SoS: May 20, 2013 - May 26, 2013

OMG, this month is ending so fast - where is the time flying to? Tomorrow is as we all know:

Menthol Monday:

Axe Chilled Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new 7 AM
Gada Cool Mint
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Givenchy Gentleman EDT

I'll be starting the week off with an intensely-cooling set-up. The Axe Chilled wash really is just mildly cooling, but everything else like the Gada Cool Mint cream, the Diana balsam, and The Penguin are unbelieveably frigid. This is a set-up which I don't recommend for anyone who is sensitive to strong menthol - it could be painful and it also tends to make the eyes watery.

 

• 3P PSC
• Tabac Soap
• Gillette Slim (newly replated, rhodium)
• Gillette Blue Blade (2)
• Frank Best Badger Brush
• Baxter ASG
• Alt Innsbruck ASL

First shave with the newly replated Gillette Slim. Nice razor but the wings of the blade stick out a bit too much! The combination of the Frank's Best brush and the Tabac made it difficult to produce a really good lather. Not sure why. I love the Baxter ASG and I would say it easily earns a 5-star rating. The Alt Innsbruck is great as well and the scent can last all day.

Cheers,

Lyndon

 

Liza Doolittle Day!

From My Fair Lady:

One dye Oi'll be fyemous! Oi'll be proper and prim;
Gao to Synt Jimes sao of'en Oi will call it Synt Jim!
One evening the king will sye:
"Oh, Loiza, old thing,
Oi wan' all of England your prises to sing.
Next week on the twentieth of Mye
Oi proclime Loiza Dooli'le Dye!
All the people will celebrite the glory of you
And wha'ever you wish and wan' Oi gladly will do." ​

"Thanks a lo', King" says Oi, in a manner well-bred;
Bu' all Oi wan' is 'enry 'iggins 'ead!" ​

• Prep: 'ot washing cloth
• Music: Frédérick Loewe, Moi Fair Lidy
• Brush: Omega travel boar
• Sawpe: Dyesee's Mountain Naturals cawld wa'er
• Rizor: GEM OCMM
• Blide: Star
• Shive: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: 'ot wa'er rinse, cawld wa'er rinse, 'and strop blide and lawd upsoide-down in next SE rizor in loine

Excellent shive! Oi loikes this rizer a lo'! It never disappoints. The sawpe is gryte as well and mikes a grite lather! The brush is owlwise noice to use as well.

'ave a grite week, moi friends!

An' good luck transliting!

 

Monday

Merkur 37C
Voskhov (d3)
Vulfix 2235 Super
DR Harris Arlington +Ingram Uber-L
Master Blue AS
Old Spice Pure Sport

 

Monday - I was on vacation during last week's Vintage Theme Week, so I'm doing my own personal Vintage Week this week.

Prep: Hot shower, AoS PSO, hand strop blade
Coffee: Maxwell House French Roast, BLACK
CD: Jondo Trio - JD3
Cream: Tom's of Maine
Brush: Ever Ready 200T w/ original knot
DE: Late '40s Gillette SS
Blade: '64 Gillette THIN Blade*, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Curve, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

The blade felt a bit rough. Hopefully it will smooth out as the week goes. Still darn near BBS.

*For those who may not know, there was a time Gillette dated their blades in the same manner as their razors. This blade is coded J4 - making it fourth quarter of 1964.

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
Voskhod
Semogue 1305
Institut Karite
Alum
Superior 70

A nice comfortable shave with my favorite razor to start the week.

 

5/8 F.W.E. Special
Tabula Rasa Dark Lavender
23mm WSP-HMW knot
This German razor will sing with the best of them. Nice shave, great cream, poor pic, have a good one.

 

All Aluminum Aristocrat Junior
Schick II Twin blade
C&E brush, reknotted with Best badger
Lider Classic cream
Avon Island Lime aftershave

 

Nice to see you Rodd.

 

Thanks for the birthday wishes gents! This Omega 599 was a gift, its wonderful.

 

Monday morning, May 20, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (9)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Thanks!

 

Monday 2o-05-2013

Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Polsivler SI (1)
Brush: Horsehair #6
Cream: Gada Cool Mint
AS: Barbon
Fantastic 3-pass shave today,great lather,many thanks to my friend Jeff who sent to me this wonderful cream

 

Merkur Slant
Personna Med Prep
Vie Long
Energy Soap
TSD Iced Energy Splash
music-Alison Krauss
coffee-home roasted Nicaraguan

 

Hi all. I haven't posted much lately, but I've been lurking. A lot going on the past few weeks.

Today was a great 4 pass BBS shave.

Hot shower
Palmolive menthol SC
Gillette NEW razor
SuperMax titanium blade
Proraso pre/post cream
WitchHazel with added menthol
Clubman Vanilla AS with added menthol

 

SOTD Monday 5-20-2013 (Happy Vicktoria Day Canadians...ehy!)

Weber Polished Bulldog w/Crystal
Proraso PSC
Tabac SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
British Sterling Cologne

Lovin' the Weber! The British Sterling Cologne remains my favorite excluding of course Pashana, which isn't available anymore.

 

Monday!



Canadian Tech
Personna Crystal
SOC Two Band
Ingram SC
Proraso splash
Axe Chilled Gel

Linetti Brillantina Al Mallo Di Noce hair oil

 

Monday morning May 20, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Barbasol Original,
Finish with cold water, Witch Hazel
and Captain's Choice Bay Rum,

Cold water two pass plus for a very soothing DFS!

Aces!

 

Monday



CeraVe face wash
Razorock Boston tea party soap
HIS synthetic brush
EJ DE86 razor with Gillette yellow
CeraVe lotion

Very smooth 3 pass shave

 

May long menthol Monday.

Razor: Merkur slant
Blade: Trig
Brush: & Gilroy travel brush
Pre shave: the mighty Proraso green
Lather: RSC Menthol (very impressed)
Aftershave: Gillette something something cream (very nice, but I'm just not a balm guy)

Weather is bucking tradition, we're supposed to have a blizzard on May long. Its hot and sunny, so if anyone needs me I'll be on the lawn doing a rain dance.