SoS: March 16, 2015 - March 22, 2015

Planned shave for Friday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 5
Stirling Glacial Lavender SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Aramis EdT

Hey, if you guys want to know about menthol - then come see me and I'll teach you. The Neutrogena facial wash is how you prepare your skin so it gets the first coating of ice. Then, you lather up with the Glacial Lavender soap and by the time you put your brush down, your face will feel almost like it's coming off. After you finish, massage your face with some Gold Bond moisturizer for some extra chilliness, then slap on some Alcolado Glacial and you'll freeze your tush off. That's how it's done!

Wishing everyone a nice weekend in advance!

 

Friday's


Dove Men Face Wash
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream
Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip
GEM MMBT
GEM Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Aqua Velva

This is week three of GEM/ER SE Month. GEM MMBT is up to bat and doing a great job.

The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip Brush. Two passes with my GEM MMBT SE razor and a GEM Super Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Fantastic looking razor. How does it rate in aggressiveness to some of the other GEM razors?

 

It is a mild razor. After spending a week with the ER 24 it is like shaving heaven. I get close smooth shaves with no irritation. It is a fine razor indeed. I will use the ER 14 on March 24 and then finish the month with the GEM G-Bar.

 

Thanks...I think. Going with a Rapira tomorrow. Maybe only 1 easy pass, my face still is sore and it's after 9pm! Sheesh...

I used to have a poster that said "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you!"

 

Jim, thanks for the info.

 

Number 4 Hot Toddy
Hot Toddy

• 1 cup of tea (green, or your favorite)
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 shot of bourbon, rum, tequila ( you get the idea)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1cinnamon sticks (optional)
• 1 pn cloves, to taste (optional)
• 1 lemon wedges (optional)
  Make the tea as you normally do, but use a large mug. Add the honey onto the bottom and stir. Then the adult beverage and lemon juice. Garnish with any combination of whole cloves, cinnamon stick, and/or lemon wedge. Sit back and enjoy. Repeat as necessary.
  Fixes almost everything

 

Planned SOTD Friday
Sonnal slant razor
Lord Blade (PIF from Jayaruh)
New Forest silvertip brush
Cella Crema Da Barba soap
Floid Blue aftershave

 

TGIF 3/20/15 SOTD

Razor: Gillette Toggle (S6)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D12)
Brush: VP Leonhardy 700040
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Cream: Antica Barbieria Colla
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso



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Fantastic choice of aftershave. Great minds must think alike.

 

March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 19, 2015 - Week 3 Day 5
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - C.O. Bigelow
Razor - '46-'50 Gillette Tech
Blade - (3)
Post - RazoRock Alum & Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Day three on the Voskhod and smooth sailing all the way. No doubt about my love of this blade. Since using it in my 30 day rule in January I haven't had a bad shave with it, except for my Russian Roulette shave featuring the Rapira razor, or razor-like device. That razor could make any blade deadly. Great way to start the day and when I got home tonight I found my recently won PIF waiting in the mailbox. A good day all around!

 

LOL, I saw that too!

 

Planed SOTD for Friday 20Mar15

Left to Right : Stirling Bay Laurel A/S,"Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle ** {This is my Favorite Travel Brush and one of my cherished brushes} Stirling Bay Rum Pre-Shave Oil, Back Row :Arletta's Mug II (Daughter's Cobalt-Blue Mug ) * Front : Weber 3pc. S/S Polished Head 85mm Classic Handle {This is my Preferred Razor & My Favorite} * , Wilkinson Sword DE Blades *



Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Tea Tree Bath Soap, Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Deodorant: Mennen Speed Stick * Wet wash cloth soaked in Cold Water
Shaving Soap: Stirling Bay Rum
Razor: Weber 3pc. S/S Polished Head 85mm Classic handle
Blade: Wilkinson Sword DE Blade (3)
Brush: "Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle
Aftershave: Stirling Bay Laurel A/S

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard). I will wipe face off with Ice Cold Wet Wash Cloth. I shave with Cold Water. Hopefully it will result in another DFS-BBS,
With "No Nicks or Weepers".
Boy's and Girls can we all say "Rudy Casteel Clean Shave"

 

03/20/2015
Prep – MR GLO
Razor – Schick Injector Type I
Blade –Chinese Schick (1)
Brush –Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – MdC
Post - Witch Hazel, Dove AS Balm and CC Bay Rum AS

 

20 March 2015

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Friday, March 20, 2015
Plisson Synthetic
Arko (face lathered)
'60 Gillette Fat Boy (6, 5, 5) w/Gillette 7 O'clock SP (3)
Cold rinse, witch hazel, styptic, Nivea Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm, TSD AS Milk - Old Spice Type

Wow! Arko face lathers MUCH better than it bowl lathers! However, like the MWF yesterday, the Arko provided no "lift" to my whiskers, and very little protection for my skin.

 

Ooo, a toggle! Special shave today?

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
custom red cedar 30mm
BOMBED Nana June's bay rum soap
Gillette slim(j2)(7)
persona lab(1)
ICED virgin island bay rum
great shave today. nana June's just gets better and better, wonder if it's the lid? keeping it moist and ready for action. the red cedar is soooo comfortable, and that huge knot. almost a guilty pleasure. three passes with the slim, great results. finished with iced bay rum.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Schick G5 razor
Personna blade
Williams SS (bombed)
FS/WD boar brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
M&L Florida Water Cologne

Glad it's Friday and I got a nice shave. Long week's happen

 

What an enjoyable shave I had. The Glacial Lavender soap isn't my favourite for nothing. That scent is so lovely and in spite of the menthol being so strong, the lavender is still very much there. The face-freezing part begins immediately and becomes more powerful as the shave goes on. The Sharp blade still seems to be holding up, so I'll keep using it.