DEC 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Yeah i forgot about that didnt I? Sorry

Its an EJ Best Badger. I like it haha.

Also forgot to mention, feather HI blade.

 

Hey NCox, along with celebrating Billy Mennen's 85th year of Skin Bracer(and I believe the deodorant too, but I could be wrong on that), a big celebration for me on July 12 of 2016....marks the 50th anniversary of my Dad taking me to Busch for the All-Star Game!

 

For me each and every shave is different, not in a big way, but to some degree different. Then some days it is very different. Part of the fun of shaving with many razors, shave soaps, and after shaves, even if everything is the same the shaves are not the same. IMHO.

 

Well, I believe I can finally say I voted for a winner in the monthly survey. No celebratory shave yet though.

 

You're off to a really great start.

 

I was going to say-what else is Mr. Frazier forgetting???? (no offense, all in fun).

 

I love it when that happens!

 

Haha well I'm posting from my phone cause i cant log in from work so i tend to not get everything in there.

I need to start posting from my laptop when i get home. Lol

 

I totally agree with you.

 

Chris, my noggin is sooooo smooth I even asked my daughter to rub it afterwards my wife told me my daughter had just finished a piece of chicken. With the hands that she rubbed my head with.

 

12/3/15

Gillette New LC
Rapira Super Stainless (3)
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Pinaud Clubman Original

Shaved this morning, but haven't been able to post until now. Third day with Mitchell's Wool Fat and the Rapira Super Stainless in the New LC.
Like yesterday, I put about a tablespoon on top of the soap puck while the brush soaked in the scuttle. After squeezing out the brush, I dumped the bloom water out of the soap container and into the scuttle. I swirled the brush in the soap for about 30 seconds (up from yesterday's 10 and Tuesday's 20 seconds). Once again the lather was initially full of air bubbles, but after some work, it began to look pretty good. I added about 6 drops of water as I lathered. The lather looked great and felt really slick.


It went on my face nice and smooth but perhaps a little drier than yesterday. 2 full passes: Pass 1 XTG. Very good reduction. Pass 2: ATG. Did small amount of touch up where I could feel stubble. A cold water rinse and I added lather as needed for my final touch up. The Pinaud Clubman stung a bit, but quieted down quickly. Ample amounts of lather remained after I finished:


Another nice BBS from the Rapira Super Stainless in the New LC. I followed Neil's (@NCoxSTL) suggestion to continue blooming the soap and to spend more time with my brush in the soap container. Today, I went up to 30 seconds. Tons of great lather resulted. Almost to the point where the scuttle threatened to overflow. I was surprised when I realized it was a little dryer than it might have been. It was better when I went for my second pass because I had just rinsed my face. Tomorrow, I'll plan to add a little more water. Overall, it was a very nice shave.

 

I plan on staying with the Schick type A until I can say Ive mastered technique with it. Of the 3 repeating razors models, this one seemed more difficult to keep the proper angle. Ive only used it once, so will need a couple more before forming an opinion.

 

12/04/2015
Razor – Gillette Super Speed (J4)
Blade – Feather (3)
Brush – RV Rover with TGN Finest
Lather – Barrister & Mann Seville
Post - Witch Hazel & Fine Platinum



I overslept a little this morning so everything was a little rushed. So much so the poor dog's walk turned into more of a jog. I went with a quick 3 pass shave with no touch ups ending a little better than a DFS. Finished with a splash of Fine Platinum and I am off to battle the morning traffic rush.

 

12/4/15

Gillette New LC
Rapira Super Stainless (1)
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Pinaud Clubman Original

Fourth day with Mitchell's Wool Fat and the Rapira Super Stainless in the New LC.
Added about a tablespoon of water on top of the puck while the brush soaked and I showered. After dumping the bloom water in the scuttle, I swirled the brush in the soap for about 60 seconds (double what I did yesterday). I added water from time to time to the brush as I worked the lather in the scuttle. The bowl was filled to almost overflowing with a thick, fluffy, slick lather. It felt nice and smooth on my face and provided great protection.


2 full passes: Pass 1 XTG. Very good reduction. Pass 2: ATG. Did small amount of touch up where I could feel stubble. A cold water rinse and very minor touch up to catch the baby. The Pinaud Clubman stung, but quieted down quickly. I had tons of lather after I finished:


Another nice enjoyable BBS from the Rapira Super Stainless in the New LC with Mitchell's Wool Fat. Thanks to the suggestions of @NCoxSTL, @clint64, and @JR Reyes, I have been able to get ample amounts of great lather from the Fat, and also from the Strop Shoppe Baker Street. While I spent about a minute in the soap container today and the lather was very nice, I ended up throwing away more than I used. That's not a problem, but I think that the 20 seconds I spent on the soap the first day might have been the right amount. I'll check that tomorrow in the scuttle. If all goes as expected, I'll switch to face lathering Sunday and see how I do with that.

Have a great Friday!

 

100th Straight Razor Shave!!!!

I forgot to post my shave yesterday, and it was a big one. 100th Straight razor shave. I used my WR Case and Sons 4/8ths razor with custom Purple Heartwood scales. This razor is much lighter than the wedges I have been using over the last few months, and will skip if I don’t pay attention. (Skip equals cuts, most of the time.) I modified my shave pattern, and did a N/S (WTG,) then a half pass on my chin and neck that was mostly XTG, and then a S/N (ATG.) Result was a long lasting BBS. 14 hours, I still had BBS on my face, chin, and jaw, and was still pretty smooth on my neck too. Learning to shave with a straight has been quite an adventure. Almost every one of my SR shaves has also been documented on the 30 day focus threads as well. This is my 12th consecutive one. Good times and good shaves.

 

Congrats Adam!

 

A rare morning shave.

20mm WD Synthetic
Hydra
'59 Fat Boy (7,7,5)
Sputnik(3)
Master's ASL Challenge
Cuba Prestige EDT

The hydra was as good as I thought. 2 swirls thru it with a mostly dry brush and a few minutes facelathering while adding water and I had the best lather I've ever seen. It smelled amazing and felt so good. I pulled out my neglected fat boy and popped I the sputnik since it had only had a few shaves and started for a 2 pass XTG ATG shave. When I finished that I turned it down and did a cool water only touch up pass on my neck. I didn't rinse off the little bit of soap on my still I just patted in some water and used the left over slickness to touch up. I finished with a DFS and very little screaming from the masters. After I got dressed I sprayed some Cuba Prestige into the air and walked thru it. The scents of the AS and EDT mixed well and I smell "yummy" as described by my fiance and her 10 year old daughter.

I get to spend time with people today so I shaved this morning instead of last night and I feel good. Taking my fiance's youngest to the surgery center for dental work. He is going to take a long drug induced nap and when he wakes up he will have cavities filled teeth caped and whatever else they decide they need done. Im also trading out a Schick type C for a @Jayaruh brush. I'm excited.

right now I feel like I have a DFS but its too early to judge it by my book so I'll post again early afternoon sometime.

 

Congratulations on your 100th SR shave.

 

Congrats Adam. I have really enjoyed following your progress.