January 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Randy, safe travels to the Ice Cream Cone-vention.

 

The citrus notes from the Florida Water contribute to the overall effect.

 

I was deemed unteachable six months into my career and exempted from all training.

 

There's our handsome little 30 Day Man! He always seems happy. I bet he has a great personality!

 

January 20 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stirling Port-au-Prince SS
CJB Pain Stick
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods

 

Front or back seat? I can Google the pix myself.

 

Sandalwood Saturday? Great shave with Proraso Red soap and AS. I love this scent and the post shave feel from Proraso Red. Used the ‘65 Slim on 9 with a Gillette Platinum blade and a Parker Synthetic brush.



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Is the aftershave sandlewood? Does the scent last? I’m really digging my sandlewood shave soap


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It has a great Sandalwood scent and it actually has Sandalwood oil in it. The scent lasts for a while maybe an hour or two. I’ve never tried Fine’s Santal absolute but if it’s like other Fine scents it will last all day.


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Both actions take skill and perseverance.

Funny thing if you look up the word perseverance, and both actions are describe, but not pictured.

 

Back ...

 

I can only speculate on the RH & VW. I could go on about a chunky blonde, Mazda 626 - back seat, and a drive in theater - but we'll try to keep it Family Friendly.

 

Lets just say "memorable".

 

Hi guys,

so this is my 13th day of wet shaving. I follow some (but not all of the rules.....)
1 brush YES
1 soap YES
1 brand of blades YES
1 razor hmmmm.....no....

I have a Merkur Future clone and to be honest, I did not like it. I like wet shaving, but not the razor. The razor is just too... big? It doesn't feel comfortable in my hand at all so I decided to go to my local shop and I "dry" tested all the razors they had. Boy did I like the Merkur 34C.

So of course, I bought it and I just tried it. I like is so much more than the Merkur Future clone. I have so much more "control" over my shave with the 34C.

The only thing about the razor that I don't like is that I have to "fiddle" with the blade to make it perfectly aligned and even on each side. Is that typical of all Merkurs 34C?

P.S. The shave I just had was a 9 out of 10. Best ever in my life basically. Better than the electric razor I used for 25+ years and so, so much better that the Gillette plastic junk that cost a fortune that I started with.

So what happens now, do I get kicked from the 30 day focus group? I am still focusing on wet shaving and never going back to the electric razor... So that is focus no...

 

Steve, no worries about the rules! We don't have rules here. Think of them as guidelines to try and hone in on getting better and better shaves. Sounds like you are already on the path to that so you're doing just fine! You certainly won't be booted out!

Can't comment specifically on the issues with the blades and the 34c. I'm sure there are some in this group that have used that razor and that own one and can give you some better info.

 

You just need to “Rebalance your tires”, brother!

I did kind of the same thing when I became a new dad. I feigned incompetence several times on the diaper changing to the point where my wife got exasperated. I’m not sure if she was exasperated that I was incompetent, or that I would stoop to feigning incompetence to get out of diaper changing. Either way it worked!

 

That’s it we’re going to have to break your fingers now! Just kidding it’s all about learning your technique. The clone will probably feel better later. I started with a 38c which is just like the 34 but with a longer handle. I like it but I had the same blade issue. I got an Edwin Jager DE89 and I love it. A Gillette Tech or Superspeed is pretty great too.


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January 20th
Short-Handled Black Beauty w Nacet (3)
Jeeves Apothecary SS
TGN Synthetic
Thayers
Chatillon Lux Unconditional Surrender

A rare afternoon shave for me, but we will be heading out in a bit. I will be MCing the local Robbie Burns night dinner, which is a big local fundraiser for my daughter’s Highland Dance group. We’re not Scottish, but my daughter loves to dance and I was ‘volun-told’ that they needed me to MC. I’ve been researching Scottish jokes this afternoon, both good (very few, actually) and bad (volumes about cheapness, sheep and the English).
The Jeeves soap is fantastic, as is the Unconditional Surrender, and I’m ready to go.
Have a great night all!

 

You're doing great. I started with a 34c and still use it a little. I don't recall having any blade issues but I bought mine new 4 years ago.

 

Sounds like a fun evening Jason. Have a great time.