SoS: September 29, 2014 - October 5, 2014

Menthol Monday
SEptember 29, 2014​

Cooling Shower - Neutrogena Face Wash
Schick Injector L-1
Schick Blade
Whipped Dog Boar
Proraso Green
Alum Block
Menthol Witch Hazel
Proraso Aftershave Lotion

Have a good week!

 

SOTD Monday 9-29-2014

5/8 Torrey Shoulderless, Hollow Point
Noxema Classic Clean
Rose of Bulgaria SC
Georgetown Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Rose of Bulgaria ASL

Starting off a cool fall week with the scent of Roses. Have a great week Gentlemen!

 

Menthol Monday
Last Shave for a While

Today is going to be my last shave for probably the next 5-7 days, depending on how my post-surgery rehab goes.
I figured I'd use my favorite smooth-shaving blade for the finalé so I grabbed the Goldedge to do the job.
Super-smooth shave with the refreshingly-cold tingle of menthol through out.
Have a blessed Monday, all!

Pre: homemade pre-shave cream
Razor: Dubl Duck Goldedge
Brush: Omega 48 boar
Lather: Stirling Glacial Obsidian Super-Mentol Anise-scented soap
Shave: 3 passes + touch up
Post: Fine 'Snake Bite' menthol aftershave

 

Schick I1
Personna
Muhle STFV2
Pre de Provence

My first time in a long while using this "horrible" soap. I traded some DE blades I had received as freebies for this. I didn't have much to lose obviously. I actually had quite a good shave with it. No where near as good as Provence Sante though. Perhaps it performed so bad because of the terrible brush I used to use-the Semogue 830.

 

"Don't blame the tool, blame the carpenter!"
I, too, have had my struggles with certain soaps (Stirling, for example), but after seeing that so many TSD members seem to have no problems using it and absolutely love the product, I have to wonder if it IS the soap that is the problem, or my own technique in using it. Maybe a bit of both…

 

29.09.2014

I received my Blueness Shave Stick from Turkey a few days ago, and since this is the new version of Camelot I had high hopes for this stick.
If you have read a few of my posts before you might have realised that I have a slight obsession with the Camelot stick. And since Camelot has been discontinued, I was really hoping that Blueness was the same stick in a different wrapper. At first look, sniff and glance it looked promising. The scent was similar and the consistency of the stick was also similar.
After the normal prep I started to lather up my face and it looked like a very fine lather, and the first pass went really well. I had a three or four day beard, but the blade did not seem to notice.

The second pass on the other hand was not so pleasant. It started with a slight tingling and developed into a very irritating burning sensation. I finished my last two passes in record time, and put out the fire with some Witch Hazel from Mr Dickinson and a layer of Shea Buttered lotion from Fitjar.

Face Soap: Fitjar Preshave Soap
Razor: Edwin Jagger de89
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock black
Brush: Semogue 1305
Aftershave Lotion: Witch Hazel
Aftershave Balm: FitjarSoap Mosturizer

 

Wishing you a speedy recovery from your CTS surgery.

 

Very nice!

 

The Muhle black fibre is an excellent brush. It has a bit of scritch, but nothing uncomfortable. It lathered the MWF like a dream! (To me, if a brush can't lather MWF, it isn't worth having) today's shave was great! Much netter than the last two.

 

Would these be the modern day equivalent?

 

What is the red thing the brush is in? It looks cool just can't make out what it is. Nice gear you have

 

Prep: Stirling Lemon Chill
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable U2 (5)
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Gary's Finest Badger
Lather: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Post: Maggard Razors Alum
Aftershave: Fine Platinum

3 pass CCS.

 

Razor: Merkur 34c HD
Brush: WD Silvertip 30/45
Mug: Old Spice (late glass Mug 04 1970s - 1992) The last OS Mug
Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street - coconut
Blade: Feather (1)
Pre shave: Tree Hut Shea body wash
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Neutrogena Balm, Pinaud Clubman
NO Menthol for me. I need to feel my face when I shave.


The Merkur 34c HD was my first razor back in May and it shaves very well. It does give be some burn if I use to much pressure or go over an area to many times. You can get away with doing that because this razor is so mild for me even with a fresh Feather in it. I'm starting to use a pre shave Shea soap because of the drier weather, to help keep my skin slick. The TOBS whipped up a thick lather and I screwed in the Feather, and checked the alignment and was good to go for my first pass WTG. A little rinse to see how we are doing and relather for a XTG pass on my face and ATG on my neck. Some more lather for touch up on my neck and we are done. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup some Neutrogena Balm then some Clubman. Nice smooth shave. Have a good one.

 

Thank you all, it's a glass bowl, it keeps the lather warm (it fits inside a plastic bowl, filled with hot water). Was made by a local artisan.
It has a little handle for hanging a kamisori and a space for resting the brush.

 

SOTD - Menthol Monday

Great two pass shave with touch ups. Stay frosty my friends

Pre - CWS

Brush - WD Silvertip

Soap - Proraso white

Razor - Parker 91r

Blade - Rapira PL

AS - The Beach

 

best of luck with your surgery and rehab!!!

 

I never go too many days without ahaving, for 2 reasons
1. I enjoy sharing every day
2. I used to be a cartridge user, shaving off a few days growth with one of those was a horrible and painful experience.
But today I have been too busy to shave the last few days but wanted to look smart for Wifeys birthday today. The Gillette 'New' ploughed through the stubble, a lovely BBS.

Razor Gillette 'New'
Pre shave Proraso green
Lather - Proraso green
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Aftershave - Williams ice blue

 

Menthol Monday
Today I used a Wardonia Razor. The Gillette blade I used had to be modified to fit the three hole cap and base. Installing the blade took a bit of work to get the blade to sit evenly when tightening the razor. The cutting angle is a lot different than any of my other double edge razors. The angle is closer to 90 degrees. The shave was a really close, and I did achieve BBS with my normal 4 pass shave. Going across the grain on my neck was a bit of a challenge, with the cutting angle that needed to be used. All in all I was very pleased with the performance of the razor. I am not sure if I will keep this razor in rotation due to the extra work needed to modify blades to fit the razor.
Soap - Me & My Mom's Soap Company - Minty
Brush - Omega 10066 Boar Brush
Razor - Wardonia - Barrel Hole Razor
Blade - Gillette Platinum Blade - Vintage
After Care - Thayers Lemon Witch Hazel
After Shave - Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

 

SoS - Menthol Monday, Sept. 29, 2014

Cool shower
Prep: Peppermint PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Super-Max Titanium (5)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: TSD Iced SubZero

- Don

 

How is that Williams Ice blue?