September 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

It sounded like WWIII around here on Saturday morning

 

Sept 1 was season opening here in BC as well.

 

[Rob breaks out diabolical laugh.]

Mayhem category?? I like it. That'd make a pretty interesting video for sure.

You've got me thinking about what knife I'd try it with.....

 

MAYhem is an event we have around here every spring where idio... er... distinguished gentleman of the 30 DC shave with things that have no sane person would ever consider shaving with, and receive awards for their stupidit... er... courage and valor. You can look up May threads for the last couple years to get an idea.

 

Thank you Jason.

 

Yup Jason. Same as RazoRock XXX, Asylum Colonia, I am sure there's more.

 

Today's shave is dedicated to the last day of Summer 2018. So long and thanks for all the fish....

 

Thank you, Jason, and thank you for the offer of an SE to try. I'm going to stick with my DE's for now before plunging down another rabbit hole.

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Great shave and photo.

 

It is a deep rabbit hole indeed. I sold one SE this weekend and have another on the way.


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This is the un-hijackable thread. There isn’t really any off topic posts you can make. Those are beauties. I look forward to seeing more.

That said, please stick around for the thirty day thread in May. We do in depth research in things that could be shaved with vs. things that should be shaved with. And post results. Last year I tried to shave with a hundred year old pocket knife.

 

Ironically, Adam found that taping a blade to his finger with surgical tape was a slightly better shave than a hundred year old pocket knife, but both eclipsed the attempted "can shave". The scientific method at work...

 

Shave Report #15

Gillette (Flat Bottom) Fat Handle Tech (Made in England)
Astra SP (3rd and final use)
Bluebeard Doubloon Boar Brush
TOBS Peppermint
Nivea Sensitive Post-Shave Balm

Another really nice shave. I just did the 2 usual passes, no cleanup/J-Hooking today - wasn't feeling the chase for anything smoother. Ended up with a DFS I would say! Very little, if any, irritation!

Enjoy your shaves gents!

 

Way to go James.

 

September 3, 2018

Razor: Gem G-Bar (pass 1), Schick G8 Injector (pass 2)
Blade: PAL Carbon Steel (1), Chick
Brush: 30DC LE/Pure Badger
Cream: Simpsons Luxury
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

So, three days in, I finally kick off my September shaves. Working against 3 and 1/2 days of beard, I decided to try going with a Gem. I've only used the G-bar a couple of times, so I was curious to try it again. On the blade front, all the cool kids have been talking about CS SE blades, so I decided to try a PAL CS blade from a recent Try-A-Blade purchase.

To be frank, things did not start off well. The PAL blade seemed to tug a bit but I was willing to put that off to the 3+ days of growth. At the end of the first pass, however, I was very disappointed with the overall reduction. To save the day, I switched over to my Schick G8 for the second pass and an overall DFS.

I'm not sure what happened with the Gem/PAL combo. I'll have to come back to this razor in a day or two with a different blade and see what happens.

 

Very nice photo and line up Rob.

 

September 3 SOTD:

Razor: Vanta
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Lather: Stirling Gin & Tonic on the Rocks
Aftershave: Stirling Gin & Tonic
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

I'm back for September, but we took a family trip to Destin, FL for the holiday. I haven't shaved since Wednesday, so it was a rare evening shave for me with about 5 days of growth. I figured that called for a shavette. It was nice and smooth, and I got a near BBS on two passes.

We had a great time in Florida, and I caught this photo as we were walking around a shopping center after dinner one evening. That is my youngest pushing the stroller and my wife and older kids in front of her. It was a nice get away. I hope everyone has been doing well, and I am obviously 13 pages behind.

 

Good pictures with an excellent write up Jim.

 

Okay, shave #7 in the books. I really suck at this. I got some alum in the mail and used it after my shave forgetting to keep it consistent for 30 days. Couldn't even keep it consistent for 3 days. I really did like the alum though.

 

Thank you, Doug!