March 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Douglas Carey · Mar 2, 2019

FaceScraper said: ↑

Geez. March already. I got so behind in February that it was ridiculous. I’m going to attempt to keep up this month. I likely won’t comment a lot, or even hit the “like” button a ton, however I would like to try to stay afloat reading through the posts. We’ll see.
This will probably be my longest post of the month, so please bear with me, and forgive the wordiness.

For March, I plan on shaving. How’s that for commitment? As much as it would be nice to say that soap reduction is a focus, I have three more (plus four samples) arriving today. There goes that. I’ll probably continue using the Parker SRX, maybe not exclusively (see - not committing), but mainly. Another “kinda focus” is to finish the restoration of another straight razor - then get it, along with the first one I restored, sent out to be honed.

Another focus might be thinning the razor herd even further. I recently gave away a Gillette Tech to a young boy - my wife’s best friend’s son. I was surprised that he had any interest in traditional wet shaving, given his young age. I let him look through my stash to see what interested him. Since he picked the Tech, which seldom gets used, it’s his to keep if he wants it. He also picked Stirling Electric Sheep as his favorite scent - as well as Clubman as a runner-up! Kid after my own heart.

Another razor that has potentially left the den is the Gillette SuperSpeed. A friend at work is giving it a whirl. Guess we’ll see how that pans out sometime soon. He’s genuinely interested in learning. He got his first shave in today and seems to like it.

There’s a good chance that the two Fatboys will also head out at some point. While they shave just fine, I’ve found that I simply don’t enjoy using TTO razors nearly as much as three-piece razors - particularly modern ones. Yeah, I said it….and I’m well aware that some would consider that to be sacrilegious. Sorry. Not sorry.

Parker SRX
DG Dirtyver
The Weapon
Stirling The One A/S

Today marks the 56th shave with the Parker. It’s just so fun to use that I can’t seem to not shave with it. The Karve and the Supply both sit there, looking at me. Maybe a break in focus to give them some runtime will be required soon.

First use of the DG Dirtyver this morning. It’s one of the soaps I snagged on a BST. Interesting scent. Dark. Earthy. I like it - and so does my bride. I might have to seek out the matching AS, as it’s pretty much sold out everywhere.

Two drama free passes and a bit of touch up left me smooth. With soaps of this caliber, using aftershave is just for fun. There’s enough good skin food in there to leave the face nice and soft. I waited awhile before splashing on a Stirling (Stirling One) aftershave - and I almost decided to forgo it altogether.

Sorry for the long winded post. If/when I do post for the remainder of the month, I’ll shorten it up. You guys are the best.

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Excellent picture of great shaving products.

Norcalnewb · Mar 2, 2019

FaceScraper said: ↑

Geez. March already. I got so behind in February that it was ridiculous. I’m going to attempt to keep up this month. I likely won’t comment a lot, or even hit the “like” button a ton, however I would like to try to stay afloat reading through the posts. We’ll see.
This will probably be my longest post of the month, so please bear with me, and forgive the wordiness.

For March, I plan on shaving. How’s that for commitment? As much as it would be nice to say that soap reduction is a focus, I have three more (plus four samples) arriving today. There goes that. I’ll probably continue using the Parker SRX, maybe not exclusively (see - not committing), but mainly. Another “kinda focus” is to finish the restoration of another straight razor - then get it, along with the first one I restored, sent out to be honed.

Another focus might be thinning the razor herd even further. I recently gave away a Gillette Tech to a young boy - my wife’s best friend’s son. I was surprised that he had any interest in traditional wet shaving, given his young age. I let him look through my stash to see what interested him. Since he picked the Tech, which seldom gets used, it’s his to keep if he wants it. He also picked Stirling Electric Sheep as his favorite scent - as well as Clubman as a runner-up! Kid after my own heart.

Another razor that has potentially left the den is the Gillette SuperSpeed. A friend at work is giving it a whirl. Guess we’ll see how that pans out sometime soon. He’s genuinely interested in learning. He got his first shave in today and seems to like it.

There’s a good chance that the two Fatboys will also head out at some point. While they shave just fine, I’ve found that I simply don’t enjoy using TTO razors nearly as much as three-piece razors - particularly modern ones. Yeah, I said it….and I’m well aware that some would consider that to be sacrilegious. Sorry. Not sorry.

Parker SRX
DG Dirtyver
The Weapon
Stirling The One A/S

Today marks the 56th shave with the Parker. It’s just so fun to use that I can’t seem to not shave with it. The Karve and the Supply both sit there, looking at me. Maybe a break in focus to give them some runtime will be required soon.

First use of the DG Dirtyver this morning. It’s one of the soaps I snagged on a BST. Interesting scent. Dark. Earthy. I like it - and so does my bride. I might have to seek out the matching AS, as it’s pretty much sold out everywhere.

Two drama free passes and a bit of touch up left me smooth. With soaps of this caliber, using aftershave is just for fun. There’s enough good skin food in there to leave the face nice and soft. I waited awhile before splashing on a Stirling (Stirling One) aftershave - and I almost decided to forgo it altogether.

Sorry for the long winded post. If/when I do post for the remainder of the month, I’ll shorten it up. You guys are the best.

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Excellent picture, Bruce! It is good to see you around, but I definitely understand how busy things can get. Check in when you can, I always like seeing your pictures.

clint64 · Mar 2, 2019

FaceScraper said: ↑

Geez. March already. I got so behind in February that it was ridiculous. I’m going to attempt to keep up this month. I likely won’t comment a lot, or even hit the “like” button a ton, however I would like to try to stay afloat reading through the posts. We’ll see.
This will probably be my longest post of the month, so please bear with me, and forgive the wordiness.

For March, I plan on shaving. How’s that for commitment? As much as it would be nice to say that soap reduction is a focus, I have three more (plus four samples) arriving today. There goes that. I’ll probably continue using the Parker SRX, maybe not exclusively (see - not committing), but mainly. Another “kinda focus” is to finish the restoration of another straight razor - then get it, along with the first one I restored, sent out to be honed.

Another focus might be thinning the razor herd even further. I recently gave away a Gillette Tech to a young boy - my wife’s best friend’s son. I was surprised that he had any interest in traditional wet shaving, given his young age. I let him look through my stash to see what interested him. Since he picked the Tech, which seldom gets used, it’s his to keep if he wants it. He also picked Stirling Electric Sheep as his favorite scent - as well as Clubman as a runner-up! Kid after my own heart.

Another razor that has potentially left the den is the Gillette SuperSpeed. A friend at work is giving it a whirl. Guess we’ll see how that pans out sometime soon. He’s genuinely interested in learning. He got his first shave in today and seems to like it.

There’s a good chance that the two Fatboys will also head out at some point. While they shave just fine, I’ve found that I simply don’t enjoy using TTO razors nearly as much as three-piece razors - particularly modern ones. Yeah, I said it….and I’m well aware that some would consider that to be sacrilegious. Sorry. Not sorry.

Parker SRX
DG Dirtyver
The Weapon
Stirling The One A/S

Today marks the 56th shave with the Parker. It’s just so fun to use that I can’t seem to not shave with it. The Karve and the Supply both sit there, looking at me. Maybe a break in focus to give them some runtime will be required soon.

First use of the DG Dirtyver this morning. It’s one of the soaps I snagged on a BST. Interesting scent. Dark. Earthy. I like it - and so does my bride. I might have to seek out the matching AS, as it’s pretty much sold out everywhere.

Two drama free passes and a bit of touch up left me smooth. With soaps of this caliber, using aftershave is just for fun. There’s enough good skin food in there to leave the face nice and soft. I waited awhile before splashing on a Stirling (Stirling One) aftershave - and I almost decided to forgo it altogether.

Sorry for the long winded post. If/when I do post for the remainder of the month, I’ll shorten it up. You guys are the best.

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Wonderful photo and post Bruce. The DG Dirtyver sounds like a wonderful scent.

jluc · Mar 2, 2019

FaceScraper said: ↑

Geez. March already. I got so behind in February that it was ridiculous. I’m going to attempt to keep up this month. I likely won’t comment a lot, or even hit the “like” button a ton, however I would like to try to stay afloat reading through the posts. We’ll see.
This will probably be my longest post of the month, so please bear with me, and forgive the wordiness.

For March, I plan on shaving. How’s that for commitment? As much as it would be nice to say that soap reduction is a focus, I have three more (plus four samples) arriving today. There goes that. I’ll probably continue using the Parker SRX, maybe not exclusively (see - not committing), but mainly. Another “kinda focus” is to finish the restoration of another straight razor - then get it, along with the first one I restored, sent out to be honed.

Another focus might be thinning the razor herd even further. I recently gave away a Gillette Tech to a young boy - my wife’s best friend’s son. I was surprised that he had any interest in traditional wet shaving, given his young age. I let him look through my stash to see what interested him. Since he picked the Tech, which seldom gets used, it’s his to keep if he wants it. He also picked Stirling Electric Sheep as his favorite scent - as well as Clubman as a runner-up! Kid after my own heart.

Another razor that has potentially left the den is the Gillette SuperSpeed. A friend at work is giving it a whirl. Guess we’ll see how that pans out sometime soon. He’s genuinely interested in learning. He got his first shave in today and seems to like it.

There’s a good chance that the two Fatboys will also head out at some point. While they shave just fine, I’ve found that I simply don’t enjoy using TTO razors nearly as much as three-piece razors - particularly modern ones. Yeah, I said it….and I’m well aware that some would consider that to be sacrilegious. Sorry. Not sorry.

Parker SRX
DG Dirtyver
The Weapon
Stirling The One A/S

Today marks the 56th shave with the Parker. It’s just so fun to use that I can’t seem to not shave with it. The Karve and the Supply both sit there, looking at me. Maybe a break in focus to give them some runtime will be required soon.

First use of the DG Dirtyver this morning. It’s one of the soaps I snagged on a BST. Interesting scent. Dark. Earthy. I like it - and so does my bride. I might have to seek out the matching AS, as it’s pretty much sold out everywhere.

Two drama free passes and a bit of touch up left me smooth. With soaps of this caliber, using aftershave is just for fun. There’s enough good skin food in there to leave the face nice and soft. I waited awhile before splashing on a Stirling (Stirling One) aftershave - and I almost decided to forgo it altogether.

Sorry for the long winded post. If/when I do post for the remainder of the month, I’ll shorten it up. You guys are the best.

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Excellent post, Bruce! Very good of you helping others improve their shaves! Have a good month my friend.

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blondblue · Mar 2, 2019

BaylorGator said: ↑

Thanks Charlie. I think. Apparently at least part of me will be stuck your imaginary world...

Good to have you back, Ben!

Really? You gotta ask? Charlie is Goose.
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Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you......Y'know, I think I'll stop right here. .

Frijolero · Mar 2, 2019

clint64 said: ↑

Excellent photo Robert. You are making great progress on the Dark Side.
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Thank you, Clint!

BaylorGator · Mar 2, 2019

jtspartan said: ↑

I was thinking that all of us who were that age in the 60s or 70s could post similar pictures, Randy, and then I realized I had nothing that could compare to those special striped pants in the first pic... just awesome.
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Thanks Jason. (I think.) Like most boys, my Mom picked out all my clothes in elementary school. Growing up in South Florida meant my pants were usually a bit more colorful than the average guy. Trust me, you ain’t seen the worst of it yet.

I also still don’t wear socks with dress shoes. Even with suit in the snow. Or in a boat with a goat. You get the idea.

ob1page · Mar 2, 2019

Razor: Colonial Razor The General
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Brush Handle: B-400 The Brush by Tom
Knot: APShaveCo Tuxedo
Soap: Martin de Candre Agrumes
Aftershave: Shave Ship Armada Blossom

Wonderful shave tonight! It all came together for a BBS shave. The MDC has a wonderful citrus scent with performance that's hard to beat. The mildness of the General mated to the Feather Super is a great combo. The Armada Blossom has a wonderful scent and my face feels nourished and refreshed. It's going to be hard to beat this razor and blade combo but we'll see for next shave. I'm off for a date night with my fiancee. Have a great evening folks!

Norcalnewb · Mar 2, 2019

ob1page said: ↑

Razor: Colonial Razor The General
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Brush Handle: B-400 The Brush by Tom
Knot: APShaveCo Tuxedo
Soap: Martin de Candre Agrumes
Aftershave: Shave Ship Armada Blossom

Wonderful shave tonight! It all came together for a BBS shave. The MDC has a wonderful citrus scent with performance that's hard to beat. The mildness of the General mated to the Feather Super is a great combo. The Armada Blossom has a wonderful scent and my face feels nourished and refreshed. It's going to be hard to beat this razor and blade combo but we'll see for next shave. I'm off for a date night with my fiancee. Have a great evening folks!

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Terrific picture, Ben!

jluc · Mar 2, 2019

ob1page said: ↑

Razor: Colonial Razor The General
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Brush Handle: B-400 The Brush by Tom
Knot: APShaveCo Tuxedo
Soap: Martin de Candre Agrumes
Aftershave: Shave Ship Armada Blossom

Wonderful shave tonight! It all came together for a BBS shave. The MDC has a wonderful citrus scent with performance that's hard to beat. The mildness of the General mated to the Feather Super is a great combo. The Armada Blossom has a wonderful scent and my face feels nourished and refreshed. It's going to be hard to beat this razor and blade combo but we'll see for next shave. I'm off for a date night with my fiancee. Have a great evening folks!

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Terrific picture and shave, Ben! Have fun on your date!

I'm Jim BTW.

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blondblue · Mar 2, 2019

BaylorGator said: ↑

Thanks Jason. (I think.) Like most boys, my Mom picked out all my clothes in elementary school. Growing up in South Florida meant my pants were usually a bit more colorful than the average guy. Trust me, you ain’t seen the worst of it yet.

I also still don’t wear socks with dress shoes. Even with suit in the snow. Or in a boat with a goat. You get the idea.
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Former NHL great Bobby Orr wore no socks under his skates.

clint64 · Mar 2, 2019

ob1page said: ↑

Razor: Colonial Razor The General
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Brush Handle: B-400 The Brush by Tom
Knot: APShaveCo Tuxedo
Soap: Martin de Candre Agrumes
Aftershave: Shave Ship Armada Blossom

Wonderful shave tonight! It all came together for a BBS shave. The MDC has a wonderful citrus scent with performance that's hard to beat. The mildness of the General mated to the Feather Super is a great combo. The Armada Blossom has a wonderful scent and my face feels nourished and refreshed. It's going to be hard to beat this razor and blade combo but we'll see for next shave. I'm off for a date night with my fiancee. Have a great evening folks!

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Terrific picture and shave Ben.

Hembree · Mar 2, 2019

On the way in. I did not need another brush but West Coast has a good sale on the Tortoiseshell brushes right now.
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Edison Carter · Mar 2, 2019

BaylorGator said: ↑

Yeah but then you’d miss out on all the fancypants pics. Although my childhood didn’t live up to Charlie’s imaginary world, I did sport some fancy pants.
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And we haven’t even gotten to the years with the colorful Lilly Purlitzer Easter pants yet...
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Okay my vote is for the original CT.

A brand is for keeps!

FaceScraper · Mar 2, 2019

Moose said: ↑

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Round 1: Stirling - Baker St vs Declaration - Original

Shave 1: Stirling Baker St.

The Setup:
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Feather Stainless
Brush: Perfecto Pure Badger
Mug: Henry Cavendish
Post Shave: Witch Hazel and Cetaphil

First, I am really trying to keep my enthusiasm to a minimum because this was an awesome shave. WTG, ATG, and some touchup got me near BBS. Stirling made a ton of lather with what I thought was a little bit of soap. I was amazed by the amount of water it needed. I thought I had drowned it at first. Then it just exploded and begged for more. It took me a while to get it dialed in. I'm going to chalk that up to this being my first time using the soap. You can tell in photo 3 that there was a ton left over at the end of 2.5 passes. This soap was very slick! I'm not judging too much on accent, but the scent and scent strength were great. I enjoyed everything about this shave.

Stirling Baker St
Slickness: 9
Ease of lather: 7 (should be better next time)
Post shave feel: 9
Scent strength: Moderate

I may adjust my ratings up or down depending how other soaps perform.

The shave with Declaration will be Monday. The winner of this round will be determined then. Have a great weekend everybody!
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Wonderful shave and photos!

FaceScraper · Mar 2, 2019

jtspartan said: ↑

March 2nd
RR Blackhawk w Feather Pro (2)
RR Irish Countryside
TGN Synthetic/ Mahogany Handle
Thayers
TFS Mastro Miche AS
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Day 2 with the Blackhawk and this soap. Had 3 full passes and I am completely smooth. I am a little raw on my neck to be honest, I don’t think I used a light enough touch. Great post shave feel with this soap, tbh. After a couple days, I’d say that I prefer the scent of Sharp Dressed Man as far as GIT dupes go, but this is still a fine product.
Have a great weekend, all!
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Great photo, Jason! You'll get the Blackhawk tamed soon.

Hembree · Mar 2, 2019

03/2/2019

RazoRock 400 Noir Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Salsa Bowl / Timeless Lathering Bowl Scuttle
Stirling Noir Shave Soap
Stirling Noir Aftershave Splash
Nivea Sensitive Post Balm
Gillette Nacet Blade - New
Gillette Property of U.S. Army Razor Head w/ Durhum Duplex Handle

I had to get a quick shave in this afternoon. The wife and I headed out for supper.

This is probably the worse shave I had in a while. I have used this Gillette head with some Voskhod blades with good results but these Nacets just do not agree with me. It was just a rough shave with several weepers on the neck. As the old saying goes you can not appreciate the great shaves without a few bad ones.

I really like the Durham Duplex handle on the Gillette head. They look great together.

Finished up with alum which was hot.

Applied some Nivea post balm and a Stirling Noir aftershave.

Y'all take care.

FaceScraper · Mar 2, 2019

PLAla said: ↑

Wonderful post, Luke! Look forward to your March Madness bracket results. Stirling is hard to beat for quality and value.
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I think you mean Stirling CAN'T be beat in the quality/price ratio.
They're in a league of their own. Nobody else offers the value of Stirling. Top tier products that are underpriced. Just don't let Rod hear me say that.

FaceScraper · Mar 2, 2019

Douglas Carey said: ↑

Excellent picture of great shaving products.
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Thank you, Marine!
The brush handle makes the photo.

Norcalnewb · Mar 2, 2019

Hembree said: ↑

03/2/2019

RazoRock 400 Noir Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Salsa Bowl / Timeless Lathering Bowl Scuttle
Stirling Noir Shave Soap
Stirling Noir Aftershave Splash
Nivea Sensitive Post Balm
Gillette Nacet Blade - New
Gillette Property of U.S. Army Razor Head w/ Durhum Duplex Handle

I had to get a quick shave in this afternoon. The wife and I headed out for supper.

This is probably the worse shave I had in a while. I have used this Gillette head with some Voskhod blades with good results but these Nacets just do not agree with me. It was just a rough shave with several weepers on the neck. As the old saying goes you can not appreciate the great shaves without a few bad ones.

I really like the Durman handle on the Gillette head. They look great together.

Finished up with alum which was hot.

Applied some Nivea post balm and a Stirling Noir aftershave.

Y'all take care.

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Excellent picture ,Danny!

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March 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

What Madness is March bringing to your shave?

I'm going to use gear I rarely or never use for the month.

I'm going to do a Rule.

It's Focus time!

Soap Madness for me....gotta make room for more!

I'm going to eat cookies AND donuts for breakfast.

I'm going to shave completely in the dark....oh wait....that's MAYhem.

Douglas Carey Wildman

Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

clint64 Blind Squirrel

jluc smelling pretty

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BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

ob1page Frozen in Phoenix

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jluc smelling pretty

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clint64 Blind Squirrel

Hembree Not as pretty smelling

Edison Carter Well-Known Member

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March 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

What Madness is March bringing to your shave?

I'm going to use gear I rarely or never use for the month.

I'm going to do a Rule.

It's Focus time!

Soap Madness for me....gotta make room for more!

I'm going to eat cookies AND donuts for breakfast.

I'm going to shave completely in the dark....oh wait....that's MAYhem.

Douglas Carey Wildman

Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

clint64 Blind Squirrel

jluc smelling pretty

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Frijolero Well-Known Member

BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

ob1page Frozen in Phoenix

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jluc smelling pretty

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clint64 Blind Squirrel

Hembree Not as pretty smelling

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Hembree Not as pretty smelling

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