April 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion

Super shave Terry!

 

Oh, I got paid...big time....

 

Well, hopefully you will be commenting here more frequently.

 

Beautiful line up and photo, Jim! The heritage brushes that keep popping up in various shave reports are amazing, and yours is no exception--beautiful

 

Fantastic shave, Paul! When I finally hit bottom on my Clubman Original, I think I'll give the Special Reserve a shot--been meaning to try that one for quite a while.

 

Beautiful shave and photo Gary

 

Great shave Clint! Are you yrying to use up the TOBS because it's meh or you want to whittle down your soap inventory?

 

"Very nice!"

 

Thanks, Clint!

Thank you, Tim!

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Thank you Tim

 

Thank you Joe. I am trying to use it up quickly because it's meh. That alone will help reduce the inventory.

 

April Focus

Ralph Lauren Safari~~Simpson KH4~~1958 D3 Adjustable~~Wizamet Super Iridium
Before I start my diatribe, I take issue with this month's poll and am vociferously boycotting it.
April means adjustable and today is my one and only contribution that will adhere to the theme.
Now, I have to classify this shave and the first thing that came to my mind was:
HYPERBOLE.
There isn't a product pictured above that cannot be bettered for less money.
Let's start with the Ralph Lauren Safari.
I completely over-paid for this "much sought-after" and discontinued product.
The soap creates a decent enough lather, but I found it to be "fluffy"
The scent is eerily similar to vintage AoS tallow (Valobra), yet not nearly as dense
nor nearly as slick.
While I love my Simpsons, I unfortunately have to include this brush. Honestly, my
$25 Mondial is just as soft and creates lather just as well.
Wizamet Super Iridiums...meh. They're ok, but Sharp Star and Voskhods are better...and cheaper.
Well, I got lucky with the Sharp Stars. Apparently, they are now very difficult to find and expensive.
Question for the Cartel: Is it true they were manufactured for one year only, 2012?
Here's the biggy: The Fatboy.
Talk about hype. Bulky and cumbersome. The head is so massive, shaving around the nose is a pain.
The adjusting is...sorry, friends, a gimmick.
Lastly, the RL aftershave. I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
Now, to clarify...
I got a great shave. My face feels soft.
I just looked at these products, added up what I paid and realized my money can be better spent.​

 

That's fantastic advice. Historically, I am an over-shaver... whether I'm using a new tool or not. I've been getting better the last couple months though. I'll take a small bit of sandpaper (invisible to the naked eye) over razor burn. Any day. Well... maybe except Sunday

 

Awesome shave, Jim! I like the title of your theme.

 

You are becoming quite the shavemeister
Paul!

 

Charlie, are you saying that Jim needs to take a stand? Lol!

 

Thanks, Joe! Good to be back.

 

Awesome report, Joseph! I love the idea of a don't-believe-the-hype shave (I'd be curious to see what line ups other people would use for a DBtH shave). I also like that your shave still worked wonderfully, but that it simply didn't live up to expectations.

Now that I think about it, it would also be kind of cool to see a "most underrated" shave as well.

 

Nice shave post despite the dischordant chords of discontentment of your gear. In our culture, we expect our top of the line products to be the best, but that is not always true. Sorry that this gear wasn't giving you the optimum performance that you wanted.