Here are my mega-frigid shaving plans for tomorrow. Menthol Monday: Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/new Sharp Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT When you use this kind of set-up it almost feels like you need to wear a fur coat because that's how cold it is. The Gatsby facial wash is so mentholated that it's stronger than some soaps and creams which I have. The Glacial Wintergreen soap can make your eyes tear as well as freeze your face off, and its scent is great. The lather is easy to work with if you add a little extra water. The matching witch hazel is the absolute Mother of All Face-Freezing Aftershaves - it's wonderful, and I love it.
OCtober 6's Dove Men's Face Wash TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream Semogue 1305 Boar Brush Gillette English NEW LC Shark Super Chrome (6) CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Rose Petal WH Aqua Velva Ice Blue The TOBS Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Semogue 1305 Boar Brush. Two passes with my Gillette English NEW LC and Shark Super Chrome blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Monday Morning Shave Razor: Gillette New Blade: Rimei (2) Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger Soap: Arko AS: Tariş Lemon + Bergamot and Eucalyptus Scents&Oils in Aqua Velva Bottle Perfect BBS!
Oct 6, 2014 Biotique Papaya Scrub Jergens Face cream La Toja/Proraso Red/Proraso Blue mixed cream Semogue 2012 SE Mixed ER 1914 SE/GEM PTFE (4) Alum & Old Spice Shulton Original
Menthol Monday: Cold Comfort This was one of the most comfortable shaves I've had. This razor is smooth! I think I get a closer shave with my New LC, but the Vorschlaghammer is much smoother. This could be the answer to sensitive neck issues for me. Krampert's Frostbite is the perfect companion to Synergy FrostByte. Both are very cold and very good at caring for my skin. I kicked it up a notch with Proraso Green Crema Pre Barba, which got this shave off to a chilly good start.
today's shave hot water wash with nivea men's semouge 620 boar Williams menthol mug soap Gillette common bar lc(ndc) Gillette 7o'clock green(3) Osage rub today's shave was cold. menthol Monday. three passes and touch up, smooth and cool. stick with the long comb bar, mostly because I've been getting really close shaves, with no irritation. ain't broke don't fix it, right. finished with Osage for a cold face. Hope y'all do as well, or better.
10/6/14 - Monday Prep: hot shower Lather: IanS Lavender Brush: Vie-Long 13061M Razor: Gillette New SC Blade: Voskhod (3) Post: cold rinse and Ogallala Bay Rum 2 passes and neck is not as smooth as I would like but I have a little irritation from using a boar brush yesterday. I might eventually learn.
SOTD October 6 Menthol Monday Prep: hot shower Razor: WW2 Gillette Tech Blade: BIC platinum (day 4) Brush: Vie-Long Soap: Proraso Green w/TSD M-Bomb Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG) Post: Arko Ice Mint Wow! I'm a fan of Proraso, and have been ever since I first tried it. Proraso Green has never fully lived up to its potential for me though. So today I gave it a bit of help in the form of TSD M-Bomb. Two drops on the puck and another one or two in my bowl. I FOUND THE MENTHOL!!!!! With yesterday's BBS, I was hoping today might be a repeat, what with starting out very smooth. I can honestly say my face is too numb to tell right now....
Monday: hot shower w/Yardley Vanilla & Sweet Orchid bar soap Homemade PSO Schick Krona 2 passes Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless (4) Long Handled boar TSD Violet soap Thayers Lavender w/aloe GFT Lavender Water AS (sample) Think it's time to retire this blade. Last time I used it I noticed it started to get hot on my third pass (using my Slim) and today it just seemed to be scraping rather than cutting. Fortunately it was a great smelling shower and shave.
Schick I2 razor Personna blade Burma Shave boar brush Modern Williams SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix Pinaud Lime Sec EDC Hadn't used Williams for quite awhile. Shouldn't have waited so long, got a great lather and a fine shave to start the work week.
Cobra Classic Feather Pro Rooney Emilion 1 Super Badger Maggard's Fougure Sauvage Nivea- Energy A/S Mona di Orio - Cuir
Monday-Old School Today Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: Old Spice Cream Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb Blade: Vintage Gillette Super Stainless Spoiler (1) Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Old Spice cream today. 10 seconds to load for a great lather. I loaded one of my remaining vintage Gillette Spoiler SS blades in my NEW SC and went to town. An excellent smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Shulton Old Spice from my Flying Cloud glass bottle. Bob
SOTD OCtober 6, 2014 Prep: Hot shower. Noxzema Razor: iKon DLC OC Blade: Rapira Super Stainless Lather: TSD Iced Energy Brush: Omega 10066 Post: Alum. Dickerson WH Aftershave: Lucky Tiger Aspen/menthol. Axe Shield Sensitive 2pass smooth shave! Go out and get it!
Monday, October 6, 2014 Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion Razor: Schick Adjustable M2 Blade: Schick (8) Lather: Proraso Red Cream Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion Aftershave: Vintage Shulton Old Spice What a wonderful shave to start the workweek. Smooth and easy with BBS results. Have a great day!
MONDAY First Go with a Straight! After nearly a week post-surgery, I decided to give a straight-razor shave a try this morning. Even though the palm of my left hand resembles Joseph's coat of many colors (mostly purple), it really only hurts like blazes if I try to squeeze something (or use scissors, pliers, etc). Holding a straight razor in that hand sees to create little discomfort, and I've drawn enough blood with my right-handed DE attempts that I figured today is the day to get back in the SR saddle! So this morning's shave went uneventfully…3 passes using both my left & right hands; no blood and ultra-smooth results! Love the Beau Brummel blade! Have a great Monday, all!
