The Fellowship of Cold Water Shavers

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I still can't believe they played at Woodstock. If THEY did, the Beach Boys might as well have.

 

actually, I have already announced my desire to do an Ice-Bucket Challlenge, wherever I can learn of one happening.

 

which one is Fogerty-the only clean-shaven one?

 

Yep!

 

Actually, both of the guys on the left side of the picture... You'll have to be more specific!

 

Just my daily quota of TSD enabling:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Collectibles-/1/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=avon+arctic+king&_sop=12

 

I like those, I may get one just for the bottle

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SOTD Fri. 4/15/16
Pre Shave Cleanser: Noxzema Classic
Pre Shave Oil: DG Vitamin E
Shave Soap: Haslinger Coconut
Shave Brush: Semogue 620 Boar
Razor: Evahs
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
After Shave Balm: Stirling Mita
Soap: Grandpa's Sandalwood & Shea Soap
Cologne:1881 by Cerruti

Good morning my friends. Today i tried out my new to me Haslinger soap PIF from Joseph aka @Primotenore. buddy, the soap is good but not exceptional. I had to bowl load it because it has a tendency to crumble. I loaded it like i do with all my soaps with a semi dry brush and i dipped my brush tips in the iced water as needed for my desired slickness. It whipped up into a yogurt consistency albeit not as thick as i prefer and it is slick but not as slick as i prefer and although it smells nice it falls short of producing a strong scent. I had a fantastic shave overall and my Evahs performed wonderfully , not a whisker left. Lovely face freeze further enhanced by my MITA balm for a lovely finish. Have a wonderful shave and wonderful weekend folks.

 

SOTD Sat. 4/16/16
Pre Shave Cleanser: Noxzema Classic
Pre Shave Oil: RR Essential Oil of Lime
Shave Soap: Palmolive Classic
Shave Brush: Semogue 620 Boar
Razor: GEM 1912 Art Deco
Blade: GEM (2)
After Shave Balm: Stirling Mita
Soap: Grandpa's Sandalwood & Shea Soap
Cologne: Lapidus by Ted Lapidus

Good morning everyone. This morning i took the GEM 1912 for another spin. Today i decided to hold the razor on the lower end of the handle and it worked great for me as i like longer handles on most razors, this made the GEM feel more maneuverable and zippy to me. I'm used to more aggressive razors so it took a fair amount of work which resulted in some irritation on my neck area but with my light touch i can't help but wonder if it's the blade? Are these GEM blades the preferred ones? I kind of solved the under the nose wtg issue which was aggravating me by using the large head on the razor to push my nose up out of the way. I ended up with another dolphin smooth shave but again with some irritation...that bothers me. Have a great shave and a great day folks. Ice bucket pic below.

 

That's what I like to see...plenty of ice makes for a very rewarding shave!

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I'm going to have to try adding ice to my cold water.

 

It's a game changer buddy!

 

It's wonderful! I add a few cubes to my bowl while soaking my brush and started refrigerating my PSO, Thayers and after shaves. I clean the razor with cold water from the tap but I have a cup of ice water that I use to clean my face between passes.

 

When I tried it the other day I needed way more ice than I thought. It melted quickly. The ice amount that @Robyflexx showed seems about right! I'll try it again one day soon.

 

I dunk my face in it before, during, and after!

 

I think that why the cup worked for me. I use a Tervis insulated cup that keeps ice for hours and just pour some into my hands for the rinse

 

Do you put any ice cubes in your sink basin? Or just in the Tervis?

 

Just the Tervis. I don't particularly like rinsing my razor in a full sink, I prefer running water, so a large cup of ice water is more than enough for rinsing and lathering for me

 

Dang, did I start an ice shave movement