SoS: April 6, 2015 - April 12, 2015

Sunday's action-filled chiller:

I was preparing my set-up just a few minutes ago, and all of a sudden I felt something jump on my back and it wasn't my dog - it was the Menthol Monkey!

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 7
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

There's just no frigging way I could go more than one day without using mentholated stuff - indeed, I do have a Menthol Monkey on my back and the more I use the cold stuff, the more I enjoy it. Hell, if I could use the Cryogen soap then the Palmolive Menthol cream is kid stuff. It has an awesome scent, it lathers wonderfully, and it gives such a great cooling kick which is so easy to take. The Gold Bond moisturizer feels so fresh and comforting and the Penguin is such an icy delight. Let's see if the Sharp blade can do the job for its last run.

To all my Greek friends, I wish you Καλό Πάσχα, και ευλογίες του Θεού για την υγεία και την ευτυχία!

 

Oh, by the way I was wishing my Greek friends a Happy Easter and God's blessings and health and happiness. Greek is as natural for me to speak as Hebrew because I lived in Thessaloniki, Greece for more than ten years before moving here to Canada.

 

SOTD - Saturday, April 11, 2015

Shower
Prep: Homemade Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: Barrister & Mann Ferox
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer

 

SOTD 04.11.2015

Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless (1)
Brush: Omega 13109 Pure Badger
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
Post: Cold rinse, Alum Block, TSD Sandalwood AS Milk

3 Pass shave (WTG, XTG, ATG). Not quite BBS but close. I like this Gillette Nacet Stainless blade a lot. Very smooth shave.

Going out tonight with my special lady. Overall feeling good!

 

Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 11, 2015 - Week 2 Day 7
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Proraso
Razor - EJ89l
Blade - (6)
Post - Alum and A/V Ice Blue

Early Saturday again, as usual, so a quick two pass with the EJ89 and the Sharp Star on its sixth outstanding day! I'm definitely buying some of these in bulk. Hard to find but I have an inside source so I can get some to keep around. My face seems healed from the slice and dice routine a few days ago so back to the CJB tomorrow!

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Planned shave for Sunday April 12
Soap - Arko stick
Brush - WD synthetic
Razor - Yuma
Blade - Ladas (2)
AS - Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve
Same as Saturday with my travel kit. Provided a very passable shave. As a reward of my daughter, who is a red belt but competed in the Black belt division and took 1st in her age group (much to the displeasure of her competetiors being beat buy a lower belt hehehe), we are up early again Sunday to take her to Shedds Aquarium.

 

SOTD 4-11-15

Razor: iKon 102 slant with Bulldog handle
Blade: Platinum Lux (2)
Soap: Arko stick
Bowl: VDH (used to pre-soak brush)
Brush: VDH Boar

Preshave was just face wash with warm water and post shave was rinse with warm water then some cold water splashes and pat dry!

Shave was good but not great, not quite a DFS but a CCS with one small nick and some irritation in neck area and jaw line.

Razor: I tried the iKon 102 slant once again as I am trying to like it but just can't seem to get a decent shave with it. It just doesnt work for me I guess. I do my usual passes and still feel quite a bit of stubble so I use end up using more pressure and going over certain areas more times which gives me some irritation. I will NOT be keeping this 102 slant in my den!!!

Blade: I like this blade alot. I like it just as much as my Astra SP.

Soap: This is my go-to soap. This Arko just works amazingly well with not to much effort and gives great lather and protection during passes. All you have to do is rub stick on your damp/moistened face then grab the brush and face lather it. Repeat for each pass as needed, so simple but so good!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out!

Thx.

 

Sunday Morning Planned Shave
Razor: Loeffler Our Drummer 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: Vie Long J. L. Petree 2 band
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Catie's Bubbles Bailey's Irish Coffee
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: HTGAM Coconut Bay Rum



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I had problems using to much pressure until I changed to the very sharp Feather blade. I just let the razor do the work now, and it works for me. As always YMMV.

 

Planned Shave for Sunday 12Apr15






Razor: ATT R-1 88mm Kronos Handle
Blade: Wilkinson Sword DE Blade
Arletta's Mug I {Daughter's White Coffee Mug}
Shaving Brush: "Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle **
Shaving Soap: Vander-Williams Shaving Soap aka Patrick's Blend
After Shave Balm: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
Pre-Shave Oil Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
After Shave: Captain's Choice North

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

This is will be the First Shave on this Blade.
I will be Face Lathering again tomorrow morning
I will also use an Ice Cold Wet Face Cloth.
On my face as I have each day in the past week.
I will again shave with Cold Water tomorrow morning.
I will apply T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel after my morning shave.

This is the 13th. Day of 30 Day Rule using, ATT Razor R-1 Base Plate 88mm. Kronos Handle


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I had the same feelings towards my Ikon. I would always have irritation from over doing it with that razor. I moved mine on and don't miss it, other than it photographed well

 

Planned Sunday morning SOTD

48' Aristocrat
Personna Blue
Omega Mixed Midget brush
Martin de Candre Lavender shave soap
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Floid Blue aftershave

Absolutely wonderful 2 pass/no touch ups shave today. The little omega brush whipped up a thick lather easily and even though it's small, it held plenty of lather. The post shave feel from the MdC and Floid is amazing.

 

SUNDAY
Evening shave for Tomorrow
Just off the hones this evening, I had my first shave with this recently-restored George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated IXL frame back razor.
The razor has a nice heft to it and took a very keen edge. A close, comfortable 3-pass shave resulted!
• Soap: MdC Fougére • Brush: Omega 48 • Post: Fine Platinum
Have a blessed Sunday, all!

 

Yes the scents very similar to me, a good pairing

 

Hoshi Tombo quarter hollow 13/16
Kanayama cordovan #8000
simpsons P8
L'Occitane Cade soap
Alum
L'Occitane Cedre & Oranger balm
L'Occitane Cedre & Oranger Edt

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What a beauty!

 

Good to know, thank you =D

 

Hi Friends,

best weather here in Germany. Spring has finally definetly arrived. I´m very happy about that. Temperatures are good, sun is shining and that kicks the mood. Great!!! After a warm shower, i opened my window and began my shave with the following equipment:

-Soap: Truefitt & Hill shaving cream (sample)
-Brush: PAV Brushworks "Chief"
-Razor: CAVA
-Blade: Feather
-Aftershave: Tüff sensitive
-EdC: Truefitt & Hill 1805



Wonderful!!! I can´t use another word. The smell of the cream is fantastic. Happy that i bought the 1805 cologne yesterday, so i could try my sample today. I whipped the cream up in my Robert Becker scuttle (which i definetly should use more often) and startet. The Feather had no problem with anything.The CAVA is a very toroughly but smooth razor. Great combination. Sad, that the CAVA is a loan. But maybe i get the owner there, to sell it to me.

This was it for now, enjoy your time, your shaves and the hopefully great weather.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Great looking razor, Kevin.

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (5)
Passes: WTG, ATG (13, 14)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron

I almost never get 5 days out of a blade, so I felt like I was already playing Press Your Luck with this Bic this AM. Combine that with how close my last couple of shaves were, and I set out to do only a 2-pass shave this AM, intentionally skipping the XTG pass. As always, the One-X lathered like a dream; it's theoretically possible that another cream/croap/soap lathers easier than RazoRock, but I'd need proof. Two passes got me DFS+ results and no bloodshed, and got the blade retired with honor.