June 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thank you, Joe.

 

Thanks, Andrew. If it's any consolation, you can spend a lot more for 100ml of a fragrance.

 

Thanks, Clint. The soap is definitely near the end. Maybe another week?

 

Thank you, Joe!

 

I know. It just takes me a while sometimes to give in.

 

Enjoy your Friday Jason. You started it off with a fine shave.

 

Great shave Gary. I need to get my hands on that splash eventually.

 

Excellent, efficient shave Blair. Enjoy your day.

 

Love the beehive brush Joe. Very nice shave and as usual report.

 

A repeat performance on all counts today. Early morning workout on the patio at 6:30 AM, a hour of splitting wood, shower and off to Queens to drop my mother-in-law home. Therefore, I had a mid-afternoon shave that was fabulous.

Tonight, my son, age 10, and I will head out to dinner as my wife is having the girls over for the evening. Looking for to dad and son time. Of course he is lobbying to go to Friendly’s. That is not going to happen.

 

I think I will be done in 7-10 more shaves. I have some new stuff I am ready to try.

 

Hi Joe..someone a few days ago asked me the same thing. I think user error takes the lead on this one.

 

Great shave Joe. Father/Son time is always nice. Have a wonderful time.

 

Yeesh! They don't mince words down under, do they?

I think a little venting in the initial stages of straight shaving is probably pretty healthy, actually. Between learning new techniques and proper maintenance, there are plenty of opportunities for frustration. Great report, wonderful gear, and awesome progress on the straight shave

I've watched so many straight shave videos, and one thing I've noticed is that everybody holds their razor pretty much the same at the beginning stages of the WTG pass, but then quickly diverge in the way they hold the razor as the shave progresses. Some of the things I watched I would try, and they just didn't feel right--or even worse, were downright dangerous for me to try based on the way I'm wired. With that in mind, I'm hesitant to say there is a proper holding technique for straight shaving. Whatever best lets you safely keep the touch light, the angle shallow, and the blade from creeping laterally on you is a proper holding technique as far as I'm concerned.

That said, there were some parts that I struggled with that never got better until I went at them kamisori style. It might be worth trying it out for difficult parts--it will quickly become apparent whether it works for you or not, oftentimes before you even set the blade to your face

 

At the end of last summer I got rid of three months worth of beard with a shavette. It was the first time I'd picked one up, but I was astonished at how efficiently that WTG pass removed all that hair. If I ever grow a beard again (you'll see the devil with ice skates first), I will definitely get rid of it with a shavette or a straight

 

Beautiful setting and photo, and awesome WoolFatboy Friday shave, Andrew!

 

Beautiful photo, and awesome gear, Jason--that GEM Jr looks fantastic!

 

There's something kind of comi-tragic about that pic--cracks me up and makes me sad all at the same time

 

I can name a few here who would say it definitely smells like the right place for it

 

Love that RFB 2 piece, Gary! Glad to hear the Trumper's is working out for you