Once again, a favorite shaving day of the week for me is coming - what day is that? Menthol Monday: Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash #6 Horsehair Super Speed/new 7 AM Gada Cool Mint SC 444 AS Balsam Barbon AS YSL Pour Homme EDT Plenty of icicles will be going into my face from this shave - the Gatsby facial wash by itself is colder than a lot of creams and soaps, and it smells nice and gives great skincare. Next, we have the Gada Cool Mint cream which is probably the CHEAPEST shaving item sold here in Montreal, and this lovely-scented cream lathers so beautifully and freezes like the Arctic. After that, some 444 balsam will add a big third coating of iciness, and finally some Barbon aftershave will make me feel frozen until nightime!
Shower / Medimix vegetable soap (made in India ) Floid Pre shaving oil SWK XL scuttle Semogue LE IB Merkur 39C AStra SS Tabac Soap Tabac lotion Tabac EDT
SOTD Monday 3-11-2013 Cadet TTO-13 w/Voskhod Teflon Classic Shaving Bay Rum SS Semogue 1460 Boar Dickinson's Witch Hael Brut Original ASB Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne Late Sunday night shave for Monday. File copy Photo has the razor and AV Musk correct the other items are as noted above.
Monday Arko Shave Stick/Omega 10029 1965 Slim @#8 2 passes/Perma-Sharp Super d2 1955 Schick Hydro-magic Arko-Nem moisturizer Old Spice AS/ Acqua di Parma Colonia I did the initial 2 passes and received a 4.5 from my wife so I grabbed a quick clean up pass with the Schick and brought it up to a 'Perfect' Score... That first pass with the Slim on #8 does do an almost unbelievable 1st pass...Chin and cheeks were BBS...the neck area and moustace side area requires the type of buffing that the Schick is so perfect for....
My friend, you enjoy every minute this week!! We expect a full report on the 3 generation of the Stroker Boys Reunion Shave....sound super hip...time to pull out the best of the best, soaps, creams, and such....enjoy!!
Yep! It will be fun to be having a shave with my Son and Grandson. I turned them on to the wetshaving scene and they love it! (Sure beats those carts in price and performance!) lol
I don't know if it's love or infatuation but I'm really into this Tabac shaving cream. I've been getting superb shaves with it and great skin care. Nice looking razor, Stoker! image hosting
Shower - Old Spice 3-in-1 Oxy Clean Face wash (great post-shower tightness on this one!) Shave Proraso Pre/Post Kiss my Face Lavender Aqua Velva Class Ice Blue A/S (love the cool) Cologne Bond 007
Menthol Monday Simpson Colonel X2L Italian Palmolive Shaving Cream Face lather Merkur Futur Personna Med Prep (2) 3 Passes Osage Rub Halston Z-14 Zen shave!
Monday morning, March 11, 2013 Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (4) Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush, Arko shaving soap with hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
Took the weekend off in anticipation if a great BBS mentholated shave this morning. I couldn't have been more pleased!
Menthol Monday Gem Jr Bar Gem PTFE (3) Proraso Green SC (old formula) Proraso ASB I was looking forward to a chilly shave this morning, but unfortunately I only got one pass in because Ruby started crying for her bottle. I'm going to be honest...I am loving the Jr Bar. I can't get enough of it lately!
Monday After a brief return to MWF and Semogue 2000 on Saturday, I'm back to my quick shave setup ... Eucerin Warm shower Omega 10083 Ingrams SC Merkur 23c w/ Kai Cetaphil gentle cleanser Dickinson's WH Two pass DFS+. That works!
Monday 11-03-2013 Razor: Merkur 37c Slant Blade: Bic Platinum (1) Brush: Omega 10077 Cream: Lord Emofresh ASB: Barbon Wonderful shave for start of the week,2 passes,near BBS
Menthol Monday - 11.3.2013 Prep: shower, VITOS pre/post Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable [8, 5, 5] Blade: SuperMax super platinum (1) Brush: WSP Monarch HMW Cream: Palmolive Cool Post: alum, Thayers unscented w/ TSD M-bomb Aftershave: Osage Rub, TSD SubZero AS milk I almost forgot I still have a sample bottle of TSD SZ milk so I applied it after Osage Rub. My eyes were tearing up from all the menthol.
Wash: Anthony Glycolic Facial Cleanser Lather: Jack Black Supreme Cream Aftershave: Witch Hazel/Rum/Aloe/glycerin mix followed by unrefined shave butter Razor: Gillette SuperSpeed - flare tip Blade: Ladas (2) Brush: Vulfix 660S - Medium Jack Black Supreme Cream does work up a great lather, but a lack of any scent that I can detect makes it rather boring. I'll finish up the samples I have, but I won't buy any when they're gone. I'm just starting to try out USB as an after shave balm at night to see what difference it makes. The USB has already helped smooth my rough elbows and gotten rid of some eczema. My face feels a bit greasy after applying it so I'm not confident this will be an ongoing thing, but I'll try it for a week.
Prep: Hot shower, Axe Cooling Face Wash, Billy Jealousy scrub. Brush: WD Silver tip. Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech. Blade: Personna Med Prep. Cream: Godrej Menthol Mist and Barbon. Post: Cold water rinse, Thayer's WH Lavender, Axe Cooling Aftershave. Today's shave was almost a disaster. The Godrej Menthol Mist was NOT a good choice for me. This shouldn't dissuade people from trying it, but I hated it. I loved the face freezing effect it had, but it was too hard to lather, had almost NO protection, and wasn't very slick. I managed to shave my face, but when I got to my chin there was too much tugging. I didn't want to deal with it so I just rinsed it off and lathered up some Barbon. I definitely had to use some witch hazel today even though it probably won't save me from having irritation. Oh well, I know not to use Godrej anymore.
I know it's weird how these things work. I added a ton of water, extra cream, and spent more time than usual lathering. Oh well, I won't be holding onto the Godrej and I know it will find a good home soon.
My friend, I feel awful that the Godrej Menthol didn't work for your pleasure because it gives me tons of some of the richest and best face-freezing lather I ever experienced. Wow, YMMV really does apply here. I also feel I may haved failed you since it was I who pushed you to try it. Thank goodness the Barbon cream delivered for you. I'm so sorry again.
