No Variation November - A TSD Challenge

Well....I think I will do this one with you fellows! Great idea!

My first shave of November was this morning.

My setup for the month:

Merkur Slant Razor
Big Ben blade
Tabac Soap (Big Surprise! Huh!)
Oscar11 Marigold with TGN 26mm Finest
Thayer's & Adidas Dynamic Pulse for post care

Today's shave was great. Expect for I didn't do the touch up I usually do on the front of me chin. I forget things when leaving at 2:30 in the morning.

 

Shave 2 NOVember 2

Just finished shave number 2. Yesterday I noticed I had a lot of extra lather left over. So today I wanted to see If I could stat finding the correct amount of cream to use.( Note I have always used hard soap and face lathered. This month is like I am starting new with all of my tools.) I took less cream this time and put it at the bottom of my bowl. I just scoop some out with my finger. (I would love to hear how you all measure out your creams.) Using my synthetic brush I ran it under the water for a few seconds and just gave it 3 light shakes. Started to mix the cream and the lather started building right away. I had to add just a bit of water. After 30 more seconds I had another fine batch.
I lathered up and started my shave. WTG The razor started singing right off the bat. First pass went smooth as silk. I wet my hands a bit and rubbed my face to check a few things. First to see how the reduction went and second to see if my lather left any slickness. Happy to say lather was really good. My reduction was the normal good on my face. Decent on my neck and a bit more under my jaw. This is the norm for me. The darned jaw.
Second pass i tried to pay more attention to my jaw line and upper lip. XTG all over. I went extra slow on the jaw and lip. Minced off and checked slickness and reduction. Yes the jaw felt like the rest of my face. Lather left a nice slick surface.
Pass 3 ATG. Went smooth as well no nicks at all. I wet my hands some and checked for slickness and remains beard. Really slick and the usual little bits under my jaw. I tried something I have never really done before. I buffed the trouble area with out adding more lather as my face was nice and slick. Worked out ok. I did not want to try for anything more. Things went very well tonight. A truly DFS. Minced my face with cold water and went with the VIBR again. Like I said before It lets me know right away if I abused my face. Just the nice light tingling sting. No burning sensation.
Will shave again on Wednesday.
I think I will be learning a lot this month. Who knows maybe even get a BBS.

Tom

 

I was thankful I was allowed to be bummed about the Jays losing without any ribbing from you Mericans.....

 

Day 2


Another irritation free DFS in the books. My focus this month is to get a close shave without any irritation. The type F has left me with irritated skin after getting a "too close" shave in the past

 

I hope you did not hit your head on the sink. That was the funniest line i have read all week. I could picture it.

 

Day 2

No Variation November!



GSB and the Utopia still getting it done right!

Have a terrific Tuesday!
​

 

i am still laughing about this. My wife thinks I lost my mind.
You made my week and it is only Monday.

 

That's why she doesn't wake up until you're finished shaving. She's the one who has to look at you all day... she sure must love your purdy face.

 

Sorry about your Mets, RT and the end of what was an exciting fall classic for you. Would you like a little whine...

 

Why of course sir!

Now get rid of the cheese and start pouring already. And none of that old stuff either. Only the freshest you have.
(can't pull over any of that with me, my fine sir!)

 

..and to that point...let me know as soon as you give up on the Type F...no good rotten razor. I'd hate to see it disfigure you. hey send it to me and I'll dispose of it accordingly.
(Just looking to help out a Brother. That's all.)

 

I hear you brother. Only one makes it to the top, at least we made it onto the mountain.

Wait til next year!

 

Sounds like what Neal @NCoxSTL does to his face with some of his blades he tried. Or maybe @mrchick with his ticked off cat!

 

I've found the secret to nick/cut free shaves around the nose and chin is growing a goatee. I highly recommend it.

 

Great post and great shave! Don't worry about the length of the post. Well, don't take up two full pages y'know......that's something only I seem to have a bad habit of doing. Seriously, I enjoy reading the details a lot of the time. Really helps understand what happened and how and why.

 

Somehow he's able to mince his face and still have an awesome shave. What am I missing?!?!?!

 

Your dogs are cuter than my face.

Every day this month (two days total) I am using the Gillette new style open comb. It is a little bit more aggressive than the Weishi and I am practicing technique.

I use the same process with any razor - start with the blade not in contact with the skin, roll it down until it has light contact, and adjust from there.

 

good luck to the challenge partakers. I'm not participating, I'm a variety junky. my shave may be the only thing that breaks the manotony of the mundane. I'm rooting for y'all though.