February '16 - 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion Thread

Great pic I love the brush

 

Thanks Tom.

 

IMHO the Gillette Red Tip is one of the best razors Gillette ever made. Thanks for your kind thoughts.

 

February 14
Edwin Jagger DE89
Feather (1)
PSO, Hot Shower, Nivea Face wash
Omega 10066 Boar Shaving Brush
Reef Point Dragon's Blood soap
Alum, Reef Point Dragon's Blood AS
Mod Cabin Honeysuckle Beard Oil

I tried face lathering again, haven't done that in a bit, got a fantastic lather the first pass. It was just a little thin on the third pass/touch up. I just need to go back to the soap, I think. Lady friend loves Dragon's Blood scent, making her some dinner this evening. She really digs the BBS shaves. Hope everyone has a great Valentine's day!

 

Thank you

 

February 14
Valentine's Day & Shave Den Sunday

Weber Polished Head DE
Feather (2)
Kent BK4 silvertip badger
TSD unscented
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and CC Bay Rum

ATG, XTG -> near BBS. I enjoyed some warm TSD lather using my Kent silvertip badger brush and my Becker brush scuttle. It was a fantastic way to begin this special day with my Bride. Sixteen years ago this month she was declared cancer-free, and I thank God for her faith, health, love, and companionship. Valentine's Day doesn't get any better than that.

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

February 15

Weber Polished Head DE
Feather (3)
Kent BK4 silvertip badger
Arko
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Alt Innsbruck

 

SOTD
February 14, 2016
Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Catie's Bubbles Inspirazione Di Parma
CK Scuttle
Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic Marble Handle
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: RazoRock XXX
Phenomenal. I was a bit leary going into this shave with a new razor that I wanted to give a fair trial run, I hadn't shaved in maybe a week and my beard was getting thick. My wife even asked me if I was growing a beard. Normally I'd use my iKon B1 Standard for a shave as such but I wanted to put the Blackland Blackbird to test.
The first thing I noticed was how well the blade sat on the cap, no movement at all. I went with the 101mm handle and I love it! I had no problems finding the proper cutting angle as it was a natural feel. I did after my second pass take the razor apart to clean the hair off the blade, that's how long my beard was the razor did not clog or need to be disassembled I wanted to clean the blade. Can you say OCD... 3 pass shave. I don't like using BBS very often, I feel its overplayed. Today's shave was BBS. I could not have asked for a better piece of shaving hardware to use. @ShaneS you nailed it! @Troy M you sold me! The BB is phenomenal! I can't wait to shave tomorrow.
I really needed this shave today, you'd be surprised what it did for my ailing injury.
I also shaved my head, first pass was with the BB, and finished with my Gillette Atra.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

Great setup!!

 

Great write up Kerry. It is amazing what a good shower and shave do for your mental health when you're feeling bad. Hope you get some relief soon.

 

Thanks, Clint! Yeah it's amazing what getting groomed will do. What's even more alarming is that my beard is now all white. Can't have that. My wife turns 50 in 8 days and still gets carded for booze.

 

The only time I get carded anymore is when my wife gets carded. They kind of feel sorry for me and throw me a sympathy request for my ID. It is fairly common for her to get asked.

Every time I go a few days without shaving, I notice more whites in there. This morning, I think the whites definitely out numbered the darks.

Glad to hear you are on the mend!

 

It is amazing how your wife got through her difficult time. Very happy for you and your wife. Faith is an amazing thing. : happy096:

 

That's some nice stuff! The BB is high on me list also. Glad your feeling better.

 

Just For Men to the rescue! Whenever I grow a goatee or a fu manchu it works wonders.

 

SOTD February 14, 2016
Focus day 14
Shave Den Sunday!

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Personna lab blue (2)
Razor: Vintage Gillette Slim (on pass-around from @youngunn)
Brush: Trader Joe's synthetic
Lather: TSD Bay Rum lanolin
Post: Witch hazel splash, TSD Iced Bay Rum, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, XTG, touch-up

A continued break in focus in order to shave with the loaned Slim again. Nice shave again today. I really like that razor. The Personna blade worked well again as expected. My synthetic brush from the Trader Joe's kit whipped up enormous amounts of lather from the TSD Bay Rum soap. That soap is truly top-notch. It has beautiful lather, great scent, and the post-shave feel is the best of any soap I've used. I can't say enough good things about TSD soap.

The TSD Iced Bay Rum went on nice and cold and I finished with Nivea balm. This was a great shave in the end.

I'll be back in focus probably on Wednesday when I begin using the open comb head on the Maggard MR1 razor. I hope to use the Slim for Monday and Tuesday's shaves before sending it on.

I wish you all a great rest of your Valentine's Day!

 

Doug, thank you for the kind words. My Bride is an amazing person, and she has been an inspiration to me. Thanks again.

 

Sounds great what do you find witch hazel adds to the post treatment? My mum has bottles of the stuff I'm thinking of getting some.

 

Kerry, I hope you're feeling better. Congrats on your first shave with the BB. It's a great looking razor, and I'm glad it delivered the goods!

 

Roger, that's a terrific set up and photo. That B2 sure is a nice looking razor.