March 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic-Discussion Thread

March 14

Stirling Sheep soap
Merkur 37C slant bar razor
Feather blade (day 2)
Omega 10098 boar brush
Stirling Naked and Smooth soap
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, & Pinaud Clubman

I had a really nice shave today. The Omega boar brush and the Stirling soap pair up to make an excellent lather. And what's best is that I had a great day at home with my beautiful Bride!

I hope you all had a great day!

 

Me and Mrs. Samurai are enjoying the fine weather (sunny 68f) at home on the range east of Denver...the sky is a perfect blue dome over our heads! Sometimes nothing beats a slow day at home!

 

Chris, that sounds just about perfect. How's your hand?

 

I am approaching ninety percent range of motion, no pain left. I can type again! After 17 days is a great relief! Praise be to God that he spared me from permanent injury. I have little feeling in parts of right ring finger...but it functions normally and the docs think it will recover in a few months!

So it's all good!

 

First off.... Thanks so much to Razorburn for the RR Lime recommendation

Focus- Open Comb Razors
Pre- Hot water wash
Razor- Gillette New SC
Blade- Gillette Silver/Blue
Soap- RazoRock Lime
Brush- Semogue 1305
Post- Cold water rinse and alum where needed
Aftershave- RazoRock Lime and a Rose of Bulgaria splash



Really enjoyed the lime soap and had a great shave! The problem solver AS is very fresh and soothing. It is a similar product to the Stirling witch hazel based aftershaves...

This was he third shave with the vintage OC, and it has been solidly outperforming the Cadet. Somehow, it shaves closer, even though I feel the blade less?

I have a few adjustables I want to try next month, but so far, the Gillette OC is going to replace the Tech as my daily shaver....

 

Praise the Lord, Chris! I'm so glad that your hand continues to improve!

 

March 15 Plans

Stirling sheep soap
Merkur 37C slant bar razor
Feather blade (day 1)
Kent BK8 silvertip badger brush
MdC scented soap
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

I plan to use MdC for the first time, as I've heard so many great things about it. I picked up containers of the scented and unscented formulations. By all accounts, I have a two-year supply, so I hope I like it! I plan to use my Kent BK8 brush for the first time in awhile.

Have a blessed day, all!

 

I have been reorganizing and updating my reference files to reduce the number of links in my signature. Here is the new overall link.

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...es-30-day-razors-brushes-miscellaneous.43935/

All links to the 30 Day concepts are carried down one sub thread level from the overall main thread.

 

March Focus- Be modern, Learn to use my Feather Artist Club razor. Any touch ups with a modern DE.

March 14th, SOTD (Shave 9 of the focus)
One and a half day's growth
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor Feather Artist Club SS non-folding with Pro-Guard Blade (6th shave on blade))
Soap: The Shave Den Barber Shoppe Scent, bowl lathered
Brush: Omega 1066 Boar
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block,
Aftershave: The Shave Den Iced Barber Shoppe Splash

I think I may be getting the hang of the Feather Artist Club SS. Two pass shave today, and I didn’t do any touch up with the DE. It’s a solid CCS, and almost a DFS! I raised the angle of the head significantly, so I am more scraping my face than sliding it along sideways. It seemed to work best at not quite 90 degree, just a little bit of tilt. I am continuing to use both hands to shave, and seem to have gotten at least as good of a shave as I used to get with my Mach 3.

I got one nick where I wasn’t paying attention under my lower lip. Did an WTG (N/S) pass, and did XTG on my face, neck, and chin. Only rough spots are right on the jaw line, and on the chin. I typically use more pressure in these spots with my DE, but not with this beast.

Shave Den Soap and aftershave are outperforming some of my more expensive products. Alum had very little bite tonight, and the aftershave only stung because I got some in my eye. (The little one had just gone to bed, so I couldn’t even swear properly. Note to self: don’t do that again.)

 

March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 14, 2015 - Week 2 Day 7
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - C.O. Bigelow
Razor - '59 Superspeed (birth year)
Blade - (4)
Post - Cold water rinse and out the door!

It's official. The Kai in the Superspeed is the BOMB!! Fourth day and this morning's shave was done half asleep after an extra long day yesterday and an extra early start today. Two passes to near perfection, cold water to wake up a bit more with the coffee and out the door I went. Even now my face feels smooth and I couldn't be happier that I discovered this blade. I will try it in a different razor or two in a couple of weeks just to see how it compares. Excellent four days though.
Time out is over! Tomorrow it's the beginning of week three of Vintage and Carbon. The 46-50 Tech and Treet Silver is up next!

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Hah... back to evenings, and regular shaves. My "evening" shave happened at about 06:30, as I had to get SWMBO'd wedding ring out of the jewelry store, where it had languished for two weeks, getting sized. As mama was working evenings, of course I was going to pick it up for her.... Two pass shave, and it still feels mostly good, 10 hours later! Great blade and razor!

 

Have you used Feather Blades? If so how does the Kai compare to the Feather?

 

03/15/2015
Prep – MR GLO
Razor – Gillette New Long Comb
Blade – Persona Lab Blue (2)
Brush –Every-Ready with TGN Finest
Lather – MdC
Post - Witch Hazel and Dove AS Balm



Really enjoying this set up. Fantastic 3 pass shave this morning. No nicks, weepers or irritation.

 

March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 15, 2015 - Week 3 Day 1
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Arko
Razor - '46-'50 Gillette Tech
Blade - (1)
Post - Alum & The Veg

On to the vintage Tech and the Treet Silver. This blade is silverish, but with a blue shade that shows it is a carbon blade. Nice shave, felt very much like a carbon with good feedback, three passes to the DFS, and enough Alum feedback to make you love life! We'll see how many days it can go.

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My March focus - the one-pass daily shave - is still going wonderful and I'm pleased. I find that short strokes are the key. Aces!

 

I used Feather last month during blade trials, yes. Found them to be rather uncomfortable, irritating, and all in all I didn't like them at all. The worst nick I've ever had was while using a Feather and the mark is still faintly visible. Since I was using the EJ89l with the Feather the difference in razors shouldn't be a huge factor. The Kai is just a smoother blade that performs a lot better for me. As always, YMMV.

With that in mind, however, I have ordered a couple of Kai blades for the CJB when it arrives so I can compare them to the Feather's that are coming with the shavette.

 

Thanks, I too have had a rough time with Feather DE blades. I can say that I found both the Kai Mild and Sharp artist club blades to be smoother than the Feather counterparts in my Mongoose. I will most likely order some Kai DE blades at some point.

 

Thanks for the info on the artist club! I thought that might be the case.

 

March 16 Plans

Stirling sheep soap
Merkur 37C slant bar razor
Feather blade (day 2)
Kent BK8 silvertip badger brush
MdC scented soap
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

This will be my second shave with MdC. It produced a nice lather for me today. I will load the brush a little more tomorrow, and it should be even better. This might be the perfect shaving set up for me.

We're now hitting the 60s and 70s during the day in my neck of the woods. I love this time of year. I hope you all enjoy some nice weather this week.

 

This is a great resource! Thank you Gary!