1. Do you want to play a shaving game?
2. Do you want to dial a particular piece of hardware or software in?
3. Are you on a restraint?
If you answered YES to any of the above, “Fixed Four” may be for you.
IT’S SIMPLE (Rule 1)
You just pick one BRUSH, one SOAP/CREAM, one RAZOR, and one BLADE*.
And you use ONLY those four for the whole month.
*With blades, if you chose say “Astra SP” you would stick to that blade, but use as many of them as you see fit.
That’s the end of Rule 1. Rule 1 is the only rule.
For an example, this was my choice for FFFMM 2023:
Brush: Shavemac "Kleiner Bayer" 14/42 Silvertip D01 2-Band
Soap: Clubman
Razor: Gillette NEW Flat Bottom GT
Blade: Gillette 7o'clock Black
Pre and Post Shave stuff isn’t included, so you can do exactly as you please in that area.
You can shave as often or as little as you like.
Typically you’d post saying “I’m in” and telling us your Fixed Four, but you don’t need to.
You can post every day to tell us how you’re getting on (we like that, and we like pics). You can also join us Fixed Fourers without making a single post (it’s entirely YOUR CHOICE).
If you post your Fixed Four during February, then find out that you’d like to change it… that’s fine. Just let us know the changes before your first shave in March.
Let the madness begin.
2. Do you want to dial a particular piece of hardware or software in?
3. Are you on a restraint?
If you answered YES to any of the above, “Fixed Four” may be for you.
IT’S SIMPLE (Rule 1)
You just pick one BRUSH, one SOAP/CREAM, one RAZOR, and one BLADE*.
And you use ONLY those four for the whole month.
*With blades, if you chose say “Astra SP” you would stick to that blade, but use as many of them as you see fit.
That’s the end of Rule 1. Rule 1 is the only rule.
For an example, this was my choice for FFFMM 2023:
Brush: Shavemac "Kleiner Bayer" 14/42 Silvertip D01 2-Band
Soap: Clubman
Razor: Gillette NEW Flat Bottom GT
Blade: Gillette 7o'clock Black
Pre and Post Shave stuff isn’t included, so you can do exactly as you please in that area.
You can shave as often or as little as you like.
Typically you’d post saying “I’m in” and telling us your Fixed Four, but you don’t need to.
You can post every day to tell us how you’re getting on (we like that, and we like pics). You can also join us Fixed Fourers without making a single post (it’s entirely YOUR CHOICE).
If you post your Fixed Four during February, then find out that you’d like to change it… that’s fine. Just let us know the changes before your first shave in March.
Let the madness begin.
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RTFM comes to mind, Rave. 
Well, crikey, the manual is rather specific. Isn't it? There's not much wiggle room there. I must have missed it on my first read-through of Rule 1. Carry on. 
Please explain.
