May 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Wow. Just wow. Trying this stunt with my luck this weekend would have landed me in the hospital for sure.

 

I was probably influenced by a bit of lack of sleep due to a one year old taking some antibiotics which upsets her tummy and a wife who is coming down with something. I made a few trips to my little girls room, so it was less than ideal sleep. On a better day, I would have not tried this.

 

No doubt a shavey nomination will be forthcoming. The academy will be mulling over which category/categories. Feel free to throw suggestions out, as I'm jammed up at work and won't be able to think about it until tonight.

 

There's water in the toilet tank

 

Nicely done!

 

Praying for your family.

 

No words just,



And

 

This is my 22nd month in the 30DC and I am amazed at how much I have learned. This morning I decided to pull out the popsicle stick Kamisori that I made for last MAYhem. I decided that since I might end up suffering a little on this shave that I should start out with my favorite brand of soap. I lathered up with Sweeney Todd, which is a very fitting name for a MAYhem soap, and did my first pass. This WTG pass was easy, bloodless, and left me fairly smooth. I lathered up for pass two and went XTG, again with no issues. I rinsed and realized that I had a DFS with no blood. I followed up with Thayers and some Fine aftershave and didn’t even have any stinging.
When I started the 30DC I was lucky to get through even a DE shave without a weeper or some razor burn, much less with a straight or a Kamisori. After almost two years of focusing on different aspects of my shave routine, I can shave with just about any blade or razor and get a more than acceptable shave. I am now shaving predominately with straights, but can use an SE, a DE, a Feather SS, a popsicle stick Kamisori, a DE without a guard, etc., all of which could butcher me when I joined the 30DC.
If you are new to the 30DC, you can get this kind of results by focusing 30 days at a time on individual aspects of your shave and listening to others. You will constantly be reminded to work on your angle and watch the pressure. In my opinion, these are the most important two things to learn. With practice, they become second nature and lead to consistent shaves.
The most important thing is to have fun with it.
MAYhem SOTD
Route 66 Sweeney Todd Soap
@Jayaruh #44 Brush
MAYhem Kamisori with white birch scales and 3M #33 wrap
Gillette Silver Blue Blade
Thayers WH
Fine American Blend After Shave.
Have a great day!

 

As a newbie here, this is very inspiring. I still have a couple weeks left of my first 30 days so maybe when that's up I'll just settle with buying one(1) Stirling soap and then doing another 30 day rule with that being the only change.

Also thanks to those that wished me luck on my interview last week and my wonderfully clean shaven face I got the job offer. So around the same time my first 30 days will be up I will also be moving from central Ohio to Indiana to live with my girlfriend, leaving my job I've been at for 12 years and starting the new one. Starting a new chapter!

 

Prayers are sent out for your Mother.

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Thank you both.

 

Thank you, Brian. It isn't anything too serious, just more of an inconvenience. Your prayers are appreciated!

 

Well done on the interview! Congrats on the upcoming changes!

 

Congrats on the new job.

 

Thanks, guys! I'm pretty excited!

 

Great post, Brian! Your razor is fantastic; the workmanship is top notch.

 

Bravo!!

 

Fixed that for you. Just like with shaving, technique trumps tools, and it takes a while to learn it. Its actually a pretty fun rabbit hole.

 

Outstanding. See? We don't even need a binder clip!