October 30 Day/Rule Focus Pix & Discussion

Thank you, Blair!

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on the way....thought i would try it for it's performance merits..starting to enjoy the freedom of neutral/unscented soaps..pairs with ..anything..

 

Nice soap Gary!

 

So, I ended up signing for a new MOS for the Marines, my recruiter said the last job I chose filled up, so I went ahead and chose another job that I qualified for based off my asvab, Hopping I can sign for the job soon and he can get me locked in, looks like a real cool job. MOS 0800 Field Artillery! been doing a little research on where I could be stationed based on that MOS, I don't know all of them, However I know one of them is Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Not to0 far from home, at least that's in my parents Favor.

 

First shave with the brass Blackbird.

I loaded a fresh Feather in the bird and whipped up some slick Figaro and went to town. The Yaqi brush was a lather hog this morning. Three passes and an almost BBS shave. One little red spot showed up above my Adam's apple after a rinse....No biggie. Finished the shave with Irish Chestnut by Andy Hilfiger. Smooth and smelling great.

So what do I think about the Bird. It is an awesome razor that is easy to find the angle on....very efficient. It has a great feel in the hand and the handle has surprised me...very secure grip. The razor does seem to want to stick to my face. I mean it feels like it is dragging. I think that is due to the flat face on the top cap. It may have more surface area in contact with the skin. I may be wrong but I'll change the soap up next go around and if it changes.

I would like to know if Clint @clint64 or Jim @jluc has experienced this.

Overall, a very nice and enjoyable shave. Looking forward to the next drive.

Take care everone.

 

thank you Myles.

very cool Myles..sounds like you'll be blowing stuff up with a big cannon from a great distance..

 

awesome shave and pic Danny....another fine TFS soap..

 

Good job and report, Terry.

 

Well done, Paul.

 

Thank you Gary

 

Wonderful shave and photo Terry. You are a braver man than I am.

 

Thank you Blair.

 

OCtober Focus

Art of Shaving Sandalwood~~Simpson CH3~~WR2/Sharp Star
Still rockin' the WR2 OC. Once again, loaded with the Sharp Star blade (3).
The CH3 whipped the cream into a frenzy of fantastic foam (I usually abhor that term)
Here's something new: I started the shave with an ATG pass on my neck.
Yup. You read it correctly. My theory being, if my neck hasn't yet endure two previous passes,
it might receive the ATG pass without any irritation.
Not quite sure that holds water, but the pass was successful, albeit not resulting
in an immediate BBS.
Continued the shave as normal, and the baby is in the house.
Love the scent of this AoS product and the post-shave gel and balm are top-notch.​

 

wednesday shave
brit fb new
7oclock blue
yaqi twilight badger
tfs
fine

good morning gents..nice easy shave today with some simple stuff.brit flat bottom new/7 oclock blue combo today,basically an open comb british tech,also used during ww2 though i doubt this one saw any war duty.fine bbs in 2+ passes,though not as smooth/efficient as the brit new rfb series.could be the weight factor,shaves the same/similar to the fb tech.great TFS lather built by yaqi badger hair..fine santal absolut for the finish..awesome shave..have a great day everyone..

 

Congrats on the new soap Gary. Look forward to your thoughts on the soap.

 

Wednesday's Shave
#OCtober

Gillette NEW LC
Voskhod (2)
Semogue 820 Boar
WSP Olympus Shaving Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
WSP Olympus Aftershave

We returned home yesterday evening from Alabama, so this morning I had my full supply of shave gear at my disposal. The WSP Olympus was up to bat today.

2.5 passes with the Gillette NEW LC provided a comfortable BBS result with no irritation or mishaps.

 

awesome shave and pic Joseph..

 

thank you Clint..i had a budget for one new soap and there isn't any A&E new base soaps in canada yet.i saw this product on the 30 dc a few times recently..a truly crew enabled purchase..it better be good...

 

fabulous new lc shave and pic Andrew.glad you are back safe..good morning

 

Great looking shave Danny. The Blackbird has a flat edge much like the Mongoose. The trick is not to ride the cap like a SE. Start out that way and drop the handle a touch. The drag should go away.