I'm starting this new thread now because I'll have no time to do it later. For our return trip home this will be my set-up.

Menthol Monday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new Sharp
Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS
Diana Sport Menthol Balm
Osage Rub AS
Aramis EdT

This is what you can say is the Mother of All Menthol Set-ups - first off, we have the Neutrogena facial wash which feels very cooling when you leave it on your face for a couple of minutes and it's very skin-friendly with a nice scent. Secondly, this Glacial Obsidian soap is so damned cold that the menthol fumes make your eyes tear and your nose run sometimes, and each pass is more frigid than the one before. Finally, Diana and her boyfriend, the Rubby Dubby Doo are the absolute ultimate frigid aftershave combination!

Proraso Green pre-shave cream
Proraso Green shaving cream
Vie-Long horse hair 13065
Parker 99R TTO w/Shark Chrome
Omega eucalyptus aftershave balm...

Long live menthol Monday...

Tomorrow's planned shave (5-12-2014)

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Dove Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette Aristocrat '47
Astra Superior Platinum
CWR
Dickinson's WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The TOBS Lavender face lathered very well with my Frank Shaving finest badger brush. Two passes with my Gillette Aristocrat and Astra Superior Platinum blade left me with a close comfortable shave. After my cold water rinse, I finished off with Dickinson's WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. It was a very nice shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Monday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: NOS Astra Blue (1)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Soap: Arko
AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush

After taking hot shower, I had an excellent BBS. I don't know if it's because of the shower's effect or the blade's performance but it was my best shave ever. I must say that I can't shave with green astra. Astra green irritates my face awfully but Astra blue is perfect and comfy.

Futur first
Today I used a Merkur Futur for the first time. I'm impressed with the heft and volume of this one. It's the heaviest razor I've ever used, but it's very well balanced and easy. It's also the loudest razor so far - easily audible as it cuts through stubble. I used it on 1.5 this time and I got a three pass comfortable BBS. Tomorrow I'll try a higher setting. I did not find the handle to be slippery, and I had no problem maneuvering around a mole. This is an excellent razor.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol
Soap: HTGAM Synergy Frost_Byte
Brush: HIS
Razor: Merkur Futur (1.5)
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite, HTGAM Synergy Frost_Byte lotion

Gillette LC New
Perma-Sharp Super
Semogue BC Mistura
CO Bigelow SC
Alum
Superior 70

Happy Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Semogue 1305
Speick Soap
R-41
Treet Black (1)
Cold Water Rag
Speick Splash

2-Passes = DFS+++!

59’ E1 Fatboy (setting 9)
Supermax Super Stainless (d1)
Vulfix 2235 Super
Ingram SC
Osage Rub/Stephan’s Island Lime

Stirling Glacial Wintergreen
Vie-Long 13061 horsehair
Weber PH
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum
Proraso Green aftershave

Menthol Monday!

Monday:
hot shower w/T&H Trafalgar bar soap
Homemade PSO
Gillette Knack 3 passes
Lord Platinum (4)
VDH Deluxe boar
TSD Sandalwood soap in a warm bowl
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Murray & Lanman Rue cologne (sample)

Decent shave this morning although I probably won't pick this razor/blade combo again. I've done better with other brands in this particular razor.
Have a great week, fellow shavers!

Sub Cero #12
WSO "White Lightning"
homemade boar
Nice Shave this morning. Just about out of the White Lightning. Have a good one.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Lather: Cella
Brush: Omega Travel Brush
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: British Sterling

Even though I'm not traveling right now, I though I would pull out the Omega Travel Brush and give it a turn in the rotation. I really like this brush. It performs just as well as any of my other brushes; it just has a smaller knot.

Have a great day!

SoS
May 12, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Astra SS
Lather: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1470
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Captains Choice Cat O' Nine Tails. Axe Shield Sensitive
It's going to be HOT this week!
Go out and get it!

Day 1-Monday-Stirling “7’s” Week
7 Days: 7 Stirling Soaps, 7 Brushes, 7 Razors, 7 Blades, 7 Aftershaves

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (1)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite

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

My first “7’s” Shave: 7 Days, 7 Razors, 7 Blades, 7 Stirling Soaps, 7 Brushes. A match made in heaven on all fronts. The MITA is one of my favorite Stirling soaps. It has just the right touch of menthol for me and lathers like a champ. My $9 Omega boar will keep up with any of the rest. This was one great shave: smooth, close, and nick free. I finished up with Krampert’s Frostbite. It is a perfect match with the MITA.

Bob

Menthol Monday

hot shower
Semogue BC Mistura
Proraso PSC
Mama Bear's Awakenings mixed with 6 drops M-Bomb
ATT Kronos R1/Astra SP (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
Fine Snake Bite ASL
Creed Virgin Island Water

A very brisk start to the week!

Stay frosty,my friends!

5/12/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Muhle R41 2011, Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium (3)
Brush: Col Conk Pure Badger 20mm knot
Soap: Yeti Snot! from the Shaving Yeti
After: Home made ASB, Barbon after shave
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

A freezing 2 pass shave with a Darn Fine Shave as the result.

Have a blessed day!

Monday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe

Pleasant comfortable shave this morning.

Razor: Ikon OC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D4)
Brush: FS Faux Horn 24mm Pur-Tech
Bowl: Aesop Stainless Steel Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: Nivea Energy Face Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Tiki Chilled Salsa
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD X2 Iced Mojito



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Your impressions and experience with the Futur are identical to mine: a large, well-balanced razor that truly is noisier (audible feedback when shaving) than most any other razor I've used. Easier to maneuver, and pending the setting, extremely efficient. The Futur is a great razor‚ and another sold DE razor that I have some regrets about not having anymore.