SoS: February 18, 2013 - February 24, 2013

There is no point in complaining about winter here in the North-East because it'll be here for a while yet, so let's just have fun with our shaves. Here's my face-freezing set-up for:

Menthol Monday:
Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Goal
Nanny's Ice & a Slice SS
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Barbon AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

This is one of the most fabulous and frigid face-freezing set-ups a menthol lover like me can plan because each item is around equally as cold. The Gatsby Ice Cooling facial wash begins the iciness, and then a shave with the Ice & a Slice reinforces it, the Diana Sport intensifies it significantly, and the Barbon aftershave adds a final powerful arctic chill. That's the secret to a Cracky Wacky Ticky Tacky Menthol Monday Shave!

 

Sunday 2/17/13

Hot shower with Dr. Bronners Eucalyptus Bar

Hot Towel
Edwin Jagger Sea Hawthorn cream
'70 Super Adj Long
Wilki Sword (1)
Cold Rinse
WH
Nivea AS Balm
Pinaud VI Bay Rum

WTG, XTG, RXTG, ATG


Good shave but I missed my GEM. Love the new Jagger cream! Great smell and glide!

 

Floid pre shave oil
Semogue OC boar
SWK XL scuttle
Merkur 39C
Polsilver super Iridium
MWF
Old Spice
3P cream (Post shave)

 

Monday's Shave

Hot Rinse
Applied 3 drops Morfose-Argan Oil Hair Treatment/5 drops Baby Oil
Arko Shave Stick-Arko Max.Comf.Cream/Omega Baby-Pro
Sedef Shavette-Astra SP d2
Old Spice AS

Well that seems to be it...It took 6 weeks to learn how to Shavette shave....I started on Jan.7th when Steve called for 'Str8' week...With Steve's motivation I commited...I'll tell you, it is a commitment not to be taken lightly..."There Will Be Blood"...But the rewards are waiting at the end of that learning curve... I would not presume to state I've mastered this, but I am getting the closest shaves with little to no irritation...and with not that much effort...It's now relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable...Thanks Steve for the 'push'...

Today I did 1-WTG/1-XTG/2-ATG= BBS!!

I didn't need 2 ATG passes but I discovered a new way of holding the razor half way through the first ATG pass so I did another one to solidify the new "Move"...It makes getting the sides of my 'Adam's Apple' ; a former problem area; a snap...it also really cleans that bottom lip area so easily...

PS...BTW, I had lost interest in the Astra blades with my DE razors, but I'm getting great shaves with them in this shavette...
I also discovered today, after my shave...that an injector blade will fit this Shavette aswell...You just have to be careful lining it up...but then its cool...so tomorrow I'll be trying a Long's Drugs/Personna Injector blade...I can't wait....

 

Monday, February 18


59’ E1 Fatboy (dialed to 7)
Supermax Titanium (d1)
MWF, Vulfix 404
Proraso ASL
Dominica Bay Rum

Even after 3+ years I am still revisiting blades from old sampler packs I previously disliked. Unlike the Supermax Super Stainless, which I consider quite sharp and smooth, I found the Titanium to be very harsh in years past. Today, it still seemed harsh, but less so. Will revisit these again later, much later.

 

Monday 18-02-2013

Razor: Muhle R106
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (1)
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Gada Cool Mint
AS: Barbon

My replacement handle arrived yesterday,so this morning was first shave with this fantastic razor. Easy BBS with 3 - passes (WTG,XTG,ATG),astra is superb blade,sharp and smooth enough. Gada Cool Mint is one of my all time favorite menthol treasures.

 

Menthol Monday

soak brush/RV Psychedelic Beast
hot shower
Proraso PrePost (green)
TSD ISZ SS plus a dab on each cheek of ISZ Wheat Cream
Merkur Futur set @ 3/Perma-Sharp Super (1)
warm water rinse
Monster Block alum
cool water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb
TSD ISZ Splash followed 20 minutes later with TSD ISZ Aftershave Milk

It just don't get much colder than this ,plus a great BBS shave !!!!!

 

True confessions, I've been using a scuttle and hot water for the last few days and loving it. Very nice shave this morning, smooth and close. I've been enjoying playing around with creams too, some have absolutely superb skin care which is really nice in the winter. It helps with dry skin. Have a good one.

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Shave of the Day (SOTD) Merkur/Menthol Monday February 18, 2013​

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• Prep: Brush soaked in hot water, warm shower
• Razor: Merkur 37C HD Slant Bar
• Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum (1)
• Brush: Semogue Cherrywood SOC Boar
• Soap: Proraso Shave Menthol and Eucalyptus with added menthol
• ASB: Nivea for Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm (old formula)
• AS: Mennen Skin Bracer
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, splash of aftershave

The SuperMax SP really performed well in the 37C...I do not think any blade is going to perform bad in it to be honest. I just love it, best razor purchase that I have made so far.

I do not understand the fear of this razor, I do not even know how I could cut myself with it. It is mild on your skin, yet efficient in the amount of stubble that is reduced.

Tomorrow I am going to take a break from it and use something else...but I really do not want too

 

Monday morning - holiday here, yay

Proraso Pre-shave
Proraso Green Cream
face lathered w/ 'lil pure badger
Dovo Best 5/8 Full
warm+cold water rinse
Blue Floid AS

First full shave with the str8 - not the closest ever, but good enough for today. Only 1 weeper and 1 tiny nick in 2 passes.

 

Great going, Dusty!

 

Monday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Regina Spektor, Begin to Hope
• Brush: Omega travel boar
• Soap: Daisy's Mountain Naturals, cold water
• Razor: Ugly Duckling
• Blade: Voshkod
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade and reload in next DE razor in line

Nice shave.

Have a great week!

 

Monday morning, February 18, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (6)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

President's Day 18 February
Started with a long hot shower.
Brush choice today was the Vulfix 28.
Soap choice Palmolive Menthol
Today's razor and blade Gillette Open Comb mated with a Wilkinson.
Face lathered the Palmolive, two passes today was all that was needed for a fantastic DFS.
Finished with a liberal splash of Pinaud Veg.

 

SOTD Monday 2-18-2013

EJ DE89/Ikon Bulldog w/Polsilver SI
Proraso PSC
Al's SC - Boheme
Parker Badger
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
British Sterling Cologne

I've been on a road trip to Coeur d' Alene Idaho for a Winter Business Meeting this past week and returned with every germ in existance in the Pacific Northwest Area. I'm hoping this will be over by the end of the week but I feel like death warmed over right now. At any rate, life goes on and I'm throwing everything in the medicine cabinet at it.

 

• Prep: shower, Proraso pre/post
• Razor: Gillette Travel Tech
• Blade: Voshkhod (2)
• Brush: Omega 11047
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Coconut
• Post: alum, Thayers unscented
• Aftershave: Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street

 

Ran out of time, couldn't post this morning but, here's my Menthol Monday Shave.

Hot Towel
Proraso Green
GEM 1912
GEM blades (Walgreens)
Cold Rinse
WH w/cold towel
Nivia AS Balm
Pinaud VI Bay Rum

Great shave for the start of my 2013 mowing season. Feels great to be back to work!! Now I can really let my RAD flow!

 

Preshave: Baby Oil
Scuttle: Georgetown G5
Brush: AOS Badger
Cream: C. O. Bigalow
Strop: Damon
Blade: Wapi
Postshave: AOS Sandalwood Lotion
Bells: Two Hearted Ale !!!!!!!

 

SOTD Menthol Monday 2.18.13

Preshave - Hot Shower, Noxima Face wash
Croap - TSD 2x iced lemon and cedarwood with C.O. Bigelow mixed in
Brush - Omega Boar 81052
Blade - Derby Extra (2)
Razor - F3 Black Handled SS
A/S - Alum Block, Aqua Velva Ice Blue



What a frozen shave. The Derby was ok again with just a 2 pass DFS. The TSD Soap mixed with the Bigelow cream is a thing of wonder. The scent is heavenly. A great shave today.

 

Gillette Tech w/ Astra SP
WD 22mm Silvertip
RR Classic (is it considered a soap or cream?)
Floid Vigoroso

I decided to switch it up a little and grab my tech. A very mild shave but still comfortable on the 3rd pass.