
ASL = PR Barbe Dure with Oud
Scent = same as yesterday
Damage = none today

First 2 passes on setting 6. I use a mixture of WTG, XTG and Gillette slide in the first pass to get most stubble. 2nd pass is a mixture of XTG the other way and ATG in the neck area and lower lip. WE and EW upper lip

For the cleft below the lower lip I dialled down to @4 to avoid more damage, still need to work out the best way of tackling this annoying area

Another super smooth shave. I will decide tomorrow if I take the Permasharp to day 3 or not

Have a lovely Thursday, looking forward to seeing your shaves today

 

A fine Throwback shave this morning. That Stoylin Glacial lathered up almost right away onto the Italian Barber(Razorock)brush. Or maybe it was the strength of the brush itself(?). It's a nice cold soap all right. 2 passes. Zero cuts, Knicks, Polka-dots. I'm not 100% satisfied that the Stephan(great as it is)combined well with the glacial soap. Face and neck feel rather warm. It isn't like I "lit my face on fire"(a phrase I first picked up not long after joining TSD-why aren't we saying that anymore??...course I just did now), but it did take away a lot of the cold feel of the Glacial soap. But the important thing is the shave itself, and I was quite pleased. Here's a silly ending-I used a coogne and apparently lost the box it came in so I forgot its name. It's nice, as mens colognes go. Super Duper Outstanding.

 

fine thursday shaves gents.

 

-Thursday-
brit 1945 #77 thin handle rfb-black case
omega
fine platinum soap-old recipe
fine platinum



good morning gents
fine shave today
fabulous fine platinum lather-old recipe puck
smooth 2 passer with the brit thin handle rfb
platinum splash to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone
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July 18 SOTE

Good evening.

Rockwell 6C (plate #5)
Feather Blade (4)
Stirling Boar Brush
Seaforth Spice Lime SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 33.5 hrs



Yes, I know this is a rare late evening shave, but better late than never.
I amazed that the Feather is still good on it's 4th use. I only needed 2 passes to get a nice, smooth comfortable shave. Didn't get any skin damage.

Seaforth Sea Spice Lime is such a pleasant scent and it is slick, too. Here's my lather:



Did get slight alum feedback on my neck. Finished with the witch hazel and the wonderful matching aftershave. It was a great way to end the day. Take care.

 

Fabulous Feather Shave Barry.

 

fine seaforth shave Joe.