SoS: January 19, 2015 - January 25, 2015

My shaving plans for tomorrow will be as follows!

Menthol Monday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 7
Stirling Glacial Lavender SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
Santos de Cartier EdT

I enjoyed my shave with the Glacial Lavender soap so much yesterday that I decided to use it again tomorrow. This stuff has such an awesome blend of powerful menthol and refined, classy lavender, it gives great lather with a crazy-cold menthol effect like all the Glacial soaps give, and you can't beat the skincare. The Gold Bond moisturizer is another terrific face-freezer which protects against dryness and irritation, and the Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel as I've said before is the most powerfully-mentholated aftershave I've ever used.

 

Monday's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap
Wild Cherry STB
My Dad's Schick E3
Schick Platinum Plus
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Barbasol AS

The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Wild Cherry Silver Tip Brush. Two passes with my Schick E3 and Schick Platinum Plus Injector 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 Barbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Evening Shave for Tomorrow
A great way to end a very busy workday: hot shower and fantastic MENTHOL-LADEN shave with my favorite razor.
It's times such as these that I am so glad I got back into wet-shaving. I don't ever recall thinking myself during my cartridge days, "Oh boy, I get to shave tonight!"
Coincidentally, those were my exact thoughts tonight…

Have a wonderful Monday, everyone!

 

Planned SOTD for January 19, 2015

I plan to continue with my current set up, as it is giving me great results. Have a great week, everyone!

 

Planned SOTD for January 19, 2015
Razor: Gillette Toggle (S6)
Blade:Super Iridium (1)
Brush: Omega R&B LE Boar
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Prairie Creations DdC Alpine Snowdrift
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Iced Alpa 378



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Monday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Topaz Stainless (5)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Cream: Nivea Sensitive
Balm: Yves Rocher Sensitive

Topaz blade reached to its expiry usage on its fifth shave and I tossed it out. It's a great blade btw. I can order more when I finish the blades I have (approximately 15 years later )

 

Haha everything gets easier when your mind is set to I get to instead for I have to =)

 

Menthol Monday
A smooth and easy shave today. My Aristocrat is a joy to use. It may not get as close as Der Vorschlaghammer, but it's perfect for giving my neck a break and a more care free shave. There seems to be little chance of weepers or burn with this beauty. Krampert's Finest Frostbite perfectly finished off my shave and gave me a wonderfully chilly start to the day.

 

SOTD
January 19, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Huntlee Super Smooth Southsea Spray
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver
Huntlee Super Smooth Southsea Spray WOW! I received this soap from a PIF. Super slick, great skincare.
Go out and get it!

 

Pre: Sir Hare Bald Head Care Shaving Oil – Beach Bum
Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Neon Barber Handle (The Force)
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap – Pumpkin Spice
Razor: ’88 Gillette Super Adjustable – Black Beauty
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent
Post: Nivea Sensitive ASB & Lucky Tiger Bay Rum AS

Another mild, calm morning weather-wise. So I know some wicked weather is coming soon. That’s how Michigan is. We always get punished for unseasonably good weather. So we are trying to enjoy it while we can. Sub zero temps are coming I know it LOL

That Shave Life!

 

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Proraso Green Tea & Oat-White Tub
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Speick

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Proraso White Tub today. 20 seconds: load & go with the WD brush. Great, easy menthol lather. Gillette Silver Blue in the Tech. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Speick.

Bob

 

Menthol Monday

Stirling Glacial Obsidian may be the most mentholated product on the planet. A tiny bit goes a long way to livening up a shave. The L'Occitane provided a very slick and protective base. Boy, does this wake you up on a Monday morning.

L'Occitane Cade
Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Slim Adjustable
Ladas Blade

 

Mongoose B2
Feather Super
M&F Emillion
SAPONIFICIO VARESINO AROMATIC FERN
444 A/S Balm

Guerlain - Derby

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
art of shaving pure badger
catie's bubbles mile high menthol
Merkur 39c
persona lab(2)
iced Brut
menthol Monday
today brought a nice cool shave. I used a review soap, it did well(more on that when the reviewers post). three passes made for a nice shave, the hammer rarely disappoints. finished with iced Brut.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
Arko
Omega 10065 brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Pinaud Lime Sec EDC

Haven't used Arko for quite awhile. Silly me, this stuff is great! Fabulous shave to start to the week

 

SOTD
Menthol Monday, January 19, 2015

Prep: Warm Shower, Stirling's Bath Soap - Coniferous, Neutrogena Face Wash
Razor: IKon Shavecraft 102 Slant w iKon Bullgog Handle
Blade: Personna Med Prep #2
Brush: Frank Shaving Pur-Tech Synthetic - 28X54
Lather: Proraso Green
Post: Witch Hazel+Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Aftershave: Proraso Aftershave Lotion

 

Love the clock!

 

Barbasol Floating Head Razor
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Semogue BC Cerda
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Superior 70
Tet-A-Tet ASB

Felt like changing the razor this morning and had a lovely shave. The only thing I do not like about the Barbasol razor is the length of the handle. At 3" it would be perfect for me, but that is a minor quip. I have been using the IK soap since late November IIRC and still have over 50% of the puck left. It should get me through the winter.

Have a good day all.

 

19 January 2015

* Weber DLC + Toro Mastiff Gold
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro
* Mystic Water Brown Windsor
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Monday:
hot shower w/Pinaud Clubman scented body wash
Somersets Extra Sensitive PSO
Schick EasyRider 2 passes
Schick (1)
Omega boar
Derby soap in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Arko Aqua AS gel

Maiden voyage for my recently acquired EasyRider and it was indeed an easy ride. Very nice first shave.
Have a great week, fellow shavers!