January 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Tell her it didn't scar. She did awesome, saved the whole day, really.

 

hello fello shavers, first day back to work, not chaos as i thought it would be,still doing the daily thing and liking it.tonight s shave started with some jeeves on the face and a hot towel,thanks to
the simpson commodore best ,lovely fragrant lather..creamy and slick ,gsb blade in the flat bottom tech , and got a fantastic 2 pass combination dfs+.with minor pick ups..good enough for me.cold rinse and jeeves barbershop to finish..will do proraso balm and my dirty english edt for work in the morning..these early techs are great daily shavers..will use this one for 10 or so shaves , and then pick another flat b tech..doing a modified EDRIO ..36 razors,10 shaves or so with each should last the year..happy shaving folks,gary..

 

January - Shavettes and Jeeves!

January 2

Razor - Feather DX Artist Club (pain stick)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum

Time to get serious about this shavette theme. So, out comes the Feather DX that I'm going to be evaluating as part of this month's plan. I used it once just to get a feel for it so now it's time to pay attention. Feather Pro blade on its second shave. These blades will easily last 7 to 10 shaves without showing any signs of weakness. For the lather it's Jeeves Bay Rum and the JR54. Great lather, slick, protective, and the brush is just a joy to feel in the hand.

I went with three passes with the razor tonight. And, as I was working my left side on the first pass I heard a shutter on my phone click behind me. My wife decided to take a quick pic of me with the pain stick in hand.



I cropped to focus on the razor and hand but she wanted me to make sure and point out I was violating one of the safety rules of straight razors. No shirt. I was, however, wearing shorts but, alas, no shoes so I missed another safety check. She worries about things like that. Probably because of the time I dropped the Feather SS and put nice cut on my chest as it fell to the sink. No drops tonight, however, so that's a good thing.

The three passes were all quite comfortable and I really do like the feel of the DX in my hand. It is very well balanced and easy to maneuver. I'll be giving it some time up against the Feather SS to compare how the different heads work as well as going against both the CJB which is a clone of the DX, and the Kai Captain which is also very similar. My goal? Figure out which I prefer out of my collection. The DX is more expensive than the SS and certainly more expensive than the CJB. We'll see if it's worth that extra money.

Finish was a very nice DFS as I didn't worry about perfection. I was bloodless and really enjoyed taking my time and letting the zen of shaving take over. Great shave to finish the day!

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Well she says she had to save those good looks.

 

Thank you clint

 

Oh, you doubt me?

 

Very nice Gary .

Awesome Neal .

 

She looks familiar. Think I seen her at Danny's place last month.

 

Tuesday shave
Chris@Bama Samurai, I'm loving the bullet tip! Thanks man.

 

Wednesday shave
Its not marked but the contents of the bottle on left is Clubman . Made by real men....for real men. Insert random comments below:

 

01/02/2019

RazoRock 400 Noir Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Hallelujah Pottery Shaving Bowl - 1995
Stirling Noir Shave Soap
Stirling Noir Aftershave Splash
Nivea Sensitive Post Balm
Feather Razor Blade
Rockwell Modified Shavette

I decided to change everything up tonight. First of all let me start out by saying this is the first time using Stirling shave soap and this stuff is great. Picked up a small amount with the dampened RazoRock 400 and added a little more water and whipped up some nice thick lather.

Now for the modified shavette loaded with a Feather blade using plate five. I did two passes and finished up a few places with additional passes. The razor handles great but I did get one nick under my bottom lip and a small weeper on my neck. I followed up with some alum and Nivea. Waited a few minutes and added a little Stirling Noir aftershave splash. Overall it was a good shave and the razor is not as unwieldy as I thought it would be. It is on the heavy side compared to a Dovo shavette. I just need more practice to get the technique down. I will not give up on it and will try again.

Thanks for the Stirling recommendations and y'all have made a Stirling fan out of me.

 

Love the razor and I bet he is tougher than Daddy. I know he has more energy.

 

Y'all are still in our thoughts and prayers and we know this is a tough time for the family. Hang in there.

 

Nice shave and I am sure the you will be getting some comments but I love my Clubman!

 

Nice photo and it is hard to beat the little mighty Tech!

 

Neal great shave and gear but I thought real men that shave with straights shave naked.

 

love the brush, was my first non wilkinson drug store brush. i always go back to it, great knot..

 

You did Patrick but she caught a plane out of the Birmingham airport on the 31st of December. I think she was headed to Neal's place.

 

love the stirling..yesterdays shave with the stiling gentleman soap was fantastic.slick,shiny, peaky goodness..took me a little to dial stirling soaps in as i dont use them often ,but the results...

 

It is a good performer and I thoroughly enjoyed it.