SEptember 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Adam your implements are very !

 

I think I said I tried but failed at honing the razor. Glad to see you saved the razor and can shave with it.

 

Mike's Natural Soap
Culmak SM2 Brush
Otto Deutsch Hans Razor
Alum
Lucky Tiger
Old Spice AS
Have fun!

 

I settled in on setting 5 for a long time. Recently upped to #7 and get even better shaves. Staying away from the safety bar, riding the cap!

 

Razor: ATT Bamboo SE1 w/Hempel Ti
Blade: Feather Professional (4)
Brush: Mokume-Gane Carbon and Red Copper 3 Band
Soap: Route 66 High Mountain Mint
Aftershave: Myrsol Formula "C"

 

Thank you, Clint. The best part is that is shaves better than it looks!

 

A truly outstanding photo Amigo.

 

Come to the Dark Side. It's not the skin.

 

Each time you try a new razor, give it a minimum of 7 consecutive. This will help you technique stay solid. After the New, almost anything will be an easy adjustment. Welcome to the fun part of wet shaving, the skills have arrived!

 

Beautiful picture amigo!

 

Off focus on the theme.

Today's razor is a Rocnel that takes a 1/2 DE blade. Impressive shave today. TGIF

 

Thanks very much amigo. I tried using my phone instead of my camera.

 

Thank you very much Mark.

 

September 23, 2016
AlumiGoose V1 with Triad SS
Feather Pro (5)
Brother’s Bristles with Sunrise Synthetic
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Witch Hazel
Fine Platinum

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A stellar shave this morning was a wonderful start to the day. Three passes and a clean up ends with a near perfect shave. The Reef Point Dragon's Blood is very easy to whip into a rich slick lather. The scent strength is pretty high as well. I can still catch whiffs of the scent well after the shave is over. For me the AlumiGoose V1 is a better shaver than my Mongoose B2. In fact it is very close to the Cobra Classic but not quite as smooth. I finished off with a splash of Fine Platinum which seems to pair well with this soap. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday.

 

SEptember 23 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
La Toja Shave Stick
Schick Type A
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman AS

 

SOTD September 23, 2016

Blade: GEM PTFE
Razor: GEM Pushbutton
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Witch hazel splash, Fine American Blend, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Fat Friday! Focusing on using all my SE razors this month has been fun. This Pushbutton has proven to be a great option for me. I've had good shaves from it all this week. The G1 is still my favorite but I think the Pushbutton is definitely my second place SE.

Mitchell's performed well again today, as usual. It's one of my favorite soaps. Fine American Blend is also becoming a favorite.

Have a great day!

 

SOTD SEptember 23rd


Schick G1
Chick (5)
Stirling Executive Man
Stirling 24mm Synthetic
Lime AS & Nivea ASB

Good morning friends! A bit of a rough shave from the G1 this morning. After the first pass it became apparent that the Chick blade in my G1 was past its prime. After my 3 passes the alum confirmed my suspicions and let me know that a few spots were not happy. Some of my homemade lime AS and Nivea sensitive ASB cooled and soothed nicely. Have a great day my friends!

 

Friday, September 23, 2016

Paladin Sherlock
Nuavia Rossa'
The OneBlade
GEM PTFE Coated #2
Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool


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I get wonderful shaves with this little blade. It's becoming one of my favorites.
SOTD
Route 66 Twisted Tweed Soap
Culmak Brush
Giesen and Forsthoff Adoration Razor
Alum
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum
Happy Friday!

 

Day 30
AoS best badger brush (broken in)
Proraso Green Shaving Soap Jar
Gillette New Long Comb
Astra Superior Platinum Blade.
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

So, I decided to end this 30 shave streak the same as it began. The only casualty was my razor handle, but I recovered. The floppy AOS badger loaded up and made a great bowl of lather. I rode the cap over all of the curves of my face with a two pass shave, WTG & ATG. No drama, cuts, nicks or weepers. I ended with a warm then cold water splash and some nice sensible Aqua Velva splash on aftershave for a very close DFS. I would like to thank @Bama Samurai for strongly suggesting the 30 day regimen (which I changed to a 30 shave regimen) and also @NCoxSTL for starting these threads every month. I can truly vouch for the value brought to this site by the experienced members as I have taken your advice and gone from a beginner hack (literally) to being able to shave every day now with very good results.

I would encourage any newbie to pay attention to the advise on this board and to start with a regimen of 30 days with the same hardware and software to work on technique. I will now explore some of my other options while still working on my technique and we'll see what Oct. brings for the 30 day rule.