OCT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

30 day focus - Day 7
Fat Boy set to 7
Rapira Stainless Blade
MDC
3 passes

I opened up the Fat Boy to 7 in order to get a few more of the tough whiskers on the first pass. It worked and I will keep it at 7 for a while. It was a very nice, if slightly rough shave.

 

My sweet spots are an 8 for WTG, 6 for XTG and a 4 ATG. that gives me the most comfort on my fatboy and so far the only blades it didn't like were feather and voskhod.

 

Very nice!

 

Drink the moonshine first, then you don't care about the burn.

 

October 7

Razor: 20's Old Type
Blade: 7 O'clock SharpEdge (3)

Day 3 on this combo, but a bit of a paradoxical shave. On one hand, it was the closest yet with this combo. OTOH, about halfway through, something just failed and the rest of the shave seemed to have a lot of tugging. (Blade fatigue?)

On to the Astra SP tomorrow.

JR

 

October 7

Gillette New LC in Gun-Kote Bronze by Delta Echo Razor Works
Feather blade (1)
Kent BK4 silvertip brush
Arko
Two passes
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food

I enjoyed a nice shave followed this morning, and I hope you did as well. WTG followed by ATG. Sunshine and 83 degrees today. Have a great day!

 

Did someone mention Kentucky?

 

Congrats Adam! Great set up and cool photo!

 

I think Clint refers to this as "having an adult beverage" when he goes on those motorcycle rides.

 

Good luck with the Orthopod today.

 

Today I switched to

And what a pleasant surprise. Every blade I picked for this focus was picked because I read something good about it. I don't remember what I read about this one, but what a nice shave. I did my usual two pass with touch ups and got a very nice BBS with no irritation or weepers. I think this one will be a keeper if it lasts.
SOTD
EJ DE89
Wilkinson Sword (1)
TOBS Grapefruit cream
Pinaud Clubman AS
Have fun!

 

At the end of the day on motorcycle trips, there is usually more than one "adult beverage" consumed. I refuse to say how many.

 

Thank you. It went well today. For the first day since May, I feel I have a chance of postponing back surgery. I will know better in 30 days if the acupuncture treatment continues the trend.

 

Because you can't remember how many.

 

I never got great shaves with that blade, but I definitely had a worse third shave than the first two. I have a fairly coarse beard and I just don't think the blade can hold up well enough to give me three shaves. Hopefully the Astra will treat you better. It is definitely one of the more popular ones on TSD.

 

Congrats on the CT!

 

Got it. I've had acupuncture before for my back, I did get some relief. Good news!

 

SOTD
October 7, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Shannon's Soap Falling Leaves
Brush: Omega 10066
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Muir
Really nice shave. I have a bit of a head cold so I have no idea what Falling Leaves smells like, great performance. The Gillette Old Type continues to amaze me, a fantastic 3 pass shave. I need to shave my head later on today.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

OCtober - Trick or TREET
October 7
Birthday Shave - Part 1

The box has been opened and.........


More to come in Part 2 when I return from the sales grounds this evening.

 

OCtober 30 Day Focus -- Cadet Open Comb

October 6

Razor – Cadet Open Comb
Blade – Gillette Silver Blue (4th day)
Brush – VDH Boar
Soap – Stirling Lemon Chill
Post - Cold Water Splash, Witch Hazel M-Bombed, and TSD ISZ


Shaved yesterday for the first time after a day off. I decided since I did not shave Monday that yesterday was menthol Tuesday for me. So used my favorite chilling soap and AS. The razor just performs. It loves to slice through my coarse beard. The GSB on day 4 felt just as good as on day 1-3. It really is a great blade and definitely a great combination with this razor. Two pass, my usual WTG on face XTG on neck for the first, and then ATG all over for second. After paying lots of attention to stretching my face and keeping the angle (which was not easy as my fiancee was staring at me for part of the time), I ended up with only one small area of touch up to do. I re-lathered did my touch up along the jaw line. BBS! No complaints.

It is now almost 24 hours after my shave. I am still very nice with minimal growth. Probably the closest I have ever been after 24 hours. Definitely no complaints from me! No shave this morning so tonight I will be trying the Ladas blade with this razor. I am hoping it will be as good with this razor as it was with my L6.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday and Happy Shaving!