MAYhem 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Wow, over 100 posts over night!

First Happy Birthday Paul @Paul Turner

I am not worthy. Make a stainless steel version and you will be wealthy beyond our wildest dreams. Great idea.

 

Thanks Jim!

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Wednesday shave:

I went 'vintage' with my cool G. Wostenholm and this puck of AoS is on it's last days. The edge needs a little refresh but a comfortable shave.

Irritation A+ Closeness A- Smoothness A+ Sharpness A-

Razor: Wostenholm
Strop: Herrold Russian leather
Brush: Rooney
Pre: Nivea
Soap: AoS tallow
AS: Speick AS, Edwin Jagger ASB
Scent: Guerlain Habit Rouge

 

Pimp stick in the building.

See above.

 

Thank you Jim!

 

Classy! I was thinking more tacky

 

MAYhem! Cruising without a destination

Proraso PS soap
Stirling Port Au Prince
Ocean vintage boar
Suribachi & cool water
Fatip Piccolo, Feather
Alum, Gas Station AS
Because I'm tacky? Splashed cool water on my face because I don't do hot towels shaves. Dipped my finger in the tub of mentholated preshave soap. I should get a snurdle. Didn't give the PS long to act and slathered on sheep fat lather. Swiped the blade from the Fatty and away went the OC 3pc. I used to think this was a scary aggressive DE. Now it's an efficient, smooth operator. Three passes, clean up like I knew what I was doing, and an error free DFS happened. Alum was a little loud under my chin line signaling too much pressure. Just might stick with this beastie for a couple shaves and teach it (or me) a lesson.
Good Shaves Y'all!

 

My MAYhem musical suggestion. Subwoofer is a must. 10 hours of techno swing elevator music.

Trust....

 

Pretty good AS! Where did you find yours?

 

Paul is ageless.

 

Love the Rouge!

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I don't recall. Might have been Kroger, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Dollar General. It's bright when first splashed on, but the scent fades quickly. Nice face feel an hour later. I'm not sure if it's supposed to smell like a famous brand, but I like it.

 

MAYhem 2018!!!!!

May 1 - Самое славное все русское бритье для Международного дня рабочих

Razor - Soyuz 1
Blade - (1)
Soap - "Start" Russian Shaving Cream
Brush - Russian Boar - seriously - it's a brush. Kind of
Post- Alum

Sorry I'm a bit late tonight but I've been working on this for over an hour. Hey, we can't have MAYhem without some extra work, right? I've been very quiet about my plans. Partly because they are changing daily and partly because I didn't want to give away a perfect start to May. It's International Worker's Day in the Motherland. May Day, the traditional celebration within the Soviet Union and other countries that now celebrates the common man - the worker bee in the hive. Ok, so maybe it's a grain of salt thing, but there it is.

What better way to start May than with an "all Russian shave"! Every product used, except the alum which doesn't count, is a product of Russia. The Soyuz 1 razor (my name for it) with its wonky angles on the edge, those slightly curved corners and all the other glorious imperfections that make shaving a challenge. The Rapira blade - Moscow steel! The shaving cream is all Russian and is called "Start", but that's a transliteration not a translation. Above the name it essentially says "shaving cream" and underneath it says it includes vitamins, essence of chamomile and daisy. It actually has a nice aroma to it, soapy with touches of the scents mentioned. The brush? Well, let's just say it's as cheap as a brush can get and still be a brush. It's a boar, super shedder, pretty sure the handle contains remnants of Chernobyl, you know, typical Russian engineering.

So how did the "brush" handle the shave cream - and better yet - how did the cream work? Well, surprisingly well actually.

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The lather was quite nice, actually, and very slick. Surprisingly slick. As in, Arko or better slick. As far as cushion it wasn't bad either, though I had to go back to the mug for the second pass. This little brush doesn't hold much. The feel of the brush was quite scritchy and it shed about a dozen bristles which, given its small size, is a lot. As for the shave itself it wasn't bad as long as I remembered to watch angle and adjust as I felt the wonky parts come into play. The finish was a DFS. Better than I thought, and the alum wasn't bad at all. Since finishing about an hour ago I've noticed a slight burn to my face, almost like it's irritated and it may be. I can't vouch for the actual ingredients in the cream after all. The good news is....nothing that the cream touched during the shave is glowing.

My wrap up on this shave? Proof once again that you don't have to have high priced shiny gear with the best brush and soap to get a great shave!!

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A pain stick MAYhem - there you go! My prediction - you'll add it to your rotation if you give it a month of work.

 

My Marvy soap and brush are available this month as well. Not saying I will, not saying I won't.

 

Yes, the force is quite strong with this one! The potential he's shown since arriving is beginning to pay dividends!

 

Extra points awarded for a head shave!

 

I've cut myself more trying shavettes than any other style - and that includes pain sticks. @Bama Samurai is an absolute guru with them and one of my goals this year is to focus on them until I can be like him!