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July 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion
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What are your shaves going to look like in July?

  1. Nothing but the finest gear for my shaves.

    9 vote(s)
    32.1%

  2. Actually, I am a Barbarian, so I’ll shave with whatever I want!

    20 vote(s)
    71.4%

  3. Who was Julius Caesar, really?

    5 vote(s)
    17.9%

  4. Who made the salad?

    5 vote(s)
    17.9%

  5. I don’t answer polls, they’re all fixed.

    3 vote(s)
    10.7%

  6. I don’t recognize this thread, am I on the correct website?

    3 vote(s)
    10.7%

  7. We don’t need no stinking polls. (That’s for you, Paul)

    5 vote(s)
    17.9%
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  1. Droo78
    Thank you, Jeff.
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  2. jgreenepa
    Great shave with your Japanese razor, Keith! Shaving with a straight edge in that condition tells me your muscle memory is well-ingrained!
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  3. jgreenepa
    Great shave, Paul!
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  4. jgreenepa
    Another great reflective shot, Mark!
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  5. clint64
    Beautiful photo and shave Jim.
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  6. jluc
    Thank you, Clint!

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  7. jgreenepa
    Sorry for the nicks, Maestro! The Feather Super in that razor is very unforgivingly Sharp! Have you ever considered the Feather Proguard? You’re a much more experienced straight shaver than me, but I did notice a difference. Your exhausted hands sound like mine without the forearm weights. Of course, a younger man like you wouldn’t ever need that!;) Lesson learned, I guess!
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  8. jgreenepa
    Great photo and shave summary, Clint!
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  9. jgreenepa
    Gorgeous photo, Gary! Beautiful razor!
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  10. jgreenepa
    Great Oud shave, Andrew! Glad you enjoyed your shave!
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  11. Primotenore
    Thank you, Jeff. It had nothing to do with the blade choice, as I normally get a great shave with a Feather Super. I could have had any blade inserted yesterday and I would have had the same terrible results. It turns out that my blood pressure was also quite low at the time, so it was a confluence of that and my arm fatigue which led to the poor results.
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  12. jgreenepa
    9112EB58-60CA-46DD-8391-D4DA0FC13E33.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020

    Today I just felt the need for a spectacular VBBS shave. Enough frittering with the open edge stuff! A number of folks on another forum have been insisting that there is no shave like a straight razor shave for closeness. My unwillingness to buy into their orthodoxy has apparently moved some of the ‘mentors’ on that forum to react in a less than friendly manner when I simply insist that I’ll believe that when I experience it. So today, I grabbed my Blaxkland Vector loaded with a fresh Feather Super, bloomed my MWF, and soaked my @MrEE Brush while I took my shower.

    All I can say is that the shave was everything I could have hoped for. Instead of my usual two pass shave, I decided on a traditional, relaxed, leisurely three pass (WTG, XTG, ATG) whisker reduction exercise after not having shaved for two days. The result of which is that I cannot imagine a shave any closer than my shave today! In fact, a metric that would allow me to compare escapes me. So all I’ll say is if I can achieve a shave this close with a straight razor, I’ll be amazed and pleased! Cool, clean, and oh so velveteen!

    RAZOR: Blackland Vector
    BLADE: Feather Super AC
    PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with the Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
    BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Handle Hybrid Knot
    SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
    POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Mentholated Mysterium Serum.
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  13. blondblue
    Good enough shave this morning. Taking the advice of a Chemistry Professor from Long Island, I bloomed the Razorock Lime Burst Soap(it's 3x-milled, thus it needs it all the time, frankly). Did that before stepping into the shower. 0:30(as usual)to load the soap onto the Maggard synthetic brush.I'm thinking of moving up to 0:35, then 0:40. Baby steps. 2.5 passes. The reason for the 1/2 pass was that I needed a final touch-up along Porcupine Alley. Just southeast of PA, I had a nick. No danger, the thing just showed up and was easily taken off. Nice job down at Cactus Nation. Stoylin Glacial Lime to finish me off. I'm anxious as to which is colder, the Stoylin Glacial or the Osage Rub. I'll find out soon enough, as Osage is set to go for me this coming week for a couple days. Super Duper Excellent.
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  14. jluc
    Terrific shave, Jeff!
    Nice, Paul!

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  15. blondblue
    Thank you Jim. :)
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  16. FaceScraper
    Purely awesome, Jim!:)
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  17. FaceScraper
    Beast of a razor with a beast of a brush, Keith! Very nice!
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  18. Keithmax
    I just ignore that kind of talk. I get the same results as long as I have sharp blade and an aggressive razor. DE, SE or open blade I can consistently achieve excellent shaves and some times epic. Maybe there is a very slight edge to a well honed straight in terms of irritation.

    If the results are the same why do I use straights? Because I enjoy them more and they look cooler to me.
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  19. jluc
    Thank you, Bruce!

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  20. Boojum1
    July 26, 2020

    Colonial General V2
    Feather Pro
    Doug Korn Taca Shavemac Silvertip D01 Flat Top
    Stirling Soap Co. Sharp Dressed Man Soap & Aftershave
    Burberry for Men

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