November 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thanks for sharing, Terry. Your grandson has a very special grandfather.

 

NOVember

MWF~~Rubberset~~Feather AS-D2~~Wilkinson~~Derby City
So this post is a day late. Got the shave in early yesterday and had to get on the road.
For this month's focus, I have decided to split up the "NOV's".
No variation will be MWF for the entire month, or until it expires.
No variation will be the Rubberset 400/3 until the MWF is gone.
No variation will be Derby City Small Batch Shave Tonic in combination with the MWF.
If the MWF expires, I will move on to whatever AS I choose.
I don't own enough razors or blades to make NOV a No-repeat,
so I will do what I did in October, and simply cycle through my gear.
For those of you interested, I already have back-ups of MWF and SMST, so please don't worry
about Primo.
Saturday and Sunday, if I do shave, will not be with the same gear.
I don't like to travel with such heavy bottles or ceramic jars.
I have a tube of C.O. Bigelow/CH2 Synthetic/Feather AS-D2 at the ready, should I shave.​

 

Understood, Paul. What are your favorite soaps and aftershaves?

 

thank you Jim..

fine shave Joseph.have a great weekend..

 

Excellent combo, Joseph! Love the DCCS aftershave!

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good morning Charlie..

 

Well, Jason, if you want to do the honorable thing and send me a replacement brush immediately to make things right...

Honestly, this is my favorite synthetic brush of any that I've used. The handle is perfect, it creates a wonderful lather, and it looks snazzy. It has truly changed my opinion of synthetics in general. I wouldn't change a thing on it.

 

Good morning, Gary. Hope you have a nice weekend, my friend.

 

and your sir..

 

good morning gents..up early today ..thought i would start the day with a fine shave..the rhodie 'crat got the platinum this morning,wcs synth and razorock on lathering duty,all producing a fabulous 2+ pass bbs result..blue aftershave to cap it off..awesome..have a fine day my friends..

 

-10C is 14F. If you mean it is just cold in general? Yup.

 

chills a beer nicely....good morning Jason..

 

Good morning, Gary. Love that Rhodium ‘Crat of yours you showed off today!

 

Sounds like a great plan, Joseph. I wouldn’t travel with that ceramic tub, either.

 

Nice pic as always, Jim. No kidding you were out early! I hope it was for positive reasons.

 

thank you Jason....

 

Thanks, Joseph! I also think so!

 

Thanks, Charlie!

 

November 2nd
Razor: Blackland Blackbird SB
Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless (1)
Brush: Stirling DPG badger
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Blue Samhain
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: PAA Blue Samhain

No Repeat November

Good morning!

Terrific shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. I spent some extra time on my neck which resulted in extra warmth from the alum, but wow, am I smooth!

First use of a Big Ben Super Stainless. No complaints. Plenty sharp and smooth.

Have a great weekend!

 

Nov 2
Good morning, guys!
Traditional Straight Razor Shave #111
Wostenholm 5/8 Square Point
Stirling Boar Brush
Stirling Sandalwood SS and AS
Nivea ASB
Today starts my 30 straight razor challenge! I will be using the same razor and setup 30 consecutive shaves. This is my very first rule as a member of the 30DC. I chose it because I want to determine how well I strop and also honed this razor. This is the 3rd shave since I honed this razor about 3months ago. I also want to break in the Stirling brush because it is still stiff.
I whipped up a nice, wet lather and the Sandalwood scent really kicked up. I could have done one pass with this razor for a DFS, but I never do it. Finished the shave with a nice, smooth comfortable shave without any irritation. Got a tiny cut on the top of my ear with the toe while landing , but stopped without my intervention. Applied the Sandalwood aftershave and Nivea balm to end this morning's grooming ritual. One down, 29 more to go! Have a great day, guys!