Here's my planned shave for tomorrow.

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
444 AS Balm
Osage Rub AS
Aramis EdT

When you do something, you do it right - this is a great set-up for Menthol Monday, even if I say so myself. The Gatsby facial wash is chock full of menthol, the Palmolive Menthol cream freezes awesomely, the 444 balm keeps the freeze going, and the Rubby Dubby Doo delivers a powerful icy blast of its own which feels so good.

Planned Shave 4 August 2014

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New set up for Aug 4, 2014

RazorRock Muguet de France
Captains Choice lather bowl
Simpson #46
Gillette SS, 1947
Personna Lab blade
Alum block
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

It is supposed to be in the mid 80s this week, so it's a good time to breakout the AV. Besides, one of ladies at work likes the scent. She said she was going to get a jug of it for her husband. The Super Speed is my birth year razor. My dad was in Europe until Germany surrendered. He liked to say "I am not going to say what the first thing I did when getting home, but the second thing I did was put down my duffel bag". Anyway, here I am using a 67 year old razor.

Dave

Dove Men's Face Wash
TABAC Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette Super Speed '47
DORCO Platinum ST300
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The TABAC Shaving Soap face-lathered very easily with my Frank Shaving Finest badger brush. Two passes with my Gillette Super Speed '47 and a DORCO Platinum ST300 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a warm water rinse, alum block, and cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Tonight's Shave for Monday 04Aug14

• Shower & Pre-Shave:

Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength
Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care For Men Bar Soap
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
Wet Face Towel Soaked in "Ice Cold Water"

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  • Deodorants :

Mennen Speed Stick

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  • Razor & Razor Blades:

Weber 3pc. 85mm W/Classic Handle
Wilkinson Sword DE Blades

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  • Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:

VDH Luxury Mug Set
VDH Luxury Shave Soap
Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle

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  • After Shave Balm:

RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel

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  • After Shave:

Cat O' Nine Tails A/S

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Being as it's cooled off heat wise and the humidity is not as bad as yesterday, I just took my shower again tonight and just got done shaving ! Tonight I switched back to my Weber 3pc. . I did use the WTG-XTG-ATG method again tonight. I have used it everyday these past couple of weeks and it seems to be working very well for me. Tonight, I did get a "Rudy Castiel Clean Used Car" aka "Rudy Castiel Clean Shave" again I thought it might be my technique, But I don't think so. If I was doing something wrong I might have been getting a Blood Letting. Using this method so why change, what works.I did get a DFS Shave I did put a new Razor Blade in my Weber . I do like the cooling effect of the Alum Block, or Witch Hazel. I will go as far to say I do not again I Do Not have any Razor Burn, in places on my lower neck still feel raw. So I did go ahead and use both and put some on after my shower, and will use the Alum again it the morning. But depending on just how Lazy I get between now and Saturday Morning, Both Saturday and Sunday Were NO Shave Days ! I did go back to using my Weber 3pc. I know there is such a thing as the 30 Day rule, I think maybe I will not follow that rule. I didn't buy anything for the Last Thirty one days.

Left to Right; Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Brush; VDH Luxury Mug Set Loaded VDH Luxury Soap ; Weber 3pc. 85mm W/ Classic Handle ; Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil ;Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

I see alot of Super Speeds and Aqua Velva........Gives me hope for the future....

Monday Noon Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Rapira Stainless Steel (3)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: Arko
AS: Arko Football

A great and comfy shave.

Gem Push Button
GEM (SS-PTFE) (d2)
Ogallala Stick /Arko-Bowl
Omega 64
Kramperts Frostbite

8/4/14 - Back to School shave

Prep: Hot shower, face wash with Stirling Naked and Smooth bath soap
Lather: Stirling Spice
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette New Long Comb
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge
Post: cold water rinse and Old Spice

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
art of shaving pure badger
c.o.bigelow
Gillette ss(b2)
persona lab(1)
aqua velva ice blue
today's shave was nice.firing on all cylinders, so to say. three pass plus touch up, if every day was this fine, I'd be a happy facial hairless camper. finished with av, menthol Monday is off to a good start.
I wish all y'all such a fine start.

Gillette LC New
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue BC Mistura
Synergy Bay Rum
Alum
Superior 70

No menthol, but feeling good in the neighborhood.

6/8 Grelot
Stirling Glastonbury
homemade badger, it's been a while
Very nice shave today. Have a good one.

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Old Spice Cream
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Polsilver SI (6)
Brush: Old Spice Barber Boar-1985-22mmx60mm
Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Old Spice all the way today. The Slim and Polsilver gave up a great 6th shave: smooth, close, and nick free I finished up with Shulton Old Spice.

Bob

Monday:
hot shower w/Yardley Aloe & Avocado bar soap
Somerset Extra Sensitive PSO
Gillette Slim (9) 2+ passes
SuperMax SP Tiger (5)
Burma Shave boar
Palmolive cream in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Wm Neumann & Co Peppermint Clove AS (sample)

Very nice shave this morning but it's time to retire this Tiger for a fresh one. Forgot I had the Wm Neumann samples so I guess I need to start trying them. I'm not big on clove scents which is part of the reason I don't like Bay Rum (cinnamon is another part of it) but this was mostly peppermint and SWMBO gave her approval.
Have a great week, fellow shavers!

How many brushes do you have?

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG , ATG (7, 8, 9)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

Because I generally distrust pushing the number of passes a blade takes across my face into double digits, I decided to press my luck this morning and chase the baby with a 3rd pass. My prep and lather were excellent, and I'd seen no real signs of wear on the blade thus far, so I figured this was a reasonable time to try it; after all, I regularly did 3 passes while getting the hang of DE shaving. I'm happy to report that I caught the baby, though at the cost of a weeper along my mustache area which is not atypical of my experiences with an ATG pass there. The menthol has my face feeling reasonably frozen, and the Xeryus is a perennial favorite of mine.

Menthol Monday
hot shower
M&F Chief
TSD ISZ PSB
TSD ISZ Lanolin Soap
Gillette Red Tip/Polsilver (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
The Rub mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Anglia Perfumery Imperial Lime edt

A nice and frosty 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around!


Stay frosty,my friends!

Razor: Fatip Grande Anthracite
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D8)
Brush: Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest
Bowl: Dirty Bird Travel Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Iced Citrus Mint
Shave Soap: Tiki Citrus Mint Blast
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Alcolado Glacial​

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F W Engels Perfection
H.I.S. XL synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
MdC soap
Nivea mild AS
Nivea balm

8/4/2014 Menthol Monday!!

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Razor: Gem Micromatic Clog Pruf, John Jay Velvet Shaver straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE blade (6)
Brush: Black Badger 20mm knot from Ace Shaving
Soap: Arko Ice Mint with a couple drops of TSD MBomb menthol additive
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva classic ice blue
Cologne: Gravity

A very cool Darn Fine Shave on a Menthol Monday! The TSD MBomb kicked up the freezy feeling and the Aqua Velva kept the feeling going.

Have a blessed day!