Ah, less of a cooling off period and more of a 12-step approach taking it forever by focussing on a single day at a time. I am working on something between the two -- an absolute No Buy on anything now but I do have a mental list of a couple razors and a few soaps and splashes to consider later. However after the NB'18 s over, I plan to go with delayed purchases, where anything I decide to buy has to sit in the cart for at least a day before I hit Buy, while I think over the purchase decision.

Good on you, Chris. Mine was an attempt to slow down the train and eventually be more purposeful in my purchases. So far, that has worked.

I hope to get to a place where I can buy intentionally and needfully. I have a lot to work through first!

Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

SOTD
May 24, 2018

OneBlade Genesis V1
Feather FHS-10
Shavemac ATG LE Silvertip D01
Saponificio Varesino Opuntia
Fine Fresh Vetiver
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

​

Wednesday May 23 - back to Mayhem

Gillette SensorExcell / Gillette cart (1)
Simpsons CH2 Synthetic brush
Vitos Eucalyptus shaving cream
TSD Milk Aftershave Lavender

Before my accident, I was revisiting my first cart shavers and seeing how they did now. I got a good shave off the Trac II and was going to try the pivoting head SensorExcell. Today I returned to that schedule and shaved with the cart.

The Vitos is definitely on its last legs and the Soap Destroyer helped push it along another step closer to doom. In the end, my seat was feeling a little wobbly and insecure so I only did a single pass, diagonally WTG on my face and ATG on my neck. That was enough for the twin-blade cart to render a DFS.

I wanted something cheerful and different for the finish, so I went with a pure lavender balm. It topped off a pleasant shave.

My conclusion: with a good lather created by a quality brush from quality soap, and with proper attention to riding the cap, applying light pressure, and skin stretching, I can get a perfectly adequate shave from a twin-blade cart. Whether the head pivots or not doesn't matter. I don’t see how another one to three blades in the cart is going to make the shave any closer, and I still object to the waste inherent in the disposable plastic, but I can see myself using this in future as part of an air travel setup. A Trac II or SensorExcell with a couple carts, a stick of Arko, a synthetic brush and a small spritz tube of witch hazel would give a good, compact TSA-friendly kit.

Love the lineup Mark. How did the Fine Fresh Vetiver pair with the Opuntia.

Great report John. For years I used a cart with a brush and shave soap. I never really had a problem getting good shaves with the cart razors. I stopped with the Mach 3. Since starting DE shaving I picked up a Feather cart as well. Both it and the Mach 3 work well for me. Even better now that my technique has improved.

Fresh Vetiver paired OK with Opuntia. It needs something greener though.

Maybe the other Fine Vetiver will work better.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do you have better luck with a shorter blades shavette? I can do it with more like a straight up “X-Stoke”. All four directions, and switching hands. Right side, left hand. It is way, way easier for me with a shavettes, or my little shorty PRC, than with any longer straights.

Glad you are moving around. It feels so good so get rid of an unwanted beard.

May 23rd
Razor: Blackbird OC
Blade: Dorco ST301(2)
Brush: RR Bruce
Stirling mentholated pre shave
Soap: JoHS Bay Rum
Stirling tea tree witch hazel
AS: JoHS Bay Rum

Good evening friends! A lot of nice shaves today!

I had a nice shave this evening, DFS. I tried rinsing the witch hazel off after rinsing my brush and bowl, the scent still overpowers the soap and aftershave. Unfortunate because I like the soothing effect and the face feel.
Jeeves is a nice slick soap, I like it. I really can't comment on the scent of the aftershave, all I smell is the tea tree witch hazel.

Have a great night gentlemen!

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Jeeves of Hudson Street Black Tea soap
Joris Razor
Feather blade
Omega Boar
Jeeves of Hudson Street Black Tea after shave
Two days of facial hair growth

This wasn't so much shaving as it was wiping hair off of my face. Super hair reduction.

Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Huh, NoBuy18 seems to be working, but doesn't stop the thinking.

I went passed the mental to an electronic list. Helps to focus if I type up the names of items and gather best price retailers.

That's where I'm headed - purposeful, rather than spurious. I've got enough of everything but some holes to fill to complete certain sets.

Meh, if the internet shut down I could shave for a long time from the supplies already gathered. I don't need that 3pc Star DE even though it has an interesting handle. There's a crusty pair of adjustable Gillettes I've passed up twice & a vintage ivory color handled brush that I just don't need right now.

I'd solicit Enablers opinions on alcohol based sandalwood aftershaves. Seems there's two main catagories; natural E.O. or artificial based scent. Proraso Red is an obvious choice since I have the tubbed soap & it's supposed to be E.O. flavored. Another option is TSD splash and it's fragrance oil. Anyone with sandalwood experience care to share? I'd like to know if you have a soap & AS combo that works for you.

Oh my gosh. Our school is about 375, and the darn thing runs right around three hours. My son, because of band had sat through three of them by his senior year, so when he graduated, he didn’t even go. My daughter finishes Saturday. She’s a little more into it.

Dunno. Haven’t tried the shavette. Maybe tomorrow is the day...

Neal @NCoxSTL! Except for SotD posts I don't see you outside of the 30 Day thread much. There's a post that you might lurk for eye candy, or since you are knowledgeable in things Russian or former Soviet Union - Soviet Super Shavers (SSS ☭).

If you're avoiding Shiny Things, then Emily Litella.

I had a ‘76 Granada. 302 Windsor 2 Barrel, C4 tranny, rusty muffler. Almost as cool. When I was 14, my dad hit a pretty good sized black bear with it, and pretty much totaled it by today’s standards. He took me out in the yard the next day, tossed me the keys, and said, “You’ve got a birthday coming up.” I put a white left fender, a brown right fender, and a silver grille/front on it. I rolled it and then shortly thereafter took out the tranny before I ever got around to painting it. It was the Bagley MN equivalent of Wayne and Garth’s Pacer.

Beautiful brush!

Not sure which one you have, but if it’s a DE type, muting the corners down a bit, til you get your touch, can help to eliminate battle scars.