30 Day Rule/Focus; Sept 2022

Super MMBT dual shave Hogie.

 

Glad to see you drop by Daniel. Excellent shave with the JAWS. I picked up one earlier this year.

 

Very enjoyable Cella shave Barry. Cella will be making an appearance with the next week.

 

There you go agsin, Beastmode time at the gym. Fabulous MMOC shave Joe.

 

Fabulous MARS shave Danny.

 

Wonderful shave Paul.

 

Very nice chilling shave Gary.

 

Lidl is a German grocery store, related to Aldi, with very competitive pricing on their store brand items. In the US Lidl stores can be found in the southeast. 100 ml for under $3 is a great price for a modern scent with hours of sillage. In the UK I think the "All Man" brand is called "Cien."

 

Awesome shave Joe.

 

Lol! Thanks Joe.

 

Very cool!

I mainly play bass these days. I have my original Rogue 5 string that I started with years ago and a Sire M7 5 string that I use the most. Most of the time I am using IEMs when playing out but I do have an Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 with a SL112 cabinet when not using IEMs. I also have a 40 watt Fender Rumble as well that I enjoy for practice. I picked up the bass amps used for a good price.

It has been a long time since I last played my acoustic guitar (or electric guitar for that matter). Some day I will get back to them (as well as other instruments that have been sitting in cases).

David

 

09/06/2022

Growth: Two day beard.

Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap

Pre: Washed face with Stirling Glacial unscented pre-shave soap then reapplied before lathering.

Brush: RV 25 mm STF

Lather : Razorock XXX Italian shaving soap

Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (D3)

Razor: Razorock Hawk V3
Base Plate: 'A'
Handle: Razorock Barber Pole

Post: unscented Stirling witch hazel and Trumpers skin food (sandalwood)

Did a two pass shave. The 'A' plate did fine on my cheeks and was probably a little more efficient on my neck. Maybe my lather was too slick or something as my mustache and chin area resisted most attempts at shaving. I think I went a little too heavy on the pre-shave soap on those areas. The 'A' plate was less efficient than the standard plate in those two areas. I even added in XTG passes in both directions across my chin with not very much reduction in stubble (there was some reduction). The mustache area had more stubble than I would like as well even adding the regular diagonal passes. Maybe this razor needs sharper blades. Maybe I needed a different angle. Maybe I was too tired to be shaving this evening (was up late the night before and did not get a lot of sleep) but I really wanted to try out this base plate.

I wanted to keep with the SE flavor of the month and I first contemplated pulling out the Feather AC "SR" kamisori to finish things off but it was a late night shave and I didn't think I had the concentration left in me for that. Instead, I pulled out my V1 Parker adjustable injector with the Chinese Schick blade and did a LOT of blade buffing in the mustache and chin area. I buffed in all directions on my chin (including ATG which I never do). I eventually got things to a SAS+ level but it took a lot of work as the lather was so slick. That is what is making me think my lather needed adjusting.

So I would not consider the 'A' plate to be aggressive with the Kai Captain Titan Mild no matter what the IB web site says. I have read the warnings of @Hogie on the blade feel for the OC plate and the need to ride the cap for it, but I think the OC might get the nod for the next shave unless I rethink my lather/shave.

 

You didn't cut yourself and you didn't get any irritation so that is a fine shave in my book David. I think you hit it on the head that you may need a more efficient blade. Also, it was a wise move to forego shaving with a shavette kamisori while you are not fully alert.

 

Joe.. The non-tallow Cella aloe Vera extra extra, bio organic aloe vera (green tub) will be making an appearance in my next week's set ups.

 

thank you Joe.

 

awesome gents..

 

Modular Adjustable Razor System (MARS) with plate 6.
Feather blade / snapped (2).
Dscosmetic synthetic brush.
Fine Accoutrements Lavender Pour Homme Shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
Royal Copenhagen cologne.

Awesome two pass shave this morning with just a few touch ups.

Happy Wednesday everyone!

 

I do not think I will get the A plate. It sounds like the standard and the OC are the best ones and I have both.

 

Wednesday shavette shave.

Razor - Kai Kamasori
Blade - ProGuard 4th
Pre-shave - Proraso Blue
Soap - Ogallala Bay Rum & Vanilla
Brush - Simpson T1 Trafalgar
Post - Thayers Toner & Geo F Trumper Skin Food Sandalwood
AS - Pinaud Clubman



Very nice 2-pass shave with no cleanup. i didn't want to create any irritation so, I stopped at 2 passes. Nice and close! I am amazed at how nice this shavette shaves! 2-pass WTG & ATG with no cleanup. No cuts, nicks, or errors. Zero feedback from alum bar.

I am still amazed at how close this razor gets my cheeks and under nose mustache area. Almost no pressure at all!

 

Nice setup Gary. 8 oz of soap will definitely last a long time. Enjoy your day.