August 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Shave sticks. User grade super speed. Couple of blades. Synthetic brush. Alum and/or AS. If you are into the zen experience of shaving, have a travel kit like this and the ability to face lather a stick soap...you give up nothing.

 

This is exactly how every shave should go. Hold that angle discipline, perfect your lather, develop a solid routine. Any day now you should be able to pick up just about any razor you like and have it figured out in one pass. Nice day of shaving!

 

Welcome back!

 

Been there, done that. If it doesn't feel right then let it go.

 

Welcome home! Glad it was a great trip.

 

Day 24 - 25 August 2015

30 Day Rule - Phoenix OC



Grail shave. DFS on one pass, for the unfamiliar. Quit while I was ahead. Citrus Musk plus ISZ is definitely my new thing. That is all. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!


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My hero! A one-pass shave!

How often do you get those? What direction is your pass?

 

I think this is only the third time ever. It wasn't BBS. But close. It was a super low angle modified XTG. I was trying a new pattern on my chin yesterday and thought of it. Had super good lather today so I essentially started with pass two pattern.

 

There is this other thing that I do periodically on TSD. It's pretty fun, and think others might have fun doing it too. My current group is in our third review episode now. Thanks for taking a look.

Thread hijack soapbox over, resume normal shenanigans.

 

Some mornings, after a super shave the day before, I'm tempted to try an ATG pass to attempt to get a one-pass. But never try it, as I'm still working on consistency in my two-pass approach.

 

Maybe you should! Find out where your technique really lies. It should be no problem, especially on minimal growth. And again, I'm not talking about one pass BBS.

 

I am leaving for Hawaii next week. Keeping my kit to a minimum, so you will see my focus next month actually include a DE.

 

Nice!

 

Cool spine work on that blade!

 

We'll allow it! That's awesome!

 

Well I'm jealous Adam, hope you have a great time in Hawaii!

Travel kits seem to be a bit of a subject here tonight...
You claim to be a minimalist, bringing exactly just enough to get crammed into the suitcase?
Or could you go the "kitchen sink" route and replicate your den when you travel by leaving a few of your aloha shirts and hula skirts at home to free up more space?

So what's in your wallet kit?

 

1959 E3 Gillette Fat Boy
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Noxzema
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Shave #3 with the Rapira Swedish Supersteel in my '59 Fat Boy set to 6. Paid attention to the angle and rode the cap. Nice BBS with almost no effort. Very comfortable.
2 Full passes: Pass 1 WTG on my face and XTG on my neck. Very nice and slick and very efficient. Pass 2: ATG. Left my face and neck near BBS. Did cold water rinse and lathered for touch up. Baby came home again this morning. Aqua Velva was calm and did not reveal any whiskers as it usually does.

Another wonderful BBS shave from the Rapira Swedish Supersteel. Very comfortable. Based on the last 3 shaves, I think I found another top blade.

 

30 day Focus - Day 25
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Voskhod Blade (Day 1 on blade, Day 1 on Voskhod)
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

I like the Voskhod blade a lot, being just behind my favorite, which is the Ladas. The Voskhod always seems super smooth and is plenty sharp for me. Very nice shave today.

 

When I travel for business, I take a full kit, including strop and a back up straight. That's mainly because my suits don't fit in a small suitcase, and I have space in a bigger checked one. Since I will be the one carrying the luggage for me, my wife, and the toddler, through several airports, the amount of stuff I am willing to carry will be less. We are checking one carryon sized bag, so there will be much less room. I will be taking a Old Type OC, (thanks @clint64 ,) travel brush, some soap, my witch hazel, alum, and a small container of aftershave, oh, and blades would be good.