OCtober 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shave School' started by NCoxSTL, Sep 30, 2016.

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It's OCtober. Any plans for Halloween?

  1. Going to sit home and hand out candy to the kiddies.

    6 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. Going to lock the door, turn off the lights and ignore the kiddies.

    11 vote(s)
    36.7%
  3. Building a haunted house for the kiddies, but just fun, not terribly scary.

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%
  4. Building a haunted house for the kiddies designed to scar their psyches for life.

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%
  5. Building a haunted house for the Cartel members - complete with vodka.

    3 vote(s)
    10.0%
  6. Attending a party on our own.....who cares about the kiddies and Cartel?

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%
  7. It's Oreo month you idiot! Why haven't you mentioned cookies?

    2 vote(s)
    6.7%
  8. Mmmmmmmm.........Oreos.

    5 vote(s)
    16.7%
  1. twhite

    twhite Peeping Tom

    Please tell that to my wife.





    Shoot did I just post that?


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  2. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

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  3. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Great summary, Neal, and congrats on a fine shave with the 1918! IBS = irritable baby smooth shave. :)
     
  4. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    12 October 2016

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    If I must shave with DE, Fatip and Fat Boy at nine are my best tools. Two pass. Auto DFS. Veg. Killing it with no irritation on a day 5 blade. 42 and raining, the hay is in the barn and other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

    Have a terrific Tuesday!
     
  5. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    @NCoxSTL

    But even then, all destruction was being done via Voskhod. Nothing but the best, And when it comes to best, a 1918 at high angle with a Voskhod is newbie destruction par excellence.



    Play the fight song.
     
  6. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

    And I remember where those Voskhods I was using came from. Russia, of course, by way of Colorado.

     
  7. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    Or Russia via Kyoto.
     
  8. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

    That may become my grail shave - performing a NIBS (non-irritable baby smooth shave) with the 1918.
     
  9. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

    The Cartel boys were just knee high to a MiG back then. So cute yet already so drunk.
     
  10. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Ahem. Difficult act to follow.

    OCtober; Attempted Diversion

    Arko & B-400 Tuxedo
    EverReady 1912 & Gem
    B-V3.1 & Chick blade
    Alum and The Veg.

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    I picked up a British EverReady 1912 SE, thought it try it out. Got about the same results as from an American version of the same razor. Thinking it's the Gem carbon steel blades. A little tugging on two days beard. After three full passes, I couldn't call it successful. No blood, but not good. The Bunny brought me to CCS on a fourth lather. Not a fiasco, or kerfuffle. Alum was reasonably quiet, & there's always time for The Veg.
    Especially after a night shave!

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  11. PLAla

    PLAla Bit Shy of a Full Puck

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    SOTD October 13, 2016

    Blade
    : Chinese Schick
    Razor: Schick L1 injector
    Brush: Artisan badger
    Lather: Stirling Barbershop
    Post: Witch hazel splash, Stirling Barbershop aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm
    WTG, touch-up

    Lather, shave, splash, repeat. This setup has provided consistently good shaves so far this month. I don't see a reason why it won't continue. Nice shave all in all.

    Have a great day!

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  12. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    October 13, 2016
    Wolfman WR-01 OC + Ti with Triad Ti
    Feather (2)
    Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest
    Fine L’Orange Noir Shave Stick
    Witch Hazel
    Fine L’Orange Noir

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    A first rate shave this morning. I absolutely love Fine L'Orange Noir. Along with Platinum they are my two favorite aftershaves by a wide margin. So having a soap to match L'Orange Noir allows me to enjoy the scent throughout the shave. I find the soap very easy to use in shave stick form with easy lathering and solid performance. Sticking with my normal 3 pass shave and touch ups allowed me to catch the baby all over with the exception of my bottom right neck. It's not worth the hassle this morning so I will call it a near BBS. I finished the shave with a splash of Fine L'Orange Noir. I hope everyone has a great Thursday.
     
  13. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    Thursday, OCtober 13, 2016

    El Druida Manchurian
    Mike's Natural Soap - Sweet Pumpkin Spice
    Gillette New Long Comb Rhodium Rose Gold
    Personna 74 #12
    I Coloniali Aftershave Balm


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  14. countryheathen

    countryheathen Well-Known Member

    10/13/16

    Almost the same set up as yesterday, except I changed the blade I'm using. I went from Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge to Astra Super Platinum. Great shave right off the bat, two passes with a third clean up pass no nicks and no weepers. I think we might have a winner here. Of course it could just be technique has really improved, so I'll go through a single shave with a new blade of each next week.

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  15. mrchick

    mrchick Odd, Terrible Avatar

    Had to get a straight fix today
    Route 66 Casablanca Soap
    B-400 Brush by Tom
    Kikuboshi Strop
    Kikuboshi Razor
    Alum
    Thayers WH
    Pitrulon Classic AS
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  16. bscarpenter

    bscarpenter Well-Known Member

    Oct. 12
    Soap - Proraso Green Tub
    Brush - Omega 10098 Boar
    Ceramic Suribachi Bowl
    Blade - Blade - Gillette Silver Blue - Russia
    Razor - 1937 Gillette Sheraton
    Aftershave - Ginger's Garden Aventus splash and cologne

    Not sure what happened today. I was running late and went for a quick two pass shave. I ended up with one large and one small weeper under my nose. I think in my haste, I was not concentrating on riding the cap. It's been quite some time since I had a shave go this poorly. I'm holding off for a day before shaving again and will definitely be more focused when I do.
     
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  17. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

  18. Heisenberg 93

    Heisenberg 93 Member

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    Mongoose B3/ Feather Super Pro (1)
    Shave Revolution 24mm Synthetic
    Mike's Barbershop Shaving Soap
    Thayers
    Fine American Blend



    What a shave!!!! Popped in the super pro to see if it's reputation was well deserved or not. Either my technique is solid as a rock or I am having great luck (sorry @NCoxSTL ) as I had a perfect BBS shave. No nicks, cuts,blood, curse words, or irritation. Really starting to love this brush even though I am a strictly badger guy.
     
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  19. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    I have an inch wide strip of hair on my neck that runs from my Adam's apple to my ear. In order to get ATG on this I have to go from my shoulder to my chin. Over 200 SR shaves in, I still haven't figured out how to hold the razor. I normally do a N/S, S/N, and a chin to ear pass with a straight. That gives me a DFS most times, and does not give me razor bumps. I have accepted that I won't be able to get this on most shaves, and sometimes get surprised.
     
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  20. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

    Boy you just can't count on anyone anymore. But, as I've said before....well as we have all learned......Technique Trumps Tools!
     
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