SoS: February 23, 2015 - March 1, 2015

Wow, March is almost here and soon the transition into spring will begin. (Hopefully!) Here's my shaving plan for tomorrow.

Menthol Monday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new SuperMax Blue
Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Fahrenheit EdT

If this set-up doesn't freeze a man's face off, then I give up. The Neutrogena face wash is so cold, especially if you wait a minute or two and the Glacial Obsidian soap is not only cold, it's downright frigid to the point where it feels like liquid nitrogen on your face, and the Anherb conditioner keeps that chilliness going with great soothing. Finally, the Rubby Dubby Doo hits you with its own special bone-chilling iciness. What a shave this is going to be!

 

February 23 Plans

Stirling Sheep Soap
Feather Artist Club razor
Feather Professional blade (day 4)
RV Shaving handle with a 24/46 mm Shavemac Two-band Silvertip knot
D.R. Harris Almond cream
One pass plus touch-ups
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

I'm wrapping up my last week with the Feather Artist Club razor. I reached my goal this month of achieving close and comfortable shaves with this razor. I look forward to using my Merkur 37C Slant Bar razor and a boar brush for March. I purchased the brush about 20 years ago at the local Walmart, and I've used it a handful of times with a cart. Truthfully, I won't miss the Artist Club razor too much, but I will definitely miss my two-band silvertip brush.

May your coffee be strong and your Monday be short.

 

Proraso green preshave
Semogue 1800
Haslinger Ewe's Milk facelathered
Muhle R41
Gillette Platinum White (2)
Ralon AS
Unrefined shea butter



First time with lanolin soap and had the best shave ever. The lather was so good I thought about going for a 4th pass just for the hell of it!

 

Monday's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
ARKO Extra Performance
Jayaruh WC2 Synthetic
Schick Krona
Personna Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

The ARKO Extra Performance Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC2 Synthetic Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Super Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Menthol Monday SOTD 2/23/15

Cobra Classic | Feather Artist Club Pro (D1)
Symmetrical Pottery Shave Bowl | Muhle XL Silvertip Fiber
SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub | Homemade Frosted Woodlands
Tiki Frosted Woodlands | Monster Alum Block
Handmade Soap Co. Soothing Cream | Alt-Innsbruck







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Prep : Cold Water
Razor : Gillette Fat Boy
Blade : Kroger SS DE - Israel
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice
Couldn't stand to see the Boy cry....

 

Evening Shave for Tomorrow
Smooth & chilly 3-pass shave tonight—cold water shave plus menthol—which I do find invigorating.
This is my 3rd shave with this British-made Kropp & each one has been quite pleasant.
Busy day tomorrow for me…have a great Monday, all!

 

Kevin, I was initially going to use a year old Valobra Menthol brick that still new in box but upon opening the box and wrapper it had zero menthol aroma to it and actually smells unscented. Does your VM have any menthol?

 

Planned Menthol Monday
Maggard MR8 Heavy
Rapira blade
Plisson L'occitane brush
Proraso white pre shave cream
Shannon's Soaps Ltd Aussie Ice
Thayers Medicated Superhazel
Osage Rub
Proraso Aftershave

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Guy, honestly I cant detect any menthol in the Valobra Menthol. I wind up adding a drop or 5 of the TSD M-Bomb just to get the menthol kick. I love the slickness and the ease of lather of the Valobra, but the menthol WHAM! is definitely lacking.

 

Thanks for the confirmation. I really like almond scent and as you stated easy to lather. Ended up giving mine to my daughter's boyfriend.

 

Monday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (2)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Cream: Arko
AS: Barbon

Arko cream is really refreshing with menthol this time. I like it!

 

Monday, Feb.23, 2015

PAL Injecto-matic w/ Schick blade (2),
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
lather-up with Arko – shave,
finish with cold water, Witch Hazel
and Gillette Cool Wave for a DFS!

 

Monday Early morning shave.
2am, 23 February 2015

Gillette New Deluxe / t2
7 O'Clock SP Black
Klenzo / finest
Arko

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Monday's Shave



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: '46-'50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech
Blade: Astra SP
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Pinaud Clubman

No shaves over the weekend, last week was rough on my face so I gave it some time to heal. I think the Astra SPs are right for me in the Tech. 3 pass DFS with no irritation.

 

M&F Chief
Shavecraft 102
Simpson's Cafe Latte
AESOP shaving bowl
Nivea Aftershave balm
Thierry Mugler Pure Malt

 

Gem "Bullet Tip" razor
Gem Stainless blade
CO Bigelow SC
FS Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Haze/Sage mix
CO Bigelow 1585 cologne

Another smooth, close and comfortable shave from a stainless blade. Like it! Not sure what has changed cuz I didn't use to get good shaves out of a SE stainless blade. Not commplaining though.

 

Gillette New Deluxe Bulldog
Personna Lab Blue
Semogue BC Mistura
Arko SS
Alum
Superior 70

Not my favorite blade / razor combination, but I had a nice shave after skipping yesterday.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
Oscar11/ omega
catie's bubbles mile high menthol
gem micromatic bullet tip
cvs persona
Geo W Korn 5/8 hollow "lady tempest"
ICED Barbasol pacific rush
MENTHOL MONDAY
today's shave was nice. mile high menthol is so nice you wanna bathe in it. I got a nice shave with a se on a second use.(I'm happy). last pass with the straight, very close today. finished with iced rush.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I think the menthol in the Valobra soap is just for the scent. Me too, I really don't feel any cooling from it to speak of.