January 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

"Order, Order, Order in the Court!"
"I'll have a BLT please your Honor!"

 

Maybe the 30 Day Focus Group should be subtitled "Guinea Pigs R Us"...

 

I wasn't so brave this time last year.
Popsicle stick shavette WILL happen this year!
In my shave den I'm

If others are involved I use proper procedures.

 

I wish I'd kept mine. All I have is one of those silly round thingies. Basically a useless brass disc with some numbers on it.

 

I found this at Razor Emporium...

"For Adjustable razors, all measurements are taken at setting number 1. Because of the design of the slotted adjustment dial, once the setting is made at 1, all other settings move up automatically / incrementally from there."

"Move up automatically / incrementally" by how much?



Edit: I see they list the blade gap of a Slim, on "1", @ .381mm. Another chart I found gave it @ .56mm ("Gillette Adjustable", so I'm taking the chance in assuming it's a Slim).That's quite a difference.

 

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat 1947 (Birth year razor)
Blade: Feather Platinum (5)
Brush: Fendrihen Silvertip Black Faux Ebony Handle
Soap: Route 66 Lavender Wood
Aftershave: Folsom Capri

The Route 66 Lavender Woods is a deep woods cedar, crushed Pine tips and hints of unmistakable wild English Lavender energized to create a soothing, woodsy, masculine scent. Excellent soap.
Tonight's shave was without any problems at all. Did 4 passes ATG in both direction for a very near BBS. Folsom Capri is a top 5 aftershaves in my books.
Canada and the U.S.A. play tonight for the World Junior Championship. This is probable the best hockey you will ever see. Good luck to both teams.

 

Great setup Adam. Your right Fine Platinum is a great aftershave.

 

Thanks Adam. I usually get very good shaves, but every once and a while.

 

What is that soaps scent? I have a few of your soap and I like them very much.

 

it's a blonde tobacco and bay leaf scent

 

Thanks, it sounds interesting.

 

Night 5: Leaving the toggle on "3"feels better each time. What few red dots I get are probably from the previous night's escapades. I'm only doing two shave per blade to ensure their cutting ability. I still have some spots that aren't quite as smooth as they could be, but I'd rather get the technique down rather than scrape any more meat off my throat. Just beneath the jawbone is another area I'm having a bit of difficulty with, but it's getting less with each endeavor.

 

Day 3 with the RV- Shavemac D01

Today I went with Crown and Crane which is a croap. I went Teutonic with the razor, Rasurpur Western grind Kamisori. This not the brush for this soap, I got good lather but I had to keep reloading the brush. It worked but was annoying,. The edge was great very sharp and comfortable. 4 passes and a small nick from the tip and one tiny weeper.

Irritation A Closeness A Smoothness A Sharpness A+

 

Friday, January 6, 2017

Love Your Shave TGN Finest
Fine Platinum
The OneBlade
GEM SS PTFE #5
Fine Platinum Aftershave
Creed Adventus


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This shave: Canned Veg

The razor: Magic shavette
The blade: Astra SP
The brush: took the night off
The soap: Barbasol Extra Moisturizing in a CAN
The follow-up: Dickinson's Witch Hazel and The Veg

Went a little old school. Dropped $2 on the counter for some Barbasol and got change back. It felt weird not holding a brush, and I missed the prep routine, but I have to admit it was kind of fun getting the hands messy and finger painting it on. It wasn't too awfully slick, but the cushion was good and I cannot argue with the results. The Magic continued to impress me. I probably didn't need the witch hazel but used it out of habit. The Barbasol left a nice face feel, which was complimented nicely by The Veg. The ol' face was smooth and supple as I slept alone. On the couch. With the Veg.

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The colors in that handle are mesmerizing. Thank you for the picture.

 

Thanks for the kind words Jared. Have a good evening.

 

If you have the Veg.......you have all you need. Long live the Veg!