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

The GWS saloon 10 pack where/are made for Indian barbers, hence "saloon pack" on the tuck packaging , which are to be snapped in half for one use in a shavette,then refreshed for the next customer.

 

fine sunday shaves gents.

 

-The-Sunday-Shave-
50's brit brass/nickel tech
rr 400 synthetic
crown shaving co



good morning gents
fine crown co lather built with the rr 400
smooth 2 passer with the 1950s brit tech,minor pick ups
crown splash to finish
awesome
have a fine sunday everyone
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Thank you Gary.

 

Wonderful shave Joe

 

Wonderful shave Gary. Love the 400

 

SRS # 1290 - Sample Soap Sunday - TOBS Oud

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Wester Bros. 6/8” 33 Fraternity
Brush: Shore Shave Player 26 mm
Lather: TOBS Oud
Aftershave: Stirling Agar
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Excellent shave with the Wester Bros. straight.
Three passes to super smoothness. My first time using any of the TOBS product. This Oud to me has a perfume scent, not very dark.

Unfortunately, the scent of the Stirling Agar aftershave did not meet the SOA of the missus. As a matter of fact she stated, “You smell like an old man. You don’t act like an old man.”

The Agar by far is the darkest Oud scent in my den.

 

Thank you John.

 

Thank you Chris

 

thank you Joe.it's a great brush.good backbone fore a synthetic.

 

fine sample sunday shave Joe.now that's a cool brush..

 

Super Sunday shave Gary.

 

Thanks Joe.

 

Excellent shave Joe.

 

thank you Joe.

 

New plan: After picking my setup on Friday night for an early Saturday morning shave -- I then didn't shave. So here's the same setup now, two days later:

Monday May 05 (early morning) - Monotonous May

I am sticking with my declared plan of a Rule this month using this setup for every shave (hence "Monotonous May"):

Prep: Hot shower or face wash with Aleppo olive oil and 20% bay laurel oil soap (traditional anti-acne)

Razor: Matte black stainless steel Supply 2.0 injector with "nick-proof" SE comb plate / Supply White Label (house-branded Personna)(1)

Soap: Stirling Scots Pine Sheep

Brush: Semogue SOC cherrywood fitted w/ APShaveCo 24mm Tuxedo synthetic knot

Lather Bowl: None

Post: rinse, alum, rinse, Stirling Scots Pine splash

Last shave: a week or so ago



As planned, I started with a fresh blade for the month. Since injector blades are good for about a dozen shaves, I should have been able to use that blade for the entire month without changing it out.

So how did the shave go? Well, relatively speaking, the results sucked rocks...

The Tuxedo synthetic did a good job of loading from the Stirling soap and then I face lathered with it. Managed to work up a decently slick and usable lather quite quickly.

I then did my usual two passes -- WTG everywhere for the first pass and then XTG on the face and sort of diagonally XTG on the neck for the second. I then rinsed off, applied the alum block (silent alum), rinsed the brush and put away the soap ... and then inspected my face... Patches of missed whiskers sticking up everywhere like tall weeds in a mown lawn...

Rinsed off the alum, reopened the soap, reloaded the brush and relathered the face. Third pass -- this time ATG everywhere. Rinsed, inspected, still lots of missed whiskers, relathered and did a FOURTH pass XTG everywhere.

Rinsed, inspected, STILL missed whiskers here and there.

Said "Too bad, that's good enough for today" and used the splash to finish off.

My personal analysis: I used a fresh blade that I injected into the razor from the cartridge instead of manually placing it on the plate. It didn't insert smoothly, so I may have rubbed the edge dull in the process of sliding it into the razor. I have assumed that it's a dud blade and have binned it.

Next shave, I will start with a new blade that I will place manually to avoid any further errors.

Hope everyone has a good week!

 

fine set up and pic John.

 

-Monday-
french market new rfb
rr 400
the dead sea



good morning gents
fine dead sea lather built with the rr 400
smooth 2 passer with the french rfb.minor pick ups
matching splash to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone
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Fine shave today(Mon). Not the way I like it to be, as I could have done better with both sideburn areas down at the jawline, but everywhere else was a success. I don't think I'll get another "Old Chap Art" soap, but it's nice to have for now. No cuts, Knicks, Polka-Dots-the mark of a decent shave. Finished with the Bill Neumann A.S.(Signature 1907). That's probably it for my Bill Neumann's until next fall, although I may purchase a shave cream of theirs before then. As for this shave-Very Outstanding.

 

6th 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.
Brush: Semogue 830.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Palmolive Classic shave cream.
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword. (D1)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic.
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./P&G Old Spice Bearglove ASL Spray./Aloe Vera Gel.

(Face & Head Shave)

Greetings,

The Palmolive classic shave cream is such a wonderful performer which creates a rich protective lather with only a small amount giving a great lasting classic fragrance throughout the shave, leaving a good post shave feel.

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

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

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