NOV 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

Congrats on a great month. I enjoyed following your progress through out the adventure. And no the madness never ends.

 

You should have a straight ther in a few weeks.

 

Nov 28 Focus shave 28

Cathie's Bubbles and some liquid lanolin for my travel day shave. I know this is good stuff and I need a long lasting BBS so 2011R41 with a new Super Iridium blade. 4 smooth passes and one super smooth BBS. Alum test and zero reaction. Epic shave this morning, a perfect start to my vacation. Off to Macau now.

Irritation A+, closeness A+

Cathie's Bubbles Ocean Breeze + liquid lanolin
Thäther 3 band silver tip
2011 Mühle R41 with Super Iridium
Luck Tiger AS
L'Occitane Cade ASB
Chanel Egoïste

 

So the madness never ends then.

 

I had another no shave day, which makes three in a row for me. This is a personal record since I started wet shaving. I am thinking of moving on to next month's focus, since I have so many days off from the Aristocrat and we are so close to December. Here is a little preview of what I am thinking for tomorrow. I reserve the right to change this up, but I would like to get my first Pain Stick shave in on a day when I have a bit more time and when I can let any mishaps heal. So, right now, this is my planned set up:

 

I like it. Good idea to start on a less rushed day. Take your time and don't feel the need to go three passes. If you get a pass done and feel confident keep going but don't be shy about switching to a DE or something to finish. Build up the technique over the month. You'll be right there with the pros in no time.

 

What blade are you using?

 

28 November 2015

Day 27 - No Variation November!



Utopia 3-piece
Gillette Silver Blue
Proraso Barbe Dure
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Alum
TSD 2x Iced Barber Shoppe AS

Have a super Sunday!
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General Announcement: the thread for December will open Nov 30. Thanks again for another great month! See you soon for your next focus!

 

November 28

Razor – 1974 Gillette SS
Blade – GSB
Brush – AOS Badger
Soap – Gada Cool Mint shave cream
Post - Cold water splash, Witch Hazel and Aqua Velva


Been a good month with the SS. Prior to this month I have used the SS on only two occasions one being for my birthday back in July when I was very new and once during blade month just to see if the GSB would be OK in the SS for when I got around to doing this month long use. Both prior shaves were pretty rough but ended reasonably close. I think this month made me really pay attention to this razor to get the most out of it. Not my favorite razor but can get a good DFS+ or BBS shave with little to no irritation. That was the goal. Today's shave was another good shave. No irritation and DFS+ because my fiancee found a small area on the jaw line that I did not get completely clean.

My second new piece was the Gada shave cream that I got out of the Nationwide tour box. It proceed to be an excellent cream. Very easy to lather, plenty of slickness, and left my face feeling good and moisturized. Definitely glad a little goes a long way so this one can be used for a while.

Third was the AOS brush. Hmmmm still not sold on this brush. Easy to create lather but so very floppy. It is so soft and so easy on your face but just had no backbone and does not give me the massaging feeling I liked from my boar. Looking forward to comparing it to the Stirling Kong during the next month to determine whether it will be kept or not.

I might not shave until December so figured I would go ahead and do my wrap up. If I do shave it will be identical to today's with hopefully the same or better results. See y'all in the December thread!!

 

Last shave for the month, decided to do an Old and New. Used the big wedge I bought last month, it is an unrestored beauty from the 1860s, and a joy to shave with. I named her Bertha. Using my week old strop, and newer software, along with a brush from the 50s (I think) that has a synthetic knot. Getting one more shave in this month. Planned is below. Will post an update later.

 

I am going to have to get some of those blades to try. 100% of my experience is with the Feather Pro blade. I'll have to try some others including the Kai. Thanks for the great info.

 

I started using mine on Saturdays last month before jumping in and using one exclusively for a month. Take your time, be careful landing the blade, watch the angle and practice practice practice. You will be surprised how well they can work. Have fun!

 

Today was my first no shave day since starting wet shaving last Christmas. It just feels wrong to skip. Maybe I should shave before bed

 

Just so that you don't feel alone: I'll join you on your no shave day today

 

And a third no shave. I got home late and this pipe is too tasty to not smoke. I'll do a rare morning shave tomorrow when I get up.

 

November 29

Feather Artist Club SS
Feather Super Professional (2)
Semogue 830
MdC scented
Two passes plus touch-ups
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and CC Bay Rum

Goals
Further develop my two-pass shave technique by practicing the basics
Break in and get more experience with the Semogue 830
Get more experience with MdC

Have a great Sunday!

 

I am using a Kai Captain blade.

 

Gillette Super Speed Y3
Rapira Super Stainless (1)
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Strop Shoppe Baker Street
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Pinaud Clubman Original

Shave #2 with the Rapira Super Stainless in my Birth Quarter Super Speed.
Lathered in my scuttle today adding water to the base of my brush from time to time and obtained a rich lather from the Strop Shoppe Baker Street. When I thought it was ready, I checked the slickness, took a picture and then rewet and lathered my face.


2 full passes: Pass 1 XTG. Very good reduction. Pass 2: ATG. At this point had a near BBS except for parts of my neck. A small amount of touch up using the soap on my face, then a cold water rinse followed by a moderate amount of touch up in a few of my trouble spots brought home the baby. The Pinaud Clubman was very mild.

A very nice BBS from the Rapira Super Stainless in my Super Speed with the Strop Shoppe Baker Street. The scuttle generated a nice thick protective lather from the Strop Shoppe Baker Street. The volume was about the same as when I face lather, but it looks richer coming from the scuttle. I still had enough for at least another pass after I was finished shaving. I worked a little more than usual on a couple of my trouble spots, but there was no irritation and it paid off. All in all, a very pleasant shave.

I hope everyone has a nice Lord's Day.

 

My shave last night was great. Ended up using my Tech to work around the cut from Wednesday. Bertha was a joy to use and just wiped the whiskers away. Touch up with the tech, and I ended up a few hairs short of a BBS. Alum was quiet. Closeness A-, Irritation A.