January 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by NCoxSTL, Dec 31, 2019.

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What year did you join our happy band of shavers?

  1. 2015 - CHARTER MEMBER - I was here the day we began!

    6 vote(s)
    10.7%

  2. 2015 - February or later

    4 vote(s)
    7.1%

  3. 2016

    4 vote(s)
    7.1%

  4. 2017

    7 vote(s)
    12.5%

  5. 2018

    8 vote(s)
    14.3%

  6. 2019

    17 vote(s)
    30.4%

  7. I'm brand new in 2020

    5 vote(s)
    8.9%

  8. I don't remember. I've inhaled too much shaving soap for my brain to function.

    8 vote(s)
    14.3%

  9. Not sure but it's been longer than a day

    6 vote(s)
    10.7%

  10. So we still get cookies, right? And ice cream? I heard rumors.

    16 vote(s)
    28.6%
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  1. 9nein9

    9nein9 Guest

    Thank you Keith.
     
    9nein9, Jan 4, 2020
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  2. 9nein9

    9nein9 Guest

    Thank you Jason. She was indeed as loyal as they come.
     
    9nein9, Jan 4, 2020
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  3. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Thanks, Gary. We had a lot of fun today, and I felt like sharing.
     
    timabababaluka, Jan 4, 2020
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  4. brit

    brit in a box

    sharing is good..:)
     
    brit, Jan 4, 2020
    #1224
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  5. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    Second shave of the focus. Spent some time with the Couticle on soapy water and touched up the edge. Improved a lot. It has a softer feel now, but is sharper. Peppercorn Lime is an awesome scent. Decided to ignore my focus and grab my 30DC 2019 Meetup brush with the synthetic knot. It’s easier to fit in the smaller tubs. Did three passes, and have a DFS plus shave. Set it down a little too hard on the neck on the first pass and irritated a strip. Oh well. Going to keep working on dialing in the edge.
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    Drygulch, Jan 4, 2020
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  6. Paul76

    Paul76 Well-Known Member

    Looks like it will be a great combination Gary.
     
    Paul76, Jan 4, 2020
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  7. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Nice shave, Adam!
     
    Trigger, Jan 4, 2020
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  8. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    The Shavette Showdown
    Round 2

    *Feather DX - Feather Professional Super
    *Focus R21 Evolution plastic doodad barbering tool - 1/2 Feather DE
    *Focus R28 Slim Al - 1/2 Gillette Silver Blue DE

    I had to look back in the archives to see when I started this throwdown. It has been a month. Well I think I'll try to finish up this month.

    Finished up my first tub of BoS 2019 (Tsuka). Glad I got backups of the #1 slot holder on The Max Headroom List of Most Glorious Stanks. Stirling still has Tsuka left. Max Headroom says don't whine to him if you miss out again.

    The Exalted Blue Ming was on hand to oversee the supreme lather controls for the competition.

    The only blood on steel showing up was the soap. 3 excellent shaves with a jostle in the works.

    I have not experienced any shave at the level of the Feather DX - ProSuper combo on shave 1. Shave #2 still has the DX on top.

    My next shave was the all aluminum Focus R28 Slim Al with my pre-AC shavette fave, the GSB. End result was as good as the DX even though it did not sever hair with the same ease. It would be hard to tell the difference between shaves 1 and 2.

    Third shave was using my first shavette, the Focus R21 Evolution loaded with a Feather. I'm curious about how Feather AC vs Feather DE would work out. The shave was better than #1 because it seemed to smooth out (not unlike this blade for me elsewhere). Most of the time, the R28 outshaves the R21 just a bit with the same blade. The Feather on (2) makes this one up over for a #2 finish.

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    Well folks, happy shaves.

    Really great to hear from the folks not seen in a while. Happy New Year to you!

    And...... for the newcomers...... you are getting a good glimpse of our great friend, the sometimes incendiary..... 'danger' Charlie........who as a young slide-stick carrying chemical engineering prodigy, was able to "cherry bomb" the High School commode and successfully pin it on his buddies.
     
    Edison Carter, Jan 4, 2020
    #1228
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  9. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    So much this. A brisket that melts in your mouth, with a good dry rub and kept moist is amazing. I was in Dallas a few weeks ago for work, and had amazing brisket. There are a couple of good places for brisket in KC, but they rely more on the sauce for flavor than the rub, and in an ideal world it should be both.
     
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    Drygulch, Jan 4, 2020
    #1229
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  10. brit

    brit in a box

    fine shave and pic Adam..
     
    brit, Jan 4, 2020
    #1230
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  11. brit

    brit in a box

    thank you Paul,looking forward to it..:)
     
    brit, Jan 4, 2020
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  12. brit

    brit in a box

    cool shave showdown Bill..
     
    brit, Jan 4, 2020
    #1232
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  13. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Great shaves and post, Bill!
     
    Trigger, Jan 5, 2020
    #1233
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  14. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

    Moderator Article Team
    Depends.

    It certainly makes keeping track of quotes and likes easier. People also tend to listen to what you have to say if you don't talk all that often. There are members here who have racked up more posts and likes in a year than I have in 10.

    Edit: 96 posts shy of 9k posts and about double that in likes. 2020 is probably going to be the year I do my "I hit 10k posts!" thread.

    ...maybe.

    The reason my post count is so low is because I don't post in the SOTD threads. I tend to cycle through the same 20 or so soaps, aftershaves, blades, etc. I don't switch up razors on a daily basis, and tend to use the same razor for several weeks before switching. In short, my SOTD makes for boring reading.

    I don't read the SOTD threads either. If I don't know what you all are using, I won't be tempted to spend money on that stuff, which leaves me enough money for those pesky bills and necessities.
     
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    PLANofMAN, Jan 5, 2020
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  15. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    I am one of them. Lol!
     
    Trigger, Jan 5, 2020
    #1235
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  16. brit

    brit in a box

    i understand.i must admit i say "great shave bob" and "cool pick jack" alot and my post /like count has grown substantially.but i haven't put a lot of great articles or meaningful info out there.thanks for sharing Ryan.your fine articles always grab peoples attention.:)
     
    brit, Jan 5, 2020
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  17. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Man, I was really tempted to try out the Black Pepper Lime when I first saw it (super intrigued about how the pepper plays with the lime), but I was feeling responsible when the itch hit. Seeing your shave makes me regret that moment of sanity.
     
    timabababaluka, Jan 5, 2020
    #1237
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  18. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Sweet! Much respect with the shavette, btw. My (admittedly limited) experience has been that shavettes are a lot more temperamental than straights for me. Oddly enough, I do well with a shavette if I've got a ton of hair to remove, but if I've shaved the day before or am trying to clean up--forgeddaboudit.
     
    timabababaluka, Jan 5, 2020
    #1238
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  19. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Good looking shave, Adam!
    Great report, Bill!
    Nice job capturing the empty soap tub for the rest of us to see.

    Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
     
    jluc, Jan 5, 2020
    #1239
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  20. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Again, those are tough to find done right, but when they are, I also prefer them to pork ribs.
     
    Norcalnewb, Jan 5, 2020
    #1240
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