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

Ha! let's bring back some of the original pioneers - Bruno Sammartino, Gorilla Monsoon, Killer Kowalski, Haystack Calhoun, Lou Albano and Chief Jay Strongbow - even Andre the Giant!

 

Run, Colts run for victory.
Win for the black and white.
Take Cortez up to the top.
Come on, you Colts and
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Though we play it fair and square,
Our team will do or die.
So, fight to raise that score team.
On Colts, for Cortez High.​

My freshman wrestling coach made us memorize that and be able to recite it before we could attend practice. I can't remember where I put my car keys half the time, but I remember the fight song. We now return you to the un-hijackable thread.

 

SOTD 3/21/16
Razor: Case Brothers Tested XX
Brush: TGN Badger with Tulipwood handle
Soap: Maggards Orange Menthol
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Thayers’ Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Fine L’Orange Noir, Pacific Shaving Company Caffeinated Aftershave balm

Interesting shave today. I am trying to use up the two soaps that I have seen the bottom of, and Maggard’s Orange Menthol is one of them. I received this soap for Christmas in 2014, and have been using it for a while. I have never tried softening this soap with water on it while I shower, but for some reason did that today. I ended up with a very light, thin, and fluffy lather, rather than a slick and protective one. I should have grabbed a different soap and bush, but I thought, “What’s the worst that could happen?” I have noticed that over the last few months, I sometimes get a burning sensation when I use this soap. Not lasting, but noticeable. Today is was there, and worse than before. Combined with the lack of cushion in the lather, and a super sharp blade, the shave wasn’t very comfortable. Smoothness ended up being just under a BBS, but my face was irritated enough that the cold water stung, the Alum burned, and the witch hazel didn’t do much. I then splashed on the Fine, and it burned a lot. 45 minutes later I added some balm because my face was on fire, and had turned bright red. Five hours post shave, and my face is still irritated. I might not be able to use up the rest of this soap, and its matching aftershave. I think the citrus oil is the culprit.

 

Well played, sir!

@NCoxSTL -

Play the fight song!

 

Jimmy Super Fly?

 

Injector Focus.
After a weekend of very nice shaves with the Bunny "Notso" comb, decided it was time to step up to the "Wild" comb. During the shave I didn't notice much difference; maybe a little more sound. I ended up with a very nice two pass shave that bordered on BBS. I did notice a difference when I applied the alum, I felt it more than the last two days. I'm still enjoying this razor a lot.
SOTD
Dr. Jon's Aphrodite soap
Rubberset 400
Bunny V3 with Wild comb
Chick blade (3)
Alum
Pinaud Special Reserve AS
Have a great week

 

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I will not believe it until I can see the video. Will this have an impact on our application to the cartel????

 

Just 21 shaves in and you are close to catching the 'baby'! Well done.

 

Thanks! Close, but not there quite yet. Trying not to chase it and let it come. Had some pretty awful shaves too. At least no bad cuts, and only one that bled and left a mark for a couple days.

 

Nah, your membership is safe. The cartel values the amount of alcohol in the application process more than the reported accuracy of blade quality. That old YMMV thing just allows too much variability to make serious decisions like cartel membership rely on it.

I am curious to see how the blade lasts over a few days. That may be its weak spot is longevity, or lack thereof. Time will tell.

 

I found one seller willing to ship the Dorco Barber Blades to the US on eBay. Its about $1 a blade after shipping. I may get a pack if they feel like Kai mild. I am really liking the Kai mild right now.

I got a 30x jeweler's loupe in the mail today and checked my straights. They look rough so I'll rework them but the fun thing was when I looked at the painstick blade. My 5 shaves on the Kai mild has taken a toll on it. The blade shows chips and dings in the edge under magnification but it still shaves wonderfully. I don't know if I will understand his one.

 

Do you guy's want to do a group buy? I can buy the Dorco blades for between 4 to 5 bucks plus shipping. It cost me an additional $2.5 shipping to my house for the whole order then shipping to you. Let me know who is in. I can't let a brother pay $20 for these blades. I think all in it should be around $10 if I ship it in an envelope.

 

Day 81 - 90 Day Intro to SR
21 March 2016



Back on the straight and narrow. And a DFS was had by all!

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

Have a terrific Tuesday!
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Sounds good to me.

 

What are your local prices like for the CJB or Sam Seong razors? It might be that last little push that gets more BOTS members.

 

The razors are about $12. The razors also have a shipping fee to me, $2.5 per order not razor. Shipping to US is about $7.

 

Way better then the $35 I paid for my CJB. Prices like that make me want a Sam Seong to compare to my CJB. $27 for a razor and a 20 pack of blades after shipping. That's a great deal for anyone wanting to try a pain stick.

Sign me up for a Sam Seong and 2 packs of Dorco Barber Blades. I'll wait a week or so to see if anyone else wants to make the plunge at the same time. I think at most it looks like $32 for me so far.

 

Anyone else? Once I have the total amount I will calculate the final bill.

 

Monday Shave

Cold water
Pso-Homemade mint oil
Razor-Gillette Flare Tip SS
Blade- Feather (3)
Soap- Eli's Extracts Bogata
Thayers Witch Hazel
ASB- Pinaud "Veg"

Another great shave with Eli's Extracts. I really like this cream, you don't brush it on, it's more like a lotion but very slick and it protects great. Plus, the scent is fantastic. The only negative to it is that I don't get to use my RazoRock Plissoft brush. The Flare Tip/Feather combo was great as usual. 3 passes for a DFS, just missed the baby but didn't chase it. The Thayers cooled everything down and the Veg made me smell purty.

I'm continuing my face stretching focus. I'm getting better but I may try alternating hands. There are a few areas I'm blind in the mirror and bad thoughts come to mind if I was using a SR. Have a great day folks!