SEPT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

He just needs to consider some Russian women!

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Actually I'm a Seminoles fan. We beat Boston College tonight but it wasn't pretty.

 

Man, that's a rough 15 year span.

 

I actually like that better than dawgs. Glad to have Coker. Good luck, see you in the playoff.

 

And also insight into the anomalously high per capita ingestion of grain neutral distilled spirits.

 

Thank you all for the well wishes. The ride up yesterday actually went very well. I bought a special lower back brace for riding the bike which worked very well. In the end it was less strain on my back than my daily hour plus commute in the car. Looking forward to a relaxing day on the parkway.

 

Congrats @NCoxSTL on the job offers. I'm sure you'll pick the right one for you and your family.

 

Happy Birthday Mark.

 

1953 (Y3) Tech
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Shave #1 with the Personna Platinum (Israeli Reds) in my birthday Tech. A comfortable near BBS shave.

Face lathered, then did 2 full passes: Pass 1 WTG on my face and XTG on my neck (top to bottom today). Pass 2: ATG. A solid DFS at this point. Did a cold water rinse followed by a few rounds of targeted touch ups in my problem areas and thought that I had caught the baby. The Aqua Velva complained about my neck. This is where I kept finding stray stubble and went over it again trying to eliminate it. Unfortunately, the baby escaped this morning.

Another 99% BBS from the Tech. Even though I went over one of my trouble spots several times in different directions, once the After Shave dried, there it was - that spot beside the ridge running down my left neck. Either the Tech is just too mild to give me a consistent BBS, or I'm messing up the angle whenever I try to finish off my trouble spots. The rest of the face and neck stays smooth for hours and even that spot only shows hints of stubble for a very long time. Very puzzling.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

Congrats on the offers!

 

Happy birthday!

 

9/19/15
Schick J3 with Chick blade
TGN Synthetic
TSD Yin Yang
Myrsol Formula C



A great 3 pass shave this morning. Not quite BBS but still very good. This razor is about the perfect travel razor for me allowing drama free close shaves. Finished off with some Dove post shave balm and a splash of Myrsol Formula C from a sample pack.

 

SOTD
September 19, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle
Blade: Feather Professional
Lather: Figaro Monsieur Gold Shaving Soap
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud
Super shave! I really like this soap. I may get to a point where I have 6 razors. I have so many that I don't think about or touch.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE


Congratulations @NCoxSTL go get em!
Happy Happy Birthday @Boojum1
Safe travels @clint64 I'm glad your back is holding up!

 

Happy Birthday, you filthy animal.

 

Congratulations!!! Hopefully the new adventure will be very fulfilling for you! Good luck on the future endeavor!!

 

Glad the reds worked well for you! Sorry the baby got away in the end but sounds like a DFS+++ shave!

 

Happy birthday!! Hope it is a great day for you!!

 

The Crazy Ivan in SEptember!
September 19

Razor - Rimei
Blade - (1)
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water, Alum, The Veg

Well, after yesterday's epic but not unexpected failure of the Patrix blade from China I had to let Crazy Ivan figure out what to do since I'm not putting that blade on my face again. Ever. I trust Ivan because, after all, if you can't trust the voices in your head who can you trust? I woke up this morning and a thought popped into my head. Chinese blades suck....but I've never tried one in a Chinese razor. And, I have a couple of Chinese razors, the Rimei and the Long Feng. And, in an even more interesting coincidence the Rimei razor came with a Rimei blade. Hmmmmmmm. So how about putting the two together and see what we get? What's the worst that could happen? Is my insurance paid up? Yes? Ok, that's the plan.

I chose the BoSFat to make sure of the lather against this most high tech setup. Oh, by the way, I paid $2.85 for the razor and blade so it's a high dollar shave! Actually the Fat I'm about to use probably costs more than the razor and blade. Got an excellent lather (man I love having this soap and brush dialed in) and thoroughly enjoyed the application. After all, I expect that will be the only pleasant sensation I feel this morning. So, brush down, razor up and here we go.

Started the first stroke and found myself staring in disbelief............it felt like a pass with an Aristocrat and Voskhod. No pulling, tugging, nothing, just a smooth stroke that left a nice smooth path behind it. Put the razor down. Thought for a second, yes I did get out of bed and I've had enough coffee to know this isn't a dream. Huh. Picked it up again and did another stroke. Felt great. Seriously, like the Aristocrat with Voskhod. That smooth. Went ahead and finished the first pass WTG and rinsed. Probably didn't cut anything is why it felt so good. Uh, nope. Very nice smooth first pass. Stared in confusion at the razor and the mirror. Checked for a pulse. Yeah, it's really me and I'm awake and really here.

Second pass XTG fantastic. Third pass ATG all the way and it was just as good as it gets in my book. Checked the neck, found a couple of minor spots that I slid through to finish up and BAM!!! There's the baby staring at me in the mirror. Tears began to well up in my eyes. I started hearing swells of music in the distance growing ever nearer and louder. The sheer joy of the moment threatened to overwhelm my emotions and............ok, well, enough melodrama. But seriously.....this was a great shave with a Chinese blade and a cheap Chinese razor. Now, to the alum. Maybe it wasn't really that good. No, it really was. The alum was silent so I skipped the Nivea and went straight to the Mighty Veg to finish off with a perfect touch. Even the Veg which can be a bit stinging was amazingly quiet.

I knew the razor was good as I had used it previously, but to pair it with a Chinese blade and have that result? Amazing. Now, the only question is whether or not the blade will be the same in a different razor! Inquiring minds want to know.

The only real downer? I can't find a bulk supplier of Rimei blades so the only way to buy them is individually at $.20. A bit high perhaps for a Chinese blade but perhaps not! After all, I got BBS with the thing. I'll keep looking for other options to purchase though. I'm not really interested in a bulk buy but would be interesting to see the price at bulk.

Hope your Saturday is off to a great start! Clear blue skies and 75 here today. Beautiful day to celebrate my first weekend off in years.

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Thanks big guy!