NOV 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

Damned gravity!

 

@CyanideMetal
We should all try to make Vince laugh as much as possible for the next week or so!!

 

Damned comedians!

 

How aggressive is Barbasol FH versus r41?

 

Sounds like he had it coming to him, huh?

 

In HS I broke a couple ribs playing ball, and my girlfriend decided that an Eddie Murphy comedy VHS was the way to pass the time. I couldn't finish the tape...

 

Phew, glad I don't own a VHS machine any more.

 

Your honor, I never acted poorly towards those stairs ever before.
And I protest the insinuation that I "walked all over them!"

 

Apparently you didn't "walk all over them", exactly...

 

okay, that got a chuckle...and I didn't like how it felt.

 

Yeah, that's no fun!!

 

With the risk of creating more scar tissue, Nurse Ratchet has just informed me that computer time is over and it's time for my meds.

 

Rest well!

 

Good night John Boy.

 

Goodnight Grandpa Walton.

 

I had my appendix removed back in the day when they split you open to do it, rather than the small incision method they use today. That evening, my "friends" showed up in my hospital room and proceeded to attempt murder by humor. I was literally laughing and crying at the same time. My nurse had to chase them out. I swear they added 3 or 4 days to my recovery.

 

11/12/15

Gillette Super Speed Y3
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Pinaud Clubman Original

Shave #1 with the 3rd Gillette Silver Blue in my Birth Quarter Super Speed.
Face lather and 1 pass XTG/ATG. Great reduction. Wet my face and neck and did a small amount of touch up where I could easily feel stubble. This gave me a near BBS. A cold water rinse followed by small amount of touch up and I was sure I had the BBS. The Pinaud Clubman was mild.

A nice comfortable one pass BBS near BBS from the Gillette Silver Blue in my Birth Quarter Super Speed. I know my trouble spots. I try to make sure they're smooth after touch up. Sometimes they feel that way even while applying the aftershave, but sometimes a bit of stubble shows up soon after. Today was one of those days. But, a great shave regardless.

Have a great Wednesday!

 

11/12/2015
Razor – Wolfman OC with Triad Ti Aristocrat
Blade – Feather (2)
Brush – Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Lather – B&M Seville
Post - Witch Hazel & Fine L’Orange



Another great work morning shave. I went with a traditional 3 pass shave slowing down a little to do touch ups as I went. This ended in a near BBS which is about my normal on work mornings. @CyanideMetal and @Boojum1 I took your advise and bloomed the stick this morning. That worked very well. Thanks for the tip. Finished off with a splash of Fine L'Orange.

 

I've been experimenting with my technique on my neck, my neck like most is a trouble spot. What I've not been doing is going WTG (everyone hair grows different) on my neck. I only go ATG on my neck and this has completely stopped all irritation, now I've been trying this for a week and have had amazing results.
My advice is it's never too late to switch things up a bit midstream, it's not always the tool. It could be a simple change in direction that makes a world of difference.
Happy shaving!
Kerry

 

I've been experimenting a bit as well - not with the setup, of course. Still the following:

- D.R. Harris Sandalwood
- Semogue 620
- Mühle R89
- Gillette Silver Blue (#3)
- SebaMed ASB

Today I thought ... well ... if Bill can do it, you can do it too. So it was just 1 pass X/ATG for me, followed by some touchups (so one and a half pass ) And guess what - it worked! Almost BBS shave, with the exception of one small spot under my chin wich I apparently overlooked. I left out my upper lip completely though - maybe I'll actually let the beard grow there. Let's see what SWMBO has to say about that

Edit: What's interesting though - the usual 3-pass W/X/ATG seems to be less irritating for my skin than a 1 pass starting right ATG. Had a slight burning sensation on my skin about 30 minutes post shaving. Nothing serious though and it's long gone, but worth mentioning I guess.