NOV 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

The fire down below?

 

SOTD 25 November 2015

No shave today! Laziness rules...however...

Happy Thanksgiving to all who gather here!

May you be blessed with joy and good company.

Have a terrific Wednesday evening!
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The box Tour box came to me today so I'm going to spend the next week or so attempting to try everything in it within the week. I'm starting tonight.

 

That's it. The Queen needs to check on this thread for sure.

 

So why bother? Too many other soaps out there to bother with one so problematic. This is the main reason I've move all the Sterlings out of the rotation.
I've solved the MWF issues, but the Sterlings remained stubbornly ineffective as a good lather-making soap.

Ouch…..
Congratulations, Adam. I think you've earned "Worst Shave of the Year" for 2015.

 

Someone at work is wondering why I was laughing so hard at my desk. I couldn't explain it...

 

I'm still wondering if @Queen of Blades has seen this yet. Its prime CT making.

 

Aristocrat Focus November 25:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Pre de Provence SS
Gillette Aristocrat
Stirling Unscented PSB
Canoe AS

I didn't get a picture today, as I was too rushed. I did get in a good shave though. I have gotten the PdP down well enough that it is almost automatic on the lather. I also went with a Big Ben blade in the Aristocrat, and even though I was rushed, I still managed the best shave I have had from these blades. A good hump day shave

 

Aha, Burning Love...

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You may have a problem if...

 

I think we should take his leather working skills into consideration. Perhaps....

 

Yeeeesssss!!! That needs to go on the CT thread...all this...

 

One of many things we should never do...

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Troy and the skunk were in January...it's a tough call!

 

Those 2 are certainly the top ones. I would rather deal with the skunk than have "great balls of fire".

 

-High pitched scream-" Hunka Hunka Burning Love"-Screams again

Can't breathe.

 

Well I'm not really focused anymore but I know you all want to hear about the box and my experiences with its bounty. Today I tried the Mystic Waters Lime face lathered with my 20mm WD synthetic. I put a dash of hot water on top of the soap for about 5 min before I tried to lather it. I had my brush soaking to hold warmth. I shook almost all of the water out so it was a mostly dry brush. I then started very slowly loading the brush and picking up the extra water from the soap on the brush. I then smeared the thick soapy paste all over my face and really worked it in. then I started dipping the tips of the brush in a mug of warm water and lathering along. I kept that up a few time until it was a soft creamy lather. Maybe 6 min all together.

I decided to load up an Astra SP in the Stalhy because neither me nor my fiance like it as well as we do other razors. I finished the first pass but I still didn't like how it felt so I pulled the blade and broke out the Fat Boy. I set him at about a 5 and breezed through a XTG and a partial ATG on the neck. Warm then cold rinse and back to the box for more product. I pulled out Pinauld's Citrus Musk sprayed it on and rubbed it in. The fiance loved my citrus smell so I'm happy to add both these products to my buy list later.

The mystic Waters Lime was almost better for each pass. It was everything a soap should be for me. I said this over in the box tour thread but I tried the veg on my arm and. . . My fiance loved it. She wants me to use it tomorrow for the holiday. I managed a DFS but I wasn't really trying this evening.

 

Let's go to the replay gentlemen, and a bit of analysis.

Just a quick observation from the "Mikey" of this little band of brothers. As the one who seems to have a reputation for "he'll try anything", it may be worth noting that I do NOT have a menthol fetish nor do I find it necessary to add menthol to anything. The only menthol I use is Proraso and C.O. Bigelow, which is, of course, Proraso. Do I hate menthol? Nope. I just have a respect for the things menthol, in abundance or over-abundance, can do. Just saying.

More disasters and near-disasters have happened here after hearing those words in your head around here. When will we learn? When those words pass through our minds the best thing to do is probably put the razor down and back away slowly.

That is a great point that I also was reminded of yesterday, though not in as bloody a way. The things we shave with, straight, pain stick, DE, SE, are all SHARP! Complacency leads to bloody messes. Literally. As for the menthol on the hands? Just be thankful it wasn't Icy Hot. Just saying.

 

Always happy when others share the misery joys of shaving like I do!