SoS: July 29,2013 - August 4, 2013

A big and long story is not too necessary!

Menthol Monday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Shark
Gada Cool Mint SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Barbon AS

Here's an awesome set-up which I highly recommend to any other menthol addicts. The L'Oreal facial wash feels really cooling, the Gada Cool Mint cream is a certified face-freezer, and the Anherb conditioner and the Barbon aftershave put lots of additional icicles in your face. Although the Shark blades are good, I wouldn't say they're quite as good as the Rapiras.

 

29-07-2013
Brush: Semogue SOC
Razor: EJ 89 Barley
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Pré shave: Pré Proraso Green
Cream: Proraso Green
After Shave: ASB Veleiro
Have a nice week.

 

27.7.2013

• Prep: shower, L'Oréal Men Expert face wash
• Razor: Gillette Superspeed Flare Tip
• Blade: Polsilver SI (7)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Soap: La Toja shaving stick
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Proraso lozione dopobarba

29.7.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Gillette NEW
• Blade: Polsilver SI (8)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Soap: Proraso Green old
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Proraso lozione dopobarba

A heat wave hit Slovenia in the past few days and temperatures have reached up to 38°C so I had to cool myself this morning.
Also, I was on a morning hike with my girlfriend and her siblings yesterday. Here's a picture from the hike:

 

Gillette Red Tip
Polsilver Iridium
Semogue OC Boar
Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

Yesterday was better, but the shave today was not bad.

 

Hi gents, my morning shave on a rainy day:

Hot water,
Maine Shave pre,
Braukmann classic shaving cream,
Mühle pure badger,
Wilkinson classic,
Astra SP (wtg/atg),
cold water,
Maine Shave toner & balm,
D. R. Harris Arlington cologne.

Have a nice day & take care!

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, Dirigo Blue Cedarwood PSO, hand strop blade
Coffee: Maxwell House Breakfast Blend, BLACK
CD: Kutless ~ Strong Tower
Cream: C. O. Bigelow
Brush: Omega 11574
DE: '61 Fatboy @ 7
Blade: Wilkenson, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Brut Attitude, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

BBS. Musta been the tunes

 

5/8 Hackett Diamond
Mundus SS
22mm Grade A fan (TGN)
Stephan Bay Rum
Excellent shave. This is my favorite straight. $10 at a antique store. Have a good one.

 

Menthol Monday
warm shower
Semogue SOC,2 band
Proraso PSC
TSD 2x Iced Vanilla Lanolin Soap
Merkur 39c "Da Hamma"-Voskhod (1)
cold water rinse
Shavex alum
Cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
TSD 2x Iced Vanilla ASL

I had a senor moment and forgot the M-Bomb in my WH,still the Iced Vanilla made up for it

 

Monday:
Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, AoS Unscented PSO
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickinson's WH, Aveeno Active Naturals Unscented ASB
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy
My throat was too irritated to go ahead with the 3rd pass this morning, on day 3 of the Astra SP's test run. The flipside to this, of course, is that I had no need to use alum. DFS otherwise, and on to the Dorco 300 tomorrow.

 

Monday

Gem OCMM
GEM (SS, PTFE )(D1)
Vulfix 404
TSD Iced Florida Water SS
Osage/Stephans Island Lime

I did not care for the OCMM a year ago, but am loving it now.

 

Monday morning, July 29, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (10)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Razor: Newly Revamped Rhodium Plated Fat Boy
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: 30mm Super Silvertip
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Soap:
Queen Charlotte Soaps Iced Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Osage Rub

 

PRE: TSD ISZ PSB + MR GLO Soap + Homemade PSO
BRUSH: 26mm 2-Band Super
CREAM: C.O. Bigelow
RAZOR: Merkur 38c
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue
POST: Alum + Proraso Green AS



Day 2 with the new brush...Still has yet to give up even 1 hair! Quite nice, I must say. Wish there was a little more menthol in the Proraso AS, but the scent is fantastic! Enjoy your Monday all!

 

Usual suspects for menthol Monday. Have a great week gents.

 

Been to the family for a few days so this is what I used the past two days & today:

• Rolls Razor (DeLuxe travel edition with two spare blades - reason for my choice this time: one blade per day - the spare blades don't show in the pic but are enclosed in the leather travel case)
• Travel King boar brush
• Tabac shave stick

Three excellent shaves, close to BBS.

 

Beautiful...Thanks for sharing!

 

Monday

TSD unscented soap
Mühle hjm synthetic brush
Schick L injector with Schick blade
CeraVe lotion

Smooth, easy three passes with the Schick.

Cool, cloudy morning in July...

 

Monday morning, July 29, 2013

Schick E2 Injector w/ Schick NOS blade (2)
Omega 20102 Pro boar w/ Arko
Hot water and bowl lather for a DFS—
Finish w/ Krampert's Finest Bay Rum splash!

Aces!

 

SOTD Monday 7-29-2013

Gillette Old Type w/Crystal
Musgo Real SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Caswell Massey Art Deco Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

Haven't used a Badger Brush in a long time. I prefer the softness of good Boar Brushes and use them 99% of the time. This Badger is an oldie and a goodie though and always does a great job of lathering. Found the OT buried in the cabinet drawer and decided to show it some love this morning. Teamed with the Crystal this is an outstanding performer! Great way to start off the week. Keep cool Gentlemen!

 

Monday 29-07-2013

Razor: Muhle R89+Weber Bulldog Handle
Blade: Polsilver SI (1)
Brush: Omega 10275
Soap: TSD Iced Sub Zero Lanolin
AS: Barbon

Thanks to my dear friend Ryan today I saw what it meant "menthol bomb". This is the coldest soap/cream that I have ever use. At least a few levels up from my most menthol products (Gada Cool Mint,Arko Ice Mint) which I like very much. It was a great shave