SoS: March 29-April 4, 2010

Let's see those shaves for the week! Bonus points for pictures!!

 

Monday, March 29th

Hot shower
Proraso ss
Semogue 2015HD Silvertip
Mühle R89 w/ IP
De Vergulde Hand alum
444 ASB w/ Aqua Velva splash

 

Noxema Pre-shave
Frederick Reynolds Chopper
Semogue 1305
Williams Soap
Mentholated WH/Corn Huskers Lotion
Aqua Velva Classic
Acqua Di Gio
Murray's Australian Beeswax

Great shave! Corn Huskers lotion was a visit from an old friend. Three passes, BBS. The MP3 was set to a playlist called Pothead Acoustic (James Taylor, Jim Croce, Simon and Garfunkel, Gordon Lightfoot, etc.) great tunes. Unfortunately the weather sucks here this morning, again. I'm begining to feel like I live in Portland or Seattle, I'm starting to wonder if this Sunshine state thing wasn't just a big hoax to attract tourists. Cafe Bustelo, this morning to drink. Cuban coffee is a great wake up. A couple of these and I can hear my beard grow.

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Goodfella/new Elios
Proraso Aloe & Green Tea-SS :love008 :happy108
Arko Aqua-AS Gel
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Versace L'homme-EDT

Guys, the Proraso White bowl soap has more than enough menthol in it to be perfect for a Menthol Monday shave. It's fantastic stuff, and so popular here in Montreal.

 

Monday:

Concord razor
Gillette 7 OCY blade
Palmolive Classica SC
Vulfix 375S brush
M&L Florida Water Cologne

Drat! I forgot it's Menthol Monday. But I still had a nice comfortable, smooth shave to start the day.

 

Another Monday, Another Razor

Gem Bullet Tip Micromatic, first shave.
Walgreens Gem Personna blade
Used a Penworks Silvertip to face lather Erasmic Cream

 

Monday

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gillette Spoiler - Y4 (5)
Brush: Altesse Badger
Soap/Cream: CO Bigelow
A/S: Mennen Skin Bracer Cooling Blue

 

Monday

Genco "Master Cutler" 5/8ths, French Point
Omega boar brush
Proraso Green s/c
Praraso a/s splash
4711 e de c

Enjoy your day, everybody!

goshawk

 

Monday:

Gillette Gold Tech / Red IP
Rooney 3/2 Super
TGQ Bay & Sweet Orange SS
Kiehl's Ultimate ASB
Master's Bay Rum AS Splash

 

EJ Loxley DE w/Derby
Rooney 3/1
Valobra SS
I coloniali AS

 

Monday, March 29, 2010

Futur
Super Iridium
Cella SS
Omega 20086 Boar--”Bambino”
Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
Ogallala Bay Rum A/S Toner

An excellent shave this morning, but not that satisfying. I face lathered for 3 passes, and face lathering--for me, anyway--just doesn’t make the luxurious lather that I like. Thinking it might just be the small brush, I tried bowl lathering for the final pass, the touchup in the chin area. In no time, I had mounds of creamy lather. I’m trying to find the best setup for travel, applying the constraints of size, weight, and simplicity. I have more ideas to try, but canned goo is not among them. I really did get a great shave, so I shouldn’t complain.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade
Coffee: Home roasted Costa Rica Tarrazu, black
Soap: Co. Conk Amber w/ two drops of Em's Woodstock EO
Brush: 24mm silvertip Red Mallee Burl from Elite Razor
Razor: HD with Red Mallee Burl handle from Elite Razor
Blade: Astra, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut A/S balm
'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Not bad. I've used better soaps.

 

Icy Menthol Monday

-Ever Ready Boar Brush C40
-TSD Iced Subzero Wheat SC :anifrozen
-EJ razor with Ebony Handle
-Shark Super Chrome blade (2)
-TSD Iced Mojito Splash :anifrozen

 

C-MON razor
Semogue 1305 boar
Ogallala Bay Rum soap
Booster Island Bay Rum

 

Monday

Musgo Real Glycerine Lime Oil Pre-Shave Soap
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 Shaving Cream
Semogue 2040HD silvertip Brush
ERN Crown & Sword «Extra Hollow Ground» Straight Razor
Denim Black After Shave Splash
444 After Shave Balm

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Monday means Menthol

• hot shower
• GEM micromatic
• GEM personnas
• C.O. Bigelow :freezing
• Barbaso Pacific Rush :freezing

 

How's the SE shaving going?

 

Shave Of The Day - March 29th

:anifrozen Menthol Monday :anifrozen​

• Hot Shower
• Semogue 2015HD Brush
• "Soapy Sales" Soap - :freezing :freezing :freezing
• Personna Bumpfighter Handle
• Personna Trac II Blade - Day 1 and only for me
• Aqua Velva - Original Sport - :freezing
• 

The software worked great, but the hardware was ... eh.

 

Menthol Monday:



Vulfix 247
CO Bigelow SC + Conk Almond SS
Gillette Ball End Tech
Personna (day3)
Aqua Velva Ice Sport AS

 

Whew! Better but not great. I haven't bled much in two days and have gotten decent enough shaves but just not nearly as comfortable as what I'm used to getting with DEs. I'm still going to give it through Friday just to see if I pick up some subtleties to make it more comfortable but I think I'll leave the Micromatic as an every once in a while razor. Don't get me wrong, its still better than cart shaving, but just not as comfortable as with a DE. My 1912 is awesome though, my only problem is figuring out the Micromatic.