OCtober 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Saturday, October 14, 2016

Ever Ready C-40 Envy White
Fine American Blend
Timeless OC with TRIAD Aristocrat Ti
Personna 74 #14
Fine American Blend Aftershave


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I love the twist designs!!

 

Man, you guys have been on a roll. A guys takes a few days off to enjoy a nice surprise stay in the hospital only to find 200+ messages to go through. Looks like lots of good times and some new members to the the thread. Looking forward to getting caught up and back to shaving in SE Texas.

 

Glad to have you back. Hope you are on the mend.

 

October 15, 2016
Timeless OC .95 Gap with Triad Ti
Feather (1)
Rudy Vey R7 with Shavemac Finest
Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Witch Hazel
Floid Blue

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I enjoy Saturday morning shaves since I am able to take more time and enjoy the process. The big R7 whipped up a mountain of rich slick lather. On the advise of Mark, @Boojum1 I tried my shortest razor handle with the Timeless OC. The short handle works better with the steep angle. Three passes and minimal clean up ended in a inspection ready BBS shave. My personal best with the Timeless OC. Thanks for the tip Mark. I finished off the shave with a splash of Floid Blue and I am ready for a relaxing day with family and friends. I hope everyone has a fantastic Saturday.

 

Thanks, Clint. The doctors think I am getting by well enough. I've got a nice new 8" scar in my gut, but chicks dig scars don't they? Not sure my wife does, but she is thankful this is coming to an end.

 

Trust me I understand. In December 2002, I had a ruptured colon and the incision took 21 staples to close. Take it easy and don't rush things. Cuts in the gut take time to heal.

 

I love surprise stays in the hospital. They always give me the good drugs. Seriously, hope you're feeling much better and chicks do dig scars for that manly man look.

 

Agreed. Although there are some "controversial" blades which are best avoided until you feel comfortable with a DE razor, lest you think they are all this way. A list of potentially controversial blades includes:

• van der Hagen (The orange boxed ones at Target)
• Derby
• Merkur's own blades
• Dorco (and the MicroTouch One-branded blades)
• Any "Dollar Store" blade from Korea or Vietnam (Israeli-made blades from the Supermarket or drugstore are okay)
• Most Chinese-made blades

Let me caveat that list by saying that blades are very much a YMMV situation and many people have great success with one or more of the blades in this list. But, as a new DE shaver, there may be a temptation to run out and grab something available locally (which many of these are), only to be disappointed.

One of the best ways to start is a blade sampler from tryablade.com. Skip the really huge one and go with something like the top 10 best sellers sampler.

For the impatient who want to run out, grab some blades, and get started, I'd recommend the following which can be found locally in many areas:

• Wilkinson Sword from Germany (often at independent drugstores and Harmon beauty)
• Personna "Red" (available at some beauty stores)
• Store-brand Israeli-made blades from supermarket or drugstore (make sure they are from Israel). These are the same as the Personna Red blades
• Gillette Platinum Plus (available at some Walgreens stores)

 

New here and hope you feel better!!

 

Beautiful razor!!

 

Thank you. Welcome to the 30 day crew.

 

Welcome back! I hope you are doing well.

 

If you have not been chosen by the Veg, (i.e. the cat piss smell makes it impossible for you to enjoy it,) check out this stuff. No cat piss smell:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005WLLCH2/?tag=thshde-20

 

Hope everything is OK, Jim.

 

Well, I tried t get in a shave on three days growth last night. My dermatitis is flared up so bad the the first touch of the straight was painful. This happens when I get too stressed out. Only thing to do is put my steroid cream on my face and let it heal. I did a single WTG pass with an injector to mow a little bit, and called it good. Hope for a normal shave on Sunday.

 

I also seem to get these flare ups more after using carts on business trips. This was a larg part of why I started wet shaving.

 

Put the Merkur through its first test today and I must say I'm very happy! I used the blade they sent with it. I do need better blades and soap/cream though! Oh the choices!

 

Bin the carts. It's not worth it. I've not had any serious skin issues since doing that. (Other than gaping wounds)

 

The 34c is a great razor. Congrats on surviving the first shave. It only gets better from here.