OCT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Razor: Gillette Flare tip (A3) 1955
Blade: Personna Platinum (4)
Brush: Fendrihan Silver Tip Black Handle-22/49
Soap: RazoRock Don Donato
A/S: Myrsol Balsamic Water
Day 30
It has been a very good focus. Worked on angle of attack and found that no matter how often you use a DE you can always improve your shave. My habit is to change razors, blades, and brushes every 7 days. I also found that it takes a couple of shaves to get the correct angle and get my best shaves. I hadn't noticed that until this month. This focus was well worth it's while. New to Myrsol products. They just arrived today. It took 13 day to arrive. Worth the wait. Enjoy the ball game and have a great weekend.

 

Good looking truck decanter.

 

Well I'll say it.....I think KC has too much offense to lose. Now, before you put me on ignore and renounce me you should know that normally when I make a grand prediction like that it's the KOD for that team so I probably just handed it to the Mets.

 

I think I will try that. They are affordable enough to just try.

 

I have used Stirling and liked the soap but it was in the "not buy again" category. Scents are very hard to pick so I will give you my favorite soap brands other than TSD. I have tried

Tallow Based: Mystic Water-can be difficult to lather and from personal experience much easier to use in stick form. Once dialed in the best soap I have used period. Barrister and Mann regular line- great performance but scents are very complex, great performing soap. Latha Line- very good soap. I had the original scent and didn't care for it but I did finish the tub. Great Performance.

Vegan Soaps: Soap Commander Vegan soap for tallow soap guys. Great performance and scents are pretty good. Catie's Bubbles - Great soap, for me a notch below Soap Commander but still very close. Super Easy to lather.

 

I am a big fan of Stirling soap. As has been said, they like a lot of water. If you like woodsy scents they have several. Coniferous is a good one. If you like menthol the frozen tundra is a good outdoors scent. I am a huge fan of the margaritas in the Arctic but it is a citrus scent obviously.

 

I'm a baseball realist.

Take the names off the jerseys of both teams and I would say that the team that is currently up 2 games to 0 is playing rock solid from top to bottom of the batting order and from starting pitchers through the bullpen and closer.

They will be tough to beat.

 

Do you know where I could pick up some Jabonman? I keep seeing great reviews for it.

 

I have run into a couple of discussion threads through Google search but nothing that leads to how to actually buy it. Apparently the maker has no website or direct sales other than going through him. Anybody?

 

That's what I kept running into also. I was hoping someone who had gotten ahold of it would chime in.

 

@Drygulch has used it I think. One of his posts mentions he likes it. I've only seen the name, never tried to locate it until you asked.

 

The mysterious nature of acquiring the soap makes me want it even more.

 

Best I can tell from other forums you have to email a guy out of Spain to get the information. He apparently does most of his business through spanish and European forums. Here is the email I found on B&B magafe_es@yahoo.es I have no idea if it is still the best way to contact him or not. I have sent an email just to see if he responds or if any information is provided. Hopefully @Drygulch will respond with more or better info.

 

Well I apparently still have the KOD. Mets 9, Royals 3. Just tell me who you want to win and I'll make a case for the other team to guarantee you get your wish.

 

10/30/15

Gillette NEW LC
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Shave #2 with the Lord Platinum Class in my New LC.
Face lather and 2 full passes: Pass 1 XTG. Very good reduction. Nicked myself when I went "out of bounds" but didn't notice it for a while. Pass 2: ATG. Wet my face and neck and did a small amount of touch where I could easily feel stubble. A nice DFS at that point. A cold water rinse followed by a little more touch up and thought I had a BBS. The Aqua Velva was mild today, I did not feel any stubble as I rubbed it in, but a tiny area showed up later in one of my trouble spots.

A nice 99% BBS from the Lord Platinum Class in my New LC. A very comfortable shave, even considering the minor nick. I was in a rush and it showed in my final result. I am sure that had I taken my time with my final rinse and touch up that I could have wound up with the BBS. Very busy all day which is why I'm just now getting around to posting my morning shave.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

30 October 2015

30 Days with Gillette Fat Boy



Day three, just like day 2. Alum, ISZ, Clubman. Bama is on a bye. Go out and make someone's day brighter. Be good to yourself too. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

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Since you've already tried TSD lanolin...two soaps I tried very early on that still impress me, have used both this month:

Proraso Green Eucalyptus and Menthol.
Proraso Red Sandalwood and Shea.

 

Stirling takes a lot of water. The lather is quite good when mixed up right, but it takes a little experimenting. The Glacial lines are super cold, like make your eyes involuntarily water kind of cold. Just FYI...I dig menthol, but these ain't for everyone!

 

@JR Reyes - do you know how this works?

 

You have to know a guy who knows a guy, and even then there's no guarantee.