SoS: March 10, 2014 - March 16, 2014

Menthol Monday
hot shower
Semogue 620
Proraso PSC
TSD Iced Sub Zero Lanolin Soap
Cobra Classic "The Snake"/Kai Captain Mild (9)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
TSD Iced Sub Zero ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

A nice and cold start to the week,stay frosty, my friends !!!

 

Monday

Prep: Clear Essentials unscented glycerin soap
Soap: Mike's natural, unscented
Brush: Frank Shaving Pur Tech synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge (yellow pack)
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

The Mike's soap made a dependable great lather. Three passes with the ShaveCraft gave me a comfortable smooth shave.

 

Monday morning, March 10, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (5)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Razor: Rhodium Plated Fat Boy (S6.5)
Blade: Personna Medical (D8)
Brush: WD 30mm Silvertip & H2 Handle
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Cream: Arko Ice Mint & Gada Cool Mint
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite


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SOTD Monday 3-10-2014

9/16 Late Greaves Wedge, French Point
Proraso PSC
Klar Kabinett SS
Becker Travel Scuttle
Semogue 1460 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

 

03/10

Today's shave began with a hot shower. Facial wash with Dove. Soap choice the newest artisan soap made with beer, Beer Soap Trading Co. " Spearmint & Eucalyptus. Super lather, great moisturizing, and slick.
Featured razor the "Rocket" paired with purple Big Ben.
After a great BBS, a generous splash of the "Veg".

 

3/10/2014 Menthol Mondays!!

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: PAL Adjustable injector, French Frame Back straight razor
Blade: Personna Injector blade (2)
Brush: HJM Black Fibre
Soap: ARKO Ice Mint
After: Home made ASB, Gillette Fusion Intense cooling lotion
Cologne: Grey Flannel EDT

An easy 2 pass Darn Fine Shave today. Have a blessed day!

 

Razor: Barbasol Floating Head
Blade: Personna Lab
Brush: BF Greenie
Stick: MB Oatmeal Stout
Post: Thayer's & M Gel-Lotion
AS: Floid Blue

Only one shave with the Barbasol. I have read how aggressive this razor is and as I don't usually care for aggressive razors. I was hoping to hate the shave and sell this bad boy because I got it a lot cheaper than they have been going for. Figured I would make myself a nice profit to buy more shaving fun. Then I shaved with it and that has all died, now.

The shave was really great. The razor shaves as aggressively as the 2011 R41 but gave me none of the R41 harshness. Unlike the R41 at no point did I think I were on the edge and the blade was about to bite me. Now their was plenty of blade feel during the shave. But after the shave my skin was not screaming like I used gasoline for after shave. Which is pretty close it the effect I receive if I were to try a 3 pass and 2 touch up pass shave with the R41. I was chasing the BBS but still no sign of irritation.

The whiskers worst enemy but the skins best friend. A perplexing little razor the Barbasol.

Don't forget YMMV.

 

^^^That plus how well does the menthol stay in the vintage soap? Does it degrade like the scent?

 

3/10/14

Warm shower
Nivea menthol face wash
Merkur Progress (4-2)
Rapira (1)
Semogue 750
Tiki Set Sail Tallow
Cold rinse
Alum
Cold rinse
Dickinson WH
Clubman VI Bay Rum
Nivea Cool Kick
1st time shaving with Tiki. Wasn't the greatest lather, I'm sure it was operator error. I'll go at it again tomorrow. If mint is your scent, this soap is for you! I haven't used Rapira Super Stainless in a long time, it worked great!

 

Now I guess I'm going to have to track down on of those bad boy barbasols…maybe I'll get lucky &stumble across one in an antique store for $10…...

 

You are the first to ask! Nice and chilly, but not excessive! Gets cooler on second pass.

It is not as purchased. Williams did sell a Menthol for years but this is not that one.

This is my own concoction. I ground up two pucks of Vintage Williams and added 5 drops of lanolin, 15 drops of glycerin, and about 1/3 of a small bag of TSD Menthol Crystals. After some time sitting in the mug with about 1/2 of a cup of very hot water (almost boiling) and with evaporation, the modified soap hardened for use.

It makes a rich, moist, creamy, Menthol laden lather, with nice slickness and cushion. Wonderful!

 

Thanks for the info!

 

Menthol Monday
Everything came together for a great shave. Eye-watering, nose-running, smooth and comfortable, BBS on my cheeks with DFS on my neck. Dad's brush made thick, slick lather in no time... Less airy than my HIS makes.
The Shea moisture elixir and Krampert's Frostbite work nicely together to reduce redness and moisturize my face.

Prep: warm face wash with Jack Black
Soap: Synergy Frost_Byte
Brush: Dad's boar
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: PolSilver SI (3)
AS: Shea Moisture elixir, Krampert's Finest Frostbite

 

I'm thinking now to pull the trigger on that Frost_Byte soap - how cold would you rate it?

 

The Frost_Byte is significantly colder than Proraso Green, but I have not tried Yeti Snot or Stirling Glacial, so it's hard for me to compare. HTGAM also has a menthol body soap I enjoy. Very invigorating!

 

Yeti Snot and Glacial are the two coldest known soaps on Planet Earth. I have them both, but it would be interesting for me to see if I could compare this one.

 

I wish I could get that soap too. The eucalyptus makes me hesitate since the eucalyptus in Proraso made me miserable.

 

Ah...I thought you were vintage Williams Menthol but you worded it Mentholated Vintage Williams. DOH!

 

Tonight's shave.

Prep: hot shower, Cremo Face Wash.
Brush: Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor: Fatip.
Blade: Personna Med Prep.
Cream: Gada Cool Mint.
Post: cold water rinse, Krampert's Frostbite, Phyto Balm.

This was a really refreshing, face freezing shave. The Fatip is a very awesome razor to use. This will let you know if your lather is really good or if it sucks. Luckily, mine was pretty good because I got BBS in two passes with no irritation and one tiny weeper on my chin that went away when I splashed cold water on my face.