SoS: January 18, 2016 - January 24, 2016

A frigid new week requires a frigid setup - here's mine!

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new Astra
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen AS Balm
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
Obsession for Men EdT

Danger - intense freeze. Use with caution!

 

Menthol Monday

Merkur
Shannon's Aussie Ice
Myrsol Formula K
Guerlain Vetiver

 

Monday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Proraso Green Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #37 Synthetic
Eversharp-Schick G1
Personna
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Proraso Green Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #37 Synthetic brush. Two passes with my Eversharp-Schick G1 razor and a Personna 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 Rose Petal WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

January 18

Gillette Flare Tip Super Speed (Z3)
Feather (2)
Kent BK8 silvertip badger
TSD unscented
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Small Batch Shave Tonic

I brought in one of my first badger brushes, the Kent BK8, for the remainder of this month's focus with the beloved Super Speed. I'm looking forward to Shave Den Monday. I hope you all have a great week!

 

Hello folks, good evening. Here's tonight's SOTD;

1914 ABC set Basketweave case, Shell pattern razor.
Personna Platinum Chrome blade.
Omega Travel Brush-(Boar)
Cella Shaving Soap.
Avon Mesmerize post shave conditioner.
Avon Mesmerize cologne.

This is one aggressive razor/blade combo. Don't get me wrong, I love my ABC sets, but for some reason, this particular set up is aggressive. I rate this shave at a BBS. Here is the photo-



Have a restful night everyone.

 

Today was the day. After applying some of the hone and strop restoration tips from this awesome thread by @gregindallas it was time to try out the Rolls Razor I bought at the end of the year. I'd honed it many, many times and stropped it quite a few times as well and the difference was easily noticeable. I have to say, it takes an act of faith to put this thing to your face for the first time. It's pretty much just a straight on a stick.



Right from the start it was tugging and pulling like a first grader with their mom at the fair. I soldiered on with trying angle changes, stroke length and speed, pressure, etc. but to no avail. It got worse under my chin and, despite my generally stubborn nature, I called it quits halfway through the first pass. My two day stubble was still easily visible where I had put blade to face. Darn. I guess I need to invest in a honing service or some stones or lapping film - something I was hoping to avoid.

So, what to salvage the day's shave with? Ah, my 1924 was at the ready and a nice choice to follow the 1914 I had shaved with the other day. Ever reliable, aggressive yet smooth, it made short work of it and left me with no nicks, no cuts, no weepers and one really close shave.

T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Bio Palmyra Shave Cream
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Rolls Razor (half of first pass)
Ever Ready 1924 (rest of shave)
GEM Stainless PTFE (3?) with half spine shim
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Going with an SE tomorrow...

Have a good one Gents.

 

Great photo JR.

 

Thank you...

 

Menthol Monday SOTD



Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade Gem PTFE SS (D7)
Brush: Rod Neep 28mm Extra Dense Silvertip
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Frosted Woodlands
Shave Soap: Tiki Frosted Woodlands
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Cryogen
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Razor: Seygus aluminium
Blade: Permasharp, #4
Brush: Simpsons, Commodore X2, 22*50
Soap: Nanny's Silly Soap, Signature. Lavender
Bowl: Aluminium, from Nature
Second shave with this soap (it will be with it for a full week)
Have a nice day

 

18.i.2016

 

01/18/2016
Razor – Cobra Classic
Blade – Kai Mild (3)
Brush – Rubberset 400 #3 with WSP HMW
Lather – Route 66 Lumberjack
Post - Witch Hazel followed by Fine Platinum

 

GOOD MORNING TSD!! 01/18/16 SOTD

Razor- 66' Gillette Super Speed
Blade-VDH Stainless(5)
Brush- VDH Boar
Lather-Body Nature Stone Wash
Three Passes,Cold Water Rinse
Witch Hazel,Pinaud Clubman A/S

A very smooth and comfortable shave this morning with the SS VDH combo,it's shave #5 and last on the blade.
The Body Nature Soap always provides a nice slick and rich lather.All topped off with one of my favorite A/S.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!

 

MLK Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Has long been a role model for me. I love his message and dedication to non-violence. History shows that violence is easy and really does not solve anything - it only delays the inevitable solution. We must confront the causes of our problems instead of just addressing the symptoms or trying to kill our way to peace. Non-violence is not passive, it is actively taking the harder path of engaging with, and yes, loving, our enemies as fellow human beings and not as caricatures or stereotypes. Only then can we build understanding and approach real solutions.

Prep: Shea Moisture Creme
Soap: B&M Lavanille
Brush: Brothers Bristles Spartan Bronze
Razor: der Futur
Blade: Voskhod (1)
AS: B&M Lavanille
EdT: Pi Neo

 

Hey man, nice shot.

 

Hello everyone.
Glorious winter day over here in Berlin, so I just had to slot in a quick "snowtheme day" and try my new birth quarter razor.



- Proraso white
- Semogue 1305
- 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable on 5
- Sputnik blade
- Proraso white ASB

As much as it hurts me to say that ... I have to admit - the Merkur Futur is a better shaver than the Slim. Shave was pretty good actually, but it lacked the smooth effectiveness of the Merkur. Maybe I have to get accustomed to the Gillette first, but on the other hand the Futur impressed me right with the first shave.

The Proraso soap performed solidly, as did the ASB. No irritations, DFS+, close to BBS. I can get shaves like this with any razor now, so the more interesting question will be: how long does it last?

Hope it's appropriate to finish this with one more of my pictures:

 

There's nothing like my Menthol Monday shave where I go for the max in freezing and the Glacial Wintergreen trio was the ticket! (BBS as well from my new Astra in the Super Speed!)