February 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Its going great thanks.

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Thank you, Tim!

Thank you, Jim!

Look at that, I can rhyme too!

 

Thank you Jim. The appointment today went well. Now I have to get colonoscopy. But it has been 8 years since the last one.


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@clint64, Praying that you get a great bill of health today from your gastroenterologist.

 

Valobra also makes Czech & Speake soaps as well.


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Thank you Joe. Other than a colonoscopy coming up it all went great


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I definitely don't envy you on that, but I'll be praying for.good results there as well.

 

So says the poetic wristwatcher

 

Just how MANY ?? Birthdays do you have in one year anyhow?

 

And........ Clint always celebrates Jims Birthday, regardless of how many he gets.

 

Week 4 (Anything Goes)
Feb. 26 Episode 26: “What Has Two Thumbs and Keeps Drawing Blood? This Guy!...”

Gillette Flare Tip
My smoothest, mildest shaver--a joy to use. Not normally a fan of mild shavers, but I’m a huge fan of the Flare Tip



Week 4, Day 5 Gear

• Blade: Feather (1)--my first time with a Feather blade. For close to 8 years I have heard the hype. Did it live up to it? Yes and no. Did my beard, with one look at the Feather, throw its hands up in the air and walk off my face? No? Did I experience that (for me) mythical scenario where I have to check my face to see if my razor was actually cutting anything? No. BUT--did I wind up using less pressure than I have ever used in a shave? Yes. Am I BBS/DFS after 2 1/2 passes? Yes. Am I sporting ZERO irritation? Yes. Takeaway--Feather blades are not magic, but they are pretty darned good. I still have to assess whether performance outweighs price.
• Brush: Kong
• Soap: Soap Commander “Drive”
• Enhancements: Stirling Frost Drops
• AS: Clubman Original
• Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented.

The Shave
A very pleasant shave this morning. 1st pass (WTG) went very smoothly.

2nd (ATG) pass also went well. The rebel hairs along the goat-zone were putting up resistance, so I switched to XTG which helped, and went after the unruly zone a 3rd time (ATG). I decided to back off with the buffing and let the baby do whatever the heck it wanted--I’m done pulling hamstrings chasing that little critter.

Somewhere along the way I took a little slice off a tiny blemish on my upper lip, but didn’t feel or see the evidence till my shave was just about ended. Without blood this would be a Comfort: 5, Closeness: 4 shave--one of my best shaves this month. With my highly unrealistic ‘Dead Is Dead’ rule, a zero. Honestly, I won’t be using the scores to make my decisions; they’re tainted.

Tally



It looks like a film for one of the driver’s ed courses I had to take in high school… so much blood

Fantastic shaves, though. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your HUMP DAY!!!!

 

Other than the colonoscopy, that is great news!

 

I'm getting old fast, Bill.

 

Excellent shave, Tim!
Feathers are my favorite DE blades. Italian Barber will occasionally have a good sale on them. Not Astra or Voskhod cheap but every little bit helps.

 

Thank you, Jim. Kathy is feeling great and doing well. A key "marker" in her bloodstream has been reduced by 80%. The goal is to reach >90% and then go to Mayo. We're at the docs waiting for her weekly treatment now, so I showed her your post. Thank you so much, my brother.

 

Mistakes are the best learning tools!

Epic? Looks Epic!

Great shave Gary! Hope you feel better soon!

It doesnt get any prettier than that, Jim!

Excellent Vector shave, Jeff!

Awesome shave Clint!

Great photo Jim!

Fantastic shave Danny!

Bravo, Charlie!

Great shaves Matthew!

Lets just pretend there was no blood? Cheers!

 

Thank you, Tim...I think my Stoylin soaps will hang around here for a looong time.

 

SOTD Focused February 26th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
RazoRock SS Hawk V1
Feather Professional Super (5)
Yaqi Ruby Red (24mm, Frigate Class)
RazoRock XXX soap
Crown King Scuttle
Stirling Glacial Unscented PSB
Country Club Sweet Water AS

This morning I had the best shave yet with this setup. I started with a wetter than normal brush and loaded for about 30 seconds. I built up the lather in the scuttle a little bit and then painted it on. I ended up with a warm, shiny, somewhat runny, lather that felt so great on my face. The razor glided around like it was on ice. After my normal three passes I was greeted by the baby! Feeling the need for some menthol after my nice was shave I applied some Stirling Glacial Unscented PSB followed up with a healthy splash of the Sweet Water AS. Let the countdown to the weekend begin!

Hump day!


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