SoS: June 18th, 2012 - June 24th, 2012

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by crackstar, Jun 17, 2012.

  1. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    vostok.png diana_balsam.jpg Barber_Aftershave_Osage-Rub_LRG.jpg I'll get the thread off to an earlier start than usual because I'll be leaving the house very early in the morning. Ohhhhh, before I forget, we all know that every Monday is:

    Menthol Monday:

    Turkish Horsehair
    Super Speed/Shark day 6
    Queen Charlotte Soaps Vostok SC :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Diana Sport Menthol Balsam :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily:
    Osage Rub AS Balsam :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Obsession for Men EDT

    We're having some really good and hot weather here in Montreal, so menthol, menthol, and more menthol is the order of the day. The Vostok cream is not for everyone - the menthol effect is so powerful that it gave my brother-in-law a lot of discomfort when he tried it. For me it's fabulous, but that's because I'm a menthol freak. The Diana balsam is about 20 times colder than 444, and I cannot seem to stay away from this Osage Rub which I recently bought! ;) :D
     
  2. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

    Like you Jeff, I have a very early day. 4:30 AM comes too soon it seems.

    Here is my tomorrow's shave today!

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  3. Smoothy

    Smoothy Well-Known Member

    Good morning.

    Today’s shave was identical to yesterdays, only the blade was not brand new anymore:

    Martin de Candre ‘Savon de Marseille’ face wash during the shower
    Martin de Candre Lavender shave soap
    Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
    Feather AS-D1 razor
    Feather blade (2nd)
    Alum block rub
    D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave

    Wishing all of you a great week ahead!
     
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  4. dinatali

    dinatali Well-Known Member

    Shower
    Pre : PEARS Soap wash + Nivea face was balm
    Razor : Fatip
    Blade : Personna red
    Brush : Semogue 2015HD
    Soap : Tabac
    Scuttle : Schwarzweisskeramik XL
    As : Tabac lotion
     
  5. Mechguy

    Mechguy Well-Known Member

    18 June Menthol Monday

    Busy day today, so I wanted to kick it off with the best I had to offer.
    TSD IcedSubZero Soap
    Simpons Berkley 46, face lather
    Gillette Milord, with Gillette 7O'Clock Super Platinum Blue
    TSD IcedSubZero Splash and Proraso ASB

    This was an extremely nice three pass BBS shave. I just relaxed, took my time, and it was an awesomely chilly and smooth shave.
    My daughter starts her new daycare this morning (wife is upset), and I am flying out to Chicage then heading over to Lake Geneva WI for a meeting.
    I got up early just to catch up, hope everyone has a great week.
     
  6. DLreno

    DLreno Well-Known Member

    Monday, June 18

    Gillette New LC
    Rapira Swede (d2)
    Arko Stick
    Vulfix 2235 Super
    Proraso ASL
    Result: A BBS (I think). Some neck hairs were stubborn. I think I got them all. Mid day will tell the real story.
     
  7. oscar11

    oscar11 Well-Known Member

    5/5 August Weigelt, Bremen
    Haslinger Seaweed
    homemade silver tip
    Alcolada Glacial

    Nice, close shave. I picked this razor up on the "bay" for $15, real ivory scales and fine steel. It takes a very nice edge. I did get a piece of my earlobe but that's the way it goes, "live by the sword, die by the sword". Have a good day.
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  8. moz68

    moz68 Well-Known Member

    Gillette Fatboy
    Polsilver
    M&F Lee7
    Martin De Candre
    Nivea Energy A/S


    Montale - Black Aoud
     
  9. Dusty5150

    Dusty5150 Well-Known Member

    Happy Monday!

    Proraso Pre-shave
    Proraso Green Soap
    '73 Black Handle SS w/ Trig
    Warm + Cold Water Rinse
    Nivea Anti-irritation ASB
    Hair - Layrite Super Hold Pomade; slick and shiny :cool:

    A wonderful DFS to start off the week.
     
  10. Johnny

    Johnny Little Boy Blue

    Monday, June 18, 2012. Good Morning!

    Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
    Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
    Razor: Schick E3
    Blade: Schick
    Soap: TABAC
    Brush: Semogue 2010 Custom Boar
    Scuttle/Mug: Apothecary
    Post: Cold water rinse followed by some TABAC A/S

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  11. Azarius

    Azarius Must have had his WHEATies

    SOTD Monday June 18, 2012

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    Prep: Tepid Water Shower, Brush soaking in ice water.
    Razor: EJ DE89 head on iKon Handle
    Blade: Personna Super Platinuim
    Brush: 1950's Stanley Badger Hair Brush
    Soap: VDH
    AS: Pinuad Clubam
    Post: Cold Water Rinse, Naturally Fresh Alum, Second Cold Water Rinse, Ice Cube Face Rub, Bath of Clubman.

    For the first time in 7 months I am out of shaving cream. I had ordered some product from TSD Store and thought that I would have enough KMF and Bigelow to last me until it arrived, but I guessed wrong. So for today shave and till it arrives, I am facing lathering with VDH only.

    I was able to build a nice lather, it actually felt good to work the brush that much into my whiskers. The shave itself was nothing more than what was expected with this combo. Three passes, some light buffing on the trouble spots under my jawline and neck, and a very close to BBS shave.
     
  12. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Shave #2 with a vintage Marlin blade. It went nearly as well as shave #1, but I think I'd be pushing it for shave #3 in terms of sharpness.
     
  13. NUMCKS

    NUMCKS Well-Known Member

    Monday:

    Razor - Gillette New Bostonian
    Blade - Red Personna (4)
    Brush - Semogue Owner's Club Boar
    Lather - Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna shaving cream
    A/S - Thayers witch hazel
    Frag - Envy by Gucci
     
  14. wknicholas

    wknicholas Well-Known Member

    Monday morning, June 18, 2012

    Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (4)
    Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
    MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
    finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

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  15. Stroker

    Stroker Well-Known Member

    SOTD Monday 6-18-2012

    Muhle R102 w/Derby
    Classic Shaving Rose SS
    Omega Pro Boar
    Dickinson's Witch Hazel
    Nivea ASB
    Pashana Original ASL

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  16. Llyr

    Llyr Stay frosty, my friends!

    Menthol Monday:
    Soak Brush/Shavemac custom 167 2 band d01/heat up Schwarzweisskeramik XL Scuttle
    Hot Shower
    Proraso PrePost cream
    Vostok ss :love029: :love029: :love029: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Merkur Futur setting 2.5/Red IP (3)
    Cold Water Rinse
    Ice Cube Rub
    Monster Block Alum
    Cold Water Rinse
    Ice Cube Rub
    Thayer's Medicated Superhazel :love029: :love029: :love029: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    The Rub mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 :love029: :love029: :love029: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:

    This was a especially freezing Menthol Monday,I dont know if it was the Vostok and scuttle combo, but wow it was more face numbing than usual.The Thayer's seemed to extend the freeze,I was going to use Alt-Innsbruck which is face numbing in it's own right.But nothing beats The Rub with some 444.Great BBS shave,great menthol blast,now I'm ready to chew bubble gum and kick butt,and I'm all outta chewing gum.
     
  17. Neolithium

    Neolithium I am Canadian, eh

    Monday
    Merkur 37C
    Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
    Simpsons Berkeley
    Cella + MBomb

    Really loving this cold water shave thing. I think I'm converted.
     
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  18. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Would you believe I just cannot get into cold water shaving? I get such terrible results...........:(
     
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  19. Neolithium

    Neolithium I am Canadian, eh

    I just call that more proof that everyones face is different! For instance I cannot for the life of me get a good shave with the same razor you love.
     
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  20. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Neither can my brother-in-law. We both have very tough beards, but my skin is sensitive like hell, and also I'm petrified to cut myself. The Super Speed is a a perfect razor for me. With it, I can shave fast if necessary without irritations or cuts. :)
     
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