DEC 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

That made me shudder. Word choice!

 

I bet.

 

Razor: Gillette Super Speed 1948-49 No Date Code
Razor: Gillette Red Tip w/case, blades & instruction unwrapped. (C2) 1957
Blade: Gillette Platinum (3)
Brush: Fendrihen Silver Tip Black Faux Handel 22/49
Soap: Route 66 Barbershop Hop
A/S: Booster Iced Lime

I had to try this soap again after not having a very good experience with it when using my boar brush. I felt the soap was a little pasty. Wrong again! It had nothing to do with the soap. My favorite brush made this soap explode with a rich slick outstanding lather. DFS tonight with great equipment. Didn't use the Red Tip. I don't use this one as it is in excellent shape. I do have 2 more Red Tips that are in good shape, which I use.
I wanted to add the Red Tip razor to let @Primotenore was not the only one with a razor and case. All in good humor of course.

 

Excellent picture @Drygulch.

 

No worries, we all know you only go nuts with Osage. Life is a matter of taste...choose wisely.

 

I've never seen the "heavy" label... Very cool.

 

Thank you.

 

Put it in an envelope and send it to me, please.

 

What's your address?

 

Teasing is mean.

 

Keep a eye on your mail box.

 

:mail:

 

If not cold water, then try just luke warm or tepid water. Hot water can make irritation a certainty for some folks.

 

This is almost as funny as the usual Veg discussions. My family is giving me the same weird looks as I read the comments and laugh.

 

Tomorrow will be an overload the brush day. I thought I had plenty today before I started in the scuttle, but it turned out I didn't. I'm also going to go with warm water instead of the very hot I used today. I've heard (and passed on) that hot water can make the lather dissipate, but I didn't even follow my own advice.

 

Excellent!

 

December Focus

The Twelve Blades of December!

Hard to believe we've almost put this year to bed. Wow. Where did the time go? But, here we are and as a gift to everyone here I'm offering up my shaves with twelve blades that have never touched my face, randomly paired with twelve of my DE razors. Two shaves with each setup to finish on Xmas Eve. So, sit back, get the fire burning and enjoy what I hope is an enjoyable month of further proof Technique Trumps Tools. I hope for that....my expectations aren't as optimistic.

December 9

Razor - EJ DE89L
Blade - (1)
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold water, Witch Hazel, Nivea

Well, the moment we've all been waiting for. The first Chinese entry in the twelve blades of December. In my search to date, only the Remei blade has proven to be worth considering shaving with. Every other Chinese blade has been HORRID! So, with four Chinese blades on the menu between now and xmas it's not a good feeling stepping up to the shave today. But, the randomizer was good to me, giving me a great razor to work with. The Edwin Jagger DE89L is a solid mild performer that can usually be counted on to save the day with a questionable blade. Hopefully the shaving gods have shown mercy with that. I took the safe route with the lather, going to BoSFat for a fantastic lather as always. Everything should be set.

Now to the blade. It's the Cloud, made by the Shanghai Cloud Blade Manufacturing Company in, of course, Shanghai. The coating? Well, the wrapper says it is "reinforced with nanosized nitrogen alloy". What does that mean? It might as well be in Chinese for all I know about it. But it does say it's "ultra-sharp". That's reassuring. Nothing to do but saddle up and start the shave. Deep breath, settle down and here we go. First stroke was not good. But, not as bad as I expected. Continued through the first pass, WTG and I can say two things. If this is "ultra-sharp" I don't want to try anything less sharp. The second thing? It feels rough in addition to lacking a great edge. But, it did get a decent reduction during the first pass. Not great, but it did do something. Second pass XTG and now it's less pleasant, not that it was all that pleasant to begin with. More drag XTG and I can feel the irritation starting. Had to have a third pass, of course. Went ATG on the face and that wasn't horrible but not something I'd do every day. Gillette Slide on the neck and I will say that is the worst feeling G-slide I've ever had. Really rough and almost dangerous feeling. Ouch. Irritating as well. And not just on my temper. Really turned my neck red as I finished.

Witch hazel for an incredibly hot burn and Nivea to cool it all down. Somehow when you see the word "Cloud" you think soft, fluffy, enjoyable. However, this blade is anything but. Again, not horrible to the point of not able to use it, but I certainly am glad it's only two days on this one instead of my usual three. Curious to see if it improves on the second shave or gets worse. I fear the latter. No blood, though, so another plus. Hopefully that will stay the same through tomorrow as well.

Hope your Wednesday was a good one. Since Wednesday is now my Monday I'll save hump day remarks until Friday, which is now my Wednesday and your Friday. Which of course, makes your weekend my Thursday and Friday so I can have my weekend after your weekend. Simple, right?

 

No blood with a Chinese blade is basically a win! Glad it didn't treat you too bad.

 

Yeah, I found it hard to be too upset given the no blood factor. One more day, though. If it roughens up it may change its mind.