SoS: May 13, 2013 - May 19, 2013

Oh, have I ever got a great set-up for:

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
QCS Vostok SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Osage Rub AS
Givenchy Pour Homme EDT

If this set-up doesn't freeze a man's face off then nothing will - every item is about equally as cold. The Gatsby wash puts the first layer of icicles in your face, the Vostok cream reinforces it with an extremely POWERFUL coating of frostiness, then we have the ultra-potent Diana Sport balsam which not only is super-icy, it's also very moisturizing, and last but not least we have the famous Rubby Dubby Doo.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, Steve's Own PSO, hand strop blade
Coffee: Master Chef, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ D2, Cherry Lemonade
Brush: Vulfix 406, the Burlington
DE: Merkur 34C
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Avon Wild Country cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Darn near BBS.

 

Monday!

• Prep:hot shower
• Brush: Vie Long 12603 horsehair
• Cream: Proraso Green
• Lather: Bowl lather in a suribachi for bowl lather week.
• Razor: E2 Injector
• Blade: Schick (4)
• Shave: 3-pass
• Post: cold water rinse and Proraso aftershave

Great shave

 

R41-13 Weber Bulldog
Permasharp Super
Semogue 1305
CTAPT SC (Thanks Dmitry)
Alum
Superior 70

A quick and easy shave.

 

Monday

Prep: Quick facewash with Matas Men Sensitive face wash with a swift soak in a hot cloth. I didn't have time for more soaking today.
Brush: Semogue 1520 boar.
Lather: Haslinger's Ewe Milk soap wipped up in my precious IKEA bamboo bowl. Such an impulsive bowl buy that I've become very fond of! Beats my expensive ceramics..
Razor: Mühle R89.
Blade: Wilkinson Black on it's third shave. Still no significant change in feel, still feels sharp and smooth.
Post: Cold water and alum block, followed by cold water. Finished off with Nivea Men Sensitive ASB.

Todays shave was a speedy one with focus on not slacking the technique and still getting it over with fast (visitors arriving any minute..). DFS with no sting from the alum.. I think I'm getting to like this Wilkinson more and more. Such a shame it's twice the price as the Shark SS I normally use.
Anyhow, 15 minutes in total from start to clean countertop and fresh face. Great!

 

5/8 Henckel's Twin
Tabac SC
22mm Omega boar

Nice , smooth and close shave this morning. Nearing the end of my tube of Tabac but I have one waiting to go. I'm not a fan of Tabac shaving soap but the cream is good stuff (just my opinion). I've changed my shaving technique a little but I'll share that a little later in the week when there is more time. Have a good one.

 

Man... this crème is a head scratcher. I HATE HATE HATE that it does not lather. HATE IT. But on the other hand... the skin care is the best of anything I own. It does have menthol, so I am keeping in the spirit of menthol Mondays. Knowing it doesn't lather, and knowing I've had it for two years, I soaked my brush and dipped that sukka deep in there, and slathered like a lib. Great cool shave even though I need long pants and a sweatshirt. Have a wonderful week everyone.

 

Monday morning, May 13, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Menthol Monday
hot shower
Duke 3 in best
Proraso PSC
Monster Block Alum
cool water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 4 drops M-Bomb
TSD 2X Iced Vanilla ASL

Very smooth shave,1 small head weeper that closed with a cool water rinse.That's what happens when you brag to yerself how smooth the shave is going

 

Menthol Monday

Semogue 630
Proraso Sapone
Merkur Futur
Personna Med Prep
3 passes
Cold water rinse
Osage Rub
Prorase Liquid After Shave

Outstanding shave with just the right amount of cold!!!

 

Monday 13-05-2013

Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Polsilver SI (1)
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Top Ten Sensitive

AS: Top Ten Sensitive





Fantastic 3 pass shave today=BBS!

 

Smooth shave with no razor?

 

Monday

CeraVe cleanser
TSD unscented lanolin soap
HIS synthetic brush
EJ DE87
Gillette yellow blade
CeraVe lotion

Always learning. Working on technique to get better results ATG above my lip on the third pass. Too easy to irritate the skin. Good results today.

FYI - the photo may be confusing. I put a puck of TSD lanolin soap into an empty container from TSD Wheat cream.

 

SOTD Monday 5-13-2013

Merkur Progress/BRW @4
Crystal Blade
Proraso PSC
Cyril R. Salter Wild Rose SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Rose of Bulgaria ASL

Everything was coming up Roses this morning. I love the Rose scent of the Salter's and now I have a nice Rose ASL to follow. Excellent shave!

 

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (2)
Omega 20102 Pro Boar brush,
C O Bigelow Premium shave Cream,
Topped off with cold water,
Witch Hazel and Pinaud's Clubman Special Reserve!

A soothing cool DFS with cold water and a two pass+!

 

Monday, May 13, 2013

Pre: hot shower, Kiehl's Ultimate Man Body Scrub Soap
Brush: EJ, Pure
Cream: CO Bigelow
Razor: '71 Black Beauty (3 passes on 2)
Blade: Derby (3)
Post: Pinaud's Bay Rum, Crabtree & E. West Indian Lime ASB



I'm finding that the CO Bigelow (Proraso) is becoming my go-to cream. It lathers easily with either of my brushes, feels great on my face, and doesn't dry me out the way some other products do. After missing a couple days of shaving, it felt great to clean up today, and I used the Pure brush for a little extra exfoliation. The Derby blade is doing pretty well, although to me it feels a bit more draggy (?) than the Astras. Good, satisfying 3-pass shave. My daughter is making a guest appearance in the pic, upside-down in the reflection of the chrome. She likes playing around in the bathroom while I shave.

Have a great week everyone!

 

Mental Menthol Monday

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Joe Jackson, Heaven and Hell
• Brush: Wilkinson Sword badger
• Cream: Ingram
• Razor: GEM OCMM
• Blade: Gem stainless / Star
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade

After the first pass I quickly retired the blade and loaded the Star blade. Much better! But no pics today. Sorry...

Have a great week!

 

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Weber DLC Classic Handle
Personna Med Prep
Rooney Vintage Brush with Omega Boar knot
EJ Sea Buckhorn Soap
TSD Sea Buckhorn Witch Hazel with M-bomb
EJ Sea Buckhorn AS balm
music-James Cotton
coffee-Home Roasted Ethiopian
Love the Sea Buckhorn
extra half pass when I got home from work-got a package from Dmitry-what a great guy, he included an incredible all metal
straight razor in trade-it was an extra surprise. It was a sweeet edge. I can't wait to try all my new Russian creams.