February '16 - 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion Thread

Your brush looks great. Good picture!

 

Great shot!!!

 

Yep, the brush looks great. I like the razor also.

 

Straights Focus February 25:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Cella
Frederick's Celebrated Razor
Stirling Unscented PSB
Barbasol Brisk AS

This morning's shave was pretty simple. A nice, easy one pass plus clean up on the jaw line with DFS results. I had not used Cella or Barbasol Brisk in a while, and they both performed well. I am fully ready to start my Thursday. Have a great day.

 

02/25/2016
Mongoose B2 with Triad Ti
Feather Super Pro (4)
DK7 with Druida Manchurian
Jabonman Citricos
Witch Hazel
Folsom & Co Shambala
Whipped Shea Butter

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Overall a very good shave this morning. Starting with the Jabonman soap that is so easy to lather and has a fantastic scent. Going with a 2 pass shave, ATG followed by XTG. After some minor touch ups I ended with a near BBS. Finished up with a cooling splash of F&C Shambala for a great start to the morning. I hope everyone has a great Thursday.

 

SOTD February 25, 2016
Focus day 25
Day 9 of open comb use and comparison

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Razor: Maggard MR1 with V2 open comb
Brush: Trader Joe's synthetic
Lather: TSD unscented shave soap stick
Post: Witch hazel splash enhanced with drug store 'New Spice', Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Another nice and easy CCS this morning. My lather was much better than the past two days. The lather was drying up on my neck and chin but today it was much better. I used a more wet brush and pushed down a little more and went more deliberate with the first face lathering strokes. That helped spread the moisture around more evenly. I'll say again that the TSD soap is really a great product.

I've also been experimenting with adding some Old Spice knock-off to the witch hazel splash for a little more zing and a little scent. That has been working well.

The open comb razor continues to be a great choice. I like it a lot, and it's even better with a Silver Blue blade.

I'll change up products tomorrow - Wool Fat Friday for me!

I hope you have a great Thursday!

 

I've found that with a synthetic brushes and shave sticks I have to add water as I lather. Synthetic brushes don't hold water the same as badger or boar brushes. It took me a while to get the hang of them.

 

Weathermen and progress bars, they are just a helpful guide, don't expect them to be accurate..

 

30 Day Focus Feb 25, 2016

Noxema Classic
Gillette Heavy Tech / GSB
Omega / Proraso Green
WH / shea butter / Proraso ASB

Well, after yesterday's surprise ruling by the judges to crown the Gillette Silver Blue the top blade for 2016, I could settle into a groove with this marvel of blade engineering magic. And what a delight. I thought to really enjoy the day I would dig to the bottom of my sock drawer and enjoy some Proraso Green. I don't know why they call this a beginner's soap...it is a soap for all skill levels and ages. It is quite simply a classic. Delightful shave this morning.

 

Good morning!
I have been on the road this week in Utah and Colorado. I tossed a Schick Injector in my travel kit for the trip and have been getting great shaves. Since I am on the list as a Bunny Razor test subject, I've decided that my March focus will be Injector razors. I'm considering this week a head start.
SOTD
On the road today.
Palmolive shave stick
AoS Pure Badger travel brush
Schick type G
Chick blade (3)
MK Sport cologne
Have fun!

 

I've got one and some Kai blades you can borrow.

 

I did Maggard OC for a 30 Day rule last summer, and had some great days! Sounds like you're an OC guy for sure!

 

Very cool! I will pm you later and we can set it up. I would like to simply use one for 15-17 March, I will send it back the eighteenth.

Big thanks also to @Norcalnewb, he came through also.

 

Thanks, I'm really enjoying it!

 

Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless (4)
Brush: Elite Razor Mokume-Gane Carbon and Red Copper Silver Tip 3 Band 24/50
Soap: RazoRock Don Donato
A/S: Old Spice
Decanter: Ships Green Lantern Product ID# 3632, 1978-80
Great shave today. DFS.

 

Love everything about your shave.

 

Sounds like it smelled great!

 

SOTD
February 25, 2016
Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Super Platinum
Lather: Route 66- Retro Spice
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft
Post: Thayers Rose Petal WH.
Aftershave: Route 66- Retro Spice
I don't repeat a shave very often, but when I do it's always with superb products. Retro Spice is what's needed for not only my face, but for my head shave as well. Why? I need a soap that is not only slick and cushion-y, and offers off the charts skincare. 3 pass smooth as silk shave! It's really hard for me to stop at 3 passes when the lather is good and the razor is fine tuned. I can't wait for the aftershave balms to hit the market!!
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

Equipment issue. Waiting on a part for a lighting system...rare morning hangout on TSD!

 

Lather it like any other soap.