SoS; January 2018.

Menthol Monday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Williams
B-400 by Tom
Heljestrand
Henckels Wedge
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pinaud Vanilla

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Proraso Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the B-400 badger brush. I did two passes with the Heljestrand Razor with a Henckels wedge blade. This razor has a long handle and is on the heavy side. It requires a light touch. I ended up with a close, comfortable shave with no blood. That is always a plus. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I cleaned everything up with hot water and dried it off. Then I stropped the blade with the Allegro sharpening system and reassembled the razor. I may have said this before, but it is more like shaving with a straight on a stick. I thought while shaving, "I wonder what it would be like to shave only with this system for a year or so?" I'm still wondering. HA!

 

When people tell you to "chill"you really do!

Herm

 

Menthol Monday SOTD



Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Ladas (D2)
Brush: H.I.S. 1918 25mm
Bowl: TW 3D Printed
Pre-Shave Scrub: Saponificio Varesino Honey & Grain
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD SubZero
Shave Soap: Beaver WoodWright Shiver Me Timber's
Post: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: TSD Subzero

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SOTD 01/07/2018


Great 2-pass BBS - no touchup needed. ALL DONE in just 5 minutes!

 

My brother-in -law's cat gets into a similar position at times. I'm enjoying having during the cold weather period.

 

ah yes...my first TSD AS Splash.

 

January 2018

Shavettes and Jeeves January!

January 7 - Special Memorial Shave

Razor - Gillette Techmatic
Blades - Techmatic Cartridge Band (1)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Omega 10066 Boar
Post - Alum, Old Spice for Monday morning

January 7, 1928, the youngest of 5 boys was born in Rolla, Kansas. Now I know you all know exactly where Rolla is, right? No? Well, you know where the end of the world is? Rolla isn't the end of the world but you can see it from there. He was born to a hard working set of parents who stayed put in Rolla during the early days of the Depression and Dust Bowl, then moved to Colorado to survive the remaining Dust Bowl, and returned to Hugoton, Kansas. You know Rolla, right, where you can see the end of the world? Well Hugoton can see Rolla.

Skipping a lot of great old stories...........this young man grew up and met a local farmer's girl who was his exact opposite. He of the Indian motorcycle, cigarettes rolled up in his sleeve and all around trouble maker when he wanted to be. She of the church going, upstanding pillar in the community parents. They had three children of their own. The oldest a boy, James Otis, then two years later a girl, Myra Marie and, following several miscarriages seven years later, their youngest boy, Neal Frank.

The man's name was Gayle Frank Cox, and he mightily hated his first name. But, that's how he was known. He was one fine mechanic, truck driver, working stiff type of guy and believed in hard work and honesty. Lie to him and get caught.....well.....let's just say I remember well how he handled that the one and only time I tried. Sitting down became an adventure.

My Dad's razor of choice for most of the time I remember him was the Gillette Techmatic. He loved Gillette products and his earlier razor had been a Super Speed. In 1973 he actually switched to the radically new Trac II from Gillette. And, in July of 1973, he died at the age of 45. Well, now in 2018, it would have been his 90th birthday today. He's now been gone as long as he lived. I loved my Dad. I idolized my Dad, and I still, at times, miss him terribly. So, in honor of him, I chose to acquire a NOS Techmatic still brand new in the cardboard packing as well as one in the much fancier plastic case. The one in the plastic case will stay in my collection in his memory. The other one was released from its vintage prison and used tonight for his 90th birthday shave.

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I kept it simple, because that's the way he liked it. Arko and a boar brush. Dad used Gillette canned foam - a simple choice back then. I did two passes and touch ups which he would think was absolutely insane. Nobody needs to shave more than one pass at a time. Tomorrow morning I'll splash on the Old Spice because that was his aftershave of choice. Happy Birthday Dad! As crazy as you would think I am for my passion about something you saw as a chore, I know you're proud to see so many Gillettes in my den!

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Razor: Schick M2 Adjustable (5) w/ Schick Plus Platinum blade
Brush: McPhail “Tophat” w/ 28mm Nathan Clarke Ubersoft
Soap: CRSW Puro Fresco
A/S: CRSW Spring Limited Edition

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Monday 8th January

Birch Tar Soap and RSC Facial Scrub
Vitos Preshave Cream
Haslinger Honig Shave Soap
Zenith Euro-Al Boar Brush
Ikon SBS on + setting with a Windrose Handle
Dorco Titan Blade
Alum Block and Rinse
Homemade Buttermix
Brut Musk AS

Three passes for a wonderfully smooth BBS shave. The Titan blades seem to be a vast improvement on the Dorco blades I have been accustomed to.

 

Cobra Classic
Wiborg
MDC
Penhaligon's English Fern AS + Balm

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Good Morning Everyone SOTD 01/08/18

Gillette Ball End Old Type
Wilkinson Sword (1)
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

January 8 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
Stirling Frozen Tundra
Classic Samurai Shavette
Stirling Unscented PSB
Barbasol Brisk AS

 

Fragrance - Dior Sauvage
Aftershave - Stirling "Black Ice"
Deodorant - Van Yulay "The Gentle Sauvage"
Suds - Van Yulay "The Gentle Sauvage"
Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "unscented"
Post Shave Balm - Cilo Super-Antioxidant Serum
Brush - Beauty7 Professional Premium Synthetic Nylon
Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Shark Super Stainless *8th shave

 

SOTD 20180108.



Yaqi model R1710.
Eufros "Zaldun".
RazoRock "Hawk" V1.
Schick Proline P-30 (8).
PeReJa Lavender EdC.

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Omega 20102 Boar
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Pro
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, TOBS Sandalwood AS

What a way to start the week, the Postie delivered the Cobra and the Cobra delivered a cracking shave.
I don't have any Prolines so I loaded a Feather Pro and began my shave with a mild sense of trepidation. Completely unnecessary, as with the lightest of touches, I had one of the shaves of my life.
A mild tingle from the TOBS splash and my week gets off to a terrific start.
Dolphin smooth, with a dolphin grin to match.

 

There's nothing like a great face-freezing BBS shave on Menthol Monday with the Glacial Lemon Chill trio and finishing with the Arctique!

Let's have a good week!

 

January 8, 2018
Colonial Razor “The General”
Feather Pro (1)
Thater Beehive White Boar
Fine Platinum


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Thanks for sharing that story

 

SOTD January 8, 2018

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: GEM PTFE
Razor: GEM G-Bar
Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Soap: Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Post: Witch hazel, Pitralon Classic aftershave
WTG, touch up

Quite enjoyable shave this morning. The G-Bar is a great razor and this PTFE blade made it even better. Superb all around. Enjoy your day!

 

Menthol Monday