SoS: May 22, 2017 - May 28, 2017

Kickoff time for a new week!

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/new Gillette Wilkinson
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill S/S
Stirling Glacial Unscented A/S Balm
Stirling Lemon Chill W/H
YSL Pour Homme EdT

This will be a farewell shave to my almost-empty Glacial Lemon Chill bowl because it's finally at the end. There's just enough soap left for this final outing and then.......away it goes. I think I'll soon have to buy some more of the Lemon Chill witch hazel because the bottle is more than half-finished. The Glacial Unscented balm is so awesome and frigid - you get a great menthol blast with perfect skincare, and you don't have to worry about it disrupting the scent of a cologne or eau de toilette!

Wishing everyone a fantastic week!

 

My Monday Shave Plan is-same as that of Saturday. To review:

Prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Ultra Clean)-in shower**
Shave-Rte 66 Soap(Cavendish)
Brush-WSP Pure Badger
Razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Clubman Special Reserve

Well, not EXACTLY the same, but close.

 

I have a large lilac bush in my yard that is in full bloom and the scent has inspired my plans for tomorrow's shower and shave.



I'll be using a bar of Arbor Street Soap Co's "Springing into Lilac" in the shower followed by some Pinaud Lilac Talc.

Then for the shave it will be Maggard Razor's Lilac shave soap and I'll finish with some Lilac WH and the Veg.

The two things I don't have are a lilac PSO and a lilac deodorant.

Oh, no clue yet what razor, brush, or blade I'll be using but I can worry about that in the morning.

Ya know, I could probably just splash a little of the Veg in the pits.... yeah, that oughta do the trick.

 

Monday's Shave


Nivea Men Face Wash
VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #170 Synthetic
Ming Shi Adjustable
Rockwell Swedish Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #170 Synthetic brush. I did two passes the Ming Shi Adjustable razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless blade. It was my first full shave with the Ming Shi. I had always thought the Futur to be a large clunky razor. Maybe I still do, but I was pleased with the MS's performance. I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Lilac scents on me are no good but my wife has one perfume which is called Diorissimo which is sort of lilac-scented and on her it's awesome!

 

Where, oh where, did you get the Lilac Talc????

 

I don't know.
It must've just been someplace I walked into because I don't find it listed in any of my online purchases.

I looked through my postings in "The Haul" and apparently I didn't post it there either (which doesn't surprise me because if I posted everything I buy, you guys would think I'm nuts or something)

It's a huge container (12.5 oz) and it's about 3/4 full. Lightly scented and very nice.

I'm also not sure how old it is but the container is all metal and has no bar code symbol. If I see another one someday I'll grab it for you.

 

Monday's Shave: It's a mystery to me. I keep a couple of large jars of Top notch performing straight razors, and I just grab one. So, I get a surprise each day, unless there are a few I recently honed, and have wanted to try out.

 

Found one on Ebay for $15 + $8.65 S&H Kind of pricey...

 

Menthol Monday SOTD



Razor: King Cobra\Triad
Blade: Schick Proline (D2)
Brush: Zen Shave two band 24mm
Bowl: TDG4 5½” Cypress Sinker Log
Pre-Shave Scrub: Lisa's Sunny Citrus
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill
Shave Soap: Viking Soaps Citron
Post: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Aftershave: Pereja Limon


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Barrister and Mann Reserve Spice soap and Aftershave, Wolf Whiskers handle with amack game changer brush, 1946-50 Gillette fat handle tech re-worked by Delta echo razors in their "ink edition" colorway, Gillette silver blue razor blade.

 

Razor - Stirling Soap's Slant
Blade - Derby - Extra "Super Stainless"
Shave Brush - Wood Razor's TruStone Turquoise (with 24mm Synthetic Nylon Knot by The Golden Nib)
Aftershave - Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711"(originally by Muelhens)
Brush/Razor Stand by Marconi Shaving
Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "11235"
Scuttle by Karen's Pottery
Aftershave - Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711"
Deodorant - Tom Ford "Neroli Portofino"
Fragrance - Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711" Eau de Cologne (originally by Muelhens)


I'll do my semi-regular 4711 Monday Morning shave with the hot soothing lather and that Neroli & Citrus scent. It's a great way to start off the week smelling and feeling fresh like a new start. The scuttle experience so far has got me thinking about eventually adding at least a lather bowl to my sets, maybe even another scuttle or two. I'm going to start waking up earlier to fit in a second pass on my shaves. I don't know if my skin can handle more than my standard 1-pass+1-touchup routine, but I want to try because of all that leftover lather.

 

How close is that "Cold Spices" to Old Spice? Which one would be closer? PAA's "Cold Spices" or Soap Commander's "Endurance"? I still have a long time to decide because the Village Soapsmith Old-Spice Type soap I have in the mug now seems to be lasting forever. I probably won't finish that for a year at least.

 

Pre-Shave: @khun_diddy Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: Guerrilla
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Doug Korn D7V
Lather: Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

 

05/22/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Captain's Choice 45th Parallel Shaving Cream
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
OneBlade Razor Model 2.0
Feather FHS-10 Hi-Stainless Blade - 5th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
Captain's Choice 45th Parallel "B" Evaluation Sample
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

yeah, that's way more than I would have paid.

 

May 22, 2017
Colonial Razors “The General”
Feather Pro
BSB-2 with Vie Long 2 Band
Mystic Water Lavender Lime
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

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WCS Charcoalgoods Stainless Steel Razor
Perma Sharp Stainless Blade
Cremo Cream Cooling Shave Cream
Big Bruce Synthetic Brush
Aqua Velva Sensitive Balm
Asylum Vetiver Bourbon After Shave

 

Menthol Monday
My first use of Reef Point Earl Grey and Ginger was simply outstanding. The lather is excellent and easy to make, like all RP offerings I've tried. Three smooth comfortable passes with the Future were followed by the matching splash - very refreshing. The scent seems a little green and herbaceous as it dries down. I really like Ginger and tea, so this is right up my alley.

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