SoS: November 12th, 2012 - November 18th, 2012

I wish November would slow down a little because this means winter is almost here. Anyhow, here is my chilly set-up for:

Menthol Monday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new 7 AM
Egyptian Ingram SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Osage Rub AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

You guys feel like freezing your faces off? Try the Egyptian version of Ingram cream and you'll find out what cold is - it's a HELL of a lot colder than the British version. Afterwards, a little Diana Sport balsam followed by some of the Rub and you'll feel like you're standing outside on a minus 25 degree day!

 

SOTD Monday 11-12-2012

Razor: Gillette Super Speed F2
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Gada Cool Mint
AS: Barbon

EDT: Brut Eau De Brut​

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Monday menthol proceed with great shave 2 pass (WTG,XTG) my face was a long time ice thanks to the awesome cream and classic aftershave.​

 

Monday's Shave
Arko Shave Stick-bowl lathered
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro
1955 Schick Hydro-magic
EMS/Personna D2 or 3
Old Spice Original AS (a liberal splashing) followed by a light splash of Old Spice Classique EdC

3 passes + touch-up = an irritation-free BBS of the highest order...
Clean-shaven and smelling great...bring on the week !!
Have a great week everybody !!!

PS; I'm back a hour later and I have to report...This shave is soo BBS, I can't keep my hands off my face!! I've have to go out now, and try to be cool in public..

 

Menthol Monday:

soak brush/Omega B&B Essential Brush 2012/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
TSD 2x Iced Vanilla Lanolin Soap & Wheat Cream (face lathered together)
Merkur Futur set @ 3/Voskhod (4)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb
TSD 2x Iced Vanilla Splash

Very nice and frosty shave with the Futur,BBS face and dome

 

Happy Monday!

Hot shower / MWF / Semogue 830 (face lathered) ) EJ DE89L w/ fresh Feather blade / WH / Speick A/S followed by Speick EdC

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Menthol/Merkur Monday November 12, 2012​

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• Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face washed with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Cleanser, luke warm shower
• Razor: Merkur 41R 1904 Open Comb mounted to Alabastron Tortoise Handle
• Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
• Brush: Semogue 820 Boar
• Soap: Proraso Menthol and Eucalyptus (New Formula)
• Cream: Lea Mentholated
• AS: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash of Aftershave

The Personna Med prep blade still provided an excellent shave on it's third day. Usually on "Merkur Monday" I like using my Progress, but my skin was still sensitive from the reaction to the soap from yesterday's shave. The Merkur 41R always provides an efficient and mild shave, especially when paired to a nice sharp blade.

Built an Überlather of Proraso and Lea Mentholated today, the combination of the two really produces a good lather. I need to try adding some M-Bomb or menthol crystals to try to get the freeze level that I am looking for, as nothing is as cold as I would like.

Aqua Velva is always a nice way to end an shave, as I just love it.

 

Red Imp, 5/8 (Case)
Irisch Moos
30mm Homemade Silver Tip
Osage Rub

Very nice shave this morning. I've never been a big fan of the scent of Irisch Moos but it's a good soap. The temperature is in the single digits this morning and feels like winter, a good morning for a little Osage Rub. Have a good Veterans Day Holiday today..

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• Floid PSG
• Lea Menthol SC
• Frank Shaving Synthetic Brush
• 1960s Vintage Gillette Tech (British)
• Personna Blade (3)
• Osage Rub
• Vifrex ASG
• Floid "The Genuine" ASL

I was packing for my Tokyo overnight trip and I realized that it was Sunday. I decided to make some changes to the shaving products so I could have my Monday morning menthol shave in Tokyo. I have to say, the Lea shaving cream is very, very nice! In the USA you can get a tube of it for only $6.00 with free shipping from shaveabuck.com. That's a pretty good deal. I am finding that I am really starting to like the scent. The vintage Tech did a nice job of delivering a good shave with the none-to-fresh Personna blade. Three shaves is all I can get from one of these blades. Hope everyone has a great week!

Cheers, Lyndon

Movember 2012 Participant (www.movember.com)

 

Monday morning, November 12, 2012

Schick E2 Injector razor w/ Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

On this beautiful Veterans Day, I salute all the Vets. Now on with the shave.
2 cups of strong hot coffee, 4 smokes and an hour of national news
Began with a sink full of warm water (hot water heater is set to kick on at 3 pm.)
VDH soap, whipped up with
Silvertip badger brush
And, now the different part. I used a 2 bladed disposable razor. Yep, first time in 3 years since I had used a disposable. I was expecting a terrible shave, but got a nice comfortable shave instead. Granted, it took 3 passes and a touch up to get the same kind of shave as my usual 2 pass shave with my Gillette Aristocrat and a Wilkinson blade. All in all, a surprisingly DFS. Will find out if the shave lasts as long as my DE razor.
Burts Bees aftershave balm followed up with
Jovan "Sex Appeal" cologne
Hope everyone has a great day!

 

Arley, I am going to try to get you and Lyndon some Diana Sport Menthol balsam. I am a member of the German gut rasiert forum so I will ask some of the guys I know if they can find it, and if they do I'll make sure you two guys own the stuff. But: I warn you - this stuff has been known to cause discomfort in skin which cannot handle intense menthol. It is powerful, and I mean POWERFUL.

 

SOTD Monday 11-12-2012

Sabi CC Head/Merkur 1904 Handle
Personna Stainless/ Voskhod Teflon Blade
Irisch Moos SC
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Adidas Dynamic Pulse ASL

First pass with the Sabi/1904 combo was with the Personna Stainless blade which after a couple of strokes didn't seem to be up to par. I re-loaded with the Voskhod and bingo, nice and smooth. The Sabi CC head shaves about the same as the Merkur CC Head (the Sabi is a clone of it) so the shave was very acceptable. Although the finish quality of the Sabi was not on the same level as the Merkur head it wasn't bad with the exception of some tiny micro bubbles in the chrome finish at the ends of the cap plate. It's a keeper and paired with the crappy Merkur 1904 handle that I got (I'm still ticked about that...as you might tell!) instead of the nicely polished handle shown in the advertising picture when I ordered it, the combo looks pretty good.

 

Are you sure that isn't a Yuma handle?

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB, hand strop blade
CD: The Best of Lightnin' Hopkins
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Cream: Brut Classic + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Kriss Kross with original knot
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB + 2 drops M Bomb, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

 

Fatboy
SuperMax Platinum
Rooney 3/3 Finest
Ogallala Bay Rum Limes & Peppercorn soap and A/S

Thanks to all that served and to those who lost a loved one who served. My heart goes out to you!

 

Don't know???? It was supposed to be a Merkur 41R. What's the story on the Yuma handle. (I guess I'm not up to speed on that one.) LOL

Just did some research on the web about the Yuma razor (more specifically the handle) and I must say the finish on the Merkur 1904 handle that I got is about the same grade as the Yuma handle. It is NOT a Yuma handle though because mine is solid not hollow. I noticed that Merkur re-tooled their dies for the 1904 handle (obviously they had deteriorated so badly they HAD to re-do them..Probably, my handle was the last handle made on the old dies! LOL) At any rate, it appears that the new production of Merkur 1904 razors (both 41R & 42R) have some decent handles on them. At least the Merkur OC head that I got on mine was pretty good quality and it is now adorning a T2 Handle.

 

Menthol Monday!

AOS Ocean Kemp SC
Vie Long Brush
Weber DLC with long handle
Iridium Blade
TSD 2x Iced Cedar/Lemon Splash
TSD Iced Cedarwood AS Milk
tunes-Be Good Tanya's (saw em at the Old Town School of Folk Music last night-great show!, but missed Bears game, and they lost)

 

Thanks Jeff! That's very kind of you. I am quite excited to give it a try. If it ends up a bit strong for me I could always try to mix it 50/50 with another balm like Proraso or Nivea. So far I have been okay with menthol and I can usually put lots and lots of Osage on without any irritation. I did end up registering on an Austrian web site and I tried to buy a bottle but when I got to the checkout process, I found that the company only ships inside of Austria. I haven't given up though, and if I do find some, I will let you know. Thanks again... Lyndon

 

Sorry to hear about the poor looking handle. I have the same one and mine is pretty good. I originally bought both the 1904 open comb and closed comb razors as a set. But the color was distinctly different on both razors so they didn't really make a nice matching pair. I have the Yuma razor and it is basically a $2.00 razor made of zinc with no real plating. It's a bit of a scruffy dog but man does it ever get the job done! I love that thing!!

 

Thanks Lyndon, I don't mean to cry in my beer about the handle, just venting a bit. LOL The newer Merkurs are fine and the handles look really nice. I still like the look of the design. I just boned up on the Yuma and it sounds like it works pretty well; just a basic razor but, like you said; for $2 bucks what's there to loose? LOL