SoS: April 22, 2013 - April 28, 2013

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by crackstar, Apr 21, 2013.

  1. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    c21d818a496bd1c821297b89b412f1d6_image_583x550.jpg 444_gel_01-340x340.jpg 2_h240.png Very briefly, this will be my set-up for:

    Menthol Monday:

    Axe Chilled Facial Wash :love055: :love055: :smiley freezing: :smiley freezing:
    #6 Horsehair
    Super Speed/new Rapira
    Mama Bear Lemon Ice SS :love055: :love055: :smiley freezing: :smiley freezing:
    444 AS Balsam :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Barbon AS :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    YSL Pour Homme EDT

    The Axe Chilled is a very good facial wash and it has a decent cooling sensation. I'll keep using it until the weather really gets hot, and then I'll use the Gatsby one. The Mama Bear Lemon Ice soap is very nicely-scented and the lather is great to work with, and the menthol power is quite strong. The 444 balsam and Barbon aftershave can hit you like a ton of menthol bricks! ;) :D
     
  2. Gairdner

    Gairdner Well-Known Member

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    EJ DE89L + Rapira SS, Albion in Beech with 26mm 'A' Silvertip, Ingram's, Mr Taylor's AS, Astral, Mr Taylors EdC
     
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  3. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    Muhle R41 - Weber Bulldog handle
    Personna - IRP
    Semogue 2000
    Klar Kabinett
    Alum
    Superior 70
     
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  4. stingraysrock

    stingraysrock PIF'd away his custom title

    Happy Monday From Florida!

    Hot shower
    Chubbz I
    Wars SC
    Cobra Classic
    Feather (2)
    Cold water rag
    Aqua Velva Frost Lime

    Easy 2-pass DFS

    Have a great week Ya'll!

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  5. Llyr

    Llyr Stay frosty, my friends!

    Menthol Monday

    Duke 3 in best
    hot shower
    Proraso PrePost Cream (green)
    TSD 2x Iced Vanilla Lanolin Soap
    Feather AS-D1/Feather (1)
    warm water rinse
    Monster Block Alum
    cool water rinse
    Thayer's Cucumber WH mixed with 4 drops of M-Bomb
    TSD 2x Iced Vanilla ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

    a nice and frosty shave :D
     
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  6. bigmac53

    bigmac53 Well-Known Member

    TSD Preshave balm
    TSD Iced Crystal Blue cream
    WD Silvertip & Dirty Bird Bowl
    Merkur HD w/ Feather
    Alum
    WH
    Aqua Velva
     
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  7. Richard Jackson

    Richard Jackson Well-Known Member

    I'm starting to look forward to menthol Monday more and more. Have an awesome week,
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  8. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Monday

    As it is Menthol Monday, I used TSD M Bomb in almost every aspect of my shower and shave today:

    Prep: Hot shower, 5 drops TSD M Bomb in my palm with shampoo, AoS pre-shave oil with 2 drops M Bomb, hand strop blade
    Coffee: Maxwell House French Roast, BLACK
    CD: Play Me the Blues, disc 1
    Cream: KMF Cool Mint + 4 dros M Bomb
    Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
    DE: Stahly, even would 'er up for all three passes
    Blade: ASR PC, day 1, 3 passes
    Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops M Bomb, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
    'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

    Mentholate what you want, as much as you want! TSD M BOMB
     
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  9. Williams Warrior

    Williams Warrior Well-Known Member

    Monday:

    Cetaphil Face Bar
    Shave Secret Oil
    TSD English Fern soap with lanolin
    Alcolado Glacial
    Afta Fresh
    Old Spice
    EJ Best Medium
    Expert Barber 400
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  10. Heloguy

    Heloguy Well-Known Member

    Great BBS shave this morning. 4 passes on the face, 2 on the dome.
    hot shower
    VDH white puck soap
    EJ DE89811 razor
    Supermax titanium blade (brand new)
    cold water rinse
    witch hazel w/menthol added
    Superior 70 bay rum AS w/menthol added

    pure perfection with the EJ DE89811 and any supermax blade!
     
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  11. Stroker

    Stroker Well-Known Member

    SOTD Monday 4-22-2013

    R89/Weber Bulldog w/Astra SP
    Proraso PSC
    Arko SS in Tub
    GT G4 Scuttle
    Omega Boar
    Thayer's Witch Hazel
    Nivea Replenishing ASB
    Old Spice Classic Cologne

    The Arko is much easier for me to use from the tub than as a stick. It's an interesting smell that takes some getting used to but it's performance is very good.

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  12. Leo K.

    Leo K. Well-Known Member

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    Monday morning.

    Axe Chilled facial wash
    Prosaso Pre-Shave
    Barbasol Original
    Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (4)
    Witch Hazel
    Captain's Choice Bay Rum

    For a fantastic Durn Fine Shave!
     
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  13. youngunn

    youngunn Where's my TSD aftershave balm???

    Early Monday morning

    Hot towel
    TSD ISZ PSB
    AOS Pure badger
    TSD Iced Barbershop SS
    Schick Eversharp Injector
    Chinese Schick blade - 2nd use
    3 passes with touch up
    Warm water
    Thayer's Lavender WH
    Cold water
    Clubman AS

    Mixed results...

    Only the second time I've ever used the Schick, so I'm still trying to find the right technique. Mostly a BBS shave but had a lot of weepers.

    I may be allergic to Clubman AS... Which is strange because I never had a reaction before. But last shave and today with all different setup, as soon as its applied I start getting red blotches and itchy, and my face feels like its on fire. Like for real fire. Maybe my medicine I'm on is messing with it, I'm on immunosuppressive biological drugs. Sigh.
     
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  14. Heloguy

    Heloguy Well-Known Member

    Leo,
    I hope you didn't give up on the Arko stick.
     
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  15. Gairdner

    Gairdner Well-Known Member

    I feel for you youngunn as I have to take some funny meds that can mess me around something rotten. I've had my fair share of 'face-off' shave too - sometimes my fault, sometimes a reaction to a product. A friend sent me a chocolate scented all natural shaving soap once and it lathered like crazy but lit my face up like a red balloon!
     
  16. mjemec

    mjemec Well-Known Member

    Menthol Monday - 22.4.2013

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    • Prep: RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
    • Razor: Gillette Aristocrat #66
    • Blade: Personna Med Prep
    • Brush: Frank Shaving Faux Agate
    • Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
    • Cream: Palmolive Cool
    • Post: T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
    • Aftershave: Osage rub sample
     
  17. Leo K.

    Leo K. Well-Known Member

    The last time I used Arko my face broke out into patches of red :( It's also possible I was too aggressive rubbing it in with my brush. Needless to say I'm hesitant to use the Arko and my Van Der Hagen brush (perhaps its tainted with Arko now).

    But this forum is amazing, a few kind souls have offered to PiF me quality brushes to use! I am really grateful for
    Williams Warrior and Gairdner!!!
     
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  18. dcc

    dcc Well-Known Member

    Monday 22-04-2013

    Razor: Muhle R106
    Blade: Polsilver SI (1)
    Brush: Omega 10077
    Cream: Top Ten Sensitive
    AS: Barbon
     
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  19. wknicholas

    wknicholas Well-Known Member

    Monday, April 22, 2013

    Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (10)
    Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
    C O Bigelow shave cream with hot water lather,
    finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

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  20. Leo K.

    Leo K. Well-Known Member

    Hey WK, I hope you don't mind me asking, but how many passes do you generally do? Also, I ordered a C O Bigelow tube and should be trying it soon :)
     
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