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What is your plan for MAYhem?

  1. Gonna get crazy with the group using less than fine Japanese shavettes!

    10 vote(s)
    31.3%

  2. Can you say blade on a finger? I'm in!

    3 vote(s)
    9.4%

  3. I have other ideas/plans that will definitely fall into the MAYhem category.

    6 vote(s)
    18.8%

  4. I'm sane. I'll be doing a rule or focus and loving every minute of it!

    12 vote(s)
    37.5%

  5. I'll be watching the MAYhem like watching a train wreck....is that all the blood you could manage?

    12 vote(s)
    37.5%

  6. Cookies. Where are the cookies?

    13 vote(s)
    40.6%
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  1. MR41
    IMG_0078.JPG May 19th

    Magic Shavette
    Omega 40033
    Proraso Green
    Thayers Medicated
    Clubman AS
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  2. Norcalnewb
    Your assessment of the original Latha is spot on. I continue to use it because it is such a good soap, but I am not a huge fan of the scent. These new scents have me curious, though.
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  3. Norcalnewb
    Fantastic picture, Mark!
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  4. Norcalnewb
    I could only imagine the conversations around that water cooler.
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  5. Norcalnewb
    Thank you, Andrew!
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  6. Norcalnewb
    I am the say way. Luckily the filters really help hide some flaws!
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  7. Norcalnewb
    Might I humbly suggest and 8th option on the shave combo, just for the sake of MAYhem? A Russian DE with a Chinese blade sounds like a true MAYhem shave.
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  8. RyX
    You might look into stropping. As polished as a new blade looks, there are imperfections at a microscopic level.

    So glad you got that figured out! When I was first starting out SRAD & D.E.AD let me pass up a number of injectors. It wasn't until @Bama Samurai PIFed a Schick J-1 my way that I understood. May you have many more pleasurable beard reductions!
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  9. RetLEO-07
    :D
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  10. Fup
    Stropping a DE blade?
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  11. RyX
    It's a hazardous process, but can be done. Might take that First Use harshness off the edge. Got a leather belt? Carefully hold the blade, draw it across the leather not so it might cut, but to knock off and smooth out imperfections. Or you can palm strop.
    SharptoothC, clint64, Fup and 3 others like this.
  12. Drygulch
    You can also use a strop, belt, or a piece of denim to strop a DE blade. Remember that there are four edges that all have to be stropped. I found it does smooth out some of the harshness.
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  13. mrchick
    Good luck in the interview!
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  14. Norcalnewb
    Hope the interview goes well!
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  15. Fup
    I might try to strop the next blade since I already stropped this one with my face.

    Thanks, it went pretty well I think.
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  16. Fup
    Thank you, I think it did.
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  17. Fup
    I read your post and was like "4 edges?! But it only has 2 edges on each...oooooooh." Me not think good some of times. Haha
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  18. RyX
    MAYhem Shaving!

    Klar Mandel, Ocean Boar
    '67 The Knack, Fresh Voskhod
    Alum, Pinaud Lime Sec AS

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    I had tucked this long handled M-3 English made Gillette in my Rack-O-Razors and forgotten about it. Gave it a quick Dawn scrub, and loaded a new bit of Russian steel. Couple of unbloomed swirls with the moist German brush on the German soap & into the Japanese dish for lather creation. Soaped up my American face and took three passes plus a bit of buffing and clean-up. Nice error free reduction for a first time use of this blade holder. Ride the Cap! Alum was cool, and the French inspired AS surrendered quietly. Seems since decanting the Limey scent is coming to the Front!
    Good Shaves Y'all!
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  19. RetLEO-07
    "World War II era French rifles, excellent condition, only dropped once."
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  20. wchnu
    Always better to have a happy spirit!!
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