March '16 - 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion Thread

5+4=9, so alright.

Carry on.

 

Should I go back to the beginning and break out my gen 1 synthetic "Peerless" brush and Williams?

 

Really it should be 5+5+4=14. Two passes set on 5.

 

Proraso Green should be mandatory. Thanks for your kind words! I guess you've been around for almost a year! It was so cool that you posted your entire learning experience in a serial fashion. Thanks for sharing it all!

Have a great weekend with your wife!

 

(sigh)

 

Be sure to use Derby and a Tech if you do. Get it in, make it happen!

 

I don't have a tech anymore. I think my first razor and blade combo was the Super Speed with a Personna Med Blue. That lasted 2 shaves before I started using my Fat Boy almost all the time. Then the RAD hit me and I bounced around a month. Thats when I found this thread and started slowing down.

The razors I have that are shavable are:

DE:
Gillette Super Speed
Gillette Fat Boy
Gillette Milady Decollete (short handled Old Type)
Gillette Stirling (hardly any blade bend feels dangerous *see @NCoxSTL's Rapira shave*)
Evahs
Russian 3 piece ''Tech'' plastic handle (the blade gap makes train tunnels look small)

SE:
Schick type B
Schick type G
Gem MMBT
Gem Featherweight
'35 Rolls Razor

Straights:
Unmarked WD 6/8 1/4 hollow
Our Leader full hollow 5/8
Gelle Freres Fabricants faux frameback 6/8
Parker style ebay shavette
CJB painstick (incoming)

I have a few disposables still hanging around in a cabinet somewhere and I have one fusion Cartridge too. Which one of these would be considered most to be a beginners razor besides the Super Speed?

 

03/12/2016
Gillette New LC
Feather (2)
BSB-2
Mystic Water Lavender Shave Stick
Witch Hazel
Folsom & Co Capri
Whipped Shea Butter

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Even though the shave this morning was pretty good, it was also the worst shave of the month. I ended up with a near BBS shave but had several weepers and one small nick. The issues were certainly operator error. I decided to use the MW Lavender scent soap in hopes that it would help defunk this brush. The BSB2 whipped up the MW soap fairly easily. It will get easier as I dial in the brush. Finished with a splash of F&C Capri. I hope everyone has a fantastic Saturday.

 

C.O.Bigelow / Omega 248 / OS GrandTurk
Gillette 195 & Feather Hi-Stainless
Alum block / Canoe AS / Canoe EDT

Skipped the Shave Secret PS oil and didn't notice the difference. Light menthol of the cream surprises me as I don't use it often. Stepped away from my Focus on Straights to enjoy as close to BBS as I ever get. Not Dolphin smooth, but DFS++! Only nicked myself once on the edge of my chin. Had to pull out the styptic but it closed easily. That was the FatBoy paying me back for ignoring it for a few days. Enjoying the Clubman like barber shop scent of Canoe. Back to straight tomorrow.

 

Hey @RyX you said you didn't notice a difference by not using Shave Secret but you nicked yourself...maybe that's the difference.

 

Injector Focus
Today I switched to MWF and cannot figure out why anybody likes it. I have read the threads on how to lather it and can get a nice lather. My problem is with the performance, it just isn't very slick. I am spoiled by Route 66 and shouldn't use MWF after weeks of Route 66. Rant over and YMMV, etc
BTW, I got another great shave with the PAL on H.
SOTD
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Rubberset 400
PAL Adjustable
Chick blade (4)
Alum
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Pitrulon Pure AS
Have a great weekend!

 

March 2016 Focus--Gillette Tech

March 12

Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Ladas
Brush: Stirling Kong
Soap: Stirling Gatlinburg
Post: Cold water rinse, Alum block, Fine American Barbershop

First shave this morning with the Ladas blade in the Tech. Had plenty of time so a nice slow shave with no distractions. Both passes went great. Touch up was nice and easy. Will do three full passes tomorrow but first wanted to make sure irritation would not be a problem with the new blade. Really heard the razor singing with this blade. Alum was as quiet as a mouse. Ended at a DFS+ or near BBS shave. The areas around my Adam's apple and one area under my jaw line were noticeable with the back of the hand test so can't call it BBS. But still a great shave! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

Ezekiel 5:1
“And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair."

Have a great time with the bride at the show! Carry on!

 

Route 66 >

 

No apologies necessary! You definitely have your priorities straight! Enjoy the show with your wife!

 

The Ladas are a favorite of mine, I find them plenty sharp with a nice balance of smoothness.

 

Sounds like you have your priorities straight. Have fun!

 

I have a tech that is efficient and mild. It's a pre-war, and BBS is easy with it.