June 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thank you!

 

That knot looks amazing the in 30DC brush, Randy!

 

Keep at the straight, it will come together for you. If the edge is rough, then getting it touched up may be helpful.

Great looking brush and knot, BTW.

 

Happy anniversary, Neal!

 

It's a lot like other worthwhile activities. It may seem daunting at first, but the only way to do it is to simply do it! I am on open blade shave ~500, and the learning still continues weekly. The changes are much smaller now. In theory you should be alright with any open blade now if you're on your game. Congrats!

 

Thanks!

 

Happy Anniversary


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Are the CT gods listening to this? I'm proposing "Breaking through the frugal barrier" for Frank! If it's too long then lose the "breaking" part
Or just go full on "Breaking Frugal".

Thanks, Andrew. I thought so too! I set it a tad deeper than the original Stirling handle, and I like how it performs better too.

The blade was new and shave ready and was only used twice before I got it. Pretty sure it's not the blade, it's user error and/or stropping error. Either way the same idiot is responsible, and will be involved in the next several shaves as well. Again, not injuring myself is a win for me each and every shave going forward with the straights.

 

Blades last longer than we all thought a couple years back.

 

SOTD!!

CBJ Pain Stick/ Feather Super Pro (1)-Mongoose B3 (cleanup)
Stirling 24mm Fan
Martin De Candre Original
Thayers Lavender
The Veg

Stellar shave today. BBS in 3 easy drama free passes.

 

Happy anniversary!

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+1 on Breaking Frugal

 

Uh-oh. There's a possible custom title in there.

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June 21

Gillette New SC
Astra SP (2)
JR # 160 Louisville Slugger brush handle with Omega 10098 boar knot
Kiss My Face unscented
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Unrefined shea butter

I eliminated the Palmolive Men's shave cream from my setup to rule out a possible cause of skin irritation. I had a great two-pass shave today with no irritation. I'll reintroduce the Palmolive in a week or two to see if the irritation returns.

I hope your Wednesday was a good one!

 

June 21, 2017

Razor: F2 Gillette 195 Adjustable (4)
Blade: Treet Platinum (3)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22
Cream: Dove Hydrate+
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

It's odd... Shortly after this morning's shave, I was reading a couple of comments disparaging the Treet Platinum blades. For me, they are working well. But, then again, I also really liked the Rubie Platinum Plus. As they say, YMMV.

 

Thank you for all of the coaching and guidance!

 

Happy Anniversary

The Dark Side has been waiting for you

 

Thursday Shave

Today is one of my favourite razors, a PRC western grind kamisori. This razor was my first custom on one of my earliest purchases. It just came back from Whipped Dog where Larry put a very sharp edge on it.

The edge was very sharp and yet smooth. Four passes and no blood, this razor is my easiest to handle. Alum test gave zero feedback and my face was smooth.

Irritation A+ Closeness A Smoothness A Sharpness A+

 

Still working the straight, still a single pass that has expanded some, I'm enjoying and will get a full shave one day. But man do I love my Schick E3.

So another solid shave, no nicks cuts or anything that involves blood. The Stirling Pharoh's Dream whipped up plenty of lather. A splash of the Energy aftershave milk and so meditative stropping with the paddle.


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That is how I started, little by little I add more passes and partial passes until I could do the full shave.