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

fantastic start to the week gents

 

-Monday-
new SC
omega
waves
jaaag black



good morning gents.
back to the grind.
fine waves lather built with an omega boar
smooth 2 passer with the nickel new SC...
the surviving head from my badly damaged New Somerset set

only the plate and cap were unscathed,the handle and case were badly pitted,

***
thayers and jaaag black at the finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone.
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Marvelous Monday shave Gary.

 

thank you Joe.

 

June 3 SOTE

Good evening.

Shavette Shave #552
Dovo
Personna Hairshaper Blade (8
JR #290 Cashmere Brush
TSD Barbershoppe SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth : 30 hrs.



I know it's very late in the evening to do a shave, but I didn't want to wait to do it tomorrow morning. I picked my trusty Dovo and went with the TSD set. I decided to only do 2 passes since it wasn't important to get a BBS shave this late in the evening. Did get a very nice, comfortable and close shave without any oops. I just did a quick lather that was foamy, but I knew it would be slick enough for me to get a good shave. Here's my lather:



I didn't have any alum feedback so that's always nice. Splashed on the witch hazel and the matching aftershave to end this session. I won't need to do a face shave tomorrow, but I see a head shave on the horizon. Take care.

 

Superb shave set up Chris.

 

4th June 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Moisture Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Rainbow Brown Synthetic. (Faux Horse)
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Palmolive Classic Shave Sticks. (grated)
Blade: Personna PTFE SS Injector. (D2)
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Setting 4)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head 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./Denim Original ASL./Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

(Face & Head Shave.)

Another enjoyable close comfortable combined face and head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

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That's a nice setup and shave Barry.

 

Excellent introduction, Joe.

Just Shaving June works well as a theme for me because I am continuing with my injector blade tests using a plain old Arko shave stick and nothing much else as my shaving software.

I don't have any Edwin Jagger stuff, but I may also toss in the occasional shave with soap and splash from the no longer in business Jeeves of Hudson Street.

 

Thanks John.

 

Nice shave this morning. Glad to go back to Proraso, but to use their shave soap(Refreshing), PIFed by a gentleman who knows his name, so I don't have to introduce him,(Did I say that right, @wristwatchb?) Refreshing is Proraso' menthol shave soap. I'm happy to have it as part of my summer lineup. The challenge will be using a large brush to load the soap.Smaller might be better with this one. But again this was my first go with the shave soap, so perhaps too early to tell. Zeroes across the board on cuts, Knicks, Polka-dots. The best aftershave I had as a "match" was the Yardley(New York). It was a nice finish, but I'll soon buy the actual match itself from Proraso-the Refreshing A.S. As Outstanding As It Gets.

 

Thank you Joe. I like to keep things simple with my shave set ups. The humble Palmolive Classic shave stick always provides a superb lather.

 

awesome tuesday affairs everyone.

 

-Tech-Tuesday-
1948 brit #44
semogue
waves
st.james



good morning gents.
blew the dust off the old #44 brit tech set
the semogue built a fine lwaves ather on it's 3rd outing?
smooth 2 passer with the efbt,minor pick ups
thayers and st.james to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone
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Terrific Tuesday shave Gary!

 

thank you Joe

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Thank you Gary-the Yardley A.S. will do for now, but soon I will get the matching Proraso A.S.

 

June 4 Headshave

Good afternoon.

1955 Gillette RedTip
Gillette Wilkinson Sword DE (8)
MrEE Tuxedo Brush
Mühle Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Dome Turf: 3+ days



I haven't used this Mühle Sandalwood Shaving Cream in years so I needed to use it today. It produces a thin, but very slick lather. You can use a brush to face or head lather, but it still won't give you that voluminous lather. I think it's best to use it as a preshave and lather it with another soap. The scent is long gone, so it won't interfere with any of my shaves soaps.
I did 3 error-free passes, but I had to do plenty of buffing because the blade was on its 8th use. I would have replaced the blade if I had checked prior to the headshave. The blade still did its job, but it definitely took some effort on my part to get a cueball result.
I had very little alum feedback. Splashed on the witch hazel and the AQ Ice Blue aftershave. I have to say that my dome looks great. Take care.

 

SRS # 1103 & 1104 - Gemini Shave - Busta’s Blend

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: AJ Jordan Old Faithful Cocolobo scales
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket 26 mm
Pre-Shave: Pears Transparent Soap
Lather: Tim’s Soap Busta’s Blend
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Musk
Additional Care:
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Omega Alum
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Two awesome shave the past two mornings. Very nice citrus scent with the Busta’s Blend, perfect for this time of year. I did my usual three passes to super smoothness. This morning I did manage a delayed weeper on my neck.
Here is a picture of the lather:


I would surmise that Joe, @Trigger, is enjoy this weather. This morning was perfect for an intense X3Bar Pull workout on the patio. Tomorrow’s leg workout is goi g to be a killer. Ah just Beastmode.

Hope you all have had an enjoyable day.