JUNE 2015 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

See I knew I recognized him from somewhere!

 

Day #1 of 5; 30-Days of June
My first shave ever using this newly-acquired and freshly-honed vintage C-MON Cadillac. As with other CMONS I've used, this Caddy required little effort on my part to take a keen edge. This was also the first razor off my new Naniwa honing regimen (Super Stone 1k, 5k, 8k, 12k—fabric/leather strop). Silky-smooth edge. Using it in conjunction with the MWF, the resulting shave was, not surprisingly, quite comfortable! Off to a good start for a five-day run!
Happy Father's Day to all you Dads out there!

 

Everything in that picture looks awesome! I like the see through scales and brush handle I might have to find myself something similar

 

All I needed was a transparent glycerin soap and clear aftershave, and the 'see-through' setup would have been complete!

 

The alum lit me up today and I knew it would before I ever stopped shaving. I guess it was just one of those day. I nicked myself a few times and got some tugging issues due to blade angle so plenty of work to focus on. Also I think I might make it a point to skip at least one shave even though most of the time I space them out just due to what I have going on. Thanks to @gssixgun for showing me where to get the anvil as my wife wanted one because of her father. Hope everybody had a great weekend.

 

World Tournament of Blades - Russia vs. the World!!
June 21, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Arko
Razor - '59 Superspeed
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, Nivea Balm

A few housekeeping items today. First of all, it's Summer Solstice! So to all who celebrate that with us hope it's a great day. Second, it's Father's Day, so happy Father's Day to all the dads on here. Third, yesterday was SWMBO's birthday and she FINALLY used the '65 Lady Gillette I bought her last winter. She has been using the Edwin Jagger Heather ladies razor and really liked it but she admits she LOVES the Gillette. Fourth, today is our anniversary - four years married now and I'm going to be throwing ribs on the grill in a bit. Busy day for all!

Now, on to the tournament. The final Russian in the Elite Eight is on the field. It's the Ladas Super Stainless and it's a blade I've always liked. It survived the Nacet in the first round, which wasn't a huge surprise and now has to face the Sharp Star and its score of 5. Arko and VDH Boar for the easy lather and off to the first pass. Very nice feel on the pass, in fact sharp and smooth...a better pass than its run against the Nacet. I'm thinking this blade gets better the second time around. Second pass XTG and it's still smooth, comfortable and......DFS in two. Wow. A bit surprised but a nice result. Lathered the neck for the try for a BBS as that's the only trouble area now. G-slide and XTG again and there it is....the baby showed up with pacifier in hand. Wow. I did not expect that to be honest. Hit the alum and found a slight, but I mean slight, sting and the Nivea was nice and quiet and felt great. This was a fantastic shave.

Scoring.....I had looked at the first round and scored this blade 2,1,1,2 giving it a 6. I expected that at the best....but here are the results.

Sharpness - Better than round 1. Improved with age so it gets a 1.
Smoothness - Still as good or better than the first time - 1.
Irritation - Virtually none, so again a 1.
Result - BBS. That's a 1

Total - 4!!!!! A perfect score and......the winner is........

LADAS!!!

So, that sets up Voskhod vs. Ladas in the semi-finals for the Russians!! Not a pairing I expected but there it is. Tomorrow we take off to the territories as the Indian Super-Max Platinum takes on the Greek Bic! Have a great Sunday everyone.

 

June Open Comb Focus
Day 14

Prep: Coconut Oil, Hot shower
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Omega 10083 Boar Brush
Super Lather: Nivea Sensitive Shaving Cream/Kiss My Face Lavender Shea Shaving Cream
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch hazel, Nivea Sensitive Cooling ASB

Followed my own advice this morning and avoided going ATG around the neck on the 3rd pass. Excellent results!

Participating here has really upped my technique and figuring out the best possible angles.

 

What type of injector is that? I LOVE injector shaving!

 

Happy Anniversary! I hope you and your wife have a great day!

 

Thank you. Utilizing my manly skills to impress her for another year.

 

30 day razor and cold water focus



razor: maggard 18c
blade: perma sharp
brush: omega s synthetic
soap: Porasso Sandalwood
post: Soap Commander Resolution balm
scent: CVS brand Aqua Velva

Had a good 3 pas shave today. im not too sure if I am fond of these blades as I seem to have some irritation. the scent of the Porasso is starting to grow on me and it is a quite nice earthy scent. hope everyone has a great fathers day and a great shave!!

 

Ah, my Schick Golden 500! I was able to find it on the bay some weeks ago and thought it would work well with the narrow head to get in an around my mustache and goatee a bit easier than the DE. After using it for that just once or twice, I tried it on a few touch up strokes - man I'm tempted to try an entire shave with it. The hydro lever doesn't work, but that doesn't affect the shave.

 

June 21, 2015

30 Day RULE - “Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Lather, Rinse….”

Hot Shower
Pre-Shave Oil: Gingers Garden
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Gillette Tech “Fat Handle”
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword Stainless (India) (1)
After Shave: Myrsol Agua Limon
After Shave Balm: Gingers Garden



Used a 3-pass shave on Sunday on a two-day growth.
Also treated myself on FD to a new aftershave and balm - very nice products. Smooth.

Then my 20-something daughter and son treated me to some other new favorite things.

Enjoy your Sunday y'all, Cheers!
RT

 

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat, 1947, Birth Razor
Blade: Gillette, Platinum (1)
Brush: Semogue 1305 Boar Tri Colored Wood Handle.
Soap: TSD Coconut
Mug: Soak my brush in the Old Spice coffee mug for about a minute.
A/S: TSD Coconut

Still not happy with this brush. To me it seems inconsistent with different soaps. Life goes on and nobody is shooting at me so live is good. Or are they?

Happy Father's Day to all Fathers. Excellent BBQ with my family today, and that's all that matters.

 

Happy Fathers Day

06/21/2015
Razor – ATT R2 with Triad Helix SS
Blade – Feather (2)
Brush – EL XL STF
Lather – Mystic Water Lime
Post - Witch Hazel & Myrsol F/Extra



Very good 3 pass shave today. I really like this EJ synthetic brush. It whipped up the Mystic Water Lime like no other brush I have tried.

Happy Fathers day to all the Dads.

 

If that's all it takes, it looks like you'll have many more anniversaries to come!
Cheers!
RT

 

Well she says I never look sexier than when I'm in the kitchen or at the grill cooking. I think that's a compliment. Hmmmmm........

 

If you do the dishes she won't be able to contain herself.

 

Well that's a precedent I'm not sure is worth setting.....well maybe.

 

Happy anniversary. Congratulations!!!