FEB 2015 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread

Luckily no. For me , I have never had any soreness in neck area. I have to be extra careful around Adams apple, it is pretty pronounced on me. Seems lip and bottom of jawline are my trouble spots for getting close and soreness..

 

February 6 (day 6)

Stirling Sheep Soap
Feather Artist Club razor
Feather Professional blade (day 5)
Two-band silvertip
Art of Shaving Sandalwood cream
One pass plus touch-ups
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

My February goal is a close and comfortable two- or three-pass shave with this set up. Today's shave was nice and comfortable, as I took my time and basically stopped after one pass. With five days on this blade, I think it is time for a new one.

I hope everyone has a blessed day.

 

I'm in no rush to shave today and since I'm waiting for a phone call I'll wait until I know I won't be interrupted. How do you shave your neck/throat though? Every time it seems like I'm pulling the hairs no matter which direction I go. Nothing seems different then the way I shave my head or face but every single time my neck area is an issue.

 

My neck tends to be a problem as well. For a three pass shave I do WTG (N/S) XTG then ATG. However, I have to spots that really don't follow that pattern so I tend to modify the XTG to angle downward to better work there. On a two pass I don't do the ATG but instead do my modified XTG with the angle. Hard to describe.

 

I'll just have to experiment with it and be more mindful of what works. I had one shave with no problems but for the life of me I can't remember exactly what I did.

Not a bad shave today but still not sure what happened to that awesome lather I got the first 2 days from this brush. I did change to a bigger bowl which the soap is way to small for so maybe that has something to do with it. I'll switch it back tomorrow and see if my results vary.

 

Day six, two pass with touch-ups. Another great shave! My wife is also really liking how the Schick I1 gives me a close shave. I really like this razor. I may even try it in the shower. I used to shower shave with carts, but haven't done this since I switched to DE / SE shaving.

 

My neck seems to "pull" a little as well. I think my whiskers grow in swirls and crazy directions. So I just go N/S, S/N and if I make a 3rd pass, I go sort of SW/NE ish. I sort of bullfrog my neck a little and try and make sure and use no pressure. I guess it is more about angles?

 

02/07/15 February Focus on Blades

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade – Feather Pro (7)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with omega 49 boar knot
Lather – Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Bay Rum AS



I love weekend shaves. Fantastic 3 pass BBS shave. This finishes the week with the Feather Pro Blade. This blade felt as if I could have easily went 10 or more shaves. I could easily see this as my go to blade in the Mongoose. It's very sharp and smooths out a good bit after 3 or so shaves. For my use, I would rate it slightly ahead of the Kai Mild blades. Next blade up in the test will be Kai Sharp blades.

 

February 7 (day 7)

MR GLO
Feather Artist Club razor
Feather Professional blade (day 1)
Two-band silvertip
Art of Shaving Sandalwood cream
Two pass plus touch-ups except for cheeks
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Pinaud Clubman

My February goal is a close and comfortable two- or three-pass shave with this set up. Today's shave was very good. I took my time and paid extra attention to stretching my skin. The MR GLO pre-shave soap leaves the skin nice and slick for the shave. The new blade is very unforgiving. I hope it will smooth out over the next couple of shaves.

I know what to do, but I simply cannot hurry or greedily chase a BBS. After this month, I may save this razor for my weekend shaves - or maybe give it to my brother-in-law . A lot of guys skip their shaves on the weekend, but I really look forward to them!

I hope everyone has a restful weekend.

 

Continuation of the Vintage Czech Gillette Stainless Ten Blade Focus ...

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...ermining-time-length.42857/page-3#post-786432

 

Day 7 Feb Focus Slim adj.
Great shave, this focus thing is working great. Improved results and getting more comfortable with razor.

 

I switched over to my Super Speed this morning with a Derby blade. The only razor I've ever used prior was my Jagger89 with rebranded Personnas. Slight irritation but nothing to bad it's just going to take some getting use to since it feels like nothing compared to the 89. I do feel like it to more of an effort to get a close shave but that could have been the blade as well. Maybe I shouldn't have changed two variables at once.

 

As mild as the 89 is I think the SS can be a bit milder. I'm even considering selling my '59 SS because I have the Aristocrat that is more aggressive, though not off the chart by any means. Yeah, it's tough to tell with two variables but not impossible to work it out. The normally mild Derby in a mild SS would create the need for more work I would think.

 

Yeah I was kind of let down because I really wanted to like it. It was an okay experience and if nothing else I'll save it for one of my sons when they get ready to shave. The next search is probably going to be for a heavier razor (something like the 89) that's adjustable.

 

February Focus - Blades
2/6/15 - Day 7
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Cream - C.O. Bigelow
Razor - EJ89L
Blade - (2)
Post - RazoRock alum and AV Musk

After yesterday's less than ideal start for the SharpEdge I was ready to see if day two would provide the same improvement that the Sputnik experienced. So....off we go.

First pass went smooth and the auditory feedback was still nice. Finished and felt the neck was still a bit rougher than I would like after a pass. Second pass I went XTG and focused on the neck especially. Ended very well. Very near DFS. In fact, on busy days it would be a DFS and out the door. A couple of trouble spots on my neck. So, third pass was modified to the neck only and using diagonal XTG instead of ATG. Seeing if I could clean it up without the irritation that ATG created yesterday. Very nice finish. Definitely DFS, near BBS. Ready to pronounce a huge improvement and go to day three.

Alum - Yep, there's the problem. Alum lights my neck up like a neon light. Wow, burn baby burn. Irritation everywhere. Rinse, splash the musk and burn baby burn. Clearly there is a lot of irritation from this blade. Not at all as friendly for me as the PTFE blades.

Grade - A2. Without the irritation it would have been a great shave. Wasn't bad with the irritation but I can do better with other blades. So, day three will seal this blade's fate. I am already suspecting it will fall out of any chance of my rotation, but not sure I'd send it to the comrades in demolition either.

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I'm considering an adjustable in the not too distant future but going to stay vintage. Either a slim or a black beauty. I've started prowling antique malls hoping to stumble on one of those or else a Fatboy. The prices of fatboys on the web tend to scare me away.

 

I have found that the SS works much better with very sharp blades. Maybe something like Feather, Med Preps, 7 o'clock yellow or black. You might want to give that a try before giving up on it.

 

While traveling, did another two pass cold water shave. No irritation, and a little closer than last time, but only a visable passable shave. Looking forward to hot water when I get home.

 

Thought I'd check back in here. I've been going two weeks strong with my current setup, but just received the Arko Classic Natural Krem yesterday. I used it for the first time this morning, and it's obvious that it's going to replace the Nivea AS Balm in my lineup. It's just so good! Blends perfectly with my Arko stick, and has an awesome consistency which is perfect for dry cold winters.

 

For neck comfort, I tend to go NS then 90degree XTG. I have found that more aggressive razors are more comfortable on the neck. I think aggressive razors allow for less pressure and stroke count, reducing chances for irritation.

Agree totally. An SS performs best with sharper blade types.