August 2018 30 Day Rule/focus Pix & Discussion

I'm sorry about your Dad, Clint. I went through something similar with my Dad and both my in-laws. Both my and my Bride's family have a strong family history of cancer.

That's a funny story about your recruitment into the army. I remember my Dad telling me that he gained weight and lost a few inches in his waist during his time in the army.

 

At least I wasn't as bad as the guy that got of the bus at Ft Benning with his golf clubs. His recruiter had told him boot camp would be like an adult summer camp.

 

Oh man...

 

Very cool video Charlie. Even though the technology and the equipment improved with time, many of the techniques and skills remain the same.


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Valuable lessons learned. You did well to drop back to a previous, well know razor for clean up. You already know you can get better shaves. It's just a matter of getting all these new techniques to happen every shave.

It was kind of the recruiter to use bananas. If you're going to bring it back up, that's among the more pleasant foods to have happen. Did you know a US gallon of water weights 8-1/3 pounds?

 

A pint is a pound
All the world round

 

Really? Cookies over a Fatboy? You’re telling me less than 36% of the 30DC used a Fatboy during adjustable august? For shame. Do you guys actually shave or is this some sort of CIA front or something? Fat boys eat cookies for lunch - both literally and figuratively. Tamper with the polls all you want, Russians! Deny the truth at your own peril! Viva la revolution!

 

Yes I did and do know. All I can say is I was miserable after waddling off the scales. The ride home from downtown Atlanta was torture.

 

August 24th
Razor: Timeless .95 SC
Blade: Super-Max Super Stainless(3)
Brush: Maseto Finest
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: A&E Cacao Lussuria
Lucky Tiger face tonic
AS: A&E Cacao Lussuria

Good evening, gentlemen!

The penultimate shave with the .95 was great! I did end up with a weeper under my lip but other than that I'm clean, smooth and smelling good!

Have a good night and a great weekend!

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Great shave and photo Jim. What do you think of the A&E soap?

 

I'm a Scotch-Irish fella muhself. (Course that goes WAYYYY back, but that's how I got here).

 

Thank you, Clint.
My first use of the A&E was very good and I think it could be better. I threw a lot of water at it, a bit too much. I'll be more patient the next time I build the lather. Post shave feel is very nice.

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It's down to 35.5% now so you can relax.

 

August Focus

Almost finished with the month. Hard to believe.
6th straight day using the Hendrix Classics Barbershop sample. Tomorrow will be the end.
Very nice soap. I have so many wonderful soaps, I simply don't see adding this one to my stable.
The Rubberset brush is not for subtile application of shaving lather.
This beast eats up the soap; massages and exfoliates your skin; produces a wealth of lather
and is a pleasure to behold.
A few months ago I was whining about how mild the Senator is. Now after the adjustable focus,
I disregard the blade gap, and focus on the blade edge.
The Feather blade barely made it through four shaves.
I am going to start tossing them after the third shave.
The Florida Water, replete with menthol, gave my skin a vigorous finish.​

 

Another great picture and report, Joseph!

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I know the Black Beauty is "adjustable" and one way people use it is to change settings for different parts of the face or for each pass, as you did. You may want to consider, however, that each time you touch the adjustment dial, you have essentially picked up a new razor with different shaving characteristics. You didn't shave today with two razors; you shaved with four -- the cart and a Black Beauty on 3, 5, and 7. And each time you picked up that "new" Black Beauty, you had to learn its new shaving behaviour.

A better way to use it at first might be to set it on one setting and leave it there for several shaves until you get good consistent results with it, then repeat at each setting you want to try. I did my first Rule with my Fatboy and simply left it set at 3 for the entire month. Then I tried higher settings gradually, and finally experimented with using variable settings in one shave when I knew what they were all like. Now I just set my adjustables on a setting and forget it.

 

Adjustable (Arko) Anything Goes and whatever else we decide AUGUST!!!!

August 24

Razor - Type M Schick Injector (Wide Open)
Blade - (??)
Soap - Stirling
Brush - Stirling Pro Style Synthetic
Post - Alum

Day two on the Type M and I decided after 8 hours of running deliveries today on my day off from sales I deserved a bit of luxury. I whipped up the Sheep with the big synthetic and had a great lather. Even though it's unscented I love this soap. Really rich, thick, protective and slick.

I did discover, however, (or perhaps rediscover is more appropriate) that a heavy hand with a wildly open gapped injector can overcome even the slickest lather. On the second pass I managed to inflict some bloody damage on my left throat area. Too much pressure, too much angle. It was simply horrible technique and I believe the Politburo of the Cartel should probably convene to determine if I'm still fit to be Czar after that kind of rookie action. My only defense is - 8 hours of hauling food all over STL with another shift hauling people coming up shortly. Show mercy on a weary road warrior. I promise I'll do better with the shave tomorrow.

The damage was really a big weeper and a nick. So it didn't bleed long. But I will slow down in the future and put my head back in the game.

The weekend is here! Hope you all have a great one.

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Excellent advice. I think I'll try to follow it.

The only exception I think I should make is to leave it on 3 for my lower neck. (Draw a line from hinge of jaw to adams apple. I'm speaking of the area below it.) That's the area with which I'm having the most problems and I'm only doing a single pass on it anyhow.

It doesn't need to be super smooth. Just neat. Not sure I see the reward for taking the risk of using the more aggressive settings in that area.

 

Thank you sir.

 

I agree with the above.
I would like to add that if it is a smooth, irritation-free shave you are working towards, you must discover and maintain the shallowest cutting angle on any setting and any razor. The edge of the blade shaves you, not the gap.