30 Day Rule/Focus, May 2025. All Are Welcome!

thank you Chris.

 

Thanks Chris. Seaforth Sea Spice Lime brightens my day.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

24th May 2025.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Kenya Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Face & Head Lather.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Synthetic.
Lather: Wilkinson Sword Classic Shaving Soap.
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword. (D1)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic TTO.
Razor: Supply V2 (**) base plate. (Head/Dome) - Personna Injector PTFE. (D2)

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./Superdrug Sierran Breeze ASL./ Aloe Vera Gel.

(Face & Head Shave)

A new eclectic shave set up to start the Weekend..

Another close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Aloe Vera Gel.

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

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the bank holiday weekend (UK) ladies & gentlemen.

 

Do you have Clubman's Gents Gin?(I know you were talkinabouut the London Gin Club just now). And now I see you mentioned Clubman's GG om your shave review.

 

Very well-done shave this morning, with the "2 Presidents". I saw a bit of the bottom of the tub today-makin' prOHgress here. Clean and clear, minus one miss at the right sideburn/jawline area(which I took care of before heading out). No cuts, Knicks, Polka-Dots, Red Ball Sunsets, so THAT was good. Fine close with the Ike aftershave. Super Duper Outstanding. (might have gone higher, but for the miss).

 

yes,have had it since it it was introduced,on my 3rd bottle.great stuff.

 

Thanks, Joe. Yes, I agree about the relaxation!

However, you mention something I may have already tripped on. I was making a list today of scents I'd like to try, and I got up to a dozen and a half before I even started adding scents outside a narrow range I know I like. I'm going to go back and erase a bunch now.

But, still... that Sea Spice Lime Joe (Trigger) showed sounds very intriguing...

 

Thank you Joe.

 

Thank you Chris.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

DE Shave # 596

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette SS Red Tip TTO (1959 E-1)
Blade: Shark Platinum
Brush: MrEE Limited Edition #017 Cashmere 24 mm
Lather: Stirling Electric Sheep
Aftershave: Stirling Electric Sheep - Glacial
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Wonderful vintage Gillette shave with the assistance of the Stirling Electric Sheep. Great lather as usual to facilitate a three pass shave.

 

25th May 2025.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Kenya Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Face lather.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Synthetic.
Lather: Wilkinson Sword Sensitive shave soap.
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword. (D2)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic.

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./Denim Original ASL./Aloe Vera Gel.

Greetings,

Sunday morning shave.

Everything in my shave set up paired together wonderfully this morning.

The vast majority of my shave set ups are very in-expensive, today proved to me yet again that I can always get pleasurable shaves from traditional wet shaving accessories that don't cost the earth.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Aloe Vera Gel.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

Another safe shave under the belt Barry

Ripper of a Red Tip shave Joe

fine shave Barry

 

Sunday 25 May 2025

2 days growth

Thought I would try the Proraso Wood and Spice pre shave and the matching cream again:

Usual prep: the Preshave didn’t perform as well as I would have liked and neither did the bowl-lathered Proraso Wood and Spice. So much so, that for the 2nd pass I promptly reached for the Stirling and handed the baton over to the Ozark Mountain to finish the business

2 passes were needed with the Gillette 7 o’clock sharp edge SS (1) mounted in the Gillette Red tip leaving much to be desired and resulting in more touch ups than usual. The blade is sharp enough, maybe a less smooth than some of its other stablemates, and by taking it slowly and sticking to the plan the job was done well enough. An efficient shave, less enjoyable than my other shaves, it took a bit longer than usual, but after all it is Sunday and we had already had our early morning ½ hour walk under the belt (managed to dodge the rain so that was a bonus)

Silent Alum. Thayers. L’Occitane Cedrat

Proraso Barbe Dure ASL tinged with some Oud, following by the Proraso Wood and Spice Spray Cologne. Pleasant and long lasting scent

Efficient rather than enjoyable workmanlike shave

I think the Proraso cream may benefit from face lathering next time… but I think I will give it a rest for a while…let’s see

Have a lovely Sunday one and all

 

Thank you Chris. I'm really enjoying my back to basics shaves lately.

 

surprised by the wood and spice results.this stuff was fantastic when it first came out.mine is now long gone,but i haven't repurchased.

 

splendid sunday shaves and pics gents.

 

-The-Sunday-Shave-
L-3 flare tip
tuxedo
ethos
cf natural



good morning gents
simple sunday work shave
fine ethos peppermint lather
smooth 2 passer,minor pickups
natural afteshave to finish
awesome
have a splendid sunday everyone
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Thanks again Gary.