March 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

March Madness!!!

March 20

Razor - 1959 (E1) Gillette Super Speed
Blade - (2)
Soap - Proraso Green Tub
Brush - Stirling Two Band Synthetic
Post - Alum

Happy first day of Spring! Although here in the land of the rivers it was more like a winter day. Cold, windy, a little precip here and there. But, those of us in the Lou know that we shouldn't complain. The first day of Spring can bring everything from ice storms to tornadoes so a chilly cloudy day isn't all that bad.

Another night with the quick and easy setup. SS, Rapira Swede, Proraso and the Stirling synthetic brush. Two passes, some touch up and a very nice DFS is the result. I used the new camera again and the picture was totally out of focus. Learning curve ahead. Haven't used a real camera in years. I'll keep at it.

Happy Hump Day tomorrow!

 

Of course, you can keep it simple and easy by only using one soap. Nobody really needs 25 soaps, right? Right? Hello? And no, I'm not going to count mine. I don't need to know.

 

Tabac is definitely hydrophilic. (Sorry, had to use a technical term). Definitely loves the water and can take a lot before it breaks down. Mitchell's as well.

 

I learned the hard way when learning pain sticks that a firm grip is the wrong way to hold them. You don't want to drop them (and i still have a small scar to prove it) but you are right - if you hold them too tight and clench up you're going to be shedding lots of blood. I like the image of eating finger sandwiches - with the pinky raised. Good image and it describes a good grip for pains well.

 

Make sure you get the wave right when saying all those thank yous. White gloves required as well.

 

R66 can hold a ton of water as well.

 

No shave for me today!

Here's some Stone Roses as I unpack from travels....



Other than that... All is quiet in Colorado.

Have a great evening!

 

Welcome home...
Stone Roses? Haven’t heard them in 20 years... loved the debut in the late 80s- Waterfall, Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drum. Good stuff.

 

Welcome back! I'm sure leaving CR was a little hard to do.

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I need to visit Big Lots for a set of earbud speakers. Thanks for the tunes Chris!

Tapatalk Via Kyocera

 

I think that album ("The Stone Roses") is the single most underrated recording of the late eighties. Great band. My faves are these two songs:

Shoot You Down




(Song for my) Sugar Spun Sister



"Until the sky turns green
The grass is several shades of blue
Every member of parliament trips on glue


It takes all these things and all that time
Till my sugar spun sister's happy
With this love of mine
It'll take all these things and oh much more. "

 

Yep. Thanks!

 

You need this.

 

Got inspired...found it in the basement. I’m feeling old.

Forgot about Elephant Stone. Great tune.

 

"I am the Resurrection"





Greatest parting shot, ever.

Mine is on the CD rack. Uploaded to every hard drive I own.

 

March 21 SOTD:

Razor: Razorock Hawk V2
Blade: Feather AC Professional Super
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: Arko Cool
Aftershave: Adidas Dynamic Pulse
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

Shave two with this blade, and it definitely smoothed out. Again, it was a high grade DFS on two passes, but a lot smoother. I hope everyone has a great day!

 

Great B&W photo Jim.

 

March 21, 2018
Colonial Razors Brass General
Feather Super Pro
WDC-8 with El Druida Manchurian
Finest Italian Citrus

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I am really enjoying this hardware lineup. The WDC-6 brush is a joy to use face lathering. The handle feels nice and the knot has scrub with excellent flow through. Another excellent two pass shave with the General this morning. I stuck with the same routine as yesterday with an ATG pass followed by XTG pass. Paying attention and skin stretching had the baby in sight. I buffed out my lower right neck and ended up with a fantastic BBS shave. A splash of Fine Italian Citrus and I am off to work on taxes. I hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

 

SOTD March 21, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Schick Proline
Razor: Schick M adjustable
Brush: Zenith B02 boar
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Black Tea aftershave

A nice hump bay shave this morning. We all know that the Jeeves Bay Rum is a wonderful soap. The scent is so hard to describe, but it's terrific all around. Nice shave with the Schick M and Proline blade. All came together quite well.

Enjoy your day!

 

This morning, I tried beginning with a dry brush-didn't work, so I quickly wet it some. Once again, my second pass was a "This Better Be Better" pass, not a "Let's Finish This Baby Off". To me, the TSD Splash AS(Bay Rum)starts off a bit clovey, now is beginning to settle down into the nice balance a good Bay Rum aftershave should provide.