SEPT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

I cheated and used an old type today with a persona med prep. The usual Arko and semogue boar brush. I was at work so it was a quick 2 pass. WTG and XTG ending up with an irritation free DFS. A slash of Nivia sensitive post shave balm to finish. Hopefully ill have more time tomorrow and I can G back to the Gem bullet tip and Schick type G. Being rushed is terrible

 

Absolutely agree. Blades are too cheap to endure bad shaves.

 

I think you will like it! I'll be on the lookout!

 

You never let us down!

(Makes popcorn)

 

SOTD
September 18, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle
Blade: Feather Professional
Lather: Wholly Kaw Almond Medley
Brush: Red & Black Acrylic Silvertip 22/50mm
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Fine Platinum
I feel asleep at 6:30 pm last night, woke up at 1:30am ready for my day. Wholly Kaw is a very nice soap! Smells great, lathers wonderfully,slick and plenty of cushion. My custom Silvertip works great on these morning my hands don't want to. 3 & out with the Mongoose and I was rewarded with a DFS + October I'll continue to use my Mongoose along with some Gillette TTO's. With my focus of 3 and out.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

1953 (Y3) Tech
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Shave #4 with the Gillette Silver Blue in my birthday Tech. A nice BBS shave.
Face lathered, then did 2 full passes: Pass 1 ATG on my face and XTG on my neck (top to bottom today). Pass 2: XTG on face, ATG on neck. Did a cold water rinse followed by a few targeted touch ups in my problem areas. Stopped chasing the baby as it seemed like at this point it just wasn't going to happen. The Aqua Velva burned a bit on my neck today, but settled down to icy coolness in just a few seconds. About 30 minutes later, I hunted for signs of stubble in my trouble spots. But I couldn't find any. How about that? A BBS shave.

A surprise BBS from the Gillette Silver Blue in the Tech. I thought I might have pushed a bit much today on my neck and a cold water rinse seemed to show bits of stubble that wouldn't yield to the blade, but once the Aqua Velva soaked in, I had a nice BBS to show for my efforts. Tomorrow I'll try the Personna Red for the first time in my Tech. Hopefully it will be a decent shave. It was in the Fat Boy, but each razor can behave differently.

Have a great Friday and weekend!

 

09/18/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Triad SS Helix
Blade – Feather Super Pro (5)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with Omega Boar
Lather – Mystic Water Lavender
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol F/Extra



I stuck with the same 2 pass plus touch ups routine this morning and ended up with a near BBS. Now that I have figured out Mystic Water soaps, I truly enjoy using them. The lather is super slick and the post shave feel is fantastic. Finished up with a splash of Myrsol F/Extra.

Going to the NC mountains on the motorcycle this weekend. Probably not the best thing for my back but I am going stir crazy. I will be using my Schick J3 Golden 500 for this trip. Happy Friday everyone.

 

SEptember Focus Day 18:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Pre de Provence SS
Gem G Bar
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman Vanilla AS

Put a new blade in this morning and took my time again. I was rewarded with a great DFS. I still had a little irritation on my neck, but I think that was left over from yesterday.

The Pre de Provence was a high light this morning. I was quite honestly dragging before I lathered up, and the scent just woke me up. It almost made me feel like I was in an old Coast soap commercial. It got my day started. Have a great Friday.

 

Thank you! I guess it was just the wrong blade/razor combination for me. My face is actually still a little sore in places. I do not have sensitive skin so that blade really tore me up. I skipped this morning's shave, so we will see how the voskhod does tomorrow.

 

Love the GSB blade. Good luck with the reds! Hope it treats you better than it did me!

 

I am with you. I don't have sensitive skin either and they tore me up so bad I couldn't finish the first pass before changing the blade. I've never tried them in another razor.

 

Well the shave is in but I'm out the door so let the drama build until tonight.......did he finally find a Chinese blade that actually shaves? Was there physical and aesthetic damage? Was there a temper tantrum from the crappiness of yet another Chinese blade that caused throwing of shaving accessories? Will he ever learn who the father of his Aristocrat is? Tune in tonight for another edition of............"How the razor cuts!"

 

Bon Voyage! Have a safe trip and enjoy yourself.

 

Enjoy your ride! Lots of beautiful areas in the mountains! We expect some impressive pictures with the Golden 500!

 

Thanks guys. The weather forecast for the weekend is great. Now if my back will cooperate, it should be a good time. At least I have adult beverages in the evening to help with any pain. Just going to spend some time riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday which should be a nice and easy ride.

 

Today was the last day with the Gem G-bar and I'm running out of things to say about it. It is a consistent shaver giving me very nice two pass DFS's with just a little cleanup. I'm not sure I will ever get BBS but I'm happy with the shaves I'm getting.
SOTD
Gem G-bar
Gem Stainless (5)
Rubberset 400
TOBS Grapefruit cream
AOS AS Balm
Florida Water AS
Happy Friday!

 

Love that brush and glad you are getting consistent DFS. Shame it is not hitting BBS for you.Where do you get all your after shave samples? You have a good many in that photo.

 

Goodmorning guys my shave this morning was ......well great ...at first but by now I have this weird stubble in patches popping up......don't get it maybe you guys know something I don't........... Oh well it was a 2 pass with a touch up.cold water rinse the on goes some Bay Rum AS and off to work.on another note I have a new supervisor... Well I have known him for years so not new to me but new to the position and I'm feeling quite good as I have just perfected my cig rolling tech so I'm pretty happy about that..hope everyone's day is going well

 

I found a guy selling them on eBay for a decent price. Since its BIN I think I'm OK posting the link. He sometimes has other samples.
http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/121755505936

 

Day 18 of the month, and my Jack Black shave cream is still going strong. I may even be able to empty the pot by end of month..
Using a small bowl to pre-lather seems to have done the trick getting a very decent lather.
Shaves this week have been with my Feather razor as well as with a Gillette cartridge. And the latter did not appreciate the thick rich lather of this cream, the gap of the blades really got stuffed and needed loads of hot water and time for rinsing.. Not ideal for shaving in a hurry, a straight might get it done faster