SoS: October 5, 2015 - October 11, 2015

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Lather: Stirling Glacial Obsidian soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (3)
Passes: WTG, ATG (6, 7)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Aqua Velva AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

A now rare for me ATG pass seemed like a good idea when I started it. The number of weepers I got as a result of it would argue otherwise, though. The lather was just not protective enough, or the blade not sharp enough, but whatever the reason, the DFS results came with many spots of red this AM.

 

Excellent quote!
I'm using that to guide me during my two or three month buying sabbatical.

 

30 day focus - Day 5
Fat Boy set to 6
Sputnik Blade
MDC
3 passes

 

menthol Monday
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
unknown boar/ custom handle
BOMBED vintage Williams mentholated mug soap
Merkur futur(3)
persona lab(2)
ICED Skin Bracer
today's shave was nice. the unique brush did ok with the old Williams. three passes with the futur, that's a big razor. sorta have to hang onto it a little currently. very close results. finished with iced bracer.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Damn, what a freeze - the Glacial Obsidian soap clobbered me with such powerful menthol and had my eyes tearing almost right away. The matching balm froze me just as much, but also gave me great soothing and moisturizing. The Arctique aftershave felt killer-cold even with the two small dabs I put on. A delightful BBS shave even if I had to blow my nose a few times!

 

New set-up for Oct 5th...............

Old Spice Original shave cream face lathered w/Omega 6151 pure badger
'59 Fat Boy w/Wilkinson Sword blade
Witch Hazel rinse finishing w/Classic Old Spice

2-passes w/some touch-up for a DFS!

 

Shave for Monday(10-5)

Pre-Nivea Relax(in shower)....looks like only a couple more days for this
Shave-Barbasol Original-interestingly a whole lot came out on the first squeeze
Aftershave-Stephan Bay Rum
Razor-same animal(Gillette Sensor 2 Pivot Dispose-ABLE)

 

SOTD: Menthol Monday, October 5
Vintage Williams self 'mentholated'
Simpson M6 Manchurian
Feather AS-D2
Polsilver SI (1)
Vintage Aqua Velva

Have a great day!


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I know this is looking ahead, but I'm interested as to what your Christmas and New Year's Day shaves will be

 

Schick M1 Adjustable razor
Personna blade
FS Finest brush
St. James of London Mandarin/Patchouli SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
St. James of London Mardarin/Patchouli cologne

Really nice way to start the day. The StJoL products are great and smell wonderful. I'm ready to go

 

October 5 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
La Toja Shave Stick
Schick Type C3
Stirling Unscented PSB
Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet

 

In a few days, I'll be buying Ice Blue's "cousin"....AV Musk.

 

Jeff, would you say that Osage is WARM compared to this Glacial one?

 

OCtober 5
Gillette Goodwill / Voskhod (2)
Pacific Shave Caffeinated Cream
Rubberset Vintage reknotted silvertip
NGT grapefruit and cedarwood ASB
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue



After SEptember I thought I would be missing my SE razors, but my shaves are continuing to be great. I get very few sub part shaves these days. Have a great Monday.

 

Cool vintage brush! Looks like it was used by King Gillette himself!

 

Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Cold River Soap Works “Original”-Bergamot & Bay
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Gillette Platinum (4)
Brush: oscar11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: Fine Platinum

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

CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 Boar. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Platinum still in the Fat Boy. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Fine Platinum.

Bob

 

Menthol Monday
October 5, 2015

Gillette Rocket
BIC Chrome Platinum #2
Simpson Classic 2
Palmolive Classic Shave Stick
Alum, Dickinson's +++Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
TOBS Jermyn St. Aftershave
Brooks Brothers 1818

Today was the closest road shave I've had thanks to the Gillette Rocket. Taking a break from the 30 day OC focus. A BBS on a three pass shave. I'm refreshed and ready for a day with Southwest Airlines. Palmolive Classic Shave Stick is a travelers best friend. Face lathered with the Classic 2 is my favorite travel brush. The sun as made an appearance today for the first time on this trip. The Right Coast is wet and very soggy. Can't wait to get back to the Desert. Hope you all have a wonderful week.

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5 October 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + UFO TiTan 12mm
* Gillette Silver Blue
* Omega Pro #48
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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If I were to go for FINE(and I may), I'd choose Platinum and American Blend

 

Those are the two I keep on hand Paul.

Platinum-Creed Aventus
American Blend-YSL's Rive Gauche
Fresh Vetiver-Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver
Clean Vetiver-Guerlain Vetiver
L'Orange Noir-Terre di Hermes
Italian Citrus-Acqua Di Parma's Colonia