OCT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Another thing to try, that is part of my daily shave is a cold water rinse after your last pass. I don't do cold water shaves, but the cold water rinse does wonders for irritation.

 

Happy Birthday Neal! @NCoxSTL

 

"Several decades ago". Boy I don't like the sound of that but it is very true. Coming up on 4 decades. OUCH! Soft side? Who? Where? Only tough guys here!



Oh, and by the way, Vladimir Putin was also born on October 7th. I share my birthday with him, along with Bishop Tutu and John Mellencamp. My claims to fame.

 

Everyday I see random acts of kindness here at The Shave Den and it makes me feel good about being a part of it here. I have had many friendly people help me through all stages of my wetshaving journey and even offer well wishes and prayer for my hardships and the health of my family. I'm so happy about being here and seeing great acts like these that I couldn't think of anything to say so I'll just say thank you to you guys for making this feel like a new branch of family and for being so very friendly to a young guy like me. I benefit from simply knowing you.

On a lighter note, Happy belated Birthday @NCoxSTL. I hope everyday brings you joy.

 

Interesting. I share a birthday with Danny DeVito and Gordon Lightfoot.

 

I share a birthday with K.D. Lang and David Schwimmer. You guys win.

 

I've been doing a cold water rinse before my touch up. It makes the last remaining stubble stand up straight for slaughter. I think this is one of the reasons I've been so fortunate in the BBS department. Of course, other reasons include blade angle, paying attention to the beard grain, a good lather... you get the drill - all the stuff I learned from the fine folks from the Den!

 

10/7/15

Gillette Old Type
Frank Shaving Pur-tech Synthetic
C.O. Bigelow cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Shave #1 with the Lord Platinum Class in my Old Type.
Did face lather and 2 full passes: Pass 1 XTG on my face and XTG on my neck (top to bottom today). Great reduction and very comfortable, almost DFS. Pass 2: ATG. Almost had a BBS at this point. A cold water rinse followed by some minor touch up and the baby came home. The Aqua Velva was mild today.

Love the Lord Platinum Class in my Old Type. We’re still on the road. Yesterday was on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake followed by Big Cottonwood Canyon to see Solitude and Brighton ski resorts, then Enterprise Pass linking Brighton to Park City. Today we toured Bryce Canyon. Stunning! Tomorrow we’re headed for the Flamingo in Las Vegas for two nights. Decided we wanted to park for a couple of nights in one place. We're not into gambling, but my wife loves Donnie & Marie, so what's a guy to do but please his bride with front and center tickets for Friday night! Of course the show is no surprise, it's the reason we came on the trip!

Hope all is well!

 

Yeah, I can see where someone born and raised in Detroit might not like all that traffic in GA...
Actually, I hear ya...That Atlanta traffic can be brutal...Man, I'm a Jazz Musician, and both those cities have a lot of action...Detroit is like one of the best cities for raising great players...
Barry Harris, Paul Chambers, Elvin-Thad-Hank Jones, Charles McPherson, Pepper Adams, Yusef Lateef, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Stitt, Curtis Fuller, Louis Smith, and the list just goes on and on......When I was on the road all the time I always looked forward to Detroit....

But you certainly have nicer winters where you are now....}8^D

 

Atta Boy....A Good Man knows how to show his lady a good time! Sounds like a great trip!
Enjoy every minute!

 

The winters in Detroit gave me the desire to move South. Working 2nd shift and having to scrape the ice off my windows in order to go home was no fun! My brother still lives in Plymouth. He gets to do the ice scraping in the family now!

 

But it's far more dangerous driving in the snow here in Georgia than up north. I grew up here, but I feel like I can drive alright in winter weather. Most people here panic if they see 2 snowflakes in the same day and don't have any idea about how to control a car on snow and ice.

 

I'm one of those people. I grew up in FL so these NC winters are hard on me. I hate driving between Oct and Mar.

 

They look great. Congratulations!!!

 

Congrats. You have the OC bug for sure. I completely understand since OC razors are my favorite DE razors.

 

Great post. I feel the same way about TSD.

 

10/08/2015
Razor – Wolfman OC with Dr. Bomber handle
Blade – Feather (2)
Brush – Romera Olivewood Synthetic
Lather – B&M Latha
Post - Witch Hazel & Floid Black Sample



A fantastic 3 pass BBS shave this morning which is a rare occasion on work days. The Wolfman OC is very efficient but also so smooth even with a Feather blade. The Romera Olivewood (thanks again Mark @Boojum1 ) whipped up the Latha with no effort. I am not a fan of the scent but the performance of this soap is first rate. Finished off with a Floid Black from my sample pack. I hope everyone has a great Thursday.

 

I am back from my trip, and skipped a couple of days in posting. I am not sure how many posts I have to read, but it appears to be a lot. Here are the past two days of shaves.





AS I mentioned, I used Schick C3 while on my trip, and I have to say I just love this razor. It is so comfortable, more so than the Type G I used most of last month.