SoS: May 23, 2016 - May 29, 2016

SOTD May 23, 2016



Prep: Warm shower
Blade: GEM Stainless PTFE
Razor: GEM Featherweight
Brush: Artisan badger with hand-turned maple handle
Lather: Maggard's Orange Menthol shaving soap
Post: Witch hazel splash, Maggard's Orange Menthol, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, XTG

Woke up a little earlier than normal and therefore had more time to shave! Went with a full two pass shave and it was a good one. The Maggard's products are great. I was impressed with the quality of the soap and the moisturizing aspects of the after shave. The scent is really nice - not sweet or fake orange smell - more like orange rind and zest. Really nice.

The GEM Featherweight and PTFE blade were fantastic again today. I had almost 48 hours of beard growth and it mowed right through all of it in a smooth, comfortable fashion. Really enjoyable and fun razor.

I hope you all have a great Monday!

 

My good friend Ray sure knows his soaps because it was he who inspired me to buy the Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo soap. That stuff froze me out so good - in fact as soon as I lathered up I had tearing eyes for a good part of the shave. The same thing happened when I put on the Arctique aftershave. I can still feel a strong cooling effect from it. My Menthol Monkey Monday Shave was BBS and so enjoyable!

 

May 23 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stirling Cool SS
Injector Type J
Stirling Unscented PSB
Aqua Velva AS

 

Very cool!

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water prep & massage with Coconut Oil
Schick Type F Injector
Dutch NOS Schick Super Stainless Blade
Kent BK2 Pure Badger
Haslinger Tallow soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I had a Lovely Two Pass Shave with My Schick F Type this Morning..Didn't have much to take off from my SR Shave Yesterday..This Haslinger Tallow Soap is the Dogs Danglies an All..Goes on like Plaster this Stuff..I haven't got another Soap quite Like it..One ATG & One XTG Pass..Job Done..

Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

SOTD Mon. 5/23/16
Prep: Noxzema Classic
SS: Stirling Glacial Mita
SB: Semogue 620 Boar
Razor: Muhle R41/Bullgoose Black Beauty
Blade: Ladas
ASB: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill

Shower Soap Bar: Grandpa's Patchouli/Aloe
Cologne: Avant-Garde by Lanvin


Good morning friends. Wonderful menthol Monday shave today with my lovely Stirling Glacial Mita soap. Three passes with the R41 dolphin smooth, easy as pie. I decided to use pre shave oil today again, I'm undecided, further experimentation is needed. Have a great day!

 

SOTD May 23,2016

This morning shave was an easy shave. I used my Schick Type G, Semogue and Haslinger Schafmilch. A near perfect combination. No irritation...just smooth sailing. DFS for certain.

Pre: Proraso white preshave cream
Razor: Schick Type G
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch
Post: Witch Hazel / RB Balm (Rusty Blade Balm) / Jack Black Post Shave Cooling Gel

This Semogue 1305 has to be one of my favourite boar brushes. When it is dry it feels like you could scrub a floor with it, but once it soaks in a mug of warm water while I shower, it softens up nicely. An absolute pleasure to use. I realize I don't have much of a system for using my brushes...I just tend to decide at the moment of picking up my soap and razor to go into the bathroom. And oddly enough, while I used a boar this morning, I have been selecting badger brushes more lately.
The RB Balm performed very well. It is not as thick as my previous 50/50 blend...but it is very slick.

 

Menthol Monday, 5/23/16

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea Face Wash
Brush: Omega 11575 boar
Lather: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Razor: 1st Quarter 1971 Gillette Black Handle SS
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Thayer's Witch Hazel, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash

I left the brush wetter than usual, and loaded twice as long. The result was pretty good stable lather from the Stirling, which is getting close to done. The last Bic I used was apparently somehow not-to-spec, as it caused relatively consistent problems. This morning's Bic was back to their usual standards, with the single minor weeper caused by letting the corner of the blade dip lower on my throat than I had lathered up. I'd call these results a DFS.

 

You had a nice combo of Meeter and Grandpa

 

Actually, my Menthol Monday was more evident in my shower.

Prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(RELAX)
Deodorant soap-Coast
Shampoo-Dove 4 Men Fresh&Clean(with Mint and Menthol)
Deodorant(post-shave)-Speedstick Gear

 

Paul, it was a very refreshing shave, the Fl heat has kicked in.

 

Oh, I'm sure it has Robert

 

Today's Shave(Mon).

prep-Nivea 4 Men(Relax)in shower
shave-Barbasol Original
razor the thing I like to call Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Wind Drift by English Leather(via Mem Co.)

 

Mergress / Voskhod

Rooney

Jabonman Mare Nostrum

 

That razor is awesome Lance!

 

SOTD: Monday, May 23
Klar Kabinett
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Feather AS-D2
Personna Med Prep (2)
Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel
DRH Pink AS

Day 22, Natchez, MS
Shave #17
T-minus 6 days...
Have a great day!​

 

Menthol Monday, May 23, 2016

Alumigoose II
Feather Pro Super #2
Simpson Classic 2
Palmolive Classic





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Great set up Clint! Have a good week.

 

Roby, I think you gave me a great idea for tomorrow's shave - the Glacial MITA soap so let me thank you!

 

Excellent choice my friend, enjoy!