Cool water sink
cool soaked eshave brush
no name shavette w/6-7 use derby(time to change it)
presoaked Williams with a dash of Macho a/s
2 passes (1 small bleeder which stopped almost immediately)
Macho a/s splash with 5-6 drops of glycerin added and massaged into skin,beard and hair.
Power Stick Spring Fresh deo

then off to church

Menthol Monday SOTD



Razor: Supply Provision The Single Edge Polished
Blade: Schick Injector (D1)
Brush: Zenith H1 Horse 28mm
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 4 5½” Cypress Sinker Log
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Oil: Lemon Lime Chill
Shave Soap: Mama Bear Cilantro Lime Iced
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Alcolado Glacial
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Sunday’s shave of the day.
Soap: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Brush: Certifyd 4 with badger knot
Razor: Gillette New Standard
Blade: Astra SP (1)

July 2018

July 22 - Shaving like the Fuzzter!

Razor - Gem Junior LC
(1)
Soap - Island Hopper
Brush - Stirling Pro Handle Synthetic
Post - Alum

I was getting ready to box up the LC's @wchnu loaned me and decided they needed one more go around in Missouri. Besides, it's hotter than fire down in the bayou right now and they begged me to let them enjoy the relative cool of 88 degrees for a few more days. How could I resist? Well, if I'm going to go old school with 100 year old razors, starting with the Gem Jr., then I need to do it right. I grabbed the Island Hopper soap that Fuzzy sent, put it in the Marvy Professional rubber mug and grabbed the classic yet nowhere near vintage Stirling brush to go along with it. Ok, ok, so the vintage breaks down with that but deal with it. The blade had to be a Treet Single Edge Carbon. Love these blades. The Fuzzy one made a convert at least that far.

The soap loaded and lathered extremely well. Really nice and slick. Not a lot of scent but it works. I need more info but I"ll get it.

The Gem Jr. is really a great razor. Every time I use it I just like it more and end up back on the Bay looking around. That's one reason it probably needs to go back in the box soon. Soap enablers and Fuzzy ones with cool century old SE razors - two of the most devilish creatures I've encountered in the shaving world. It's almost like a Russian conspiracy - except I'm the Russian - well - you know what I mean. Anyway.

Two passes, little touch up but I did, just for fun, throw a slide on both sides of the neck. Can't call it a G-slide since this isn't a Gillette - well Gem would work - but.......Fuzzball Slide sounds so much better! No blood, no worries, quiet alum, and all is right with the world at Cartel HQ. A fun shave.

The thud you may hear within the next 30 minutes will be the sound of my head banging on my desk as I collapse from the past couple of days. Last night ended at 4 this morning which is when I finally ran out of drunks and other assorted creatures of the STL night to haul around for money. It was a very fun night and a profitable one. If only all the nights could be like that. Here's to a great start to your week!

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SHAVE OF THE DAY

Prep: none
Razor: Gillette Super- Speed Flair Tip
Blade: Lord SS
Brush: Fine Angel Hair Synthetic
Soap: Stirling Gentlemen
Post: Van Yulay 4 Seasons balm



Had a late night shave, certainly room for improvement. It must be the water at my GF house since I find it hard to get the right lather consistancy and today was no acception. The brush got all knotted up while lathering the bowl, but eventually worked it out. Scent of Stirling Gentlemen is hard to describe, but it's like a dark masculine tobacco fragrance that is one of the more complex offerings from Stirling. The soap protected as well as it could and as a result there was not as much irritation as first expected. although not being the best shave it was just OK at best. Finished off with Van Yulay 4 seasons lotion which smells like berry Christmas spice to my nose, while the old lady said it reminds her of some particular make up product....shows how people interpret scents differently indeed. Hope everyone is in good health and living life to its full potential!

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 07/23/18

Gillette Ball End Old Type
Personna Red (1)
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

Have A Great Day!

SOTD 20180723.



M keramiek / APShaveCo SynBad.
Extro "Shantala".
Tatara Masamune OC.
Rapira Super Stainless Chrome (4).
Rebul Mandarine EdC.

This is the last of my Spanish shaving soaps.
This soap is made in Italy by Extro, but as it is made for the foroafeitado forum I consider it Spanish ... ;-)

July 23 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette 40s Style Rocket
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: Barbon
Aftershave: Barbon
Additional Care:
Osage Rub
Stirling Unscented PSB

Menthol Monday's Shave

Keep It Simple Shave Week

TSD Cool Lime
Jayaruh #302
Pal Injecto-Matic
Vintage PAL
CWR
Osage Rub

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The TSD Cool Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Pal Injecto-Matic Razor with a Vintage PAL injector blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Mon. 7/23/18



Good morning friends. A very enjoyable three pass shave today with the Pal Adjustable. Excellent lather from the Speick shave cream. I finished with Old Spice, smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺

July 23, 2018
Karve D Plate
Feather
Thater 4125/3
Fine Italian Citrus
Soap & Aftershave




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Menthol Monday
Superb shave today in three comfortable passes. 1803 is a very clean fresh scent with some cooling in the aftershave.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Rockwell 6s R6
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Lather: Dr. Jon's 1803
Aftershave: Dr. Jon's 1803

Great photo Jim!

Monday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Weber ARC
Blade: Permasharp
Brush: New Forest Tubby 1 Finest
Soap: Ariana & Evans 'Khalifa'
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Phoenix & Beau 'Spitfire' Post Shave Lotion

oh man, what a shave! another fantastic shave with the Weber/Permasharp combo.. Khalifa performed flawlessly, as expected, and Spitfire finished it off in grand style... yeah, that's me set for the day..

Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus (14)
Brush: Thater Silvertip-26mmx55mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber

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

Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the Thater Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Platinum-Plus blade still in the Gillette NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber aftershave.

Bob

Pre: Cold water face wash
Brush: Maseto 24mm ST
Cream: Apothecary 87
Razor: Gibbs No.15
Blade: Polsilver Łódź
Post: Cold water rinse, Alphy & Bess Sandalwood, Bergamot, and Patchouli ASB

Shaving cream two days in a row, which is unusual for me but I'm not complaining as the lather was as good as yesterdays Speick and the vanilla and sandalwood scent is right up my alley.
It was good to shave with the Gibbs again, very smooth and for a DE very efficient.
All finished off nicely with the Alphy & Bess balm.
Happy Shaving one and all.

Hey guys - here's my Menthol Monday escapade:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 2
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Spearmint ASB
B+M Arctique AS Splash
Quorum EdT

BBS and frozen stiff!

Monday, July 23

Vintage Williams~~Morris & Forndran~~2011 Mühle R41~~Personna~~Floïd
Have a great day! ​