SoS: March 25, 2013 - March 31, 2013

I'll get the new week kicked off for us. Very simple and straight to the point.

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new 7 AM
Tryphon Mentolo Shaving Stick
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

What a delightful and bone-chilling set-up for a Menthol Monday Shave this is - the Gatsby facial wash is not only freezing-cold, it also smells nice and leaves my face very clean and well-cared for. This Mentolo shaving stick is no longer available because of the closure of the company which produced it - the lather it gives is off the charts, and it has a very nice, minty scent with a STRONG cooling sensation. I don't think that the 444 balsam and Barbon aftershave need any more mentioning. They're brrrrrrr cold and beautiful!

Sorry, no photos this time.

 

Good morning.

Kicked off the week with a 05:00am shave as I had to get in to work rather early today and it was quite a nice one, I must admit. As I had just about finished off my Calani Purissima shave soap puck, I unscrewed the lid of a fresh jar of Martin de Candre’s unscented shave soap, enjoyed the very pleasing smell of good quality soap.
My set-up was as follows:

MdC unscented shave soap (obviously)
Mühle Basic #02 shave brush, Silver Tip Fibre
Cobra Classic SE razor
Feather Professional blade
Musgo Real Classic after shave

I forgot how good these soaps are. The lather was of outstanding quality and I can’t wait to have my Bismarck glide through this, which should make for a very enjoyable shave experience.

Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead with plenty of happy shaving!

 

Late Sunday Shave 3/24/2013

I've taken to listing to audio books while I shave, I think I've found my zen place.

Hot towel
WD Silver Tip
TOBS Jermyn St.
GEM 1912
Ted Pella (2)
WTG, XTG, RXTG, ATG jawline j hook
Cold Rinse
WH
Nivia PS Balm
Clubman VI Bay Rum

Gave the Jermyn St another try and it gave me an excellent, 4 pass + irritation free shave. The scent is still not my favorite, but I'm getting used to it. I have one more good shave left in the sample and while I probably wont buy this scent, I will be adding a TOBS cream to my den.

 

• 3P PSC
• TOBS SC - Shaving Shop
• Frank Finest Brush (fan shaped)
• Titan H1 Razor
• Boots Generic Blade (1)
• TOBS ASG - Shaving Shop
• TOBS ASL - Shaving Shop

It was great to use the Taylor Shaving Shop product line again today. The TOBS creams are absolutely top notch! If you haven't tried one yet, you are missing out on one of wet shaving's great pleasures. The Boots blade is a bit stiff so I thought it might be a good match for the Titan H1. I was right. While the Titan is technically a razor, I like to refer to it as a "precision shaving instrument". It is such a pleasure to use. The TOBS aftershave gel is also very good however, it is a bit pricey. Totally awesome super BBS "barber shop" shave today.

Cheers, Lyndon

 

5/8 Spear
Tabac SC
23mm WSP HMW

Very good shave this morning. The Spear holds it's edge very well. For the last 2 or 3 weeks I've been using Tabac SC a lot and get consistently great shaves with it.

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Monday 3/25:

From The Revere Hotel in Boston, MA. On a business trip, this will be my shave for the entire week.

 

Had a great shave this morning...

Proraso Preshave
TSD Iced Barbershop cream
Parker Silver tip
1958 Gillette TV Special
Feather Blade
Unscented Witch Hazel
Proraso Green AS

This was my first shave with the Gillette and I gotta say, the SS should stand for "Super Smooth" because it gives such a comfortable and smooth shave! I'm definitely very happy with my newest acquisition.

 

Monday morning, March 25, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (2)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
C O Bigelow shave cream with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SOTD Monday 3-25-2013

FaTip Grande w/Voskhod Teflon
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

A great Monday morning Menthol shave before starting some springtime year work. The FaTip/Voskhod combo performed comfortably smooth and easy.
Great shaves to all of you fine Gentlemen! Enjoy!

 

What does shave shop smell like?

 

Monday

Preshave: Hot shower
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Razor: Cadet Open Comb
Blade: Feather (2)
AS: Alum, Thayer's, and Aqua Velva

Very nice shave! These Feathers seem to work for me in anything - even the fairly aggressive Cadet OC. Good stuff! Froggy rides shotgun on all my shaves...

 

SOTD Monday 3/25:

Hot shower
Cremo Shave Cream as pre-shave
AOS pure badger
Merkur 34c HD
Super-max platinum
TOBS sandalwood SC
4 passes
Thayer's WH Rose
PdP ASB
LaCoste Essential EDT

BBS once again.

Using cremo as pre shave cream actually worked pretty well. I put in on in the shower instead of conditioner and then wet it before lathering. Since it is activated by water it works pretty well. Splash of water between passes and it slicks back up, then lather on top.

 

Monday 25-03-2013

Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: 7AM Platinum (1)
Brush: Horse hair #6
Cream: Compass vital comfort
AS: Barbon


Perfect 4-pass shave today. Compass is great cream-very thick,with good cooling sensation and skin protection.

 

Menthol Monday - 25.3.2013

• Prep: shower, homemade pre-shave oil
• Razor: Merkur 37c
• Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: Palmolive Cool
• Post: alum, Thayers unscented w/ TSD M-bomb
• Aftershave: Myrsol Formula K sample, TSD SubZero AS milk sample

I caught a cold during the weekend and this shave felt great.

 

Monday morning.

Axe Chilled face wash
Prosaso Pre-Shave Cream
Van Der Hagen SS
Van Der Hagen Boar Brush
Personna blade (USA made, found at dollar store)
Gillette Gold Tech razor
Witch Hazel
“Family Dollar” Old Spice AF
Nivea post-shave balm

For a BBS!

This morning I used a Personna for the first time, the version made in the USA, found at drugstores or dollar stores. I researched the blade, and it is not a Personna Lab or Med blade. But I’ve heard good reviews on the drugstore version so I was eager to give it a try. Mostly because it’s cheap and I have a dollar store that carries them.

I did a traditional three pass shave with touch-ups. The blade was smooth, sharp, and comfortable—I was glad—but got overzealous during the touch-up and got a weeper and light irritation on my jaw line near my chin. I used Blade Buffing technique and again, it did wonders for my neck and chin. In comparison with the Gillette Silver Blue it took longer to get the stubble cut and I buffed too many times. I got a BBS but with a price that comes with overdoing it.

However, hours later, my face feels great, comfortable with the scent of Family Dollar aftershave, which I LOVE. I smell like my grandpa who lived in the town of Isle, Minnesota. The witch hazel and Nivea balm soothed my skin so I can enjoy the BBS shave. Tomorrow I’m going to try the Bluebird blade I think, we’ll see.

 

Three passes today resulted in a superior DFS.

 

Good morning from the Tropics.

Today's set-up was near-identical to yesterday's, I just threw in the alum before the aftershave for good measure.
MdC unscented shave soap
Mühle Basic #02 shave brush, Silver Tip Fibre
Cobra Classic SE razor
Feather Professional blade
Bloc Osma alum
Musgo Real Classic after shave

Tomorrow will be Straight Day again, am very much looking forward to it.

 

First shave with the new SS

Hot towel
WD Silver Tip
Gingers Garden Sandalwood Soap
W-2 SS
Wiklinsin Sword (1)
WTG, XTG, ATG jawline j hook
Cold Rinse
WH
Nivia PS Balm
Clubman!!

Absolutely wonderful shave. That's all I know about it.

 

Menthol Monday was BOMBbiggidy! Went for a 3 pass with my Vintage Merkur Classic. Gotta say I love this razor, super gentile or should I say mild.
Tabac Cream
BigBen Blade
Proraso PS
Cromwell & Cruthers PS Oil
Cold Water Splash
Alum
Witch Hazel
GFT AS

Light dusting with Clubman Talc-Good to go!

 

Hmm... good question. I am not really good at describing scents. It smells very tradition and has an overall mellow tone. It's very traditional but not quite the same as the scent of Pinaud Clubman. Slightly sweet maybe with a tiny hint of lemon. I really love it.

Cheers, Lyndon