August 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

August Focus Day 9:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
MWF
Gem Damaskeene
Stirling Unscented PSB
Aqua Velva Ice Blue/Musk

I used this razor for the first time this morning. It was a terrific shave. This razor is smooth and very easy to shave with. I did two passes for a DFS. And it was very enjoyable.

I read a thread on here about home recipes, and one was mixing equal parts Aqua Velva Ice Blue and Musk. It sounded good, so I went for it this morning. It is actually pretty good. The Musk seems to dominate the scent a bit, but you do get both of them, and they work well together. It was a good topper to a great shave.

My son (5 years old) was with me when I was taking my picture last night, and he wanted me to get his taken too. Here is his planned shave for this morning:



I hope everyone has a great day!

 

SOTD August 9th


Ikon X3 Slant
GSB (4)
Tabac
Satin Tip The Purest
Homemade lime AS

Another fantastic shave with the X3. It feels so mild yet it is very efficient. It is consistently delivering BBS shaves now that I have the angle down. Time to try it with a different blade. Have a great day my friends!

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August Straight Focus
Today was a very nice morning. I just had my best two pass straight shave yet. This is my favorite setup so far.
Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Wolf Whiskers Brush
Wade and Butcher 7/8
Alum
Lucky Tiger
Pinaud Vanilla
Have fun!

 

That is a great looking razor. I bet it does shave well.

 

I haven't yet tried a Slant. Someone answered my question about a Left Handed version. No, all are Right Hand biased. I'm still curious.
Are they a new innovation, or is there a Vintage option for Slants?

 

There are vintage slants, I think one of the most sought after is the Hoffritz Slant. Very similar to the Merkur 37C. There are also many vintage bakelite slants.

 

It shaves beautifully. I'm so impressed with it. It doesn't hurt that it was honed by @HolyRollah

 

Tuesday Shave

Brush- Semogue 620
Razor- PAL adjustable
Blade- Chinese Schick
Soap- Stirling Barbershop
Post Care- Crystal Alum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Stirling Barbershop

Another great shave this morning. The PAL adjustable just plain works. Excellent feel in the hand, efficient and comfortable. I'm very glad I bought it. Everything else worked flawlessly today. The Stirling soap lathered easily, the alum was silent, the Thayers felt good. First use of the Stirling aftershaves today and I'm very impressed. Great scent (Barbershop is my favorite), nice post shave feel, cooling menthol. I shaved 7 hours ago and I can still smell it. Have a great day folks!

 

August focus: Fighting to stay in the den

This is the second shave with my TI 7/8. I prefer big blades and the shoulder less design so this razor already has points.

The razor came honed but I took it the pasted strops to ensure it can put it's best foot forward. The edge was very smooth this time and reasonable sharp. Four passes and the alum test gave zero feedback. I thought for sure I caught the baby but just missed. So far this razor is moving in the direction of earning a spot in the regular rotation. But there will be more competition.

Irritation A+ Closeness A- Smoothness A+ Sharpness A-

 

The purpose of a slant is to present the blade at an angle relative to the direction of stroke. It doesn't make a difference which direction the blade is angled. Just shave as you would any DE and the head geometry does the work.

 

Newbie starting for 30 days:
AoS best badger brush (broken in)
Proraso Green Shaving Soap Jar
Gillette New Long Comb
Astra Superior Platinum Blade.

30 days to a blood free shave starts tomorrow.

 

Welcome aboard! Fun group of guys, and glad to have another on the thread. Sounds like you are doing a rule for 30 days, you will be amazed at how much your technique will improve.

 

Awesome Adjustable Arko August!!!!

August 9

Grand Blade Trial


Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (6)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Arko
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Post - Alum, Nivea, Aqua Velva Musk

Another super busy day off. Need to stop this right now! These days are supposed to be about working on my blog, cleaning gear, spending extra time on here. Well, summer is summer I suppose.

Second day on the Silver Star Super Stainless and I am quite impressed. All three passes were smooth and effective ending in a near BBS again. So close I could have had it but decided to just take the great shave and run with it. I'm thinking the blade may be sharper than I thought at first. The Gillette Stainless was very sharp and definitely showed it at the highest setting. If this one does the same we'll know for sure. Or at least have a definite idea.

No irritation from the alum beyond a couple of stings where I worked the slide steeper than usual. Otherwise, great shave followed by the classic AV Musk for the day.

 

Adjustable August

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Cremo & Omega 98 Pro Boar
1959 Gillette 195 at 7
Derby SS blade
Avon Wild Country AS

Last day of a week long visit, going home tomorrow. Uneventful shave. I'm liking the Derby blade the more shaves I get from it. Expecting degradation soon, but it's still smooth.
Hoping to hit a couple odd shops that are out of my normal shopping zone. There was a guy with a tray of $12 Fatboys & Slims. Baji nagi...

Baji-Naji – fortune (baji) and chance (naji), the element of chaos and the unknown in the world.

 

Welcome to the best group in wet-shaving. Doing a focus will help. Have fun!

 

Can I get in line for your rejects?

 

AAA
Day 7, GSB 1


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Day 7. It was darn near 100F today, and a relaxing cold water shave was a great evening refreshment. The GSB is holding solid at seven days. Enhanced blade life is one of the benefits I perceive from the technique called "riding the cap." Bringing the bevel in at a more direct angle slows the process of plastic deformation, extending the useable blade life over my earlier techniques (or lack thereof). Blade sees a day eight, 30 Day Rule still in effect. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.
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Have a nice Wednesday!
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Welcome aboard! I believe you will indeed be getting near perfect results, automatically, really soon. What is causing you to bleed?

 

I will first try to sell them on TSD BST..... So the answer is yes. I will be putting up the first one this weekend.

 

Welcome to the thread! Lots of helpful people and advice!