May 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thank you Jim.

 

Very nice sir, how do you like the lemon chill?

 

Hey Man, you did more than anybody to get me started. And I am having incredible shaves with it now!

 

For me, it's not exceptional, but decent. Not as sharp as St Pete's offerings. Sharp enough to shave me without tugging.

 

Derby territory? Hmmm. It's been a long tine since I've used a Derby. But Rainbow is better than I remember Derby being. I think I still have a tuck. I'll have to try them again. Derby, that is.

 

Love it. Straight lemon EO scent, extremely mentholated.

 

Great picture, Robert!

 

Thank you, Jim!

 

Great shave Robert.

 

You completed a shave with a pain stick. If you don't already have it....here's your official badge of honor! Welcome to the Brotherhood of the Pain Stick!

 

I'm liking the creativity here!

 

Thank you for the encouragement!

 

MAYhem!!! 2019

May 3

Razor - The Cheap Pain Stick
Blade - The Cheap Pain Stick Blades (1)
Soap - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - Jayaruh #46
Post - Alum

Ok, time to give these el-cheapo blades that came with the el-cheapo pain stick a go. I saw @Hembree 's opinion and it wasn't good. So either he's a wimp, or it's not good. He doesn't seem wimpy to me. I debated for a bit on which soap to use. There was one particular quality I was looking for. SLICK! I don't want any chance of a problem with the soap creating any drag at all. I've been down this road with unknown and expected bad blades. One soap has never produced anything other than a slick lather for me. Soap Commander it is. And, with the JR46 I got exactly the lather I wanted, and in mass quantities.

Before progressing to the shave I got a pretty good close up of the blade compared to a Feather Pro. The cheapster is on top, the Feather Pro (used twice) on the bottom.

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Would you look at that "bevel" on the el-cheapo. By the way, there is an optical illusion from the towel and angle. The edge of the blade doesn't turn wavy and go away across the blade. The edge just blends in with the towel. However, that wavy pattern above the edge - that should scare anyone thinking of using this thing. Notice the difference in the Feather underneath. That's what's called a smooth bevel. My hopes aren't too high.

I have to say that when I did the first half pass and felt how much the blade tugged, grabbed, skipped, and jumped, I wasn't surprised. What DID surprise me was that it was actually doing some beard reduction. Oftentimes the really bad blades won't do anything except hurt. This one actually does some cutting. But it's rough. Even on the Soap Commander ultra-slick lather this thing wouldn't run a smooth pass. I kept at it just waiting for it to grab or skip and dig in for some blood, but it never did. I did three full passes with no blood, which is on the level of amazing (though maybe it's dull enough to not be a threat) but did end up with a very nice CCS out of the bargain. I also ended up with plenty of burn from the alum so, yeah, it's not a smooth ride at all. Hey @RyX - if you're smart - you'll toss those 10 blades when your razor shows up and forget you ever saw them. Unless you feel daring enough to try.

Not my most horrible MAYhem shave but a fun one. Oh, one more point - the door on the razor seems to slide off a bit easier than any of my other pain sticks. I was drying the razor after the shave and it popped off so fast I nearly dropped it. So the specs aren't exactly flawless. Still, the razor itself handles itself well. I'd still go with the CJB for the bargain pain stick, but this is a good one to learn on if you don't want to risk any more $$$ than necessary.

Have a good weekend gentlemen!!

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Check this out
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May 3, 2019

Razor: NDC Post-War Gold Tech
Blade: X3 Gillette Spoler (5)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22
Soap: Mystery Soap
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

Same setup as Wednesday. The mystery soap performed decently and the hint of Patchouli is kind of refreshing. This was the fifth go around for the Spoiler but it still seems to be hanging in. Definitely no complaints with today's shave.

 

Nice shave!

 

Nice Caddy shave!

 

Super busy day, will try to catch up, maybe. My shave this morning:


SOTD May 3rd


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
EDRIO #58 Schick Injector K2 Hydromagic
Personna
Epsilon White Horse (26mm, Frigate Class)
Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Stirling Noir PSB

First use of SDM this morning, it's nice but didn't wow me. Stirling Noir is kinda similar, but better IMO. Easy three passes to a DFS finish.

TGIF, have a great weekend my friends!


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Hello all, and hope everyone is doing great! Not much time here but thought I would check in. So some proof I'm still around.


For the most part here is the gear I used the last couple weeks.
Left to right, Soluna OC, Superfine Slant, PAA Alpha Ecliptic Slant Razor, Pearl TTO OC, MMOC. Along with the propper blades (Feather or Pesonna GEM), soap and brush, I've had some very nice 3 pass shaves.

Good luck to all on mayhem.

To all
Enjoy
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