April 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thanks so much Jim. I guess it's the contrasting colors that makes it pop.

 

Good post Adam! M1911A is a one shot stopper.

 

I should have JR #160 later this week. I'm excited to finally have one of Jim's beautiful custom brushes.

http://jrshaving.blogspot.com/search/label/Jayaruh #160

 

You can knock it off, we get the picture.

 

April 17 (Monday) - evening shave on cream focus
Gillette Canadian pre - War Fathandled Tech / Topaz Platinum ( 1 )
Supply Provision synthetic brush
Speick shaving cream
Alum and cold water

My usual diagonal passes and now-usual followup ATG pass resulted in a near BBS with no weepers or irritation. At least it did once I corrected a minor technical problem with the razor -- no blade...

Tonight's shave was sponsored by Speick, the Austrian all-natural wonder cream made of rare flowering herbs gathered from a remote high Alpine meadow at midnight by a chorus of yodelling mountaineers. The strong herbal scent of the cream is a feature, not a bug.

Actually, Speick produces a good creamy lather that works well. Also leaves a good, clean, well-hydrated skin feel postshave. I used some of the leftover lather as my postshave balm after the alum rub, then rinsed off with cold water after cleaning up the sink. This included rinsing enough leftover lather out of the brush and bowl that a passing Sasquatch complained he could have done a full-body shave with it if I had given him the chance...

Hope the week has started well for all the Denizens here...

 

Maybe a 2011 would work

 

Brian, that's a beautiful set up! You might want to keep that bad boy straight razor in the rotation.

 

Congrats Charlie. The brush looks great.

 

That's amazing, Andrew. I knew the Futur was reported to be an agressive shaver. I had no idea that a Futur on 1 compares to a wide open Fat Boy. Thanks for the interesting comparision!

A $10 Futur clone is tempting, for sure.

 

Thanks Clint! I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I didn't think those bat nubs would hold such a large knot. @Jayaruh did a fantastic job!

 

Thanks Jim!

 

This reminds me of trying to shave with the Futur clone on any setting above 2. Discretion is the better part of valor.

 

Cookies for everyone!

 

So. I got a new toy in the mail today. A Lord disposible shavette thingie. You keep the handle and throw away the rest when dull. All plastic except for the blade.


I feel a focus coming on. Problem is I can not stay away from SE's to long. I actually got a very decent shave. After not using any kind of open blade in awhile I am happy with the no blood. I made a video of the shave. Don't laugh too hard or throw to many rocks. If it looks like I was shaking that is because I was a bit. Time for a snack I think.

Also the Williams haters will get a kick out of the relathering. I tend to relather often with a shavette anyway. For some reason I did not get a super lather today. Very slick but not pretty. Doing videos I tend to rush things I think. But the Fuzzy one is man enough to sling it out there just as it is.

 

You beat me to it. Great minds and all that...

 

I wonder if Slim Pickens rode it in.

 

Today ate at the buffet for lunch, and ate I did. Which means I didn't eat dinner until much later. But I was watching Bring it On, and then 24: Legacy, so my plan is to shower afterwards. But after last nights shave, and today just feeling out, I'm going to save my face and skip a shave. My travels are almost over, and tomorrow is packing, so I don't need to be clean shaven. Will definitely get a shave in tomorrow night though.

 

"Yeehaw"