Ladies and gentlemen, I beg you to please forgive me for starting a new week so early, it's because I have to leave the house at 4:30 AM.

This will be my set-up for:

Menthol Monday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new 7 AM
Aquabarba SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Osage Rub AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

I doubt that anyone here has ever heard of Aquabarba cream. It comes from Tunisia and has tons of rich, creamy lather and a very nice minty scent. The cooling effect is almost as strong as Palmolive Menthol so it's a great choice for a Menthol Monday Shave. The Diana Sport balsam and the Rubski-Dubski make the temperature feel like 20 below zero!

I'll jump in early too... This will be for the week of Jan. 7th thru 13th.

EJ DE89 (Barley)
Feather New Hi-Stainless Blades
Muhle HJM Badger Brush
EJ Hydrating Pre-Shave Lotion
T&H Ultimate Comfort Cream
Alum Block
My Nik Is Sealed
T&H Ulitmate Comfort After Shave Balm

1/7/13
Shower
Baby oil under hot towel for 60 sec
Colonel Conk shave soap (from gift set)
Merkur 178, Feather Blades
Witch Hazel

Still a newbie, but best shave I've had yet!

Hi jbooth! How do you like your T&H UC After Shave Balm? Is it unscented like the cream? I absolutely love the cream!

• Prep PSC
• Proraso Red SC
• Omega Ovangkol Wood Badger Brush
• Gillette 1918 Single Ring OC Razor
• Gillette Vintage Blade - The Spoiler
• Baxter ASB
• Alt Innsbruck ASL

I finally had time to try out the Gillette Single Ring. It was great! This little guy had no trouble getting down to the business of a really close BBS shave. Pretty good for a 95 year old razor!! I like using vintage blades in my old razors but for the next shave, I will will use a Feather I think. If you have been toying with the idea of getting some Baxter ASB, I would encourage you to go for it! It is such an excellent aftershave balm. In my top 5 for sure! I finished off the shave today with a couple of splashes of Alt Innsbruck. Always a great finish.

Cheers, Lyndon

Bismarck Razor Works
Klar Klassik
28mm WSP knot

Excellent shave, smooth and close. I really enjoy the Klar soaps I've tried so far. Have a good one.

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Monday:

Pre: Hot shower/brush soak
Brush: Omega 10098
Cream: Ingram (UK)
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Personna
Post: WH & Floid Blue

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Merkur/Menthol Monday January 7, 2013​

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• Prep: Brush soaked in warm water, face washed with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Cleanser, luke warm shower​

• Razor: Merkur Mergress XL
• Blade: Gillette Super Thin (2)
• Brush: GDCarrington Custom Maple Apple Brush with Ace Shaving 22mm High Density Silvertip
• Cream: Ingram Lather Shave Cream (UK Version)
• AS: Mennen Skin Bracer Original with added Menthol
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash of Aftershave

Although I just used it yesterday, I had to use the Mergress XL again today. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE this razor? Although I like to mix things up with my rotation, if I had to pick only ONE, this would be it. I am pretty sure this ha stopped my RAD (until the new line of German razors are released).

First use of the Ingram Lather Shave Cream, which is sort of a mixed bag for me. The latherability I would only rate a C+ at best, as it takes far too much product to get the right consistency. The scent reminds of me of Ivory soap, so clean but also institutional. The menthol level grows after applying the lather. At first I did not think it had much menthol and that I would need to add some menthol to it, but it ended up giving a nice cooling sensation. It is does not provide as much cushion or slickness that I would prefer, and although it is inexpensive, you can find much better quality creams in the same price point.

The shave itself was fantastic. The combo of the Gillette Super Thin blade and the Mergress was able to provide a BBS in three passes with minor touch up.

1.7.12 Menthol Monday

Preshave - Shower and Nivea for men Face wash
Cream - C.O. Bigelow
Brush - Omega Boar 81052
Blade - Feather (1)
Razor - 1952 Gillette SS X4
A/S - Arko Cool Balm

Parker Pure Faux Tortoise Brush
Proraso Sapone
Merkur Futur set between 2 and 3
Face lather
3 passes
Tabac After Shave Lotion

Very nice shave.

I've got nothing for menthol Monday but here is my SoS

Prep huggies one care aloe and tea tree oil wipes and warm water from breakfast chow again
Razor EJ DE87
Blade derby extra
Brush AoS badger
Cream every man jack coconut moisturizing
A/S old spice original

Good day today last day of the rocket shoot, but the nat'l guard guys that we have certified are leaving very soon to go to Afghanistan.

Monday:

Expert Barber 400
EJ Best
Shave Secret
Maca Root
Skin Bracer
Afta Fresh
Clubman VIBR

Monday 07-01-2012

Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Nivea Mild



AS: Barbon



Great shaving this morning! Muhle+SuperMax+Nivea=superb combo. Without little pulling even on the first pass, seemed no blade inside,absolute perfect two passes finished with BBS.

SOTD Monday 1-7-2013 (Straight Week)

5/8 Wester Bros DE-FI #34, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Speick SC
Omega Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
English Leather Cologne

To support Steve's theme I'll start off with the little De-Fi. For those who might want to try straight shaving but, are a little reluctant to spend a lot of money, there are numerous vintage straight razors on e-bay and the B/S/T forum pages that can be picked up for a reasonable cost. If....in the end, straight shaving isn't for you, you can always sell the razor and recupe your original cost. Many start straight shaving with a shavette with the replaceable blades. IMHO, the shavette's shave performance can never equal the performance from a well honed straight blade. I read posts about starting with a shavette with very negative reports and just wonder how much better it would be to start with an actual straight razor. There is a learning curve to using a straight and until you find it your shaves can be pretty rough no matter what you're using or how sharp it is. Once you have found it however, it is as easy as shaving with a DE and just as close as you could possible get with a DE. One important point to remember is; the razor must be properly honed. The "shave ready" notation on the e-bay description is probably false! (many sellers think if the edge "feels" sharpe it's shave ready....it's not! ) Get your first straight honed by someone that is experienced with honing a razor to get you off to a good start and give you a benchmark as to what shave ready actually feels like and performs like. If you have a straight laying around the house and still haven't given it a try....this is the week to start and a lot of the experienced Brothers will be here to help you through.

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD Hot Oil Treatment, hand strop blade
CD: Luther Allison ~ Bad News is Coming
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya, BLACK
Cream: The Body Shop Maca Root + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: The Dridecker
Razor: Merkur 34G
Blade: Astra SP, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB + 2 drops M Bomb, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

I'm liking the hot oil treatment!

Great razor Lyndon,lucky you!

Way to go!

Monday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Regina Spektor, Begin to Hope
• Soap Cream Oil: Kruidvat Shaving Oil (Kruidvat is a Dutch grocery store, you might translate it as herb vessel)
• Razor: Gillette flare tip Rocket
• Blade: Astra
• Shave: 3-pass
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

First time shave with shaving oil.
Hm. Can't say I'm overwhelmed, though the result is great: DFS++
I kinda miss the lathering and the visual feedback (with the oil I couldn't see where I had been already, so I had to guess myself through the shave...).

Have a great week ya'll!

Monday:
Gillette NEW LC
Voskhod
Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
Simpsons Chubby CH1 (Best)
Dirty Bird Scuttle

WOW the warm lather....combined with the perfection that is T&H - I take back everything bad I've ever said about the company, it lathers quickly, stays, and the scent is noticable but not overpowering. Has some saying power too, I can still catch hints of it hours after I shaved.

Monday

Eucerin moisturizing cream
warm shower
Omega 10083
Ingrams SC
Merkur 23c w/ Shark
Cetaphil gentle cleanser
Dickinson's WH
cold water rinse
Master Bay Rum

Solid two pass DFS! My Omega was getting lonely through the Semogue break-in process. I must say, I like both.