30 Day Rule/Focus; Nov 2022. All are Welcome!

thank you Joe,it's a bit broad though as most of my razors aren't date coded..brit gillettes weren't coded until 1965.

 

fine start to the month Barry.

 

tuesday
1948 brit aristocrat jr
platinum
simpson
percy nobleman
mr.burberry



good day gents
chilly nov 1st outside,fall weather settling in nicely.
lovely nobleman lather built with the simpson LE synthetic.
applied a lather and proceeded with a hot facecloth soak.fabulous.
smooth 2 passer in the usual manner,few touch ups as needed
if you like superspeed design razors,this british 'crat jr is the ultimate imo.
libera splash of thayers astringent and mr.burberry to finish.
awesome
have a fine rest of day everyone.
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I didn't know that brit Gillette razors weren't not date coded until 1965. I guess you have to estimate a range of dates for razors based on the history of production.

 

Terrific start to the month Gary. I will say that the handle is hefty to he sure.

 

yes sir.pretty much.i have that mostly sorted,with a lot of past research.should be a cool month.

 

thank you Joe.it's basically a post war effort between gillette u.s and gillette england.

 

up for tomorrow..

 

Nov 1 SOTA

Good afternoon.

Gillette Redtip
Gillette 7'o'clock Perma-Sharp DE Blade (6th use)
Omega Pro 49 Boar Brush
TSD Barber Shoppe SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 24.5 hrs



It's my first shave of the month so I decided to use this setup. The Red Tip is not an aggressive razor imo and I thought it would do a great job on my 1 day growth with a blade on its 6th use. I haven't used a TSD soap in awhile so I brought it out. The soap needs plenty of water, unfortunately if you are looking for a yogurty lather, then this isn't for you. However, I will say the performance is pretty good. The only other downside with the soap and the aftershave is that the scent is nonexistent so I would never buy a TSD soap again.
Did a nice 2 pass shave with minimal touchup for a BBS shave.
Had very little alum feedback. Finished with my usual post shave routine. Enjoy your evening.

 

fine red tip shave and pic Joe.

 

Thanks Joe!

Have a great night!

- David

 

Thanks Gary!

I wonder how long a used GEM blade will work in a scraper compared to a regular, new box cutter blade.

Fun things to ponder.

Have a great day!

- David

 

Great pictures Gary!

Thanks for sharing.

- David

 

Thanks Gary. I think that I am going to do a safety, straight, shavette order of shaves the entire month. Tomorrow will be a straight and Thursday will be a shavette, and then continue the cycle

 

SRS # 784

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Thistle 5/8”
Brush: Jayaruh 337 with Omega #49 Boar
Lather: Lakewood Soap Company Prairie Song (1508.5 Project)
Aftershave: Lakewood Soap Company Prairie Song Balm
Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux La Petite Prarie
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Humphreys Cucumber Melon Witch Hazel

Super Tuesday morning Lakewood Soap shave. Last post as my day got away from me, I. A good way. Excellent three pass shave that left my face comfortably smooth.

 

Great opening shave Joe!

 

fine start to the month Joe.

 

very cool.should build the skin up in short order.

 

thank you David,though the credits should go to Mr,Razor.his fine website provides many with good info and history.
https://mr-razor.com/