SoS: June 15, 2015 - June 21, 2015

Me too

 

Menthol Monday SOTD


Schick Type J razor
Schick injector blade
Semogue SOC boar brush
Homemade frosty PSO
Maggards Orange Menthol shave soap
Myrsol Metisol
Myrsol Formula K aftershave tonic

I mixed the Maggards Orange Menthol with Myrsol shaving cream for a fantastic Uber lather. The Maggards just didn't have the slickness I needed to tackle three days of camping beard.......

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
@clint64 customized rubberset 400/ whipped dog high mountain white
BOMBED Jack Black supreme cream
Clauss 5/8 full hollow round end
Gillette red tip(b1)
Ladas(5)
Osage rub
today's shave was nice, not stellar like the last two, but nice.I bombed Jack Black for a very chilly lather. three passes with the straight, light touch up with the red tip. a nick with a straight is way more substantial than with a de. nice shave nonetheless. finished with Jeff's rubby dubby do.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Menthol Monday, June 15, 2015

Warm Shower, Mystic Water Soap - Marakesh, Neutrogena Face Wash
iKon Shavecraft 101 with TRIAD Rolling Hex Ti
Polsilver Super Iridium #3
El Druida Aluminum Chubbic
Krampert's Frostbite SS
Alum, Witch Hazel+Menthol, Organic Shea Butter
Krampert's Frostbite Aftershave



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I found the website once, but Didnt understand how to check for prices snd shipping so I just ignored it.

 

15 June 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO Colibri SS
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 AquaMarine C7
* Mystic Water Brown Windsor
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Soap Commander-Courage
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP (3)
Brush: oscar11 TGN HMW-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Soap Commander Courage AS Balm

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

Soap Commander Courage today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 HMW. Great, easy, thick, lather. 7 O’Clock Blue SP in the Fatboy. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Soap Commander Courage Balm.

Bob

 

SOTD: Monday, June 15
Le Père Lucien Lavande-Vétiver
Semogue Owners Club Cherry (2)
Feather AS-D2
Polsilver SI (4)
Fine Fresh Vetiver

Have a great day!​

 

Monday

Soap: Catie's Bubbles "Le Nude" unscented
Brush: Olive wood HIS
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Mongoose big bomber / Kai mild

Shavemac 2-band

Shaver Heaven sweet Meyer lemon

RR Don Marco

 

June 15th, SOTD Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: W.B. Speed Rabbit marked 5/8
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel Horsehide/ Linen (20 on linen, 50 on leather)
Soap: The Shave Den Lime
Brush: Eveready 100T re-knotted with 22mm TGN Synthetic
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: The Shave Den Aftershave Milk- Iced Lime

 

Menthol Monday
warm shower/cold water shave
Vie-Long Lord Randal white horse
Proraso PPB
Stirling MITA
Mergress XL/Astra SP (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Levan Rose Beard Oil
Super Iced Walgreens WH
Tom Ford Tobacco Oud

A real frosty shave,face and dome BBS!!!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Monday 6/15/15 Head SOTD

Inaugural run with the Aimsport Spitfire cap on the R41. This thing is LOUD! It also skipped quite a bit. I probably need to experiment with the blade angle. Good shave. I'm not sure the results were any better than a stock 2013 for me. If anything, the first pass may have been a little closer.

 

Monday 15th June




Warm shower
Hot towel
Caties Bubbles Fouet L'Orange bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW LC (1936)
Sputnik (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
Myrsol Antesol aftershave

 

MONDAY
Menthol-less Monday
Third consecutive day using this fine vintage George Wostenholm & Son 'Pipe' razor and the third great shave.
This could easily become my 'everyday' razor if circumstances allowed me use of only ONE razor.
Fortunately, I've been blessed with the opportunity daily to sample a variety of these vintage shavers.
Have a great week, everyone!

 

Razor: Dubl Duck Goldedge 5/8 Round point 1947-52
Merkur 34c HD 2014
Brush: Jerusalem Olive Wood/WD Silvertip 24/48
Mug: Old Spice (early glass Mug 06) 1961 - 1964 First Mug with a taper last without a lip on top
Soap/Cream: Truefitt&Hill Grafton
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Nivea Men Post Shave Balm, Old Spice Lime original Shulton AS Frosted Glass 1960s
Whipped up the Truefitt&Hill with the Silvertip. This cream Is incredibly slick and gives a lot of cushion. Getting better and a little closer with the round point. My angles are getting better and the blade was singing a nice tune with some help from the Truefitt&Hill. Working on getting under my upper lip, and I'm getting better. I finished with my first DE and only needed 1/2 pass. Very smooth shave with the straight, very happy. Nice cucumber smell with the WH, and then some soothing Nivea. After cleanup some Old Spice Lime original Shulton AS. Ahhhhh! And cleanup was great! No soap scum on anything, and a great slick shave from the Trufitt&Hill. I may have to get some more. Y'all have a good one.

 

June 15, 2015 SOTD

“Lather, Rinse and Repeat Monday and Tuesday and..."

60 yo newbie’s intro to traditional shaving. (Week 5)
Pre-Shower Prep: Lucky Tiger Lemon Facial Cleansing Cream
Morning Hot Shower
Pre-Shave Oil: The Art of Shaving
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Gillette Gold Tech “Fat Handle”
Blade: Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword Stainless (India)(2)
Mustache/Beard Trim: Schick Golden 500
Aftershave: Proraso Aftershave Splash Green



Following a great intro to traditional shaving in May, I'm now two weeks into a 30-day Rule regimen to focus just on my technique. I've learned much, thanks to all the helpful hints I've received from so many of the experienced shavers doing their 30-day Focus on the same thread.

Some of the advice were simple, why-didn't-I-think-of-that hints:
- turning your head in the mirror to better focus on blade angle,
- opening one's mouth wide to drop the jaw to get a better flattened surface in the hard to get spot on the jaw line.
And technical advice on how to set up a more perfect blade angle by "riding the cap" on my Gillette Tech.

I've had very good to great shaves in those two weeks, yet also experienced my first ever razor bumps and how to deal with them, including strategies to move from a 3-pass to a 2-pass shave.

Sunday's shave was a 3-pass as I had a two-day growth to address having skipped shaving on Saturday (my first skipped day in over a month since staring with a DE.) Sunday's shave was extremely close. So close, that I hardly needed to shave today, but since I have a late evening meeting I'll shave today. (Or, at least that's the excuse I'll use to get to shave today. What's that phrase you all use? Making shaving fun again!)and it was a fun, and fine, 2-pass shave

Cheers!
- RT

 

Whats your take on the Grafton's aroma?

 

Schick G4 razor
Personna blade
VDH Luxury SS (scented w/added menthol)
Omega 10065 boar brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Skin Bracer w/added menthol

Nice cool, comfortable shave this morning. Summer is here in SE Louisiana and it sucks.

 

I picked this up based on some reviews I saw here, and I really like it. The scent is a bit on the perfume side of things, with the Lavender, but its not strong enough to put me off. The glycerin-based creams are becoming my favorites, and I just ordered some #10.