January 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

Methinks a Hilton or a Doubletree.

 

Yes Master Bama no dark side stuff here.

 

Ah you've seen (been at?) this place before?!

Nope, nothing but upper cabin for me...

Red Lion! roarrrrrr

 

Thanks my friend, but what's that old saying?

oh yeah, something about every dog having their day?!

 

Thanks Douglas!
Insight?
Who knows...as dark as it is at that time of day I'm sure I missed a ton of spots.
Insight? Probably more like oversight!

 

Thank you!

 

Great picture!

 

Vince, I am glad you are enjoying the C1. The Schick C razors are among my favorite safety razors. Thanks again for helping me get introduced to them!

 

Embrace the Dark Side! We have hones. And Cookies.

 

You're quite welcome Jim, but once you got the fever -
wow , there was no holding you back!

Have you adopted the entire family of Repeaters yet?!!!

 

Cookies?!! Oh no!
Strong the dark side is!2

 

Guess it is about time you had yours. Seems like there is another saying about teaching an old dog new tricks or something too. There must be some flaws in that one though.

 

Love the pic!!

 

Tabac immediately becomes a favorite for me! Similar to Mitchell's Wool Fat but that little bit of scent puts it above and beyond for me. Great post shave negating the need for balm.

I may finally be coming to grips with the Semogue. I've been squeezing more and more water out of it until it feels like I'm almost squeezing it dry. That worked today. I'll have to see how it does with another soap or two before I say for sure.

I've been working on a shallower angle with both Old Types and I'm getting that down for the most part. I will say that Old Types seem more angle specific than any other razor I own. For that reason I don't think they'll ever be a favorite for me. Plus I continue to think that loading and unloading blades is something of a hassle. I'd probably live with the hassle if I liked the shave better but as it is...

Tomorrow I break focus a little with the Slim I got from @RyX. Super excited about that both for the pretty new toy but also to get back to the TTO style head which is still far more familiar to me.

 

Jan 14 Focus Shave 11

My favourite straight is up today, PRC western grind kamisori. I touched it up with Shapton 12k, Dovo green,red,CrOx. The edge felt both smooth, kind and sharp. The 4 passes went very smoothly and I really thought I nailed this shave. The alum gave some sting and I just missed the baby. I am not sure it it is residual irritation from yesterday so tomorrow I will do a DE shave. No picture so I am recycling a picture of the razor.

Irritation B+ Closeness A- Smoothness A Keenness A-

Castle Forbes Cedarwood
Simpson Polo 8 Super Badger
Whitehead scuttle
Portland Razor Co Western grind Kamisori
Dry Gulch strop
Lucky Tiger AS
Edwin Jagger ASB
Dior Cuir Cannage

 

I am missing the B2 and B3, but I think I have everything else covered. Still need to shave with my B1 and C2, though.

 

Ouch! Wishing you a speedy recover.

 

I agree.

 

So many razors, yet only one shave per day.
We all have such problems!

 

SOTD January 14, 2016
Focus day 11

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Rapira Stainless (4)
Razor: Wet Shave Club 3-piece
Brush: Satin Tip 'The Purest' synthetic
Lather: Proraso White
Post: Witch hazel splash, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up (jaw and neck)

Efficient CCS shave this morning. There was a bit of tugging on my beck on the first pass. I think it was probably due to the lather drying a bit again because it didn't replicate during touch-up. I'm not sure if it had to do with the blade or not, but I don't think so. The Rapira blade has been a good performer all along.

I'm still going with the "less is more" approach as far as number of passes. I caught myself pressing a little too hard about halfway through the shave so I need to remind myself about pressure. However, my technique has definitely improved.

Tomorrow I'll be trying out a new-to-me Omega 10049 boar brush, courtesy of The Bargain PIF and @Marverel. I tried a few test lathers last night and - WOW - the amount of lather was quite prodigious. It'll be fun to give it a spin in an actual shave. Not sure of my soap choice yet though. I've thought about Arko, VDH luxury, MWF, a Soap Commander, or Maggards Tobacco and Leather. All of those are in a mug or a container that could withstand that large brush.

Hope you all have a great Thursday!