April 2015 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Todays shave was rather relaxing. To be honest I think I've had the same Voskhod blade in my slim since the beginning of April. I went ahead and made my first past even though it was tugging. The stars must have aligned just right after my first pass because my wife came in and said I received a package today and what was it? 100 of Russia's finest razors! Made the switch to a new blade and what a difference, even though I knew it would make a difference to switch I'm not sure why I didn't in the beginning. A few rough spots on my neck remain but I chopped through who knows how many days of growth with no real discomfort or disappointment so I'll call today a victory.

 

Long live the mighty Voskhod! :rah:

 

I am behind in my reporting....
Monday, I switched back to the Schick Krona and continued to use the Lord Blade (3) I find this to be the sweet spot for me. Considering that in November, I thought the shave was rough, I really find it to be very mild, and at times, it does not feel like a blade is in the razor. I continue to end up with a DFSor better. I nicked the mole again.... need to attempt to avoid it, so it will heal.

 

Tuesday, I had an early shave, (10 am--- remember, I work nights!) I used the same setup as Monday. I found that if I use a J "stroke" or whatever it is called, under my chin, I get the best whisker removal with the least irritation. Another 2 pass DFS to BBS shave.

I LIKE ARKO!!!

 

Today was my regular pre work shave (2100 hours). (shave 5 on the Lord Platinum) As I had a little more beard than usual, the shave, I thought, was much smoother, and as a result, a better result. At the risk of sounding like a traitor, I really like the Krona, as opposed to the GEM SE shaves. I think it is right up there with the Schick injectors..... I have some try-a-blade samples coming in, to give me some more experience with the DE blades.

 

FB focus day 16:

Homemade PS Oil
AOS Ocean Kelp SC
WD Silvertip Brush
FB w/Astra SP set on 4
Captain's Choice Bay Rum AS

 

04/16/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade –Feather Pro (2)
Brush –Ever-Ready with TGN Finest
Lather – Strop Shoppe Baker street
Post - Witch Hazel and Dove AS Balm



Now that the tax season rush has passed, I have to get busy and catch up on all the work pushed aside. Great 2 pass shave this morning with very little clean up. Having used the Mongoose so much since the start of the year, consistently good shaves are the norm. Hope everyone has a great day.

 

Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 16, 2015 - Week 3 Day 5
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Proraso
Razor - 1959 Superspeed
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, Proraso

Early meeting this morning at work so I passed on the CJB. '59 SS and Bic did a very nice job. Three passes and I found the baby. I'm impressed with this blade. I called it a second day for it since I have used it on third pass only on two occasions after the CJB. Gotta run!

 

April 16th , SOTD (Shave 7 of the focus)
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Feather Artist Club SS kamasori
Blade: Kai Captian Titan w/ blade guard (2nd shave on blade)
Razor: Gillette Red Tip- B2 (1956)
DE Blade: Big Ben- Stropped 30 times per edge (4th shave on blade)
Soap: The Shave Den Barber Shoppe Scent, bowl lathered plus four drops of M-Bomb
Brush: Tulip Wood Brush- TGN Best Badger Knot 22mm x 54mm loft
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aftershave: Iced Pinaud Clubman


Great shave today. 95% of my face and neck are BBS, with the trouble spots on my neck DFS. The Kai blade makes the Feather a much more comfortable and smooth razor to use. Did two passes (N/S and S/N) and only needed a little touch up on the neck. Some burn on the alum, but no nicks or weepers. Finally finished my sample of TSD soap. Seriously, between 15 and 20 shaves from the sample! I am getting to like the way the badger brush splays on my neck and face when working the lather in, then paints it on pretty thick afterwards. Still have a boar preference, but I could get used to this.


My big experiment today was the aftershave. I added 10 drops of M-Bomb from TSD to a half ounce of Clubman. It did change the scent when it was first applied, but I had a good menthol burn/cooling, but after the menthol faded the Clubman goodness stuck around.

 

Arko April!!

Murray, KY redux





Busy getting my friend all settled in! Great trip so far!

Day one, blade 2, Ball-end Gold Tech

A great vintage blade in the 53 Tech for some of the automatic 2 pass smoothness! Used Arko as a stick and was very impressed. The vintage blades paired perfectly with the razor and the lemon goodness delivered as always! I hope to get more caught up later!

Have a great Thursday!


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Welcome to the 30 Day Crew!

 

Good flick.

 

Very

You too, have a great Thursday.

 

Homemade Pre-Shave Oil.
Razor: Bluebeards Revenge
Blade: Wilkinson Black
Brush: WD Marble Handle Silvertip, 24/67
The Shave Den Lanoline Shaving Soap- Coconut
A/S: The Shave Den Aftershave Splash

Day 13- Got my order in from TSD and had to try them out. Very happy with both products. I like it when products leave some room at the top of their soap so everything doesn't run all over the side.
7th day for the Wilkinson Black blade and it didn't make it through the shave. Started to tug and just didn't feel right, and was distracting me from my pleasure. Stopped and opened Doug's Den and realized I had enough blades to do me and my family for about 10 years. I changed the blade. Everything improved from that moment forward.

 

How has the PSO been working for you? What recipe did you come up with?

 

PSO has been working great. The only difference in my PSO is liquid lanolin. Did you make any changes?

 

I haven't made any changes yet. I made a double batch when I did it, and I am probably about half way through. When I run one of my containers out I will make some more. I like the idea of liquid Lanolin. Where did you find it?

 

Focus- Injector Razors
Pre- Hot water wash
Razor- Schick G Eversharp
Blade- Chinese Schick
Cream- Palmolive Refreshing Lemon
Brush- Semogue 1305
Post- Cold water rinse, alum as needed
Aftershave- Pinuad Clubman



After a week of coaching I finally have time to get a proper update posted. I have been shaving with the Eversharp for five days and tonight will be my last night....

Overall- continuing to really enjoy the injectors. I have gone through most of my soaps and creams. All work well and the shaves are BBS or near so in all cases.

Specific to the Eversharp- This one shaves like the j1, but even lighter and the handle is smaller. Both of these are minor negatives for me. So far I prefer the M39, even though the only real difference between the three is grip comfort.

I will be working with the M2 Adjustable for the rest of April. I am really looking forward to opening up the blade gap and seeing what these things can really do.

Have a great shave and wonderful evening gentlemen!

 

Got it a health food shop. They sell vitamins, fish oil and stuff like that. They also had scents and that is where I found the lanolin. I got it because I forgot my list and couldn't remember which oil I was supposed to get.