April 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion

What exactly did you mean when you mentioned the effects of hot water? Are you saying use more? Or are you saying use cold?!

 

I use the shavette anywhere from 10 - 35 degrees. Way less setdown errors. Thats just my way . Others may have different views.

 

hello gents ,will follow along with an All Out April..aristocrats,a and e,arko ,anything..

 

If Arko is the greatest (currently available) value soap, then what is the best value aftershave balm/cream to complement it?

 

pinesol

 

Never heard of it. Am I to assume, given that face, that it is an American cleaning product that would complement the aroma of the urinal block?

 

yes sir..

 

wednesday shave.new sc/platinum,wcs synthetic,klar seifen sport,tobs st. james..
have a fine April 1 gents..

 

Blue-tiful shave sir!

 

Great looking shave to start the month, Gary!

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Not sure of my plan for the month, but I have been through plenty of Arko over the last decade. Here is some of my Amazon Arko purchases. I still have 8 sticks left from this over zealous buying in 2015, but will be continuing to work through my puck of MWF until it is finished. I will post a shave later once I get motivated and figure things out.

 

Awesome Gary!

 

SOTD:
Beautiful shaves over the last week, this arko ice mint aftershave is fantastic stuff, very mild menthol, but super refreshing.

The old spice Wolfthorn is also a fantastic aftershave, i was super lucky to find both of them at such a great price.

The Derby extra blade ive been using has really impressed me, it actually has great longevity and it pairs beautifully with the Wilkinson sword classic which is definitely an underated razor, i think some people tend to look down on it because it's very lightweight and a plastic razor, but it shaves better than some of my other razors which cost 2-3 times more than the Wilkinson sword.

I also used the col conk lime puck for the first time in a few months, its a fantastic soap but it takes me a bit longer to load the brush than usual because i have the small puck.

Shave 1:
Razor: Wilkinson sword classic
Blade: derby extra (6)
Brush: Omega 49
Soap: arko shave stick
Aftershave: Arko ice mint

Shave 2:
Razor: Wilkinson sword classic
Blade: Derby extra (7)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Soap: col conk lime
Aftershave: Old Spice Wolfthorn

Shave3:
Razor: Wilkinson sword classic
Blade: Derby extra (8)
Brush: Omega 49
Soap: arko shave stick
Aftershave: Old Spice Wolfthorn

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Gilette LC New BRW Improved handle
Permasharp super 2
Semogue 22mm BC Mistura
MWF
Dr. Sana Alcoholado

Another nice shave. Enjoy your day.

 

thank you James..

 

thank you Patrick,good morning..

 

thank you Jim,good morning..

 

SOTD 04/01/20

It’s great to be back! This morning I finally had the opportunity to put my new Colonial General V2 to the test. I really enjoy using AC razors. I’ve owned three prior to the arrival of this razor - Classic Shaving’s Oren, a RR Hawk, and a Blackland Vector.

The Oren was just too unacceptably bulky and unwieldy. I sold it. The Hawk delivers a decent shave, but my Vector with a Schick Proline blade is a great shaver, and, after the arrival of my new General, now have another great SE razor available. After reading some posts on a variety of dedicated shave forums, I loaded it up with a Feather Super and had at it.

I hadn’t shaved for a week, but began with a cold water rinse followed by a good thick application of my favorite soap, MWF. The first WTG pass took things right down to the skin line. So much so that the the second ATG pass consisted of nothing more than some selective buffing resulting in an incredibly close BBS that checked all the boxes. I feel smoooth, clean and refreshed.

RAZOR: Colonial General V2.
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: MrEE Hybrid Badger Boar 007
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POST-SHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum

 

While everyone else is asleep....

Good morning all!
Got out a G2 Gillette Fat Boy, loaded a new Feather blade, opened it up to 9, got to work.
Nice shave this morning to say the least.
FB's aren't hard on the skin, quit gentle compared some other razors I have.
Still got a shave that you can be proud of.
No issue 2 pass head n face, clean and smooth.

I added the bar soap to my picture today, at one point leaving it out.
See, I thought it not to be part of the shave.
Nowadays, seeing I like a good shower before I shave, it is the pre-shave.
A good hot shower makes my whiskers easier to mow down, less painful, hardly no tuging and pulling at all.
Mater of fact, if I don't shower first, I can shave, but it takes just as long to prep, so I don't save any time by nixing the shower.
The Stirling Bath soap seems to help the dry skin thing too.
All good.

Every one!
Be safe!
ENJOY!
tp

 

Very cool Damascus PRC and shave Keith!