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

Excellent shave Joe. Have a great time at the Bronx Zoo.

 

July 30 SOTA Headshave and Faceshave

Good afternoon.

Straight Razor Shave #566
Henckel's Friodur
Gillette RedTip
Gillette Wilkinson Sword DE Blade (4)
Omega Pro 49 Boar Brush
Pedro Fiasco's Limoncello SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 29 hrs
Dome Turf: 46 hrs



It was time for a head and face shave. Brought out my Friodur for the face and my RedTip for my dome. I decided to just do 2 passes on my dome and face plus touchups. I got dolphin smooth on the dome and just shy of BBS on the face and neck. However, I got a chin weeper. Hit it with alum, but the sicker kept at it. Of course, it eventually stopped.
Pedro Fiasco Limoncello is Ariana and Evans low budget line of soaps, but it packs a punch above its cost. It's easy to lather and provides a nice slick medium. Here's my lather:



Did get alum feedback on one side of the dome behind my ear, but that's it. Splashed on the witch hazel and the wonderful, citrusy matching aftershave. Take care.

 

fine tuesday shaves and pics Joe.

 

Thanks Gary.

 

31 Jul 2024
Days growth = 1

Prep = 3 x Hot water soak
Preshave = Proraso
Cream/Soap = Sterling Bergamot Lavender
Brush = Omega 10049
Bowl = Timeless
Razor 1 = Gillette Tech
Razor 2 = Gillette Tech made in Argentina
Blade 1 = Big Ben (3)
Blade 2 = VTG Gillette made in Australia (day 3)

Passes = once again 3+ passes were needed to become respectable
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, cold water rinse, left over lather to the face, rinse, pat dry, Thayers
ASL = Old Spice
Scent = Santal Spirit EdT sandalwood
Score = 9 / 10

Damage = Small nick side of face in pass 1, mea culpa, I got careless/in a hurry and landed sideways on the runway! I got out the Styptic pencil in anticipation, but the cold water rinses dealt with the nick and the Styptic was not needed

I rotated the Razor+blades combinations again to the other side of the face, this time the Argentinian Tech and the VTG Gillette blade started off on the right side again. Still performing well enough

Blade comparison:

Big Ben was a bit of a drag, especially in the 2nd pass so I finished the shave with the VTG Gillette on both sides of the face in pass 3 and touch ups

Binned both blades, but the Gillette did fare better: especially on day 2 and 3. Interesting to be able to feel the difference “on the day” rather than from memory of previous shaves

The Techs are nice, but I still feel I get much better shaves with other DE and SE razors

One more Big Ben left in the tuck….

Have a lovely Wednesday everyone

It's been another interesting month at the 30Day/Rule focus den, thanks Joe @Trigger and all supporters

 

Enjoyed the blade comparisons Chris.

 

Thx Joe, might try again another time
All part of the fun!

 

A couple mental mistakes cost me from finishing out this set with 3 straight top marks. Well, one mental, one shave-related. The mental was in not letting the soap rest on my face and neck long enough before the first pass. . The shave mistake was in allowing for two cuts to develop. I think the first mistake led to the second. Shux. The Royal Copenhagen A.S. came in from the "bullpen" to save the overall shave, but it couldn't quite get rid of one of the cuts, down at Cactus Nation. This one gets a Kinda Outstanding.(It was better than Mediocre). Tough way to end the month.

 

cool comparison tech shave Chris..gillette realy were King of their game back in the day.so far the only modern blades that i find comparable longevity wise at least are the Suneko blades.10+ shaves with the feel of a platinum for all 10.

 

-The-Midweek-Shave-
1930 canadian new de luxe
bbj walnut omega 10098
c & e west indian limes
c & e west indian limes cologne



good day gents
last shave of the month and..
another shave for Jason.
Jim @Jayaruh just sent me this #88 walnut case for the 1930 canadian new deluxe
Jason @jtspartan made the brush and bowl.
the walnut set is now complete.
... and an awesome shave it was...
cheers my friend,and hope you are well.
have a fine day everyone
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Thx Gary, it was your suggestion after all!
Now I will have to hunt down some Suneko!

 

Very smart setup. Nice to have such unique one offs in your collection

 

thanks Chris.
Scott @DaltonGang started this thread,,

https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/maximus-de-blade-torture-challenge.67912/

i lost track on it because well ,you know i bounce all over the place product /shave wise but he got over 50 shaves with a suneko..he has great results with othe blades also..

 

thank you Chris. I am very fortunate to have friends with great wood working skills.

 

Beautiful accessory pieces and a wonderful shave Gary.

 

July 31 SOTA

Good afternoon.

Schick E-3 Injector
Ted Pella Injector Blade (7)
MrEE LE #10 Cashmere Brush
Tabac SK
TSD Irish Spring SS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch
Beard Growth: 25.5 hrs



I decided to have an easy shave for the final day of July.
Did 2 passes for a nice shave, but got another chin weeper. I guess that I was a smidgen too much pressure on my face. It disappeared with the cold water and alum. Tabac always performs well. Did not have any alum stings or zing. Applied the witch hazel and gave a generous portion of the TSD Irish Spring. I have 3/4 of a bottle left and since I used all the matching soap, then I figured why not. Take care.