Steve gave me some great inspiration just now to start this week off, so not only is it Menthol Monday, it's Menthol Week! In the meantime for: Menthol Monday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/new Rapira Egyptian Ingram SC Diana Sport Menthol Balsam Osage Rub AS Givenchy Pour Homme EDT I don't know how much colder than this it could possibly get because the Egyptian version of Ingram is so damn cold that you feel the menthol sensation for an hour after the shave. Add the Diana Sport balsam and the Osage Rub and you'll be frozen almost the whole day!
The thermometer may say 100 degrees outside in Phoenix... It was reaching near Arctic conditions in my bathroom this morning! Proraso PSC / Proraso Soap / Semogue 620 / EJ DE89 w/ 7 o'clock yellow / 444 / The Rub / Proraso a/s balm
Happy Monday! Hot Shower, soak brush Proraso Pre-shave Cream Proraso Green Soap Vulfix 404 Boar/Badger Mix '58 Flare Tip SuperSpeed w/ Voskhod blade Warm+Cold Water Rinse Blue Floid AS 4 pass DFS Hope y'all have a fantastic week!
Monday morning, August 20, 2012 Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (6) Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush, TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
Menthol Monday: soak brush/Shavemac custom 167 2 band,d01/Scharzweisskeramik XL Scuttle warm shower Proraso PrePost cream TSD 2x Iced Mojito Shave Soap & Wheat Cream lathered together Merkur 39c"The Hammer" / Perma-Sharp Super (3) Warm Water Rinse Monster Block Alum Warm Water Rinse Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 4 drops M-Bomb TSD 2x Iced Mojito splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 Todays shave was not only frosty but it was one of the most comfortatble shaves I've had.The 39c and Perma-Sharp Super is a great combo and the blade shows no signs of slowing down.Looks like I'll have to do maybe another shave or 2 with this blade and see how long I can stretch it.
Shave of the Day (SOTD) Monday August 20, 2012 Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face wash/scrub with Noxzema, as cold as I could stand it shower Razor: Gillette NEW short comb mounted to an iKon Bulldog handle Blade: NOS Schick Plus Platinum Brush: Semogue 1438 Boar Soap: Tabac AS: Nivea Sensitive Aftershave Balm, followed by a splash of Gillette Cool Wave Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Aftershave. I have not used the old stock Schick blades for a while so I thought that I would break them out. At one point these where my favorite blade, not so much now. Although the shave was comfortable, there was a slight amount of tugging around my neck. There are much better blades out there for a lot less money. At about $1.00 per blade, I will not be buying any more of these. This is the first time in months that I have used the Nivea balm. I felt like I needed some moisturize on my face and this is good for that, just not enough of a scent for my taste. Overall not a bad shave. Still was able to achieve a DFS in 3 passes with light tough ups.
Monday, August 20 59’ E1 Fatboy (dialed to 7) EverReady Double Edge Super Stainless (vintage-Thanks Phil) Ingram SC Osage Rub Stephans Island Lime
6/8 DD Tabac Semogue 1800 Nice shave this morning. Still working on breaking in the 1800. It's not "there" but getting closer. Have a good one. photo upload
The Wrench - Merkur Futur The blade - Polsilver The Lube - La Toja The Buffer - Semogue LE Horn 2008/9...Thanks Bruno The Oil - Uplands from Bullgoose Phil -really nice Sun and skin - PCA spf 25
Monday, August 20, 2012, Shaving Ritual Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9) Blade: Lord Super Stainless (2nd use) Brush: Lions Head Silvertip Bowl: Gravy Boat Scuttle Cream: Razorock sample A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse A/S: Aqua Velva Musk I am going back to my rotation after the finishing out the Blind Blade Test. It felt nice trying out another cream today.
SOTD Monday 8-20-2012 Parker 90R TTO w/Wilkinson Stainless Blade Proraso PSC Tabac Original SC Omega Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Brut Original ASB Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne Haven't used the Parker for awhile so thought I'd give it a go. Parker's kinda got a bad rap about their QC but they fixed that way back in 2010. They are now very good blue collar razors for a meager price that delivers a very nice smooth shave. The 90R is on the aggressive side and should handle the toughest of beards with no problem. Great no fuss razor for a good and close quickie shave.
Monday, August 20, 2012. Good Morning! Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts Prep: Wash face with Speick Soap Razor: Schick I1 Blade: Schick Soap: MdC Brush: Semogue LE 2010 Scuttle/Mug: Schwarzweisskeramik Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Pitralon Classic
Monday Pre (Eucerin, warm shower) Omega 10083 Pro boar MWF Merkur 23c w/ Kai Stainless Steel Post (Cetaphil, Dickinson's WH, cold water rinse) Master Bay Rum DFS! by means of wtg, xtg. Over the last several days, each time I've reached in the den to grab a soap, I've gone right to the MWF without hesitation . My face is happy = (can you tell?). Have a great Monday!
Glad to hear Bruce that you are one that judges a razor by it performance and not be it's country of origin or bad rap that is spread by people. Far too often I think many people repeat the same mantra of disinformation that they read on a forum and they take it for the word of God without every trying the razor themselves. I have never had an issue with Parker or Sabi razors (another affordable brand). I concur with you that they are both far more aggressive than their Gillette or EJ counterparts. Not everyone has a spare $60 to $200 to drop on a modern razor, so I think that it is nice to see decent products in the low to mid-range price.
Monday Muhle R41 + Red Personna Semogue Owners Club Boar Proraso Green (New Formula) Cold Water Rinse Foad's Moustache Wax Ran out of time for aftershave but oh well. Still nice BBS in 2 passes.
Monday 20th August Hot shower and facial scrub Vitos Pre/Post Cream Fatip Piccolo/Perma Sharp Super (3) Semogue TSN 2012 LE Badger/Boar Arko Ice Mint Shave Cream Home prepared Les Vinaigre des Toilette (mentholated) 444 ASB mixed with Osage Rub Brut Alaska AS Murray's Superlight Pomade 3 Pass BBS
Shower: Burt's Bees Men's Care Soap Razor: Parker 22R Blade: Astra (Day 2) Soap: RazorRock (Cumba Cheech) This came the mail today for my wife to try. I did a test lather and so didn't let it go to waste! Nice lather. The scent is very nice, although not one I would choose to shave with personally.
Monday! Prep: hot washing cloth Music: David Bowie, best of, cd2 Brush: Omega travel boar Soap: Palmolive stick Razor: Gillette flare tip Rocket Blade: Derby (#4) Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse Guess what. DFS. Have a great week!
Monday: Razor - Gladweg push button DE Blade - Rainbow (4) Brush - VDH boar Lather - Williams (current) A/S - Lucky Tiger Aspen
I want to like the derby blade. I tried it several times now. First pass is great. Anything after that is nicks. Had to bust out my AOS alum block for some damage control. The M Bomb and TSD aftershave smoothed things over.
