SoS: November 23, 2015 - November 29, 2015

I know it's a bit early to begin this new week - please forgive me!

Menthol Monday: (Canadian style!)

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new Astra
First Canadian Polar Vortex SS
Diana Sport Menthol Balm
Henri et Victoria Bergamot Vetiver AS
Acqua di Selva Cologne

This set-up is chock full of freezing menthol, my friends. It feels like the real Great White North!

 

Monday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Tabac Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #27 Silver Tip
Gillette Super Adjustable (new blade)
Astra Super Platinum
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Aqua Velva AS

The Tabac Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #27 Silver Tip brush. Two passes with my Gillette Super Adjustable razor and an Astra Super Platinum 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 after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Twenty-third shave of No Variation NoVember.
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Menthol Monday Planned SOTD



Razor: Loeffler Our Drummer 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: Vie-long Beehive 24mm Horse hair
Bowl: Turkish Porcelain Bowl 4 ¾”
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Chiseled Face Cryogen
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Cryogen​

 

New razor,today:
GEM Flying Wing or Bullet Tip (1947) gold tone
Alba coconut lime cream

On a recent run of the GEM product line. Recently used a OCMM and wanted to try something else in the line up. As luck would have it found a GEM bullet at a fairly local antique store.
A mild shave by comparison. Even attempted ATG with little fanfare. Actually needed ATG to feel like I got a decent shave.
I would say it's to shy for me but maybe a good shave for a younger thinner beard.
Expecting a Clog-Pruf (1941) sometime next week.

 

Monday Shave
Pre-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(in shower)
Shave-Gillette Regular(red)
A.S.-Clubman Country Club
Razor-Gillette Sensor 2 Pivot

 

Here is the set-up for tomorrow...

Dubl Duck Goldedge
AOS Finest Badger
GP Scuttle with some Beaver Wood Wright (Thomas Tew) - many thanks @ram57
Thayers WH
Nivea Sensitive Balm

Have a good week gents...

 

MENTHOL MONDAY - 11/23/15

RAZOR: Treet Single Edge
BLADE: GEM Stainless Steel
BRUSH: Whipped Dog Silvertip / Butterscotch
SOAP: Stirling Margarita's in the Arctic
AS: Pinaud's Clubman

First shave coming up with the TREET Single Edge. Not a lot of menthol, but enough.

 

Razor: Ming Shi
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Vie-long White Horse Hair
Soap: Proraso Red
AS: Barbasol Brisk

Perfect BBS!

 

Very nice set up. Interesting razor holder, custom made ?

 

No... it's actually by gillette / art of shaving. I got the brush and stand through one of those selling apps...at an absolute steal. Thanks.

 

Hi Friends,

here my Shave of the Day:


Tabac Man Aftershave // PannaCrema Vetiver // Vulfix Grosvenor // Gillette Fat Handle Tech // Gillette Bleue Extra

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

November 23

Feather Artist Club SS
Feather Professional (6)
Semogue 830
MdC scented
Three passes plus touch-ups
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and CC Bay Rum

This was my first three-pass shave (WTG, ATG, ATG) shave during the November focus. I'm near BBS in most areas and DFS+ around my mouth and chin. I missed one little patch on my chin. The Alum and CC Bay Rum were a little warmer than usual. All things considered, it was a great Monday morning shave. I satisfied my curiosity, and I'll return to two-pass shaves tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving week!

 

SOTD November 23, 2015

Rusty Blade Blend Pre-Shave Oil
Gillette Heavy Tech / Astra SP
Semogue / DR Harris Naturals
WH / Eucerin Cream
Nice shave this morning. Not much more to say...its Monday and back to work.

 

Menthol Monday
I set my Futur at five this morning for my second feather shave. This one with two days growth. The shave felt smoother as it happened, but I still got a couple small weepers. Shea Moisture balm is an excellent finishing move - Shea butter and tea tree oil are an excellent combo for my skin.
Prep: PAA Ice
Soap: Krampert's Finest Frostbite
Brush: HIS
Razor: der Futur
Blade: Feather (2)
AS: PAA Lime Ginger Tea Tree, Shea Moisture Balm

 

11/23/2015
Razor – Wolfman OC with Triad SS Helix
Blade – 7 O’Clock Blue (1)
Brush – Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – Soap Commander Passion
Post - Witch Hazel & Captain’s Choice Bay Rum

 

November 22 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Frank Shaving Pur-Tech
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Gillette Aristocrat
Stirling Unscented PSB -- Mentholated
Clubman Vanilla AS

 

After this great "Canadian shave" my face felt so frozen. That Polar Vortex soap can almost compete with a Glacial soap in menthol power, and does it ever lather nicely. The Diana Sport balm with the Bergamot Vetiver aftershave from Henri et Victoria are two other great face-freezers!

 

Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea for Men Original Moisturizing Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Lather: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine soap (with mango butter)
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (3, 4, 5)
Post: Cold water rinse, Thayer's witch hazel & aloe vera pad, Myrsol Metilsol AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

The good news is I caught the baby; day 2 with this Bic blade and a by-now extremely familiar setup produced BBS results. The bad news is a couple of minor weepers appeared over my Adam's Apple, reminding me not to confuse familiarity with grounds for complacency.

 

Monday, November 23, 2015 - Day 3 without hot water
No shave today. When my wife heard my muffled gasps of pain when I splashed freezing water on my face, she said, "You reach a point where you can no longer call it 'refreshing.'"