January 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

100% correct Adam.

 

January 30, 2017​

Timeless OC .95 Gap​

Feather (3)​

WDC-6 with Sunrise Synthetic​

Route 66 Rum Runner​

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As usual the weekend was entirely too short. At least a great shave is a good way to start the work week and this morning's shave delivered. Two passes and minimal touch ups ended in a near BBS. I hope everyone has a great Monday.

 

Thank you


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Shave 36:



-IBC Razor
-Simpson Beaufort 5
-Stirling Iced Pineapple
-Stirling Orange Chill

@crackstar - I guess this one's for you buddy.

So I really M Bombed the hell out of my lather this morning. Depending on the load, 10 drops or so will take an "iced" Stirling soap and take it to a glacial level. Well it was really early, and I remember counting to six or seven drops, then spacing out, then going "oh $#|]". It looked in the bowl like it wasn't so bad, so I didn't try taking any out, and the lather held together so I know it couldn't be THAT much.....

Well it was epically arctic. I love a good face freeze, but this was kind of over the top. Half way through the second pass I damn near gave up with the shavette and went to a safety razor because I really couldn't feel much of what I was doing. All I could think of was comedian Doug Stanhope saying "Sometimes I take two Ex Lax and two Xanax and play chicken in my sleep...." Sometimes I completely deaden all the nerve endings in my face and watch in the mirror while I rub it all over with razor blades.

I went really slow, and had to keep dabbing my face with a towel to get the tears out of my eyes so I could see.

It actually turned into a pretty good shave, and no blood was spilled. The huge amount of menthol put a little damper on the slickness I normally get, but it was still good enough to use. My Orange Chill AS has added crystals in it to bring it up to that Glacial point, and when I put it on, it just felt room temperature.

So the lesson from today's focus shave is to pay attention when you are adding your M Bomb.

 

SOTD January 30, 2017

Blade: GEM stainless
Razor: GEM Pushbutton
Brush: Semogue 1520 boar
Lather: Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Post: Witch hazel splash enhanced with Stirling Piacenza, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Really nice and smooth shave this morning with the neglected Pushbutton. Wiped away two days growth with no problems. Very pleased with the smoothness and overall results today. Route 66 contributed to the result as always.

Have a great day!

 

Very nice photo and setup Jared.

 

That could do me in as well.

 

I got just reading that!

 

The Timeless is such a photographic razor. Beautiful picture!

 

Some wear MARPAT or ACU's

 

January 30 (Monday) - old friend day

Gillette Black Beauty on 3
PAL Gold Thin Hollow Ground carbon ( 26)
Faithful old nameless drugstore boar brush
The Eternal Tub of TOBS Avocado Cream ( croap )
Alum and Thayers Witch Hazel Lavender

To round out my brush focus month, I went back to my original brush that I bought in a drugstore in the late 1980s (and then used very little because I went mostly electric until the last few years). After I focussed in October / November on using it exclusively and practicing my lather building in a bowl, it has turned into a very reliable little lather machine. Today was no exception - it whipped up gobs of yogurt from a few swirls in The Eternal Tub.

In the spirit of NB'17, I must confess that if I had spent a focus month learning to make proper lather before I bought all the other brushes instead of after, this cheap old little boar brush would probably still be my main brush and I wouldn't have 9 others in my rotation (and 7 others I dumped this month). I like the other brushes I am keeping, but I can't pretend I really needed any of them -- I needed to learn better technique with the tools I already had.

Anyway, the PAL blade did a fine, smooth job of shave 26, leaving me with a DFS+ and no irritation. I have been practicing standing up straight away from the mirror to help tauten my skin and lessen the face and neck angles being shaved. It seems to be working, because I am getting a closer shave with the same number and direction of passes. That is one of the next techniques I will work to make an automatic habit.

 

The Green Hornet looked like someone about to graduate(cap&gown).

 

Good morning people of the Den! Welcome to the M-F portion of my Blade Focus, GSB edition. Today, I was in the mood for lime. Sooo, I broke out Trumper Limes Shave Cream. Whipped up a really nice lathering with my Parker Silvertip and proceeded to spread limey goodness all over my mug. The GSB made short work of the stubble that sprung up overnight. Surprisingly enough, it was a one and a half passer. First pass got pretty much all there was to get. Then there was just some clean up on the lower neck and jawline(as usual). Icy cold towelx2, some VIBR, walk the dog and it was off to work.
As an aside, I should be getting my Route 66 soap today as well as the Proraso Green AS and 12oz VIBR. If so it'll be off to sunny Italy for a shave tomorrow. Proraso Green cream from the tube, Omega 6212 brush and Proraso Green AS.
Life is good. Have a good 'un boys and girls!

 

In that case, then, yes. That's the degree I am after.

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What Rte 66 are you getting?

 

Rum Runner. Can't wait!

 

Thank you Jim. The Timeless shaves better than it looks. I would recommend the Timeless to anyone looking for a stainless razor.

 

Me, too! When you started that PIF, I was really hoping to grab one of the synthetic brushes but, with everything that happened at home, the Simpson's turns out to be something I really needed. A definite addition to the rotation (such as it is, ATM).

Thanks again!

 

Chris, I'm glad you made it home safely. I hope all is well with your Dad and your Dear Friend in Kentucky.