March '16 - 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion Thread

Nice job! That's a difficult blade in a mild razor, and it sounds like it worked out ok.

 

If you find one with a really bad original knot an Omega Pro 49 knot is a very good match for the vintage look. Below is a pic of my 400 with Omega 49 knot next to Vince's @Rufus T. 400 #4 original on the right.

 

Straights Focus March 11:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
TSD Lanolin Iced Sub-zero
W&B Congress Razor
Stirling Unscented PSB -- Mentholated
Old Spice Classic AS

This was basically a repeat of yesterday's shave. It was fairly comfortable, and I would rate it a CCS. Looking forward to my Friday. Hope everyone has a great day.

 

3/11/16

Gillette Birth Quarter Tech (Y3)
Feather Hi-Stainless (2)
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Pinaud Clubman Original



Another near BBS from the Feather in my Birth Quarter Tech. A smooth and comfortable 2 pass shave. I chased the baby quite a bit during my touch up and then decided that it just wasn't going to happen. Picked up a tiny weeper on my neck that called for the styptic pencil to shut it down. The Clubman stung a small amount, but that didn't last.

I hope everyone has a great Friday.

 

03/11/2016
Wolfman OC with Triad Ti
Feather (1)
Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
MdC
Witch Hazel
Folsom & Co Capri
Whipped Shea Butter


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A fantastic shave this morning. I really love the lavender scent of MdC especially on such a nice spring morning. Everything just clicked this morning ending in a near perfect shave. Finished with F&C Capri. Happy Friday everyone.

 

SOTD March 11, 2016
March focus shave 10

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Voshkod (4)
Razor: Maggard MR1 with V2 open comb
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Witch hazel splash enhanced Fine American Blend, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up



Fat Friday! Pretty nice shave this morning with MWF and the Maggard razor. I did have a couple of tiny weepers around the corners of my mouth. I've had more weepers in the past three days than in the past two weeks. Don't know if it's the new cold water regimen, the blade, or my technique. It certainly wasn't the lather's fault! Mitchell's makes tremendous lather - thick, rich, nice and slick. It's amazing stuff.

Tomorrow I may go back to the Schick G1 to continue my technique enhancements with SE razors. Or, if I stick with the Maggard, then I'll put in a new blade to see if that makes any difference with the weepers. If I continue to get them then I may have to try warm/hot water again. I'll figure it out with some experimentation.

I hope wherever you are and whatever you do that today is a great one!

 

Injector Focus
Today I cranked the PAL up to H and got a fantastic two pass shave with almost no touch up. The aggressive setting is the one for me. I did manage to get careless and nick my Adam's apple. This is a very nice razor.
All of the talk of Rubberset 400 brushes prompted me to use mine today. It's a wonderful brush
SOTD
Route 66 Retro Spice
Rubberset 400
PAL Adjustable
Chick blade (3)
Alum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Ogallala Bay Rum
Happy Friday!

 

SOTD
March 11, 2016
Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft Short Comb
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Stirling Spice
Brush: Maggrd Razor 24mm Synthetic
Post: Thayers Rose Petal WH. Route 66- Retro Spice
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Trade Winds
Really nice shave. Stirling Spice is very nice, slick.
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try

 

It's like a rubberset museum in here!

 

Where's @wristwatchb? Did he get out of the woods ok?

 

I'm skipping my shave today. I have a vomiting 4 year old and I've come down with some sort of chest/sinus illness.

 

Bananas - they taste the same going down or coming up.
For you, can't hurt to take vitamin C.

 

I've got him on lightly salted mashed potato pancakes. Lightly toasted so its not sharp coming back up. I'm guzzling pineapple/mango/orange juice. Its tasty and helps a sore throat and cough. Also soups and broths for me again to help my throat. The child wouldn't drink anything healthy so he has Sprite.

 

I pray your both feeling better soon

 

Sounds like a rough day. Good luck and best wishes

 

I pray, you and your baby will fully recover in short order Ducky.

 

Planned Day 72 - 90 Day Intro to SR
11 March 2016





Frederick Reynolds 5/8
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Route 66 - Lumberjack
Alum
TSD ISZ AS Splash
Pinaud Clubman

Have a terrific Friday afternoon!
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Rest well!

 

I hope you both feel better soon.

 

Just finished. Two passes for near bbs. This ninety day trial could end now, I've got this going ok, and on an average day it's becoming automatic. By day ninety I should be all set.