January 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

https://www.airbornebeardandshave.com/products/vulcan

Hands down one of the most "American" thing I have ever seen when it comes to shaving.

Small but good for travel, maybe not good to take at an airport though, unless you want to be tackled by security

 

Ouch! Sorry about the slices, Jason. Pretty picture though.

Lovely blue Monday shave, Gary!

 

Great report, Joe!

Nice, Evan! Cool effect on the picture!

 

Thank you, my friends.

 

Thanks, Bill.

 

Alabama awesome, Danny!

Looking good, Myles!

 

Thanks, Blair. Me too.

 

Thanks, Jim. It's upsetting.

 

Thank you, Charlie.

 

Great looking shave Danny. Take care.


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Thank you, Perry.

 

Myles, very nice blending of vintage and modern


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I appreciate that, Gary.

 

Thank you.

 

January Focus

Myrsol Don Carlos 1972~~Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic~~1947 Gillette Super-Speed~~Personna Medical Prep
Decided to end it all today. Scooped out the remaining cream and smeared it into my Aesop bowl.
The granule saga is history.
Second and last shave with the Personna Med Prep.
These blades are mos def© not intended for extended usage.
Tomorrow...a new focus.​

 

SOTD 01/06/20

Excellent shave today with my AS-D2 and Stirling’s Glacial Obsidian shaving soap and matching AS. I’m always amazed at the closeness of the shave delivered by this razor. When I first bought the razor, I thought, like many others, that it was too mild. That was until a friend on another board suggested that I only use Feather blades, and that I should experiment with the correct shaving angle. His suggestion to ride the bar throughout the shave proved cogent. I discovered when I did so, that not only was the razor NOT mild, but that it was highly efficient. The neutral to slightly negative blade exposure was at its optimum cutting power when riding the bar. The result then, and every day since for me has been a near, if not complete BBS, when shaving with this razor with virtually no blade feel. Seki’s engineers really understand safety razor cutting dynamics.

In conclusion, the Stirling soap combined beautifully with PAA’s Preshave Cube provided a near BBS of both head and dome.
I feel cooool, smooooth, and refreshed!

RAZOR: Seki AS-D2
BLADE: Feather
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Stirling Glacial Obsidian AS Splash

 

You made quick work of that soap! Congrats!

 

Excellent shave, Jeff!

 

What about revolver vs. semi-auto?

 

I like heavily mentholated aftershaves, but I don't generally like soap that is mentholated. I have a couple but they make it harder to feel the edge on my skin, and knowing when to adjust the angle. One of the worst cuts I have gotten was with a mentholated soap I added M-bomb too. I didn't feel the warning sting right before the razor cut me, and I kept pushing because my face was numb.