SoS: November 28th ~ December 4th, 2011

Menthol Monday:

• 2011 R-41
• Lord Platinum (2) (anyone notice the wrapper says "platinum class" but the blade says stainless.....)
• TSD ISZ SS <3
• 26mm silvertip reknot of a green Ever Ready 200
• vtg Avon Deep Woods AS

Yet another superior shave for the books from the R-41. I picked up a pack of Feathers from my brother down in Florida and am gonna give them a run in the R-41 in one more shave since dadvest loved it so much. I normally don't do Feathers, but the R-41 has me hopeful.

4.5/5 blades for this one!

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade
CD: The Best of BB King ~ The Millennium Collection
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: The Dridecker
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Astra SP, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Sean John Unforgivable, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Some might even say it was BBS.

 

Monday's Shower and Shave
Hot Shower
LuJin Badger
Parker Sandalwood
Gillette Tech
Voskhod
Osage Rub
A great DFS.

 

It's been quite a while since i've posted a SOTD... let alone been around my collection at home, but I was home for thanksgiving!:

 

MONDAY

Morrison's Facial Pre wash
Feather Artist Club SS
Semogue 830 Brush
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
Alum Block
Rosewater & Glycerine
Pashana Original A/S

This has been my best straight shave to date. No nicks, weepers or razor burn with an almost BBS finish. I really am enjoying this razor. The MWF was awesome......very slick and protective!

 

Shave Of The Day ~ November 28th

Menthol Monday! ​

• TSD Iced SubZero Preshave Balm ~
• Hot Shower
• The Rocker Brush
• TSD Iced SubZero Wheat Cream ~
• Lord L6 Razor
• Voskhod Blade ~ Day 1
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend TSD Iced SubZero Witch Hazel ~
• TSD Iced SubZero Aftershave Splash ~

What a great, chilly, slap me in the face to wake me up and get me going Menthol Monday shave today!

I'm working nights this week and my son woke me up to tell me I had a package from JoAnna, but I had forgot all about our little conversation when she said she was going to send me samples of some new product to try out, and I was really stoked when he brought the contents to me and I saw the new Iced SubZero Witch Hazel sample to try out!

I usually use a mixture of Witch Hazel and Osage Rub, but the scent and frigidness of the new Iced SubZero Witch Hazel really knocked my socks off, and continued the Menthol Blast of the Iced SubZero Wheat Cream right on through to the Iced SubZero Aftershave Splash!

Great Shave Today, and a big "THANK YOU" to JoAnna!

 

Eagle Somerset; Mama Bear's Spicey Lime soap, Dial Injector w EMS/Pella blade, Mr Taylor's cologne.......nice comfortable shave on a very stormy day....

 

Oh no, thank you!

MUST HAVE MORE! My Witch Hazel/Osage Rub mixture is about all gone, and I'd much rather have Iced SubZero Witch Hazel to replace it.

 

No-can-do. Zig was rescued by the daughter as a 2 day old. She put in the time to get him to 3 month old. He's my shave bud in the morning and dumber than a sack of hammers. He falls off the piano a lot.

 

Kron Vest 14 "Jaguar", Vie Long 16727, Valobra, Witch Hazel

 

TSD ISZ PSB
Omega Boar
TSD twice iced Cedarwood/Lemon Soap
Merkur Vintage Slant
Shark blade
TSD ISZ Splash
Baxter of California Mentholated AS Balm
Music-Art Tatum

-Frosty shave on a frosty morning. The miraculous play of Art Tatum made it even "cooler"

 

Monday

Thomas Turner "Lancet Edge"
Vie Long Horse & Badger Mix
Culmak Soap
Alum
Old Spice Whitewater

An excellent shave, the blade is super sharp but could do with being a touch smoother. I think a few laps on the Coticule before the next shave are called for.

 

Monday, November 28, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: 1963 Gillete Slim Adjustable*
Blade: Astra Keramik*
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Two Band Super*
Soap or Cream: P.160 Tipo Duro Soap*
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Wesley & Scott Clove and Peppermint Balm*

My weekly attempt to use products that are no longer being produced resulted in a very fine shave (discontinued products are indicated by asterisks). Newer is not necessarily better, but I am happy that there is lots of good stuff still available to wet shavers.

 

Nice! Bet you don't tell your daughter that. Great story thanks for sharing.

 

Monday:

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Best Badger
Soap: Williams
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk
EdT: Safari

 

It was a late shave

Assorted soaks/splashes
Proraso Pre/Post
Vulfix 404 Mixed
EJDE89
Lord Platinum (1)
Proraso Green SC
Witch Hazel
Proraso Pre/Post
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Caswell Massey Jockey Club Talcum

It was a late shave today. I selected a Lord Platinum to break up my streak of Gillette Blues and Yellows. While a hair less sharp, the Lord's still provide a great shave.

I am really enjoying the Proraso Products, and my brush loves them. This is a great lathering cream that Johnny turned me on to. The pre/post is superb, and I am really picky in this area.

A very nice, relaxing, day ending shave.