September 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Great news, Charlie! So happy to hear your friend is getting along so well!

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Sounds like a great plan, Joseph!

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Beautiful photo Amigo.

 

What a beautiful razor, Charlie!

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Gorgeous razor.

 

It's another A+ shave in the books for you Clint!

 

Nice one, Dale!

 

That is great news! I am sure that he will get his technique down so that he will be quicker.

 

Congrats on the CT, Gary!

 

Thank you, Patrick!

 

Terrific Atomic Age shave, Terry!

 

Sept 29
Good evening, guys!
Rockwell 6C (6)
Rockwell DE (3)
Semogue OC Super Badger
Stirling Piacenza SS and AS
Changed my lathering method to wetting the entire brush instead of the tips. Swirled the brush and painted the lather and adding water until I got a nice, shiny and uniform wet lather.
I decided to shave my face and then my head. 2.5 passes for my face and 3 passes for my head gave me a comfortable BBS shave without any mishaps or irritation. Applied the matching Piacenza aftershave and there wasn't any burning sensation. Tomorrow will be a no shave day so tonight was my last shave for the month. Summary of my Safety Sept shaves. I had 21 shaves using my 7 safeties. Each razor was loaded with a brand new blade for 3 shaves and then replaced with another razor to start the same process again. I learned that my SR stretching skills vastly improved my safety razor shaves. I also realized that I was able to go through the entire month without using my traditional straights and survive. Lol! It was a good for me to see that I can do it without withdrawal symptoms. Lol!
Anyway, I can't wait to just use my straights and shavette starting Oct 1. For me, I will call it it, Open Blade October. Have a great evening, fellas!

 

Terrific shave to finish the month, Joe!

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Thank you Joe.

 

Another great shave and photo Joe.

 

Thank you, Clint!

 

Beautiful picture, Clint!

 

Stirling, Single Edge, Slim Al Shavette, Spirit of St Louis brush , last Sunday in September

Stirling Deep Blue Sea SS
TSD Memorial 2019 Spirit of St Louis Deluxe Custom Limited Edition Flattop brush
Focus Slim Al Shavette
Gillette Silver Blue on 3
Stirling Deep Blue Sea AS

Yesterday's shave almost let me slide today, but I have turned from my wicked non-shaving ways.

Went for the Deep Blue Sea and my Blue shavette with Gillette Silver Blue locked and loaded.

When the Exalted Blue Ming saw my setup, he ran off for his partner the Deep Blue Ming. Between those two, that soap, and that brush, the dry soapers could only cower.

I'm not sure what knot Jason @jtspartan used, but the soft floppiness surprised me some. No worries, I wanted one of Jason's brushes, it looks cool, and I think it generates a more finely aerated suds. The length is just perfect if you have one of those deep blue shaving bowls. And there is just never a problem the Exalted Blue Ming can't handle. Certainly clocking a spume 6th rating for today.

Great shavette shave as usual, close, easy, comfortable. Good follow up to yesterday's edgy sharp straight. Very, very light tool.....some will not like that feature. A very small footprint, makes it easy in the nooks and crannies. Just be careful, if you go in too steep you get a blade binkie. Similar blade loading mechanism to the Focus R48, but much less hassle. I only have a working inventory of 2 blade types anymore, the GSB for shavettes, and Feathers for everything else. The GSB told me the time is up after today.. Usually go 4 shaves, but this one is screaming for the deep blue blade bin.

That reminds me, time for fresh Feathers in the pair of Focus Dynamic R48 razors too.

Finished up with the Stirling Deep Blue Sea AS. This flavor has really grown on me and now makes the Max Headroom List of Most Glorious Stanks. It'll be a restock item.

Enjoy your shaves folks and have a super week.

 

Wonderful picture, Mark!

 

Cool picture, Charlie!