Monday, May 17th Hot shower Williams Mugsoap Omega 11126 boar Mühle R89 w/ Red Personna De Vergulde Hand alum 444 ASB w/ Denim Black splash
Menthol Monday 59' Fat Boy set on 7 Derby (3) Home Made Pre-Shave Oil Williams Tweezerman Badger Cold Water Splash Generic Witch Hazel Master Blue 3 Pass DFS. I am pleased. Let the new week begin!
Hot Shower Glycerin Pre-shave Boker Red Injun #102 VDH Boar Palmolive Shavestick Mentholated Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Aqua Velva Classic Great Menthol Monday Shave. The razor was scary sharp and cut through my whiskers with impunity. Three passes left me BBS. I'm attempting to fight off a summer cold so odds are pretty good the rest of the day will suck but at least the shave went well.
Menthol Monday: Omega Wooden Handle Goodfella/new Sharp Everest-SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing Svoboda-AS Balm :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Acqua di Selva-Cologne A great BBS shave this morning, and a wonderful menthol feeling from the Everest cream and the Svoboda balm. They both give a very strong cooling effect, as well as a lot of skincare.
Monday Fatboy on 4 NOS British Wilkinson Omega 10080 boar KMF unscented s/c Old Spice a/s Old Spice e de c goshawk
Coffee-Costa Rica Tarrazu-NJ roasted Razor-Gillette "New" Blade-Treet dura sharp Brush-24mm Silvertip Soap-Mama Bear's Lime Ice:anifrozen Alum Block TSD Iced Mojito Splash:anifrozen:anifrozen TSD ISZ AS Milk:anifrozen:anifrozen:anifrozen -Great Menthol Monday Shave!
Monday- May 17 Week of Williams- Day 1 EJ 86 l 7oc black l Omega 10029 l Williams l Skin Bracers Cooling Blue A 5-blade shave, a great way to start the week! Smooth, clean, confident, and cool!
Monday Razor: Merkur Futur Blade: Gillette SharpEdge (yellow) (2) Brush: Omega Boar Soap/Cream: Omega A/S: Aqua Velva
Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap J.M. Frasiers SC Simpson Duke 3 Best Merkur HD Super Iridium (3) Pinaud Lime Sec A/S Nivea Sensitive ASB
Monday, May 17, 2010 Razor: Merkur Progress XL Blade: Super Iridium Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super Cream: Arko Moist A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Speick Balm My brush was a little wetter than it should have been this morning, making my lather too wet and thin. However, I received a BBS, maybe BBS+ shave. When I applied the witch hazel (generic stuff, with enough Osage Rub added to counteract the witch hazel aroma and add a mild menthol tingle), I felt a momentary burn, indicating a closer shave than I had intended. I had been planning a finish of Speick splash, but chose instead Speick balm, which is very soothing. I don't seem to have any lasting razor burn, but I must remember to start out with a dryer brush when using Arko.
Shave today... Arko Shave Stick Omega 10029 baby-pro boar '65 Slim Derby VERTICAL (1) New blade, have you heard of the Zappa album; Weasels Ripp My Flesh; well that about sizes up this morn.'s shave. The rest the story is on my last post on Safety Razors-Derby Has Unbelievable Customer Support-
Monday: Ball-End Tech / Shark SC Rooney 1/1 Super C & E Sandalwood SS QED Texas Cedarwood ASSC Alt Innsbruck AS Splash :freezing
Merkur Monday Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade, soak brush Coffee: Intelligentsia Black Cat Classic Espresso, hot AND black Cream: Tom's of Maine Brush: Mohawk 3-338 Razor: Futur @ just a touch past 2.5 Blade: Astra SP, day 1, 3+ passes Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB & AS 'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky Shave Rating: 4 Blades Got a little casual on my chin - 1 nick. Didn't need the styptic. But, I shall not let that ruin what was otherwise a very nice shave.
SOTD Menthol Monday May 17, 2010 Razor: 11/16 Wade & Butcher French Point Soap/Mug: Mitchell's Wool Fat Brush: Omega Boar ASB: Nivea Replenishing Aftershave: Mennen Original Skin Bracer :freezing Great shave this morning! :happy005
Hot Shower Glycerin Pre-Shave Gold Gillette Tech Red Personna - Day 2, 4 Passes Penworks ST1-24E Silvertip Badger Brush TST Iced Bourbon Vanilla :freezing Cold water rinse, Thayer's WH/Homemade Aqua Velva ASB :freezing On Sunday the wife and I Drove down to Branson, MO to spend the day at Silver Dollar City. While I was there I picked up the new lather bowl at the Pottery Shop for about $20. Works much better than the giant coffee mug I was using. :happy088