January 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Hermes??!? In Kentucky??!!???

Come on man. Time for a new avatar!

 

Even worse...there's a MAN wearing PARFUM in Kentucky!

New avatar. Check.

 

My Bride and I are pretty serious bike riders too. We can do six miles in a day.

 

I keep my Clubman in a Frank's RedHot bottle. The flow restrictor in the cap even works well for aftershave. I decided to rinse the bottle out before pressing it into aftershave duty to avoid undue danger.

 

Frank's plus Clubman. Could be an interesting combination. It may even give a good reaction.

 

@wristwatchb and @clint64 - nice avatar updates!

I left my house this morning at 5:30 and got home this evening around 8:45. Just another 15+ hour day. At least I was able to meet my wife and boy for a quick supper between events. Long day....

 

I think you will soon be up to speed!

 

I'm learning a lot on here , having some fun too. Hope I'm up to speed by July 5th lol

 

for Friday, January 26, 2018

Wolfman Ti WR1-OC with Darwin Ti
Gillette Silver Blue
Shavemac Silvertip DO1 ATG LE Flat Top
Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina Soap & AS
ADP Blu Mediterraneo Ginepro

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Blah.... shaving with a popsicle stick razor is easy.

 

Well I do like popsicles, and I do like shaving.lol

 

I'm just try to picture how to maneuver the thing around my nose and upper lip.

 

January 2018

Shavettes and Jeeves January!

January 25 - Head Shave Only

Razor - CJB Greager Pain Stick
Blades -
Soap - Arko
Brush - VDH Boar
Post - Heisenberg pass

In spite of being on the injury report from yesterday, I still got a shave in tonight. I had forgotten about my head shave, and there was no reason not to go ahead and get it done. My head, fortunately, is not close to my left cheek, shaving-wise anyway. So, I grabbed the Arko and VDH brush and picked up the Greager in order to stay within the shavette focus another night. That makes this:

An officially sanctioned Brotherhood of the Pain Stick Shave.

Great Arko lather, which is why I use it on my head, and a somewhat shaky beginning. I had one of those unsettled moments we talk about with straights and pain sticks - where you're supposed to put it down and pick up a safer alternative. Well, I am the Czar, so why would I doubt my abilities to settle myself down and continue? I took a few breaths, found my shaving Zen happy place and went to work. Throughout the right side around my ear I still felt a bit "off" but it soon settled down as I got past my ear. I went to the left side to clear around the ear and had a great pass going. Then i hit a bad set down just behind and above my left ear and felt the zing. Nice cut about half the length of the blade, though it didn't bleed much. Said a few words and moved on.

The back of my head and then the chrome dome went well except for a few near misses on the setdown again. Yeah, I probably should have aborted when that first doubt hit my mind, but in the end I managed to get a great head shave done. I finished with the Heisenberg pass as always and checked the cut. Nothing visible except the thinnest of lines. I escaped that one pretty well I'd say.

Hopefully tomorrow night I can return for the two day growth face shave. The cut on my cheek appears to be healing nicely. Have a great Friday!!

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I've never had any issues with any kind of razor around my nose and upper lip. Seriously, not a single problem. Ever. (Don't tell him I have a goatee guys - let him think I'm just that good!)

 

I can not help with a video there...I do not shave those areas..

 

Lol, I had a goatee up until a few days ago, figured if I'm going to learn to use a de then I may as well learn to shave my whole face. So far upper lip is not a problem.... With 2 sticks and a blade , I'm not so sure .

 

I'm watching a lot of shave videos, do you have a YouTube channel ?

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2i1N572xYbsb0QzTS8AliQ

 

Watch any SR video. Notices the skin stretching. Start doing it with your DE razors. It's an essential technique you can learn now. Wanna move to SR? We have a plan.

 

Romero...