July 2015 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Day 27 - 27 July 2015

30 Days of Maggard and MITA!


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This blade and setup get a day three, and another great shave was the result. Right now GSB has a light lead on ASCO for best pairing out of this group. Gillette Platinum, Rapira SS and the blue 7OClock are essentially tied in third. I am still pondering all that...but today was the automatic 2 pass smoothness per normal from GSB (3). This blade will see day four. Alum felt like a cool stone. I added a bunch of M-Bomb (see forum store) to the FW, I believe with MITA that made it a menthol Monday to boot! 97F, 18% humidity and all the sunshine one can handle out here today. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a terrific Tuesday!
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Stay Zen Neal - you are the Master of Your Domain!

btw - no time for a shave today. Toured a bit of the small island today with the gang...

this place must have cat lovers...



oh, and look what I stumbled on...
I know you're keeping an eye out for me, looking for that Grail of mine - the cherry red, '65 mustang convertible, but look what we found:

'65 Fastback - all original, one owner - that's right, the grey haired sweetheart in the picture, who used it to take the kids camping in the 60s!
I'm not making this stuff up!


the gang seemed to like the view from the dash!

Stay cool Neal!
Cheers!
RT

 

Sweet pix!

 

Doesn't that qualify as an oven?!!

 

We only had 93F with 99% humidity today. No oven in St. Louis...just a crock pot.

 

Great pix and great car! Are you driving that back to Seattle? The Aristocrat likes hanging its head out the window you know.

 

Yes he does! as does the Omega...good thing he has good backbone!

 

Sheesh, lemme guess...too hot to sleep tonight?
You need your rest for the end-of-the-month grind tomorrow!

 

Air Conditioning is in tip top shape here. you can hang meat in the bedroom. Same in my office...I sit directly under a vent. So, by the time we walk the lot, find the car, drive it, and finally get back inside I can sit and at least get the outer layer dry before I have to go back out. I stay pretty damp until I get home. SWMBO has to wear her winter coat in the house.

 

Yes. I live out on the plains east of Denver, and this is normal here in July. The dry air makes the heat tolerable, but at 5190 feet, the cloudless skies make it UNBEARABLE to expose skin to the sun for very long. I grew up in Alabama, which is a different set of issues, and I prefer the near desert that I live in. On the other hand, I am usually on TSD at night before I go out to look at the night sky and meditate before sleep. The same conditions I complain about in daylight make the night sky here amazingly clear and dark.

 

Stay frosty my friend!

 

Living most my life at sea level, I can't even imagine!


I'd enjoy the stargazing though, great for the meditation!

 

Alabama. Just like Missouri. I avoid Alabama visits in May - August if possible. That weather does seem to make the drinks colder and the BBQ juicier.

And hang in tight at work and sell a bunch of cars real smooth like! Good luck on EOM.

 

I can really feel the difference in air when I travel to the low altitude coastal areas.

 

Humid in the East, as well in the West, though generally not nearly as bad as East coast.

 

Moving to CO ultimately led me to give up cigars in favor of the pipe. I am a perfectionist at times, and would not want to insult a fine cigar with iffy humidor conditions. I was a poor steward of my stash of cigars at times. They get crispy quick here.

 

Yes, the Mr Glo pre shave soap.

 

1956 Gillette Super Speed Flair
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Current Blade under review: Lord Platinum Class

Shave #2 with the Lord Platinum Class blade. Very near BBS results. Mostly comfortable, but some irritation during the 2nd pass and after. No nicks, weepers, or razor burn. My lather was moister than it was yesterday, but still perhaps a little too dry.
2 Full passes: Pass 1: WTG on my face (N/S), and XTG on my neck (N/S). Pass 2: ATG. At this point, I had a solid DFS and almost a BBS shave.
Lathered up those areas that needed touch up. I used stretching, some blade buffing, and in one area j-hooking to get the remaining spots. The irritation started near the end of my 2nd pass as I worked on my neck. It continued through my touch up. I felt a couple of bumps start to form and decided to give up the chase today and reached for the Aqua Velva. It burned quite a bit but settled down.

A very near BBS shave from the Lord Platinum Class. While the shave was mostly comfortable, I still had some irritation and blade bumping. Probably due to somewhat dryer lather than usual.

Despite the less than great shave today, I'm still happy with my decision to switch to wet shaving. Today is my 60th day of DE shaving and 29 days with my current setup.

 

Phoenix Dbl OC Focus:

Homemade PS Oil
Simpsons Commodore X3 Best Badger
Pacific Shaving Co Caffeinated SC
Phoenix Dbl OC
Stirling Unscented PSB
Fine Fresh Vetiver

Another day, another good shave with the Phoenix. It is getting to the point to where I don't need as much concentration to get a decent shave with this razor, which was good this morning as my little boy caused a less than restful night for me. I was on autopilot this morning.

 

Congrats on the 60th DE shave. In today's world many things are just "push and go" but traditional wet shaving does require time to learn and master the technique. Good job for sticking with it.