SoS: June 1, 2015 - June 7, 2015

I have to go to a party soon so I'll kick off the new week now!

Menthol Monday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new Derby
Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Osage Rub AS
Aramis EdT

Not as intensely cold a shave as my usual Menthol Monday mornings but still a very respectfully-cold shave. The MITA soap is something I've been neglecting lately, so I'll be going with it this time. It smells wonderful, it gives great rich, slick lather, and its menthol power is still pretty strong and enjoyable. I'll be getting additional cooling and soothing from the Gold Bond moisturizer, and the coldest part of this experience will be the Rubby Dubby Doo. I have a new Derby blade all set for action.

 

Monday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh WC1 Silvertip Badger
Gillette Black Tip SS
Rapira Platinum Lux
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
FD Old Spice AS

The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC1 Silvertip Badgerbrush. Two passes with my Gillette Black Tip SS razor and a Rapira Platinum Lux 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 FD Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Today's shave

Kronos r2

Lab blue (10)

Rooney 1/2

DR Harris Arlington soap and splash

 

Menthol Monday Planned SOTD
Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D1)
Brush: Shavemac Americana D01
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Cream: QCS Iced Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD Subzero

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Planned Menthol Monday SOTD

Schick type J razor
Schick injector blade (3)
New Forest Alpolina silvertip badger brush
Homemade frosty woods PSO
Myrsol emulsion
Shannon's Aussie Ice shave soap
Myrsol Formula K Aftershave
Royall Vetiver edt

 

Menthol Monday
Top notch shave today with Krampert's. I used the FatBoy on 9/7/7 with the great lather built by The Colonel. The lather improved during each pass, meaning I should have built it more at first, but also that it is long lasting. Krampert's Finest Frostbite added a pleasing chill with moisture and other skincare at the end.
Prep: Mickey Lee Lime
Soap: Krampert's Finest Frostbite
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Gillette FatBoy
Blade: Voskhod (1)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

 

menthol Monday
hot water wash with nivea men's
brothers bristles/ ace black badger
Palmolive classic
wade& butcher 5/8 full hollow, square end
Merkur 34chd
Ladas(2)
ICED Barbasol brisk
today's shave was nice. the Palmolive is very nice shave cream. the bb ace made great lather of it. I made three passes with the straight, cleanup with the hd. very nice smooth comfy shave today. finished with iced brisk.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

That MITA soap is unreal - it's thanks to my dear friend Ryan that I have it. I love everything about it - scent, lather, blade glide, as well as the pretty strong cooling. It helped me to get a wonderful BBS shave and a splash of the Rubby Dubby Doo put all kinds of extra icicles in my face.

 

6/01/15
A Month of Proraso!!

Proraso Green Soap
Semogue Italian Barber LE
Gillette New Improved
Pol-Silver Blade (3)
Proraso Green Aftershave


First time using the New Improved. Very smooth. The handle and weight is a bit different, but very easy to shave with. I like the bottom part of the handle, a good foundation for my pinky to set on. I like it so far.

 

Cream Week for Me-7 Creams in 7 Days

Monday
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Shulton Old Spice Cream
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (3)
Brush: Canadian Fuller Pur-Tech G4 Syn-24mmx52mm
Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice

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

Old Spice Cream today. 5 seconds to load the Fuller Synthetic (work by Carrington!). Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Platinum in the Slim. Very smooth, close, shave. I finished with Shulton Old Spice.

Bob

 

Ooo... I like that brush.

 

Sum Extra 88
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Barrister & Mann Seville soap
Lucido AS

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6/1/2015 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat, Double Duck Goldedge straight razor
Blade: Super Max Platinum (3)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair Brush
Soap: Stirling - Frozen Tundra
After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

A Darn Fine Shave on Menthol Monday. The Frozen Tundra was whipped into a nice and cold lather by the Vie Long brush. The Duck and the Aristocrat did a good job. The Osage Rub brought the arctic chill and the Prada will have me smelling great all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

Star 1912 style razor
CVS carbon steel blade
VDH Luxury SS
FS Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
M&L Florida Water Cologne

Nice shave on the first day of hurricane season here in SE Louisiana. Here's praying for a very quiet season.

 

SOTD
June 1, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Red & Black acrylic Silvertip 22/50mm
Lather: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: Stirling MITA
Great shave. I really like this prefilled jar of Stirling soap. Cold? Wow! Freezing! I had Rod kick up the MITA a/s. Yikes!
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Welcome to the SOTD!

 

06/01/2015
Razor – Gillette New LC with Triad SS Helix
Blade – Lab Blue (1)
Brush – Every-Ready with TGN Finest
Lather – B&M Latha
Post - Witch Hazel and Floid Blue Sample



Very good 3 pass shave this morning. I did have one weeper just below my chin. Good bit of irritation in the same area. I am sure that both of these are technique related. I have just not shaved much at all with a DE this year so I really need to concentrate on my technique. The Latha soap was super easy to whip up into a very nice slick lather. I'm really not crazy about the scent but at least it dissipates by the time I'm finished lathering. Finished up with a splash of Floid Blue from my sample pack.

 

1 June 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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5/8 Grelot Lotus
Sapone Di Paolo
homemade synthetic

Sapone Di Paolo is another good artisan soap, nice stuff. Very nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Another day with LASS Woody Lavender produced another acceptable lather. I use the word "acceptable" because I believe for most people it will work and do a fine job. I don't consider this a great soap because the lather produced is too thin for my tastes. The wooded scent is growing on me. I believe I have just enough left for one more shave. 2 passes for a CCS .

LASS Woody Lavender
Rapira Stainless blade
slim adjustable