NOV 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

@pvtbanks

Show this to the pharmacist:

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/crystal-deodorant-body-deodorant-stick/ID=prod6273-product

 

I like the flexibility this razor offers. It's not impossible to get a DFS on one pass since the aggressiveness is controlled by the user. Great to see its working well for you. Be careful with the dark side.....you have to stop pretending you're saving money when you go over there!

 

Now you're talking.....whip up the Williams (or at least swirl it around to get no lather but that annoying insect repellent scent), throw in a super shedder brush and use the Tech and Derby to wear the whiskers off! I feel like I'm looking in a mirror!

 

Well if you're that close to BBS then I'll call it for you. You're probably being just a tad too picky....I do the same thing. Awesome looking lather and awesome shave! Another success with another great Russian blade. I'd shed a tear if I wasn't such a toughie.

 

The crazy thing is, I consistently produce lather like that now, but I couldn't lather MdC. I wonder if it's because I can't bloom the MdC like the others. These Russian blades are far superior to the Astra SP I started with. I didn't care for it. But I am LOVING these blades. Maybe if I revisit the Astra it will produce results likewise!

 

Next time I'm off base, I will most definitely. The only other place I've found it was AOS. And they wanted 20$ so I cringed on the inside and walked away looking like that puppy. Haha.

 

We joke around about the cartel a lot, but the Moscow family of blades is first rate.

 

I didn't think joking about the cartel was aloud

 

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It's not allowed for everybody...

 

I haven't dealt with MdC so can't really help you there. I'm sure it's a matter of water vs. soap ratio or something similar. There are certainly lots of guys on here who use it and love it. I"d look in shaving soap threads and see what help you can find. As far as the Astra SP...it's about the only Gillette made Russian I do like, but again YMMV. I do think, though, that the Rapira/Voskhod families are better than any of the Gillette's. Mostochlegmash in Moscow makes the Rapira/Voskhod blades. The other Russians are Gillette's from St. Petersburg. The Astra SP and Sputnik aren't bad from there, but the Moscow blades definitely outperform St. Pete's for me.

 

Do you face lather?

 

Fine looking group you've got there.

 

They are friends of ours.

 

We are working on him.

 

Typically, yes. For photo sake, I did a little bowl lather tonight.

 

I have one more Rapira to try, I think it's just the stainless. But I will be getting with tryablade to get some more Russians after this good luck.

 

Is it the red and blue super stainless or the pink black and blue striped cover? I like the red and blue packs but am going to try the pink one again after November. I tried it early on before my technique was fully solid and was't too impressed, but want to compare it against the other one.

 

It looks like a reddish pink, with a blue stripe at the bottom.

 

You should like that one. Similar in feel to the Swedish. I think the Swede is smoother though. Again, ymmv.

 

I think it's good to step back from the feather blade though. Those seem to just hack through everything no matter the angle. With a blade not as sharp, it's making me appreciate angles much more.