December 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

cool shave and pic Daniel..

 

Very nice Joe.

 

One of the best things about this place - we don't take attendance. Glad you're along for December!

 

cool shave Matthew..

 

Sounds like a nice Thanksgiving getaway Terry. Wonderful shaves and photos.

 

Simply beautiful Amigo.

 

They are similar but different. Straights don't tend to be quite as dangerous as shavettes. While I haven't done a lot of true straight shaves, I have done a couple of rules. That and listening to the gurus of straights taught me that I'm more likely to cut myself with a pain stick or other shavette than with a straight. You tend to get a warning just before a straight cuts. Kind of a tingle, and if you heed it you'll avoid bloodshed in most cases. As far as the actual feel, a lot of it will depend on the blade. With shavettes you have a standardized machine ground blade that is always super sharp but can be harsh. With straights you have hand honed edges that, while extremely sharp, are usually less "harsh" and can deliver super smooth results. That's my two cents worth. When the true experts sound off we'll see if my advice was worth the pennies.

 

I'll see if I can find it. It was probably glycerin. And it seemed it was low 100's F.

Alcohol may drop surface tension and fool with a lather.

The Stirling ingredients are: Water, polysorbate, glycerin, menthol.

 

good morning gents,thought i would start the month with the brit oc aristocrat/platinum combo..Brush by Jason/omega boar built a perfect sandpiper lather,2+ slippery passes later the bbs was the result.sandpiper aftershave and ysl la nuit de l'homme edt ice the cake..awesome start to DEcadent DEcember..have a fine sunday gents..

 

Wow, that sound interesting! I need to get some!

 

Yep. Definitely some quality in that list!

 

Good morning, Gary! The only people up at 5 on Sunday morning are oldsters like me whose aches and pains wake him early!

 

December 1st
Razor: Occam's DE OC
Blade: Kai Stainless (2)
Brush: HS Merit
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: CC Bay Rum
Stirling Bay Rum witch hazel
Stirling Bay Rum post shave balm
AS: CC Cat O'Ninetails

Good morning!

Wonderful shave to start the day! Three passes for a face feeler with totally silent alum.

No theme this month. I'll focus on razors that haven't been used enough due to too many razors in the rotation.

Have a great Sunday!

 

very nice Angelo,welcome aboard..

 

fantastic shave and pic Jim,good morning..

 

similar boat sir..knee and shoulder don't like the same positions for long periods....

 

Thank you, Gary! Same to you!

 

fine shave Joe..good morning..

 

thank you Jim..

 

fantastic rocket shave Daniel..good evening..