July 2015 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

My weakness now seems to be vintage straights. I'm trying not to go on a shopping spree after the holiday

 

I broke down and ordered some more blades myself. I only have a couple Sharks left and didn’t want to order many of them until I’ve tried a few more brands. So I went with another sampler. I found this on the Bay for $15.50:

5 X ASTRA SUPERIOR STAINLESS
5 X GILLETTE 7 O'CLOCK SUPER STAINLESS
5 X LORD PLATINUM CLASS
5 X RAPIRA STAINLESS
5 X VOSKHOD TEFLON COATED
5 X ASTRA SUPERIOR PLATINUM
5 X DERBY EXTRA
5 X SHARK SUPER STAINLESS
5 X GILLETTE SILVER BLUE
5 X FEATHER HI STAINLESS​

I still have a few of the Derby Extras and Astra Superior Platinum. I have an unopened pack of the Gillette Silver Blues and Feathers’ that I haven’t tried yet. The Sliver Blues are next on the “try me” list. I’ll open the pack tomorrow morning.

And, I'm searching for a Fat Boy to provide some variety to my Super Speed. Not that I need it, but it sure would be nice to find one in great condition for cheep.

Hope you’re having a great 4th!

 

Crazy long hairs in LFK.

 

Yeah, should have run us all out of town. I'll even prove the hair.....two pictures from January 1981....me and my firstborn. She was two weeks old. I submit these for your approval, and ridicule of early 80's fashion sense.....or nonsense perhaps.


The date stamps in 2010 are from the camera my daughter (who is in the picture) took the pictures of the pictures with. My daughter was born in Lawrence Memorial and I was the graveyard jock at KLZR at the time.

 

July 4th, SOTD
One days’ growth
Prep: Lake mud and Hot shower
Razor: Old Style Open Comb with Hibco handle
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Soap: The Shave Den Lime
Brush: Spalted Maple Brush with Badger Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: The Shaveden Aftershave Milk Iced Lime

Took my two and a half year old daughter and pregnant wife fishing this morning. It was my daughter’s first time fishing. We were on a small dock at the lake by our town, and all three of us had caught a blue gill. My daughter then jumped up into a chair too hard, knocked it over, and fell in the water. My wife jumped in after her, and I jumped in after both of them. Good news, everyone was OK. My daughter was in the water for less than two seconds before momma bear got there. The mud was so deep I had a hard time getting out of the lake. It also stank. Badly. Got home and waited my turn for the shower. Hand was shaking so I opted for a DE instead of a straight. @clint64 recently sent me this one. I had to trim my mustache as well to get the stench off. After two and a half passes, I doused my remaining facial hair with lime aftershave and called it good. Got a little burn on my chin where I have been getting bumps, but over all easy DFS, with not quite as much care needed as some of my other shaving implements.

 

Razor: Gillette Blue Tip SS
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: Every Ready 100T, Boar
Soap: Badger
A/S: Afta
Day 4.

This soap did not work well with the 100T tonight. The Blue Tip made it through, however, the very mild razor made for to much work to get a good shave. Changing razor and brush tomorrow.
hope everyone has been having a good day. Big thanks to @PLANofMAN for his help in finding address of Gillette Factory's in Montreal.

 

As luck would have it, I snagged a 1959 E3 Fat Boy today on the Bay for $46.00. It appears to be in great shape. We’ll see once it’s delivered. I’ll post some pictures.

 

Glad everyone is ok. If it's the lake I'm thinking of yeah that mud is nasty. I got tossed in while at BU when I got engaged.

 

Adam, I'm glad to hear that everyone is OK.

 

Congratulations!

 

Did they have a dress code for DJs then?
Or were you wearing those shirts by choice?

(choose your answer carefully Neal).

 

Nobody can see you in radio. You're just a voice. A quite manly and sexy voice but still, just a voice. And if you think those shirts were bad you should have seen the suits. Styling my friend, styling.

 

Relieved that all turned well for you and your family.

Think of the fishing story you all will be able to tell as years go by!

Your gratitude that everything turned out ok will grow as time goes on.

As will the size of the fish you all caught!

 

July 5th Plans

MdC facial soap
G-3 Gillette Fat Boy
Feather blade (day 2, setting 3)
Shavemac two-band silvertip brush
A.J. Murray's Lincoln shave soap
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm

This will be my second shave with the Fat Boy. I'm glad that my vintage mug (face) can enjoy a vintage razor. I hope everyone has a great Sunday!

 

Glad everything turned out fine. I'm sure all of you will remember this fishing trip for a long time.

 

1956 Gillette Super Speed Flair
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Aqua Velva
Current Blade under review: Gillette Silver Blue

My shave today:
Shave #1 with Gillette Silver Blue. Nice BBS results, an excellent shave. Very close, smooth, no irritation or razor burn. But I did nick myself on the lower neck. This was poor judgment on my part as it was below where I normally shave and I didn't notice a mole bump until too late.
2 Full passes: Pass 1: WTG on my face, and XTG on my neck. Pass 2: ATG. At this point, I could have ended the shave with a DFS except for the edges around my mustache and goatee.
Lathered up again for touch up and to deal with the spots where the grain is every which way. This corralling the strays takes a while because I can't feel the slight patch of whiskers once I put lather on the area. So I have to think about what direction I need to go, lather, shave, rinse, and see how I did. Unfortunately, sometimes I need to do this more than once to corral them all.

Today's result seems as close as any shave I've had so far. About 45 minutes after the shave I found a few strays on the corner of my left jawbone, but they were very hard to detect with my hand. They're invisible to the naked eye.

Preliminary thoughts: Today's Gillette Silver Blue was sharp and shaved me as well as yesterday's Shark Super Stainless. I get the impression that the Gillette may be a bit sharper, but at this point I can't be sure.

Have a great Lord's day!

 

10x strop on latigo hand made strop
Hand made unscented pre shave oil
Lavender soap
WD HMB brush
Hot towel
Dovo Ebony Spike SR
Post shave sandlewood balm
Clubman original

 

30 day rule
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 7

3 passes

Yesterday's shave still felt very good at 11:00 pm

 

07/05/2015
Razor – GEM FW
Blade – GEM Stainless PTFE (10)
Brush – EL XL STF
Lather – Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Post - Witch Hazel and Floid Blue Sample



Another great shave this morning. I think after 10 shaves this blade is just about done. I am starting to get the hang of the MWF. Finished off with a splash of Floid Blue from my sample pack.

 

You all will remember that fishing trip fondly and retell the story a lot.