Good morning fellows! Here's my SUPER-Menthol Monday SOTD: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Derby day 2 Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill SS Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill ASB Stirling Lemon Chill WH B+M Arctique AS Splash Quorum EdT As Rod would say about this soap, balm, and witch hazel "dunk my head into a bucket of ice-cold lemonade? Why, yes that sounds positively delightful!" That's what a shave with this setup feels like, not to mention the off the charts freeze the Arctique aftershave gives. BBS in three glorious passes! Have a great week!
Monday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Stirling Sandpiper Razor: Gillette Pre-War Fat Handle Tech Blade: Vintage Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (7) Brush: Wild West Brushworks/Elite Manchurian White-24mmx54mm Aftershave: Stirling Sandpiper w/Menthol WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Stirling Sandpiper today. 20 seconds to load the Wild West Brushworks/Elite Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless still in the Gillette Fat Handle Tech. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Sandpiper aftershave. Bob
SOTD July 9, 2018 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Personna Razor: Schick B1 injector Brush: JR #60 synthetic Soap: Stirling Iced Pineapple Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill aftershave Have a great day!
Schick M1 Adjustable razor Personna 74 blade WD Silver Tip brush Institut Karit SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Colorado Sage cologne 1st time with the Institut Karite SS. Lathers easily, has a pleasant scent but didn't seem to offer much protection. Could be cuz it's my 1st use of it and that it will get better. Hope so. I'll use it a few more days to find out. Now go enjoy your day folks
SOTD July 9th Gillette English Flat Bottom Tech Gillette Platinum Plus Yaqi Mysterious Space (24mm Finest Fan, Frigate Class) Route 66 Cranberry Citrus Stirling Glacial Satsuma AS Splash
Craftmanship is top notch and I like his knot lot better than Simpson Manchurian. Your patience will be well rewarded.
Grand Bay, it is from Dominica and from California Antilles Trading, how is it compare to Dominica Double Distilled brand if at all?
Last shave at home for ten days, so I decided to pull out the big gun. Mickey Lee Soapworks The Drunken Goat Elk Antler Brush Koraat Razor Lucky Tiger Pitrulon Classic After Shave Have a great week!
July 9th 'Menthol Monday' Schick E3 w Personna (3) Palmolive Menthol SC TGN Finest/ Maple Thayers TFS Mastro Miche AS
Back again from travels and my favorite Russian had the honors. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger 1941 ZTV 5/8 Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
Monday July 9, 2018 Razor: Personna Floating Head Blade: Gillette Twijector (1) Lather ? : Neutrogena Shave Cream AS: Mennen afta Dog: By `Old Foggies Antiques Newspaper Date: Dec. 24, 1943 Something a little different this morning. One pass, WTG with a good amount of clean up. I got something just short of a BBS. Satisfied but not over joyed. God Bless to each. Bill
SOTD: July 9, 2018 King C. Gillette was born January 5, 1855 and passed away on July 9, 1932 at the age of 77 in Los angles Ca. Gillette founded the American Safety Razor Company on September 28, 1901 and later changed the name to Gillette Safety Razor Company and began production in 1903. Through trial and error the Gillette 100 aka “Double Ring” was created. Today’s shave of the day is a special one and dedicated to King C. Gillette, because of his invention we all get to enjoy this wet shaving hobby 115 years later. DE: 1904 Gillette 100 “Double Ring”. BLADE: 1927 vintage Gillette blade. BRUSH : Paladin 26mm badger brush. SHAVE SOAP: Noble Otter “LoneStar” AFTERSHAVE: Noble Otter “LoneStar”
Sunday Night Shave - July 8th Sudsy Soapery Twice MINT SEMOGUE 1305 GEM Feather Weight TREET Carbon blade Stirling Wintergreen Take Care, Jamie
Razor: Gillette 1930's Ball End O/C Blade: Gillette GSB (3) Brush: USMC JJ#8 w/ LS (MS) 2 Band 100% Finest @jimjo1031 Soap: Reef Point Soap Tranquility A/S: Reef Point Soaps Command Presence One pass with a light touch up.
