SoS: July 1, 2013 - July 7, 2013

Happy Birthday, Canada and many, many more. Here's a setup for only the most serious mentholholics:

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Shark
QCS Vostok SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Osage Rub AS

Guys, unless you can tolerate extremely intense menthol my advice is to stay away from this setup. The Gatsby facial wash is EXTREMELY cold, and the cooling effect lingers even if you try to rinse it off with hot water. The Vostok cream has wonderful lather and its menthol power is comparable to Iced Subzero. The Diana Sport balsam is so far, the coldest one I ever used and I don't think the Rubby Dubby Doo needs to be described because it's so frigid!

 

Proraso pre
Omega 37 Boar
L'Occitane Cade Soap (1st use)
Merkur 34c HD
Gillette Silver Blue (2-3)
Thayer's Original
L'Occitane Cade ASB
L'Occitane Baux EDT

 

Gillette NEW SC UFO Goliath
Gillette 7OC Black
Rubberset Omega Restore
Bigelow SC
Alum
Superior 70

 

Monday

Fatboy set on 7
Astra SP (3)
TSD SOTQ (latest - so I can't say what it is)
Omega 49
Osage Rub

 

Ern C&S
Tabula Rasa
Omega banded boar
Stephan Bay Rum , menthol crystals added
Very nice shave. I'll glue the knot for the banded boar this evening, it had a very nice feel to it during this mornings shave. I'll start alternating brushes daily, the purple blond and the black banded. Have a good one.

 

Menthol Monday
Savile Row 3824
hot shower
Proraso PSC
TSD 2x Iced Mojito SC
Merkur Mergress XL/Perma-Sharp Super (4)
cold water rinse
Shavex Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb
TSD 2x Iced Mojito

A nice and frosty shave

 

Menthol Monday! Have a great week.(this balm is awesome)

 

Monday

Wash with Honeybee unscented soap
Lather with Mike's Natural unscented soap
Gillette fast handle Tech
New Gillette 7 O'Clock blue
CeraVe lotion

Yikes! Going to be a hot day in Seattle. We average only 3 days a year over 90 and this is going to be one of them. Wishing for air conditioning...

 

Happy Canada Day!

Menthol Monday:


R41 Grande
Silver Blue
Mixed Midget
Proraso green
Krampert's Frostbite

Awesome shave. That Krampert's is seriously good stuff.

Day off, going to the take the kids to the parade later.

 

Monday morning, July 1, 2013

Eversharp-Schick G1 Injector w/ China Schick blade (9)
Omega 20102 Pro boar w/ Arko soap,
Hot water and bowl lather for a DFS—
Finish w/ Captain's Choice Bay Rum!

Whipped up a batch of ARKO after a long time not using it, and it looks like a success!

Aces!

 

BBS shave today
hot shower
MWF (face latered)
proraso pre/post
merkur 37c slant
new gillette wilkinson blade (India)
bloc osma alum block
thayers lemon wh w/added menthol
pinaud VIBR w/added menthol

2 passes. perfection

 

Monday
Happy July!

a. Hot shower & hot towel to the face; Floid PSO
b. Razor: 1962 Gillette Slim Adj; set to "5"
c. Blade: Astra SP
d. Brush: Omega Pro 48
e. Soap: Mitchell's WF
f. Shave: 3 Good passes & touch-up
g. Post: Cold-water rinse & towel-dry; Pinaud Clubman AS; Nivea Balm
h. Cup of fresh-ground Peete's Major Dickasen blend, done via french-press; and, as always. black as night

Easy-peasey shave with the über-mild Slim.
Even set to five, I can 'race' through a close morning shave with nary a fear of of blood-shed.

 

A three pass wtg/atg/xtg DFS with zero nicks and only mild irritation on my jaw line.The soap left my skin soft and smooth with a nice vanilla scent lingering, but paring it with my Omega 11137 brush was a poor choice and resulted in me having to reload my brush after the second pass. The PolSilver blade was at the end of its life and tugged a bit more than would normally be acceptable. A somewhat lackluster shave, but I think that I can improve upon the results tomorrow.


Pre: Hot shower and warm water splash
Razor: Parker SRW
Blade: PolSilver Super Stainless
Brush: Omega 11137 boar
Soap: Kell's Original Ultra Aloe Vanilla Bean
Post: Cold water rinse and SAL Alum

For more detail on this shave, more SOTDs, product reviews, and general rants visit my blog: https://cryofthewildjabberwock.wordpress.com/

 

Razor: Jagger DE89 w Tradere handle
Blade: Israeli Red Personna
Brush: 25mm Parker Best Badger
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap
Soap: Stirling Frozen Tundra
Post: Osma Alum Block
Aftershave: Tabac

 

Monday 01-07-2013

Razor: Gillette Slim '64 @ 9
Blade: Bic Platinum (1)
Brush: Omega 10275
Cream: Arko Moist
AS: Barbon

 

Monday 07/01

The day starts at 6 straight to the shower.
Facial prep from RazoRock Glycerin
Monday's soap, Stirling "Ben Franklin" sample
Brush choice,Omega 48
Razor, Gillette FH Tech
Blade, Crystal

Three passes for a sterling DFS.

 

Dodi, that sounds like a set up I am ready to take on!!!

 

That's my man - go for it!

 

Monday, July 1, 2013

Chubby 2, Fatboy, Sunrise (3), Speick cream & aftershave



Another nice cold-water shave. The Speick aftershave is addictive: I keep having to restrain myself from re-applying it several times during the day. What I really want to do is bathe in the stuff, and that's probably going to start happening soon too.

I also discovered today that "same-hand" shaving works better for me than "off-hand," meaning that using my right hand to shave the right side of my face is better than the alternative. I'm not sure why I've been doing things off-handedly, but I probably won't for too much longer. Now I'm off to the mall to resolve my watch debacle.

Have a great week everyone!

 

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Day 9 of SE Tour​

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

TOBS Lavender SC​

Frank Shaving Finest Badger Brush​

Schick E3 w/home-made handle​

CVS SS blade​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch Hazel​

Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS​

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Another good shave, but I am afraid that this brand of blade is not for me. I will see if I can find another brand to try. These blades seem to be pretty harsh. This E3 is a rescued razor. The original handle disintegrated, and I fashioned a new handle from wood. TOBS continues to astound me.​