SoS: January 28, 2013 - February 3, 2013

Finally our weather has become milder and more comfortable, but even if it was still bitterly cold I would still use my strong menthol stuff because menthol is my trademark, and guess what I'm using tomorrow for:

Menthol Monday:

#6 Horsehair
Ming Shi TTO/new 7 AM
Arko Ice Mint SC
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

I'll admit that the Ming Shi doesn't shave quite as closely as my Super Speed, but it still does a very good job. The Ice Mint is definitely the only Arko cream which has a real menthol effect that you can feel during and after a shave. The 444 balsam and the Barbon aftershave are 2 of the best face-freezers that are on the market.

 

• Prep PSC
• LEA Menthol SC
• Frank Finest Brush
• Edwin Jagger DE89L Razor
• Lord Blade (2)
• Vifrex ASG
• Barbon ASL

Just because you are on the road, it doesn't mean you can't enjoy a fantastic menthol shave. Today's setup was really great! The LEA cream is awesome and in my opinion, it is in the same class as Proraso Green. This frosty cream has amazingly good protective qualities. The lubrication is outstanding. The DE89L was gliding effortlessly over my skin providing a very close shave with absolutely no irritation or razor burn. The Vifrex is very nice and is one of personal favorites. Two splashes of the Barbon aftershave made for a very nice, cool finish.

Have a great week everyone!

Lyndon

 

6/8 Hoffritz
WARS SC
23mm Shavemac Finest knot

I'm going to try and do a week with shaving cream. Very nice shave this morning, again a very comfortable shave with the Hoffritz. The WARS has good skin care and I would describe the scent as a pleasant "green" type. There's a good chance I'm way out in left field with that. Have a good one.

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Monday evening

Hot towel
Proraso pre
Muhle R41
Astra SS (2)
TOBS Mr Taylor's SC
Duke 2 Best
Thayer's Superhazel
DR Harris Bay Rum AS
L'Occitane Cade AS Balm

Second go with the Muhle R41. Went for 3 passes this time. Boy does it bite.
Concentrated closely throughout on the blade angle and did well with applying no pressure but ended up with a decent nick at the edge of my upper lip. Easily fixed with the styptic.

SWMBO - not a fan of the Bay Rum, so I overlaid it with the Cade Balm.

Smoothest BBS I've ever had.

 

Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, face was with Neutrogena Men Invigorating & brush soak
Pre: Proraso PSC
Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: EJ DE89L w/ Bulldog handle
Blade: Gillette EverSharp
Soap: MdC
Post: WH & Speick a/s

 

Monday's Shave
2 minute hot water whisker rinse
Arko Shave stick-bowl lathered/Omega 10029
1955 Schick Hydro-magic/EMS d2
1938 Gillette Senator OC TTO/Perma-Sharp Super d1
Ols Spice AS
Acqua di Parma Colonia sprey

'...bplatoon' said something about he always uses his fav. SE for his first pass but maybe he would try his injector for subsequent passes for a fun experiment..hmm...that got me to thinking (no mean feat)....so today I tried my favorite Injector for my 1st pass and my favorite DE for the 2 subsequent passes....one of the best ever I might be experimenting with these two all week...



Acqua di still knocking me out !!

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Merkur/Menthol Monday January 28, 2013​

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• Prep: Brush soaked in cold water, tepid shower, face washed with Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash
• Razor: Merkur Mergress XL
• Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated (2)
• Brush: GDCarrington Maple Apple Brush with Ace Shaving 22mm High Density Silvertip
• Cream: Proraso Menthol and Eucalyptus (old formula) with added menthol
• Soap: Proraso Menthol and Eucalyptus (new formula) with added menthol
• AS: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue with added menthol
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, obscene amount of aftershave

Über-lather of the Proraso in the tub and tube with menthol infused glycerin has become my go to for menthol Monday's. Nice and cold, plenty of slickness, and good cushion.

The Voskhod performed good in the Mergress, although I am not sure if any better than less expensive blades.

It is back up to 44°F (6.7°C) which is way too balmy for this time of the year, had to get my freeze on.

 

Menthol Monday

soak brush/Rooney Heritage Stubby 3xl/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream(new formula-green)

Vostok SS (face lathered)
Merkur 39c"Da Hamma"/Perma-Sharp Super (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel with 3 drops M-Bomb
The Rub followed 20 minutes later with Vostok Aftershave Balm

"Da Hamma" was extremely smooth today,Perma-Sharp Supers are a great blade in this razor or pretty much any razor.

 

Monday morning, January 28, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (8)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Well almost opted for the menthol this morning but I didn't believe the temp that was being quoted. Who ever heard of it being 54 F on January 28th? After a high yesterday of 32 or so a fair surprise walking out the door. I hear that all of you east of us are getting the ice pellets and rain we got yesterday so tomorrow should be a lot warmer for you. They are saying 73 this afternoon.

I was bad and didn't shave all weekend so an nice crop to reap this morning.
a warm water soak of the beard followed by Proraso PSC
then TABAC shave cream for lovely lather
Merkur HD with a fresh 7 O'clock black package
Thyer WH splash after a warm and cool water rinse
Nivea balm
and Clubman SA
for a really nice shave

 

Muhle Retro Ivory/Black Silvertip Brush
Mama Bear’s Grapefruit Ice Shaving Soap
Face lather
Muhle R89 Grande
Personna Med Prep (3)
Osage Rub (I am running low – must buy more!!!!)
GFT Sandalwood Skin Food
AoS Sandalwood EDT

 

Monday
T&H UC Pre-Shave Oil
Muhle R41
Red Israeli Personna
GFT Extract of Limes SC
Muhle Synthetic 23mm
No. 4711 A/S

Really the best shave I've ever had with the R41. Good enough to have me consider getting a Bulldog handle for it (Off hand, anyone know which manufacturer provides a polished SS bulldog? Be it Weber, iKon, etc). My new Simpsons brushes should be here by lunchtime so I can give my new Duke 2 a run for it's money and see which route I'm going to go for brushes. Unfortunately this mornings wonderful shave has me thinking I could have just got another handle and not spent over $100 on a Feather and Open Comb baseplate, but we'll do some more testing as the week goes on before I have to make another B/S/T thread...

 

SOTD Monday 1-28-2013

Sabi CC/Weber Bulldog
Voskhod Teflon
Proraso PSC
Musgo Real SC
Omega 31064 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Brut Original Cologne

Everything seemed to click this mornings and a great shave fell off the assembly line. I know I'm stuck in the 70's but I still like the Brut scent. Oh well, at least I ditched the Angel Flights! lol

 

Monday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Javier Navarrete, Pan's Labyrinth soundtrack
• Brush: Omega travel boar
• Soap: Sara-S's mint
• Razor: Valet Autostrop
• Blade: Feather
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Best shave this week! Oh, it was the first shave...
Anyway, great shave, great shave.

Enjoy the week, all!

 

Now, let's see if I can keep up with the SoS this week...

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade
CD: The Jondo Trio ~ The Jondo Trio
Coffee: Maxwellhouse French Roast, BLACK
Cream: Brut Classic
Brush: The Dridecker
Razor: Fat Handle Tech
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Yup, like my Brut. The great thing is my wife does, too

 

Monday's SOTD, featured the following fine grooming product. First things first a nice hot shower.

Shavmac Badger
{sample} Mike's Rose Cedarwood
Cadet "Mongoose"
Shark Chrome
Great pairing the Mongoose and the Shark, provided extremely comfortable shave. Three passes left my face with extreme DFS.

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Monday 28-01-2013

Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: Polsilver SI
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Karo Fresh (Menthol)
AS: Barbon

What a shave, Muhle delivers fantastic shave every time without effort,without compromise.

 

Victoria pure badger brush
Sir Irisch Moos SC
Shavette loaded with a new M-Man blade (apparently made for the Mueller chain stores by the same factory that makes Personnas in Israel)
Alum
Pitralon Classic


A decent shave, but nothing spectacular about it except for the olfactory part

I lathered with the little badger, almost forgotten since the Semogue came to me. Irisch Moos remains a good performer but as always a little stingy on the amount of lather.

The M-Man blades performed quite well in the Razorrock OC (for the first shave great, and degrading from there on with the fourth being overusing). In the shavette the blade is remarkably audible, it sang me the song of it's people during the shave but that was about it. The blade performed poor in the shavette (Dorco faired far better, pretty much everything did except for the Gillete Platinum blues that shredded me), it just seemed dull, but on the bright side there was zero irritation so I didn't even feel the Alum stick and AS.

The Irisch Moos and Pitralon Classic go wonderfully together. Both are woodsy, herbal (to my nose) and the scents mix really nice. The Pitralon is becoming a staple in the rotation, and the skin care is great

 

SOTD 1.28.13 Menthol Monday

PReshave - Hot Shower, Nivea face wash for men
Cream - C.O. Bigelow/TSD 2x Iced Lemon and Cedarwood croap
Brush - WD 24mm Silvertip
Blade - Shark Super Chrome
Razor - 1952 Gillette SS
A/S - Aqua Velva Ice Blue



Decided after reading about Azarius (i think) making a croap out of a soap I decided to do that with the TSD. I've been having some lather problems with it. Mainly not being about to create a good lather. I totally think it's 100% user error since I'm more of a cream guy than a soap guy. Mixed it with a little hot water and the last remnants of a C.O. Bigelow tube and it works great as a croap. Super Duper chilly .

I decided to switch blades up from the usual Personna Red. I remember when I started that I really like the sharks because they gave a super smooth shave. Well they didn't disappoint in that area. I got a really nice three pass DFS with no nicks, cuts or even a weeper. This blade will def have a spot when a quick shave on autopilot is needed.

 

Pre shave. Old # 7. AOS lemon oil
Strop. Damon
Razor. Eckel & jaeger Germon tortoise shell. Good razor can't find any history Help me
Scuttle. Georgetown G5
Cream. Trumpers Limes
Aftershave. AOS saddle lotion. Witch hazel. Old #7