DEC 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Pain Stick Focus December 16:

Homemade PS Oil
Simpsons Commodore X3 Best Badger
St. James Black Pepper and Lime
CJB Pain Stick
Stirling Unscented PSB
Old Spice Classic AS

A much better shave this morning. I have one spot on my chin I could have cleaned up a bit more, but overall pretty good. I would call this a true CCS, as it was extremely comfortable. This was the least amount of irritation I have had with a Pain Stick, and I had no blood flow. After yesterday, this was a big improvement.

 

I don't know anything about the products you bought. I do know a lot about buying shaving products in the fly.

 

Never used it myself, but I've read some favorable reviews about Body Shop Maca Root Shaving Cream. The scent is apparently a case of "love it or hate it", other than that people seem to agree that it performs really well.

I know nothing about men-ü other than they have a fancy website Just remember: a boar brush needs some time to break in and develop its full potential.

 

Good advice about break in time with boar brushes.

 

Thanks for the responses the maca root does smell lovely imo but it's loaded with ingredients which is something I was trying to stay away from I like simple I'm going to save it in keeping with the focus but look forward to trying my brush later

 

Sorry to hear your not feeling well. Hope your feeling better soon.

 

Great set up Doug. Lovely razor set.

 

The voice of experience.

 

It's an ЯХMА. A better designation might be POS, however.

 

Hope you feel better soon.

 

In the case of this razor, that might be more accurate than not.

 

Well, perhaps at some point. lol. It was actually honed in the past couple of weeks the right way.

 

If that's all it does then thank your lucky stars!

 

If you get a wet boar funk on the brush, try letting the lather dry on it for a few days. This has helped me with boar and horse brushes.

 

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 16

Razor - 1959 Gillette Super Speed
Blade - (2)
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold water, Alum, Nivea

Happy Monday!! Oh wait, Wednesday to you! One more try on the German Souplex today along with the '59 Super Speed. Several people sang the praises of the Super Speed yesterday and I am in that chorus. Probably one of Gillette's best ideas and certainly a best seller for them. While it has a reputation for being too mild for some it seems to be able to give great shaves with great results. Of course, for those who think the flair tip is too mild there's always a red tip, and the blue tip for those who want a truly mild razor.

BoSFat for the lather and it was marvelous. Yesterday I found the Souplex to be a bit rough and less than a great blade on results. Today, first pass was surprisingly smooth. I actually played with angles a bit trying to find the rough blade from yesterday. Couldn't find it. Apparently this blade improves with age as some do. Went XTG on the second pass and found a very high DFS, even without the Gillette Slides on my neck. I didn't expect that result, but there it is. If I would G-slide and touch up just a tiny bit a BBS would be there. But, I'm not that picky today. I know it was within easy reach and a DFS is just fine. Very impressed with the improvement. I'm thinking a hand strop on this blade before its first shave might improve it to better match the second.

Tomorrow, one of my favorite razors, the New LC is up. Unfortunately, the blade is the Chinese Baili Green. The Baili Blue is an amazingly bad blade so my expectations are set accordingly. We'll see if the green works better or if I can overcome it if it doesn't. The next two days could be payback for today. Have a great day!

 

SOTD
December 16, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Ladas
Lather: WSP Tobacco
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: WSP Tobacco
Great shave. After using the 28mm Silvertip yesterday and now using a 21-22 mm boar, what a big difference! I will say I really do like the Semogue 830 a lot. Very soft, but it doesn't hold an ample amount of lather. Trust me I have no problem going back to the puck. The Aristocrat is the best razor Gillette ever did.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

I hope you level out soon. Sounds like no fun. Praying for you.

 

Best of luck, Ducky

 

The only one I have experience with is the Maca cream. It's a nice cream that I think you will like.

 

We did get some snow! It was a strong storm, dropped 10 inches in about 6 hours, and was heavy wet snow.