February 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

I wish you well!

 

Double thanks, Jim!

Thanks Clint!

Thank you!! Btw, we like to be on a friendlier first name bases here in the crew and If you don't mind I would love to respond to you by name, Thanks again!

 

You got me looking, Clint. The King Cobra is in stock. Very tempting.

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Perry, I had used the container before and then put it aside. I'd say it was about 80+% full when I started using it again in November. It was a 6-ounce container. I'm doing this mainly to consolidate my soaps. Same with my blades. I'm using up the odd and ends and working toward the stuff I think I'll use for the long-term. I've got several more soaps and creams to plow through this year.

It's taken me a few years of experimenting, but I can see my primary soaps eventually being a rotation of Mike's Natural Soaps, Tabac, Eufros by Jabonman, and MdC. I'm not sure I'd include MdC, but I have 1.75 pucks. That's probably a lifetime supply at the rate I use it. I generally prefer tallow and/or triple-milled soaps with Lavender, Tobacco flower, and Bay Rum generally being my favorite scents. I will probably always have a shave stick for travel and an unscented soap of some kind. I may pick up a shaving cream just for the ease of use...TOBS and CF are my favorites to-date. I'm kinda this way on most things...I narrow things down to what I like and use most frequently. We're all wired differently, and I know this would drive some folks nuts. I guess it helps that I'm already nuts.

 

I want to narrow down as well. Stirling and Soap Commander would be my first two choices at the moment. I haven't tried a lot of popular brands and I'm okay with that because there is are so many options. More choices would muddy the waters. I have four or five tubs of Soap Commander and nine tubs of Stirling. That's a lot of soap to go through! Plus I'll keep Mitchell's Wool Fat and the Oleo soap I have. That's 16 soaps.

Anyway, thanks for the info!

 

My name is Luke. How do you keep track of everyone's name?

 

Nice to meet you, Luke! I'm Jim. We use first names a lot so you'll catch on quickly.

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Thanks gentlemen. It has been an honor to ride along with you all this month.

 

Nice to meet you as well, Jim!

 

Nice to meet you Luke, My name is Andrew. I put my name in my signature, but if you are using tapatalk you wont see my signature.

 

Luke, I'm Perry. Great to have you!

 

Luke, I am also Jim. Nice to meet you.

 

February 28th
Cooper MonoBilt
Stirling Gentleman
TGN Finest/Maple handle
Thayers
CL Unconditional Surrender

Another day with a very early shave and an afternoon post. What to end Favourites February with? The MonoBilt, Gentleman and CL US seemed appropriate. Great 2+ pass shave left me very smooth. A great end to the month.
I have enjoyed the month for sure. Cycled through some favourite razors- NEW LC, Aristocrat Jr., the MonoBilt, prewar Tech, Schick G4 and GEM Jr in various categories. Limited my brush rotation to 6 or 7 of my personal faves. Soaps were primarily SV, B&M, Stirling, Palmolive, Fine and First Canadian. Splashes by Chatillon Lux and others listed above. Fantastic.
I have really enjoyed following along with many of the other folks on here this month. Some very cool focuses and rules, from Shavettes to EDRIOs to brand specific mini-rules. Great stuff, and I am looking forward to March as well!

Have a great day, all!

 

Beautiful picture and great recap, Jason! You finished the month in style!

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Can you please inform us of who is in the former, but not in the latter?

 

I'll say 'Good Luck', but I don't think you'll need it...good things happen to good people.

 

A great summary as usual, Clint. Some of your best photos for sure. You even made up for the cartridge travel shave photos with a few great shots of you and your daughter those days! Fantastic as always.

 

Great picture, Jason!

 

I know the feeling with that scent!
Hope to hear more from you in March, John.

Great B&W, Perry! I've enjoyed your soap rotation this month for sure.

Sounds like a great month, Jim!

What a great write-up, Charlie. Keep the Calvin and Hobbes coming, please.

Looking forward to seeing your new soaps and hearing some reviews next month, Jim!

We all knew it would just be a matter of time until you got that soap dialed in, Andrew. Did you use Drakkar Noir back in the day? I didn't, but some of my friends darn near bathed in the stuff. I'm not sure I need the memory association to my younger days by wearing it....