Hot weather is here and it looks like it'll stay now, so here are my plans for tomorrow which is

Menthol Monday:

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

It just can't get any colder than this - everything I'm using is so cold. The Neutrogena facial wash smells very nice and if you leave it on your face for a minute or two you'll feel a damned strong chill from it. The Glacial Wintergreen soap is off the charts in menthol power, and the vastly-improved lather is such a pleasure to work with. The Diana Sport/Rubby Dubby Doo combination definitely puts the "icing" on the cake!

Planned Shave 6-9-2014 ...

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Dove Men's Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Made Rite w/ TGN Boar knot
Gillette Fatboy F2
Shark Super Chrome (1)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
FD Old Spice AS

The Van Der Hagen Luxury shave soap face lathered very well with my Made Rite/TGN boar brush. Two passes with the Gillette fatboy and Shark SC blade was all it took for a close comfortable shave. After the cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and Family Dollar Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Planned SOTD: Monday 09Jun14;

• Shower & Pre-Shave:

Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Stirling Soap Co. Almond Creme Bath Soap
Stirling Coniferous Pre-Shave Oil
Wet Face Towel Soaked in Hot Water

• Deodorants :

Mennen Speed Stick

• Razor & Razor Blade:

Vintage 1951 Gillette W-2 Super Speed DE/ TTO {Birth Year Razor}
Wilkinson Sword DE Blades

• Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:Arletta Mug II (Cobalt Blue Mug that my daughter had)

Stirling Soap Co. Stirling Coniferous
"Old Corps"& "Oscar 11" Custom 28/65mm TGN Finest Badger F-2 Knot Resin Handle Brush

• After Shave Balm:

RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave

• After Shave:

Stirling Soap Co. Coniferous


L to R Back-Row: Stirling Coniferous Pre-Shave, Arletta II Mug, Stirling Coniferous After-Shave
L to R Front Row: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave, Wilkinson Sword DE Blades, Vintage 1951 Gillette W-2 Super Speed DE/ TTO {Birth Year Razor},
"Old Corps"& "Oscar 11" Custom 28/65mm TGN Finest Badger F-2 Knot Resin Handle Brush.

I really am looking forward to using my "Old Corps & Oscar 11 Custom Brush. It is becomming one of my favorites. It really seems to lather better than my other brushes. I feel that it is one of my best if not the best brush that I have. It was a joint effort between myself and Steve aka Oscar11. Thanks a million. Steve.

no shave for me today.
gotta let my Sun burned chin heal up some

Monday:
hot shower w/Yardley Jasmine Pearl bar soap
Somersets Extra Sensitive PSO
Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip 2+ passes
SuperMax Super Platinum Tiger (2)
VDH boar
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet soap
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Murray & Lanman Florida Water cologne

In a hurry this morning to get to work early so my shave was rushed a bit. First time with the Penhaligon's and my lather was nice but a little thin so I need to get the ratio nailed down.

Have a great week all!

SOS June 9

Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Razor: slim adjustable set to 3
Blade: Derby (second use)
soap:

Provence Sante
Post: Alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented


Today was pretty rushed getting going. I skipped face scrub, pre-shave oil, and AS.

Fortunately, I was using Provence Sante today, so I still had a very nice shave. This stuff is great.

The Derby blade did O.K. today, just as it did yesterday. It does not seem to be a great or a bad blade. I will see if it lasts 4 shaves.

6/9/14

Prep: warm wash with Stirling barbershop
Lather: Tiki Set Sail
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M horsehair
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Persona Super Platinum
Post: Proraso green aftershave

2 passes and had to stop, just wasn't a great shave going on. A little blood on the chin, cheek and lips led me to believe that I ought to take a day or two off shaving.

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Coniferous Bath Soap
Soap: RazoRock San Valentino 2014 Limited Edition
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Grey Flannel

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

I used the RR San Valentino today to start the work week. The RR Artisan Soaps are excellent. Great shave with the Slim and the 7 O’Clock Green SS. I finished with Grey Flannel.

Bob

6/8 Wacker
CB Spanish Holiday
homemade badger
Very nice shave this morning. I've been neglecting my badgers for a while. This is a short lofted Super Finest from TGN, very nice face feel, soft and dense. Have a good one.

Menthol Monday
Synergy week continues with perhaps my favorite so far... Frost_Byte. It shares the excellent performance of all the other Synergy soaps, with the bonus of a big menthol kick. My face always feels great after using these soaps, and today was no exception. I used Fine Platinum to finish up, with solid results. It's not nearly as cold as Krampert's Frostbite, but the scent is great.
Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol
Soap: HTGAM Synergy Frost_Byte
Brush: Plisson Synthetic
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Personna lab blue
AS: Fine Platinum

Monday, June 9, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab (1)
Lather: Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Floid Amber

I love starting the week with a terrific shave, and that's what I got today. Everything worked together perfectly.

Have a great day!

MONDAY
Gonna be a warm one today, though not as hot as yesterday (102°F); so an early morning cold-water shave was on-order.
An 'XLNT' 3-pass shave with the restored Wadsworth—although I'm not a fan of the feel of these faux bamboo scales. Maybe time to get a new set of scales for this nice little razor.

Have a great Monday, all!

Menthol Monday
hot shower
Semogue BC Mistura
Proraso PSC
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen
iKon Slant/Feather (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
The Rub

Nice and frosty shave,face and dome BBS!!!!

Stay frosty,my friends!

Cobra Classic
Feather Pro
Simpson P8
Strop Shoppe - Alpine Frost Mentholated
Fine - Snake Bite


Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Absolue Pour le Soir

Manaslu 300 Nichiri Co.
H.I.S. XL synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
Speick shave stick
Vitos shave cream
Nivea Mild AS

That's what you get for going out "Metal Detecting" with an "SPF 5o Hat" sorry to hear this . Did you find anything worth while?

Menthol Monday

Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Rapira SSS (D1)
Brush: Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest
Bowl: Aesop Stainless Steel Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime Basil
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Yeti Snot
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD Iced Subzero



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Monday morning, June 9, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!