NOV 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

Yes, Sir!

 

I think I may only use 2 GSB blades this whole month.

Technique...

 

Would Arko be a decent choice for learning SR?

 

No variation is hard. I'm drooling over my other razors, brushes and soaps. I also still have nearly 100 blades to try out. All my shaves this month have been automatic easy shaves. The Y2 Superspeed is too nice of a razor. I should have picked my shavette and joined in with the fun this month with blood, pain and good cheer. Or my Sterling to rival @NCoxSTLs rapira shave.

I'm bored by my shave so far.

I'm thinking about shaving. My brush is soaking to get warm and there is a dab of water soaking into the Proraso.

 

November 14, 2015

No Variation NoVember
This No Variation month is perfect for me to learn skills with new-to-me equipment.

Razor: Mongoose B3
Blades: Feather Artist Club Professional (2)
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Manna
Brush: Omega 31025 Scarlatti Boar
AS: Changes at will. Today: Myrsol Limon

My shave frequency has tapered off this week since I fractured a couple of my ribs a week ago. Hence my movement along on the training path for this set-up has not been as consistent as I’d like.

Three-day growth, three-pass shave. (WTG,XTG,ATG)
Face-lather.

Still struggling with my ribs, but needed a clean shave. I got that and more. My technique wasn’t the best (a few missed spots). But all in all a very clean shave.

Cheers!
RT

 

Still a couple of weeks until you can box again?

 

As long as they don't put me in a box first.
I'm such a wuss regarding pain!

 

I see that you Arko. Are you also one of the Chosen?

 

I am sorry to hear it's not calming down yet. Hang in there! Only time... People don't realize how much ribs move until they break a few. I hope you heal up completely and quickly from here!

 

You want more thrill? You could always try shaving without the razor, just hold the blade between your thumb and your index finger

 

You can do it! And then when you finish...you can say you did and good-naturedly harass the people who do it next year, like @Boojum1 does now. But you gotta finish to get that satisfaction of doing it first!

 

How about shave in a dark room? If he doesn't use the razor, he leaves the challenge.

 

Or do the @Bama Samurai Challenge - shave the rest of the month with the non-dominant hand!

 

I'm on my second GSB already, so I'll use at least three. Was ready to give up on the first one after shave 5 but I got 3 more nice ones out of it.
Well - if 2 blades would get me through a whole month I wouldn't ever have to buy any new blade in my life

 

You know what? I might actually try that on the last week of NOVember. What can possibly go wrong?

 

Oh yeah...that too! Nearly destroying your dominant hand optional and discouraged.

 

I am giving up after fifteen. The current blade still works, but it's definitely changed from day one!

 

I really did that for the month of March 2015. It turned out really well!

 

Ah, your need to use the non-dom hand was not by choice!

 

I switch hands on a DE or SE already, I shave right hand only on straights and shavettes. Dim room maybe. I used to be able to straight shave in the dark or blindfolded maybe I should get back to that level of comfort.