What a nice face-freezing shave I have planned for tomorrow!

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new Rapira
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
444 AS Balm
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

Unless you can tolerate intense menthol, don't and I repeat DON'T use this set-up because every item is extremely cold. The Gatsby facial wash starts the ball rolling, the Glacial Wintergreen soap is so cold that it feels like shaving in a freezer, the 444 balm is also plenty icy, and the Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel out-freezes even the Rubby Dubby Doo. No way will I sweat tomorrow!

Cold Water Shave

Dove Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic
Schick Stainless
CWR
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

Today, I shaved completely with cold water again. The TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Semogue 1305 Boar brush. Two passes with my Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic and a Schick Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. I had lots of lather left over. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Mennen Skin Bracer after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... What a nice shave! I'm liking this cold water shaving.

Planned Shave for Monday 11 August 2014


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C.O.BIGALOW CREAM ( first time)
1928 new standard long comb (first time)
Astra super platinum ( first time)
AOS PRE-shave oil
VDH boar brush
OSAMA Alum block
Home made tend skin
Aloa Vera
AOS Aftershave balm

DFS 2 passes N/S E/W
Well the rest can be summed up one word...bloodletting...
I am very impressed with the new standard every bit as good as the new handle long comb of the 1930's the shave cream is a keeper just as good as my A/A soap blend,all in all had a very nice shave today. 5 weepers and one cut nothing the stepic?pencil couldn't handle.

Planned SOTD
August 11, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: iKon DLC Standard Head
Blade: Bolzano
Lather: Martin de Candre
Brush: Simpsons Berkeley 46B
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver
Go out and get it!

Royal kit =) i love the brush

8/11/14 - Monday

Prep: warm wash - Stirling Naked&Smooth bath bar
Lather: Stirling Spice
Brush: Omega B&B boar
Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Post: cold water rinse and Old Spice aftershave

2 pass shave before school.

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal facial cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Big Ben SS (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (4, 5)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

I paid a little more attention to loading my brush this AM, but I still could have made a third pass had I been of a mind to. As close a shave as I got yesterday, and as good a product as the Ginger's Garden is at setting my whiskers up for being cut down, there was simply no need. Two passes produced a frozen face and a DFS+ shave, though the alum indicated there was a spot on my cheek the blade's corner may have caught. I like the audio feedback on the Big Ben, probably more than the Perma-Sharp, but it seems to come at a relative cost of longevity.

Cobra Classic
Feather Pro
Thater 4125/0 Fan
B&M - Arctique
Fine - Snake Bite

Mona di Orio - Eau Absolue

Monday:
hot shower w/Murray and Lanman Jabon de Reuter bar soap
Somersets Extra Sensitive PSO
Gillette Aristocrat 2 passes
Voskhod Teflon (3)
Surrey boar
LASS Vanilla Eucalyptus Mint soap (sample) in a warm mug
Thayers w/aloe
alum
Wm Neumann Absolute Zero AS (sample)

Didn't really need to shave this morning but I couldn't wait till tomorrow to use my Aristocrat.

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
kent infinity silvertex
Williams menthol mug soap
dad's Gillette super adjustable(s2)
voskhod Teflon coated(1)
aqua velva ice blue
Monday again,today's shave was nice. super close easy shave. the synthetic was a bit of work to get the Williamsto lather up, but it did work up finally. finished with ice blue. menthol Monday again.
hope y'all have a comfortable routine Monday.

SOTD August 11 - Straight Razor-a-thon

Vacation shave

Menthol Monday

Prep: hot shower
Razor: G. Wostenholm and Son Celebrated I.XL
Brush: Vie-Long
Cream: Proraso Green
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: 444

So the whole point of my straight Razor-a-thon was to see if I had enough time to get a straight razor shave done dude the week without changing my schedule. That menthol waking up at the same time and finish shaving and getting ready for work with time left over to catch the bus. Today was probably the first real test, and I'm pleased to say I would not have missed the bus!

The shave itself not rushed or shortened to fit in the time window either.

I don't know if I have a bad batch, but I've just to expect zero cooling from the Proraso Green. It is still a good soap so I take it out for Menthol Mondays every once and awhile. Today was no different with its cooling attributes (or lack of). Still a great lather that helped lead to a great DFS! The 444 more then made up for the Proraso Greens lack of cooling. It took a bit for my eyes to stop watering!

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Cocoa Butter Bath Soap
Soap: Cella
Razor: Gillette Super Speed Red Tip
Blade: Gillette Platinum (3)
Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

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

I followed the RR Classic with Cella today to compare them. Most people would not pass a “Blind Shave Test” between the two. The RR Classic is a bit softer than Cella. They both produce very similar top quality thick, cushioning lather. The Red Tip and Platinum certainly did their part again. Great smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Fine American Blend.

Bob

Monday, August 11, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Gem Junior
Blade: CVS Single Edge (2)
Lather: Cella
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

After a great shave this morning, I'm ready for a 4-day workweek. This was my 2nd attempt with the Gem Jr. and it did just as well this time as last. I now see why so many like SE razors. I'm definitely a believer.

Have a great day!

Monday 08/11/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: 1912 EverReady SE
Blade: Gem Blue Star
soap: Pre de Provence
Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented

Today I made two mistakes that resulted in obtaining only a fair shave. My first mistake is that I was tired of my daily french soap mix and decided to use only Pre de Provence. While it is a very good soap, it just didn't give me the slickness I get when using my mix. The second mistake I made was that I used my blade for the 5th time. The shave was noticeably rough and not near as close as it should have been. I will attempt to use the next blade 5 times, but am quickly loosing hope that I can get more than 4 shaves out of any blade in any razor.

Razor: Gillette Toggle (S5)
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D6)
BrushVie-Long Beehive w 25mm HMB
Bowl: Turkish 5” Copper Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Rosemary Mint
Shave Soap: Tiki Frosted Woodlands
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite



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Menthol Monday
hot shower
Shavemac Custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
Proraso PPC
TSD 2X Iced Mojito Wheat Cream
Pils 101NE/Kai (1) Very smooth combo,I'm not really a fan of Kai DE blades,but in this razor I got great results.
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
TSD 2 X Iced Mojito ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime

Great shave today,BBS face and dome!

Stay frosty,my friends!

Menthol Monday
This was a nice smooth and comfortable shave, with a surprise at end. Does anyone else get weepers appearing after the AS is applied? I got two very small ones after I was done cleaning up. Even so, my skin feels good.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol
Soap: HTGAM Synergy FrostByte
Brush: Plisson Synthetic
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Personna lab blue
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

Hayashi Diamond 40
Oscar11 synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
Petal Pusher Fancies Sandalwood
Guerlain Vetiver Extreme
Musgo Real balm