SoS: January 6, 2014 - January 12, 2014

This will be very plain and to the point!

Menthol Monday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Proraso Green Crema Pre Barba
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Permasharp
Proraso Green SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

With a set-up like this a menthol lover like myself can't possibly go wrong. The L'Oreal facial wash is plenty cooling - my advice is to leave it on your face for a couple of minutes while you brush your teeth. The Proraso Crema Pre Barba puts the first icy coating in your face and by the time you start lathering up with the Green cream you'll be shivering. A nice cold water rinse followed by the Anherb conditioner and a splash or two of the Rubby Dubby Doo and your teeth will be chattering!

 

Monday

Hot shower with face washed in L'Oreal Men Expert Hydra Energy.
Gillette Tech Aluminium Handle coupled with Viking's Sword (4).
Arko Ice Mint SC.
Bestshave #6 boar.
3 passes, growth adjusted.
Ajanta alum.
Nivea for Men Sensitive after shave balm.

I decided today was going to be cheap and low on scent. But my memory must fail me - mentholated products with this cold weather and the icy cold water from the faucet.. yikes!! Should have remembered last time But oh man what a good shave. I can't pinpoint any fault with the products. It proves that a good shave does not have to be expensive. If it wasn't for diversity (and the cold water!!!) I could easily live with these products everyday.

Have a great monday!

 

Monday

Cella face lathered with restored Ever-Ready 1000 with restored Pure Badger knot
Ikon Slant with Personna lab blade (2)
3 passes and finish with Lilac Vegetal

 

Gillette Fusion
Oscar11 Purple Omega
CO Bigelow SC

 

Moon's Day:

Prep: Hot compress, Crown Shaving Co. Supreme Glide Preshave Lotion
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint Glycerin-in-a-jar
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (3, 4)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS Splash

It was all going so well. Face lathering with the Simpson was a joy, producing very nice, slick lather for my foundation. The first pass was smooth as silk. Then, either through a lapse in concentration or a tremor - or both - my razor slipped badly on the XTG pass and I caught my upper lip. . . not the mustache line but the actual start of the lip itselt. It bled enough to preempt an ATG pass and to prompt me to reach for the Speick, which has better healing properties than the Lucky Tiger Menthol balm I would otherwise pick on a Monday. DFS for two passes, though, with no other irritation or injury.

 

SOTD Jan 6

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki
Blade: Feather (day 5)
Brush: Wilkinson Sword
Cream: Musgo Real Classic
Passes: 3 (WTG x2, XTG)
Post: cold water, Proraso blue

Both Friday's and Saturday's shave left me with some nicks and razor burn. I skipped a shave on Sunday and only did one pass on my neck today to give myself a chance to heal up. My face ended up nice and smooth, but the single pass on my neck is going to bug me most of the day. No cuts though so I can't complain too much.

-40 with the wind chill, probably should have tried to grow my beard out... not looking forward to waiting for the bus today.

 

Menthol Monday
hot shower
M&F Chief
Proraso PSC
Vostok SS
Gillette Ranger Tech/o'clock Yellow (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
TSD ISZ ASM

A nice and frosty BBS shave,face and dome !!!!!

 

6/8 Hart
Topanga Fougere
homemade brush, omega knot
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim “6”
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave: Osage Rub

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle a bit for my beard)

I tried my sample puck of Stirling Ozark Mountain today. I have used the Ozark Mountain bath soap and already knew I liked the scent. Great lather, great shave. The Slim and the Perma-Sharp are still good friends. I finished with a blast of Osage rub!

Bob

 

Monday, January 6, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Personna Lab (4)
Cream: TOBS Shave Shop
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: British Sterling

Wonderful BBS shave this morning. It don't think it could have been any better for my first day back at work since December 20. It's actually good to be back. That's be most time I've ever taken off at one time in my life and it was almost too long.

Have a great day!

 

Monday:
hot shower
ShaveSecret PSO
Frog straight 1 pass (almost)
StickSchick 2 passes
Personna Platinum Chrome (1)
Semogue Owners Club badger
VDH Luxury scented soap in a warm mug
Thayer's unscented with aloe
Alum
Canoe cologne splash (sample)

2nd shave with a straight and 1st shave with the Frog. Work day today so it was probably good that I didn't have time to try to do my whole shave with a straight like I did on New Years (and ended up with some damage). Not to mention I couldn't wait to take my new StickSchick out for a spin. Did most of my first pass with the Frog but avoided the very bottom of my neck and didn't get too close to the ears.

And then... my best shave to date with a SE! I don't know if it's the razor or if I finally got the technique right but I was running through the gears like a pro. That is until I got overconfident, forgot to downshift, and put a tiny little nick right next to my nose on the cheek bump. Either way, a great shave and I just wish I would have bought this razor last fall when I saw it for sale the first time.

Low humidity today! Added extra water to the soap and it still felt a little dry on my skin. Finished up with a Canoe cologne sample that I picked up just before Christmas. Nice scent and not too strong for a cologne. I might pick this up in an aftershave.

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap​

Semogue 1305 Boar Brush​

Schick M Adjustable​

Schick Stainless Steel​

CWR​

Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel​

Pinaud Clubman AS​

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VDH Deluxe continues to be a reliable soap. Two face-lathers with the Semogue 1305 boar brush and two passes with the Schick M adjustable left me near BBS. A cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel and Pinaud Clubman AS left me clean, smooth, and refreshed.​

 

Cobra Classic
Feather Pro (3)
M&F Lee7
HTGAM Meta-Nectar SS
Barbasol Pacific Breeze A/S
HTGAM Meta-Nectar A/S Lotion

HdP - 1740

 

Gillette Aristocrat
Voskhod
Semogue 610
Proraso Green
Floid Blue A/S

 

SOTD Monday 1-6-2014

7/8 James Barlow & Sons ECHO Wedge, Square Point
Proraso PSC
Old Spice Original SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Old Spice classic ASL

 

Monday

CeraVe facial cleanser
HTGAM unscented soap
HIS synthetic brush
ShaveCraft 101 razor
Gillette yellow blade
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

Same set up as yesterday. Four passes, excellent smooth result.

 

Monday:

Head Shave:
Cetaphil Face Bar
Shave Secret
Headblade Headslick
Gillette Proglide
Witch Hazel
Bump Patrol

Face:
Cetaphil Face Bar
FrankC. Spearmint Special
EJ Best Medium
The Juggernaut
Witch Hazel
AV Musk Mentholated

Used the soap that Frank made and put in the swap box and man did he do a great job with it! Lots of thick, rich and slick lather that left my face feeling nice and soft. The dome shaves are getting better and better as well.

 

Parker SR1 loaded with a Derby professional half blade.
Hand crafted PSO (recipe is here;http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/how-to-make-your-own-pre-shave-oil.31132/page-8#post-628638)
C.O. Bigelow cream bowl lathered using an Austrian made Kingsley badger.
Clinique moisturizer for post followed by Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue.

 

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Razor: 2013 R41 head w Tradere handle​

Blade: Voskhod (D5)​

Brush: Parker 25mm Best Badger​

Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle​

Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil​

Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero​

Shave Soap: TSD Mojito with X2 Menthol​

Post: Monster Alum Block​

Aftershave: TSD Mojito with X2 Menthol Milk​

 

Monday
Straight Razor Week, Day One

Pre: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Facial Scrub, homemade Citrus PSO
Razor: H. J. Herskovitz 6/8
Strop: Whipped Dog 3" 'Rich Man's Strop'
Brush: Omega 626 Silvertip
Lather: Cella Almond Oil
Shave: Two pass , plus DE touch-up
Post: Cold water rinse, alum block, 444 balm

On Day One of Straight Razor week, I chose my favorite 'SR'—or at the least it is the one I've grown most comfortable using.
The razor holds a really nice edge + the Cella = an ultra smooth, great-smelling shave.
The 444 Menthol balm leaves my face cool & refreshed. Excellent start!
Have a great week, all!