January 2021 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread- All are Welcome

Yippie Brut Fraghead Bill.....the curator for the Max Headroom Museum of Most Glorious Stanks.

Upper Caps? You must have some history of Datsun Pickups with aerating floorboards......or a rap sheet that includes the cherry-bombing of school commodes.

 

Jan 3, 2021 SOTD

Good morning guys!

Shavette shave #230
Dovo Shavette
Personna Hairshaper Blade (10)
Omega Pro 49 Boar Brush
Stirling Bay Rum SS and AS
Dickenson's Unscented WH (not pictured)
Whiskers: 40 hrs

I am definitely converted into a hot water shaver.
Used the brush to wet my face. I didn't shake or squeeze out the excess and went straight to load. Got the froth on the brush and applied to the face and neck. Kept loading and lathering, loading and lathering to get that nice, creamy, beautifully slick lather. I believe the combo of the abundant amount of water and its hot temperature really makes it very easy to get this creamy lather. I only needed 2 passes and a minor touchup to get a very near BBS. It would have been as smooth as glass BBS if I didn't have spot on my lower neck that had invisible sandpaper. Did get a tiny chin weep that the pen erased. Added the witch hazel and then the matching aftershave to finish this awesome shave. I have to say that after a number of hot water shaves, I have joined this side of the shaving community. On 40 hrs growth and a blade and still getting great shaves with a blade that has ten shaves; it definitely has convinced me to be a hot water shaver. Since I used the same setup as yesterday's shave, I used the same pic.
Have a wonderful Sunday guys!

 

Thanks, Cliff!, we’re currently at 35 degrees with icy rain and sleet! No fun! Getting Gromit to use the outdoor toilet is a challenge! ​

 

fabulous shave and pics Joseph..proraso asb is nice stuff..

 

fine sunday shave and pic Joe..good morning..

 

nothing speaks the 70s like lilac on the bush..

 

Great shave, Clint! Cool looking brush! Enjoy your day!

 

Excellent shave Evan!

 

very cool Paul..

 

Great shave, Evan! The razor and brush handle go together nicely!

 

lovely shave and pic Danny....good morning..

 

Great shave, Frank! Sounds like things are going well!

 

fabulous shave and pic Jim,good morning..

 

Excellent shave Frank! With experience, you will know how much to load your brush for your shave. In your journey, you will be learning new ideas that you may try to improve your technique.
In my case, I have more than 2 yrs wet-shaving experience and recently changed my lathering technique as well as using hot water for my shaves. Again, the goal is to get a great shave every time out and sometimes changing routines may get you there. Enjoy your day!

 

awesome shave and pic Clint..have a great visit..

 

Thanks Gary! You have a great day!

 

where in Canada Frank?

 

Great Sunday shave, Danny! Hope you will have a leisure day planned.

 

Day 3 of my January Rule

Tuxedo Synthetic brush
Col. Conk Glycerin based Bay Rum Soap
Gillette C1 Flair Tip
Personna Blue (3)
Proraso Green toning lotion w/menthol & eucalyptus

A normal 3.5 pass routine including ATG on my neck.

I gave particular attention to skin stretching and a gentle touch. Pristine sharp steel would have little or no resistance on this move. I think this is where the normal tendency to press harder accelerates irritation. I think I avoided it, but don’t know if I can make that same one on 4.

Good to see Chris @Bama Samurai drop by with his friend Ricky Flairtip to keep things in ‘Woooo’.

I did pick up a good tip from his vid. The dripping of water to the brush with the hand beats my historic ‘brush under the faucet’ method.

 

Terrific shave, Bill!