SoS: February 24, 2014 - March 2, 2014

It's the last week of February - spring is almost here and this'll be my frigid set-up for:

Menthol Monday!

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
Proraso Green Crema Pre Barba
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new Permasharp
Proraso Green SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Azzaro Pour Homme EdT

Brrrrrrrrr cold and beautiful is the way to describe this set-up because every item is colder than heck. The Gatsby facial wash is colder than quite a few mentholated creams and soaps and it smells nice, with great moisturizing. The Proraso Green pre-shave cream freezes the face even more, and sets the stage for the matching shaving cream which we all know about already, and the Anherb conditioner and the Rubby Dubby Doo are both guaranteed to leave the skin so frozen that you'll be almost numb for the whole day!

 

Hot shower
Razor: Weber
Blade: 7am Plus Platnium
Brush: A no name Badger
Shave Cream: TOBS Avocado
Post: Wm. Neumann Heartwood Aftershave

 

Dang, you guys sure get a headstart on the Monday morning shaves!
It's only 10:30am here PST, Sunday, on the west coast of the US...

 

My shave week starts on Sunday, so I'll put mine up too. For the week, thanks to certain "bad influences" on this board (you know who you are!), I'm signing on for another week of GEM shaving. This time with my black handle push button. Pella PTFE blade. Queen Charlotte Soap orange-clove soft SS (special order).

edit: I decided to add in a little AS this week, which I don't normally use. So, now we have a wee splash of a Russian-made AS (but EDT strength) called, creatively enough, "For Men" ("для мужчин"). It compliments the QCS soap quite nicely with a similar scent profile and a touch of amber or maybe sandalwood.

 

I believe this week is TSD week, which unless it stands for "theatre study & drama" or "Tomb Sweeping Day"—let's assume its refers to putting into play TSD products. Good thing I just got my first product delivery last week. So timely….

 

Yup. Just posted it.

 

Razor: Wilkinson Sword
Blade: Rapira (1)
Brush: Isana Men Badger
Soap: Arko
AS: Brut Original
EDT: Brut Alaska

 

Getting better everyday - day three with SC101
I went back to old reliable Tabac today, and my results were better than yesterday... Really smooth BBS on my face, DFS with a couple weepers on my neck. I used the OC side on my right, and the SB side on my left to compare the sides. There wasn't much difference for me, both gave me a weeper on my neck, but overall this was the best shave so far with the SC101.

Prep: warm face wash with Shea Moisture TBS
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: HIS
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: Astra SP (2)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite, Synergy Gondolier lotion

 

Gillette New Improved - Weber Bulldog handle
Perma-Sharp Super
Vulfix 404
CO Bigelow
Alum
Superior 70

 

Gillette New LC
Voskhod (d2)
Vulfix 404
DR Harris Arlington –Face Lather
Master Musk

 

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Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Clubman
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Clubman

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

Clubman Morning. I just finished four shaves with the 7 O’Clock Yellow and wanted to give the Russian Greenie a run for a change. I covered the Stirling Clubman puck with hot water while I showered. I loaded my brush for 10 seconds and had great lather for my 3-pass shave. The Russian Green and Slim gave me a great shave! I finished up with Clubman.

Headed for San Antonio………

Bob

 

5/8 Bema
Stirling Ben Franklin
homemade boar
I finished out this Bema on an Arky last night, very sharp but a little aggresive and I wouldn't consider it a soft shaver as it is. I'll try a little more leather on it tonight and see if it calms down a bit. Same knot as yesterday, same loft with a slightly oversized hole. I'm going to glue it. Also have a experiment with paint and glue going on with this handle but won't bore you with the details. We'll see how that works out too. Have a good one.

 

Prep: Shower
Razor: Merkur 37
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Omega Boar
Lather: HTGAM Cavendish
Post: R160
Cologne: 4711
Passes: WTG, ATG
Results: BBS

 

2/24/14

Prep: Face wash with Stirling Barbershop, applied homemade PSO
Lather: Van Der Hagen Glycerin
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Post: Cold Rinse and Captain's Choice Cat O 9 Tails

2 pass, DFS

 

SOTD Feb 24 -- Blade safari day 21

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki with ball end handle
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Green(day 1)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso white
Passes: 2(WTG, XTG)
Post: Nivea Men cool kick

As all ways a nice lather from the Proraso, and an nice shave from the Gillette 7 O'Clock Green. I might not be in DFS territory with this shave, but I'm not far off.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Cella Shave Cream
Parker Black Badger
Gillette Fat-handled Tech
Gillette 7 O'Clock (3)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Cella Shave Cream face lathered very well with the Parker black badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Fat-handled Tech and Gillette 7 O'Clock blade left me near BBS. A cold water rinse followed with Thayers Cucumber WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave left me smooth, clean, and refreshed.

 

Menthol Monday
hot shower
Semogue SOC,2 band
Proraso PSC
Yeti Snot (stick)
Joris 1912T/Rapira Swede (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
Krampert's Finest Frostbite

Wowsa talk about freeze,the Yeti Snot was so cold it made my eyes and nose water,this is the coldest soap I have ever used !!! Great lather after I got the water ratio right,like the Stirling soaps it needs a bit more water to get it going,but oh what a freeze !!!

 

Filarmonica 14
Muhle 35K 256 V1 brush
3P pre shave
Omega soap
Razorock Cumba Cheech balm

 

MONDAY
TSD Week & Menthol Monday

A Very Face-Chilling Shave this morn using two TSD products and menthol soap, post-shave AS & balm.
The TSD pre-shave balm 'Iced SubZero' has a minty, almost medicinal scent, and provides a slick pre-shave barrier, plus an immediate cooling effect on the skin. The balm is very similar in 'feel' to a shea-butter based pre-shave balm (see pic below) I made in the past, sans menthol. I mixed my Stirling 'Black Ice' menthol lather in a bowl and added 3 drops of the TSD M-Bomb. This resulted in a lather that was incredibly cool & tingly on the face, but not so much as to be uncomfortable.
Two-pass shave finished with Osage Rub & 444 balm = a smooth, well-chilled face!
Have a great Monday, all!



My homemade 'citrus-scented' pres-shave balm.