OCT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

October 8
20's Old Type
7O'Clock Yellow (4)

I had planned to change blades today after the issues I had yesterday and then forgot to do it. I remembered right after the first stroke and dreaded what was going to happen. Instead, it was a perfectly fine shave with none of the pulling from yesterday.

I'm not totally sure what the difference was- probably more careful technique today combined with some other failure yesterday (lather, perhaps?). Either way, I'll take it.

JR

 

My wife has mentioned that she really really wants to see that show. I'm glad she doesn't read this forum

 

October 8, 2015

OC October - This month I'll introduce myself to my OCs.
Gillette New LC
Gillette Goodwill
Standard Safety Razor OC
Schick Type C1 OC


Hot Shower, Morning Shave
Soap: Cella
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Thayers Lemon Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Myrsol Blue

Two-pass shave (XTG, ATG)
Well this razor / blade combo are 3-for-3. I can’t imagine better shaves. This razor has performed better than any so far with this kind of consistency. I really focus on my technique each shave, but sometimes I think I could let this razor go on auto-pilot! Smooth and clean face all the way around, with no irritation.

and with the Voskhod blade - THE ABSOLUTE BEST THREE SHAVES OF MY LIFE, REALLY!
( @NCoxSTL I know I’m in good with the Cartel now, but I take nothing for granite!)

I may not be posting much for awhile, I'm on an extended trip with my family to Florence!

My son lives in central Oregon and will pick him up, and with my daughter (and her puppy) the family will trek our way to the Oregon coast and the little coastal town of Florence!
(did I hook you in with thinking of that other, lesser known foreign city in Italy!)

Play ball!
RT

 

Day three with

This blade is a keeper. Three days of great shaves with no irritation! I understand from posts yesterday that this is probably a German blade and I have no idea how an Indian one would compare. This one is definitely a keeper.
SOTD
EJ DE 89
TSD Barber Shoppe shave stick
AoS post shave balm
TSD Egyptian Spice AS
Have fun!

 

You had me hooked, but it was the baseball cards that did it.!

 

I guess there's no Puppy Love left in your house.

 

Enjoy your trip free from worry about the boys. I'll find someone else for them to deal with. Nice Chris Carpenter card, by the way.

 

Lots of puppy love. Not much Donnie and Marie love I'll end up taking her there. It's inevitable.

 

Vince, have a great time on your trip. You know...you rock a Gillette New LC (great American razor), you love baseball (America's favorite sport), you vacation in Oregon (one of America's most beautiful places), but you use those "other" blades. Get a Feather (America's best blade) in the New right away. Have principles, man! Have fun with your family and your grand pup.

 

Good plan!!!

 

OCtober - Trick or TREET
October 8

Razor - RazoRock TTO
Blade - (1)
Brush - Vie-Long 12061 - The Pony
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold water, Alum, The Veg

Back to the focus this month. Off we go to the Treet New Steel. This blade has me a bit befuddled as there isn't a lot of information about it, even though there's a lot of information about it. We know, for instance, it claims that its performance is a combination of steel and special coating, and that is't Pakistani made with USA Technology. Direct quote there. But, is it stainless? Carbon? A mixture? Aluminum? Who knows? It looks like a stainless except for some blue sheen in places which could be carbon and, oh forget it. Let's just shave with the stupid thing. I did read on another forum that a few guys really like this blade claiming it's super sharp and super smooth. Let's find out.

The RazoRock TTO is up today. Great modern brass razor that is more aggressive than most other TTOs. That might be a good or a bad thing. Lather is provided today by the Pony and Tabac. Fantastic lather, ready to go.

I was hooked on the first stroke. Wow. Smooth as silk yet it really got a clean path. Went ahead with the first pass and it was every bit as smooth and effective as some had said. Second pass XTG equally smooth and productive leaving only the neck. I went ahead with a full ATG pass just to check it out and finished BBS. Wow. Hit the alum and found no problems. Double wow. Splashed on the Veg with no burn. Triple wow. This thing is every bit as good as advertised. Now, will it last? I didn't remove it from the razor like I do carbons. Let's let it stay in place like the wrapper says and see if it rusts or not. That may be the tell if there's any carbon involved. But for today, fantastic shave and I have another TREET for the month. Amazing statistic.....eight shaves and not a bad one yet. That has to be a record for me when I'm running through blades. Have a good Thursday everyone.

Oh! I forgot the cake yesterday. Sorry about that. Better late than never!

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Feather......."America's best blade". Something's rotten with that statement. And "other" blades? We'll have a discussion soon. :ahem:

 

Sounds like a great trip. I hope you have a great time.

 

I hope you have great trip.

 

It's really neat, it's such a simple idea but creative at the same time. Works great!

 

Will Clark in any other uniform other than a San Francisco Giants just ain't right.

 

Have fun Bill!

 

NEW razors are always nice. Glad you're getting great shaves! So, Florence, huh? Don't forget to enjoy the various piazzas and palazzos! LOL

 

I thought you were coming to Florence, Alabama. I was going to drive over from my hometown, Rome, Georgia, to visit you.

 

OCtober 30 Day Focus -- Cadet Open Comb

October 7

Razor – Cadet Open Comb
Blade – Ladas
Brush – VDH Boar
Soap – Olive Tree Secrets Tobacco and Leather
Post - Cold Water Splash, Witch Hazel M-Bombed, and Clubman



Used a soap that I picked up at a recent craft market. It was listed as a bath soap but he indicated many people use it as a shave soap. So I decided to give it a try. I give it a 6 or 7 out of 10 as a shave soap. Decent lather, not the most, but not bad either. Decent slickness, definitely could be better. And the smell was fantastic though a bit light. As for moisturizing and skin feel, I have no complaints. It was made from goat's milk and olive oil so it was pretty nice on the skin. It was great as a bath soap, but only decent as a shave soap.

Also, I managed to pick up a new bowl to use. My local CVS had a VDH set that was literally torn open. Someone had stolen the brush. Well, they had the bowl and soap listed at 50 cents, so I could not pass that up!

The shave was excellent. Really paid attention to angle and pressure. It was a great shave. No irritation at all. Very smooth. My Fiancee is in town and she deemed it the baby, so I get to claim a BBS shave for last night. Best part is that I am still fairly smooth today!