June 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

nice shave sir..

 

June 29th

Proraso PS Red
Zenith 'Manchurian 2 band badger'
Tanifuji Maxfli Gold 100
CF SC Lime Essential Oil
Myrsol Agua de Limon

Another present from Santa showed up yesterday. Tanifuji Maxfli Gold 100. This razor came shave ready...it was popping hair straight out of the package. Obviously owned and maintained by someone better than I at honing and putting an edge on steel. I only did a few linen laps, then a few leather laps 'just cause'. This edge tells me I've got more learning to do. Never settle!

2.5 pass DFS shave today. The Maxfli is sharp. Not quite Feather AC Pro sharp, but a close second to this newbie. Shaves very smooth, a little audible feedback, but feels like butter as it did it’s work. Cheeks were easily DFS on the first pass. Even did a little buffing on the lower right neck. Only the right jawline keeps this shave from me calling it a DFS+ or almost a BBS.

Still breaking in the new Zenith brush, but it is awesomeness even on its 2nd use. Between the Zenith and the CF Lime SC, not much in my den I can call slicker or better. After shave face feel, even before the Myrsol Limon, just silky. The Myrsol is another SAD inspired purchase from several posters here in the 30DC, but also many posts from the ‘What Straight did you use today’ thread. I can see why it’s another AS favorite, and wifey said it’s great also. Me likely.

Hope everyone has a Sensational Saturday!

 

Awesome picture, Mark!

 

Great picture, Joe!

 

Great looking shave Joe.

 

Wonderful picture, Blair!

 

Too bad about the cut, Joe. Great picture! The SOC badger was one of my first brushes along with the SOC boar. Great brushes and along with a synthetic could have easily been my complete brush rotation.

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Glad you stopped in, Brian! Hope everything has been well for you.

 

Congrats on the new razor Blair. Great looking shave and photo as well.

 

Great picture and report, Blair! That's some fine looking gear you have there!

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Thanks, Jim! The cut was superficial. In fact, it was more of an elongated weeper than a cut, but I tagged it as such because it was lengthy. Like a pilot, I made a "hard" landing that caused the cut. I have a soft touch so that any wound that I get is really a nuisance than a cause for concern.

 

Thanks, Jim!

 

Thanks, Clint!

 

Thanks Jim!

 

Excellent photo and write up.

 

Razor: Above The Tie Bamboo Handle SE1
Blade: Feather Professional (3)
Brush: H.L. Thater Funf TSN LE Butterscotch Beehive 5th Anniversary 2 Band
Soap: Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Bay Rum
Bowl: Junichi Tanaka Lathering Bowl-Blue

Outstanding shave today with these tools. Been a tough week, but we are hanging in tough. Going to take some pictures of our grand daughter Lilah before she and her boy friend go to his prom.

 

Simply beautiful, Doug!

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Hey Jason

When I used to train students to run a broadcast station, I would tell them "if the first thing that comes to mind is, I can't do that, you've doomed yourself from the beginning, don't put yourself in that cage".
You should be thinking, how can I do that or, what kind of help do I need to get that done?? These are the things that will get you where you want to be.

Just me....
tp

 

Rocket
Ladas (2)
Arko
RazoRock Plissoft
Proraso green splash

heading out to the lake now for a few days and hoping the Proraso doesn't attract mosquitos

 

Yes but this already had the correct smoothness. Total 1/32 of an inch hill to valley. The issue was to remove the old coating, we had to grind down the hills (bumps) to remove the old coating in the valleys. Even though they were only max of 1/32, it still was amazingly hard to do that.
So we found out.
Fun fun fun.....
tp