SoS: February 16, 2015 - February 22, 2015

Mondays shave

I recently oiled my TTO razors so it was really nice to load up my gillette slim. Today i decided to try with a Ladas blade. To be honest i didn't go too well and i was left a little bit sore around my neck today. Nice menthol shaving with the edwin jagger menthol pre shave cream

Pre shave - Edwin Jagger Pre shave cream.
Razor - Gillette Slim
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Blade - Ladas
Lather - Martin De Candre fougere
Aftershave - Nivea sensitive balm

 

16 February 2015

* Wolfman Razor WR1-SB Aluminum Prototype
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Frankincense & Myrrh
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Cobra Classic
Feather Super
M&F Chief
Klar - Sport
Fine - Fresh Vetiver

Christian Dior - Cuir Cannage

 

Menthol Monday
hot shower
Shavemac Custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
Proraso PPB
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen
ATT R1 Kronos/Gillette 7 o'clock Green Permasharp Stainless (1)
ice cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
ice cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Iced Walgreens WH mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 A work in progress,I started with 6 crystals and today ramped it up 2 more.
Dior Cuir Cannage

Great shave,face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Monday, February 16, 2015
Whipped Dog Synthetic
C. O. Bigelow + 4 drops glycerine
'69 Gillette Black Beauty (5, 4, 4) w/Gillette 7 O'clock SP (1)
Cold splash, alum, witch hazel, TSD AS Milk
W/X/A, touch up (W)

 

Monday

Prep: wash with glycerin soap
Soap: Straight Razor Designs unscented
Brush: Oscar11 HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

16 Feb 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - RR XXX
Brush - WD Synthetic
Razor - 66 Slim Adj (5,4,3)
Blade - GSB (1)
AS - Barbasol Brisk

Very good shave again today. I think it was the first time using the Silver Blues since my initial 30 day rule in October. Performed very well,, but after using Personna 74* the day before everything else is 4 steps down IMO. Nice Menthol finish on a fine 2 degree morning.....

 

Menthol Monday
-6° outside and inside today. The FrostByte-Frostbite combo is as cold as I've ever felt in a shave. I cannot argue with the results - nice smooth shave. Only one weeper due to operator error. The New LC is my favorite three piece razor - close and comfortable almost every time.

Prep: Proraso White
Soap: HTGAM FrostByte
Brush: HIS
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Voskhod (2)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

 

Gillette New Improved Bulldog
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue BC Mistura
Arko SS
Alum

I really enjoy my New Improved. I also am not sure if it is the more aggressive razor or the extra glide that Arko provides over the IK, but my last few shaves have been fantastic and lasted well enough that I could easily skip a day.

 

That is wonderful!

 

SOTD 16Feb15
Monday Presidents Day 2015
Hot water Shave

Today I had a DFS. No nicks no Weepers. Had a few problems with my hands going numb, but not while I was shaving.
I used my Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle * {My Preferred Brush} I used myVDH Luxury Mug Set and VDH Luxury Shave Soap. For my per-shave oil I used my Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil. The razor I used this morning was my Weber 3pc. S/S Polished Head 85mm Classic Handle * ,{This is my Preferred Razor & Favorite} loaded with a Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container. My after shave is one of my favorite stand by aftershaves, Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails.

 

Monday 16th February



Warm shower
Hot towel
Mystic Water Lily of the Valley scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette ABC Shell pattern handle Silver (1910)
Personna Med Prep (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Asco SS: Red (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (7, 8, 9)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

It is probably instructive for me to consider how amazing my lather seemed this AM, after a week of using the Ogallala shave stick; previously, I had always found the lather of the Stirling products not quite up to snuff, but this AM it seemed as if it were positively exploding off my brush. No doubt, it benefited from the comparison. The shave was very chilly, but very comfortable, with no nicks, weepers, or irritation, but the blade's advancing age made it such that three passes - with no true ATG pass - only produced DFS+ results.

 

Thank you for your kind words, Mike!

 

Here's how I see the Frost_byte soap and Glacial soaps. The Glacials rank as 10/10 on my menthol scale and the Frost_byte rank at around 9 & a half/10, so there really isn't much difference. Both brands are DARNED frigid.

 

I just ordered Krampert's Frostbite soap, I am eager to see how it stacks up!

 

I'm thinking about ordering that soap also. But, I can't imagine it being quite as intense as Frost_byte or a Glacial.

 

That is some brush, Patrick. Have you given it a name? If not you should. It is your preferred brush!

 

SOTD Monday 2-16-2015

Cadet OC w/Wilkinson Sword
Noxema
TOBS St. James SC
GP Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Pinaud Lime sec EDC

 

First time using the Wilkinson "Sticky".

Razor: Wilkinson Sword "Sticky"
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Soap: Arko
Blade: Polsilver
A/S: Provence Sante
"Bit of body splash": The Veg

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