April 2015 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Here is my side of the bathroom, left of the sink.... and my April low cost, great shave team.... my $5 Wilkinson Sword brush, my arko in it's ziplock container, and my $7 1966 superspeed, along with the supporting cast in the backround. Day five on the Lord blade, and another superb shave (DFS++) on my first day off.

 

IMO there is something to be said for simplicity.

 

Aggressive April - Day 14 (4/22/15)



Prep: Hot shower
Soap: TSD Barber Shoppe shave stick
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: Cadet OC
Blade: Ladas
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

First time using the Ladas blades. Great 2 pass WTG & XTG shave. Just about out of the TSD shave stick. Might continue with the sample of Stirling Barber Shop I got from @WhiskerWhacker.

 

Razor: Bluebeards Revenge
Blade: Wilkinson Black (Day 6)
Brush: WD Marble Handle Silvertip, 24/67
Cream: Bluebeards Revenge
A/S: Lucky Tiger

Day 18- I've been experimenting with PSO, a day on and a day off. In general I like the PSO, however, I seem to get a much better lather when I don't us PSO. Could be me. I would like to know if anyone else has had the same experience. Perhaps to much PSO, or not enough. Good shave tonight. Rained here today so I cleaned most of my shave gear today. Chance of snow tonight and some tomorrow.

 

How do you like the Gillette Platinum blade?

 

I like this setup also. Good looking brush!

 

Thank you. It's one of my favorites and a lather monster for sure.

 

Traveling for business challenges my focus. This is really more of a shave of the day more than my April focus.
Prep: hot shower
Razor: Merkur travel razor
Blade: 7 o'clock yellow
Soap: c.o. Bigelow
Passes: 3 with some clean up
Post: tsd post shave milk and proaso aloe and vitamin e

After yesterday's butchering of my chin and neck, I was a bit nervous for today's shave. I must have gone to aggressive with the ikon yesterday. Went to a cold water shave today and focused on a nice controlled pass each time and settled for a dfs.

 

I love them... Top performing blades in my den, slightly above PSSI

 

FB focus day 23:

Homemade PS Oil
Razorock Don Donato
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
FB w/Rapira PL set on 7
Stirling unscented PSB
Clubman Vanilla AS

Back to setting 7 and a good 2 pass shave.

 

I like the picture.

 

04/23/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 Dr. Bomber
Blade – Feather Pro (7)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with Omega Boar
Lather – Strop Shoppe Baker Street
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol Blue Sample



Very good 3 pass work morning shave this morning. Really had the baby scared with this shave This soap is very slick. Finished up with a splash of witch hazel followed by Myrsol Blue sample. I like the Myrsol Blue but wish it had more of a menthol hit. Overall I think, I prefer the Myrsol F/Extra out of the ones I have tried thus far. Hope everyone has a great day.

 

Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 23, 2015 - Week 4 Day 5
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Arko
Razor - CJB
Blade - (5)
Post - Alum, Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Shortcut shave this morning since I stayed in bed a bit too long. One good pass with the CJB. My first pass is going very well at this point. No issues and it felt quite comfortable. Grabbed the SS and threw in a Super Max Platinum to finish up good enough to get out the door on time. Just one of those days!

 

We all have those days for sure. You are really coming along with the CJB.

 

Aggressive April - Day 15 (4/23/15)



Prep: Hot shower
Soap: Stirling Barber Shop
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: Cadet OC
Blade: Ladas
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

Good 2 pass XTG & ATG shave today. Officially out of the TSD Barber Shoppe stick. The Stirling is good stuff though, very powdery scent.

 

Today's shave could have been a lot better but in the context of things it was fantastic. My cheeks for the most part are bbs and parts of my neck are really nice as well. The success I believe came from trying different grips on the straight razor and getting a little more confidence with it. Prep was the same a really nice hot shower which I used a facial scrub at the end. Let my brush soak in hot water while in the shower so it was nice and warm when I went to load up lather. I grabbed some caties bubbles irish coffee which I haven't used in awhile which smelt amazing but I ended up using to much water to load with so the lather was a bit disapointing. Three pass shave and for the first time I didn't clean up with my DE after because I felt it was an acceptable shave plus I want to get off that crutch.

 

Congrats! Did you ever think back in January you would be three-passing on a real Straight today?

 

Ladas (very sharp blade) + Cadet OC (high exposure/aggressive) = easy 2 pass!

 

No shave today...

Plotting Mayhem!