March 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic-Discussion Thread

I am in Apple Valley, MN. Think I am going to see if the target here has one of those VDH razors.

 

I was going to look up some antique stores for you but if you want a quick for sure thing I checked the Bed Bath and Beyond in Apple Valley and they have the Micro Touch One in stock

 

Thank you!

 

No problem. I tried to look at Target but it wouldn't tell me if that store had them in stock just had the option for in store pickup.

 

DAY 8 - COLD WATER MENTHOL MARCH!
Prep: shower and Noxzema face wash
Growth: 2 day
Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Yellow Gillette 7 O'clock (day 3)
Preshave: Stirling Orange Chill Preshave oil
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill
Passes: 3 - standard WTG, ATG - XTG with clean up
Post shave: Orange Chill Witch Hazel and Aloe
Post shave: Stirling Post Shave balm - barbershop

Worked on getting a nice big lather before throwing it on my mug this morning. And the more I work with the Stirling soap, the more explosion of lather I find happening. Using the same setup for a whole 30 days is giving me confidence - not that I was timid before when shaving. Just very cautious. Got distracted by the kids loading up for school that when shaving that I forgot to comb my hair. Awesome. At least my face looks good! DFS to BBS

 

03/09 - Dialing in the Slim: Menthol Monday shave and each pass was colder than the last with Stirling Frozen Tundra. I finished off with some very chilly Osage rub – not crazy about the scent. Going to try doing mid-pass adjustments on the Slim as 2 seems a bit rough for my neck and isn’t aggressive enough on my chin.

• Growth: 1 day
• Prep: Shower; Corn Huskers Lotion
• Lather: Stirling Frozen Tundra
• Brush: WD HM 24/52mm
• Razor: 1964 Gillette Slim (3,2,4 for touchup)
• Blade: Voshkod (2)
• Post: Alum; Osage Rub

 

March 10 Plans

Stirling Sheep soap
Merkur 37C slant bar
Feather blade (day 2)
Ever-Ready C40 boar
Stirling Naked and Smooth soap
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

I'm not sure where Monday went, but have a great Tuesday!

 

March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 9, 2015 - Week 2 Day 2
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Arko
Razor - '46 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade - (2)
Post - RazoRock Alum and Clubman

Day two of the Dura Sharp was another good shave, but I'm wondering if it will go 4 shaves like the Black Beauty. Seems a little less efficient on day two, so day three will be critical. Of course, with the time change and lack of sleep over the weekend I may be the one dragging, not the blade. We'll see tomorrow. Overall, though, another DFS on three passes and I'm finding the carbon blades to be performing well, at least through the first two. The difference between the New LC last week and the Aristocrat this week is interesting to note as well. Quite mild the past two days. But quite comfortable.

I have 300 Russian blades waiting for me at the post office to be picked up in the morning. All the way from the motherland!

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March Focus- Be modern, Learn to use my Feather Artist Club razor. Any touch ups with a modern DE

March 9th, SOTD (Shave 6 of the focus
One Day's growth and a bunch of stubble I didn't get this morning.
Prep: Hot towel, left lather on for 5 minutes
Razor Start: Feather Artist Club SS non-folding with Pro-Guard Blade (3rd shave on blade)
Razor Finish: Maggard MR6 Van Der Hagen/ Weishi
DE Blade: Sharp Durablade- Stropped 30 times per edge (1st shave on blade)
Soap: Barrister and Mann Seville Tallow based soap, bowl lathered
Brush: Omega 1066 Boar
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Kyovu Original

Figured out that I cross threaded my Maggard razor head badly enough that it won't tighten correctly any more. Since I am traveling I didn't have other razor options. Its been one of those days. I also had to put my jeep in the shop, since it wasn't going to make it home on Wednesday if I didn't. I started at the Target across the street rather than hiking to the BBaB for the one @txskimo had found. They had the VDH razor in stock. I didn't use thier blades, just kept on with the Sharps. I think I got the right ratio of water for this soap, and it worked well. The razor felt like a milder version of my blue tip, seriously more mild than my pre-war Tech. Did a three pass shave, and an bunch of touch up. Ended up using way more pressure than I like, and a bunch of buffing. I am two slightly rough spots from a BBS, so we will call it a DFS. Only minor irritaion with the alum block.

SWMBO is pissed that I bought another razor rather than using a disposable. I didn't try to explain...

 

My focus of doing a daily one-pass is revelatory. The one-pass feels so right for my face. I should've done this daily two years ago and saved my face from countless days of burn, but it's a process - and experience is the best guide!

I'm learning my technique for the one-pass every day. Each day I discover what works to get a CCS.

The Tabac and Arko are my favorite soaps, they are remarkable and affordable.

 

Thanks dude! I could make a fist (mostly) for the first time since 2-27-15 tonight! Our Heavenly Father gave us amazing bodies...the amount of trauma we as humans are able to take is stunning to me. I probably have about three weeks of tough skin healing to go, tonight is actually the first time that typing is kinda ok, but I am only using my right index finger and left hand so it is still slow. But, all in all, very grateful that it's all gonna be ok and not really hurting much anymore other than some nightly swelling.

I burned it by carelessly resting my hand on hot stove glass while looking for something in the cupboard. Really don't even understand it...just a bad day. I had only been home from KY for 36 hours. It has really been cool to read the forum even though I can't post as much. You guys are rocking it!

 

I will continue with the left all month (and likely longer). This whole experience has been good for me. I am so so so grateful now to be whole and healthy. I never realized all that I took for granted.

 

I dig Weishi....feels like a flare tip SS when I use mine...

 

This is an example of why I registered a TSD account. We have the coolest guys hanging out on this forum.

 

I like your experiment here. Sounds like something I want to try.

 

30 Day Rule for Monday...late post.

I did it. Followed my rule, 2pass dfs...life is good!

 

The Gillette New LC continues to enjoy different blades. Today's blade is a Wilkinson Sword and the 3 pass shave was amazing. Could have gotten by with 2 passes but you know how it is, everything felt great so one more lather and away went the remaining rough spots. This was the 13th consecutive shave with the New LC and I am really enjoying it. I'm so fortunate, I have 3 razors I really like - New LC, New SC and Weber.

 

03/10/15
Prep – MR GLO
Razor – ATT S2
Blade – Astra SP (1)
Brush – RV with Shavemac Finest
Lather – MdC
Post - Witch Hazel and Dove AS Balm



I have not been getting on well with the ATT S2. The shaves have not been as smooth as last weeks test of the ATT S1. So this morning in an effort to try and improve the shaves, I went with the Astra SP instead of my normal Persona Lab Blue. Sadly this did not improve the shave. I think at this point, I'm going back to the S1 for the remainder of this week. At least the MdC continues to work well.

 

March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 10, 2015 - Week 2 Day 3
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - C.O. Bigelow
Razor - '46 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade - (3)
Post - RazoRock Alum & The Veg

Day three and this blade is DONE! Overdone a bit maybe. I noticed yesterday it was a bit rough but today was just a tug and drag fest. I did manage after three passes to end up CCS, which is good enough for my day off, but wow did I have to work for it. Surprisingly the alum was very quiet, but I suspect the blade barely touched my skin given the amount of stubble it refused to remove. At least I know if I'm ever stranded in Pakistan and this is the only blade I can get I can at least look presentable for a couple of days. I'll pick another never-before-used blade to finish the week with the Aristocrat.

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Glad you're healing. As someone who spent many years in restaurant management may I offer the following advice when working around cooking equipment.....and this is standard training for all employees......"Don't touch the hot part!". Yeah, I know, where was I when you needed that, right? Seriously, I've done similar things, know it's no fun, just glad you seem to be recovering nicely to normal.