March 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Sounds like a great idea ... I guess it's a little better for your health, this little hobby...

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You dudes with pens and swords....

Armalite

 

I am doing the same thing, Blair! I am being adjustable by picking any razor I want that commiserates with my mood.

 

Thank you Joe.


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THE FINALS: STIRLING VS CAPTAIN'S CHOICE

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Shave 2: Captains Choice - Venture

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

CC provided another great shave. This soap is easy to lather, slick, and has good post shave feel.

WTG and XTG and a touchup pass for a DFS.

Analysis: (Obviouse statement) Captain's Choice and Stirling were the two most consistantly good soaps I used this month. Picking a winner from these two is like asking if you want crab legs or steak. Yes, please!

Ease of Lather:
CC is a little ahead of Stirling in ease of lather. CC - 9 vs Stirling - 7.5 to 8

Slickness:
Slickness is a push. Both are great. CC - 9 vs Stirling 9

Post Shave Feel:
To me, post shave feel is where Stirling sets itself apart from the pack. My skin felt moisturized after using Stirling. CC had good post shave feel in that my skin felt good and wasn't dried out when finished shaving. CC - 7 vs Stirling - 10.

This matchup comes down to which soap provides the best overall shave experience for me. CC is a top tier soap, for sure. Unfortunately, I have experienced a little skin irritation during the last 2 shaves with it. Not bad, just slightly annoying. I liken this to shelling crablegs before you dunk it in butter and taste that sweet suculant goodness. I really wish I didnt have the irritation. This would be an awesome everyday soap for me. I didn't use a preshave treatment during this experiment because I wanted to see what the soaps themselves brought to the table. Will try a preshave step next time.

Stirling is the steak or beef you want to eat regularly. You want to try the ribs, brisket, tri-tip, sirloin, and any other available cuts. Any method of lathering works with this soap. The only thing I can remotely complain about is that it can be a little tricky to know when you have added enough water to get that good slickness. My best lather with this soap was when I threw a lot of water at it in the beginning and went to town bowl/mug lathering.

I love both of these soaps. I honestly think that if I didnt have the irritation with CC it would be my favorite soap. I will definitely look for ways to reduce the irritation moving forward.

I really tried not to jump on the Stirling bandwagon. However, of the soaps I sampled this month Stirling was the best all around soap for me.

The March Madness 2019 winner is STIRLING!


Have a great weekend everybody!

 

Excellent shave, Gary!

 

Great report, Luke!
Anyone else in the mood for surf&turf?

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thank you sir..

 

Thank you, Joe!

 

Ouch! Did you go too fast or was it the wrong angle, Danny?

 

Good use of a brick and it does not damage it for throwing when needed. BULLY!!

 

For the survey-no change from what I said in my last commentary...the race for 2nd place is goin' down to the wire!!!!

 

That right there is what a classy shave looks like folks. The 1909 Ever Ready that @twhite was nice enough to loan me. What better brush to use then the B-400 by Tom . Vintage Williams shave stick it's usual awesome self.

There is a video posted across the street and on my youtube.

http://theoriginalsafety2.com/thread/3512/new-ready-1909

 

It's a no shave day for me today. I found out at about 10:00 last night I had to be in Houston this morning at 6:00. That meant meeting a bunch of guys at a car pool spot at 4:20 this morning, which meant I had to be out of the house a little before 4:00. I needed all the sleep I could get, so the extra 15 minutes or so was dedicated to that. I hope everyone has had a great day!

 

Ahh memories. As I recall that was on less then a full cup of coffee too!!

 

Hope the traveling is going good. Last time I was around Houston it was one big construction site all the way past Katy.

 

Clint, it was a very good technical review.

 

That looks crazy!

 

Shaving is all about angle and pressure, and we're nuts enough to test it.

 

Stirling is very hard to beat.