May 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Nice shave and the razor works! Have a nice day Evan!

 

Paul, there are mentholated Stoylin' soaps as well as Cryogen to freeze your face! Lol!

 

awesome shave and pic Jason,good morning.i like the voskhods,but i always seem to reach for my gillette blades .will look up the kootenay blue..one canadian soap i really liked was the handsome grouse.no longer produced unfortunately.didn't like the elvado or first canadian.granules..

 

Looking good Matthew.

 

careful with the "b" word Tim..

 

very cool Evan..

 

Fantastic set up, Matthew--love the brush! I am unfamiliar with Prep, but it sounds wonderful

 

Thank you Gary

 

very cool Joseph.fine shave and pic..

 

Wonderful report, photo and results, Joseph! So glad the Sharp Star helped with the shave. Sounds like you are getting tuned into the DEvette's nuances. Also glad to hear that Dr. Mrs. Primo likes at least one of you CF set ups

 

Nice shaves Matthew!

 

Very nice shave Joseph! In this case, getting "ghosted" is not such a bad thing. Lol!

 

friday shave
1930s canadian new sc/thin handle
platinum
jr 282 zebrawood badger
cb connecticut shade
clubman whiskey woods..

good morning gents.end of another week of house arrest..empties are piling up....pulled out my custom built shave set for today,a canadian new sc ,thin handle,1920 old type case ,and rare canadian blade bank.
loade the razor with a platinum,fabulous cb lather with the jr 282,and was rewarded with a bbs in 2+ smooth passes.the new sc razors with this early cap are very efficient..whisky woods aftershave to finish.awesome..have a fine day everyone..and a great long weekend if you have one..

 

Excellent shave, Gary!
Good afternoon..

 

thank you Jim...good afternoon..

 

Hello Gary, thanks.

 

Amazing set up and photos, Gary! The Gillette, the zebrawood brush, the soap's scent profile, and the AS all look like something that would be used by a man with not just a shave den, but an actual den, den. Always a class act, sir

 

”May 15--In the Mix-it-Up-of-Mystery May”
Shavette Shave #68

Gear

• Razor: Max Headroom Focus R21 Shavette
• Blade: Astra SP--impressed with how well this blade did today. Sharp, but smooth.
• Brush: Stirling Finest Badger
• Soap: Stirling Iced Pineapple
• Menthol: Stirling Frost Drops
• AS: Pinaud Citrus Musk & Aqua Velva Ice Blue (2 Frost Drops)--a small amount of CM to a healthy dose of AV. Nice!
• Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented

The Shave
Today is Favorite Friday, so I thought I’d use my bomb-proof lathering technique with my not-so-bomb-proof Stirling Finest Badger brush (I’m getting it figured out, but it’ll still throw a surprise or two my way).

• Step one: get the brush good and wet, shake out most of the water, take the brush directly to my shave stick, and load that sucker up (occasionally adding a small bit of water) until there is a good amount of soap on the brush.
• Step two: work the brush against the palm of my hand, paint the lather down, squeeze it out, paint it out, add a small amount of water, work the brush against the palm of my hand… etc. I repeat this step until I have a smooth, shiny, need-a-microscope-to-see-the-bubbles lather that contains an ocean of water but still remains thick and yogurty.

Now, with a properly celestial lather in place, I was ready to take the Astra SP out for a spin. I'm impressed. I was able to take on the WTG, XTG, ATG 3 pass shave with no tugging. The chin put up a fight as it always does, but with some minor touch ups I was right between a BBS and a DFS, stubborn chin included. A small weeper or two (user error, though it’d make me feel better to blame the blade) and almost no irritation. A good shave.

It’s Friday, folks--enjoy it!

68 down, 32 to go!

 

I know that....I decided to devote this summer to, among other products, try to make the Razorocks Lime Burst look good and used. . Perhaps next summer. Also for now, I bet the Lime Glacial A.S. will put my face in the freezer(just arrived today, along with the Sharp Dressed Man Bodywash).

 

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: JR Torrey Celebrated Hollow Ground
Brush: Big Cyprass 24mm Silver Tip
Lather: PAA King R. Emporium
Aftershave: Derby City Chop Shop Small Batch Tonic- Winter Reserve
Additional Care:
Barbero Alum Block
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Superb shave this morning. The badger brush whipped up enough lather for four or five passes if needed.

Another super smooth and comfortable shave.

Tomorrow begins Reduction Weekend #6 with a JustOne format for both days. It is part of the process to start to use up some soap.