November 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Very nice Joe. The experiment is going well.

 

Great looking Barbasol Floating Head Jeff.

 

Happy Friday Perry. Great looking Fat Friday shave and photo.

 

Cute looking dog Dale. They add a lot to our lives but can be a pain at times.

 

Nice images and report Jeff. That sounds like some serious menthol....I'm such a menthol wimp that Proraso Green does that to me

 

Too cute!

Nice, Jeff!
Sounds like I need that soap and aftershave in my collection.

I take the head apart on my Supply Co to load the Schick B 20's.

 

November 22, 2019
Occam’s SS Safety Razor
Feather
Brad Sears Disco
Mike’s Lavender Shave Stick
Fine Lavender Pour Homme

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I decided to give thee Occam's safety razor a try this morning I went with the hybrid OC plate and a new Feather blade. I pulled out the Brad Sears Disco and Mike's Lavender shave stick. The disco did a wonderful job of whipping up the lather. Lavender is one of my favorite scents and adds so much to the shave while face lathering. This razor and plate combo has a lot of blade feel. I won't say its super aggressive but you do know its there. The shave was very efficient. I did end up with several weepers which I sort of expected the first time using the razor. Overall I am impressed with the quality of the razor and the shave. Even more so when I consider the price. I thought I had caught the baby. However while sitting here reading the posts and rubbing my hand along my neck, I discovered I missed a spot. I am tempted to go back and finish the job but I will just skip it. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday.

 

Nice Jim! Cool filter effect.

 

I do the same thing. I really love the Supply Co razor since we don't have to leave a blade installed in the razor like other injectors.

 

Great looking razor Clint, nice image of it. And love that disco brush.

 

November 22nd
Razor: Gillette Red Tip A3
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (1)
Brush: Montalvo mixed
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: B&M Fougére Gothique
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: B&M Fougére Gothique

No Repeat November

Good morning!

Fantastic shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. Nearly silent alum.

First time using a Gillette Super Thin blade. Nice! Plenty smooth and plenty sharp. Definitely a candidate for a bulk purchase.

B&M Fougére Gothique. I would say this is a polarizing scent. Earthy, musty fougére. I love it!

Have a great Friday!

 

Thank you, Clint! Excellent shave. Sorry about the weepers but I know you'll have it figured out in no time.

 

Wonderful, Clint!
I may have another look at the razor.

 

Ah, another awesome color combination! Very nice, Jim.

 

And now....it's time once again for......your Friday Files:

-I'm a little insulted by the website RiseGrooming(where I bought my set of 9 Rise shaving creams). There is not one Rise product on there anymore. It still has Pears Soap, why not call it PearsGrooming?

-This coming week, I'll get my first real crack at Central Texas Soaps without Bentonite Clay. After two or three shaves, let's see if I can begin to feel the difference. Course I still have the one that HAS Bentonite Clay, too.

-Picking up on the previous file, I'll also shave this coming week with a soap that has Kaeolin Clay. Reading about Bentonite and Keolin, it's a little hard(for me anyway)to determine which kind is best for shaving.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I started doing that also off and on after about a week into using it. The second blade (the ones that shipped with the razor) rusted in a corner. Guess I didn't get it shaken out enough. Now, I'm doing it for every blade change...and taking it apart to dry.

 

Attractive brush, Clint.

 

Thanks, Perry!

 

Friday
November 22, 2019

Blackland Blackbird Triad Ti
Wizmet Super Iridium
Dorian Crafts Manchurian
Noble Otter Barrbarr
Barrister and Mann Seville
Brooks Brothers 1818

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If it is user error on a downhill (or is it uphill) razor I'd be surprised. I'm sure you can shave with it, but it looked odd to me.