SoS: November 17, 2014 - November 23, 2014

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Tuscany Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: ASCO Red Super Stainless (4)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club-Modern Fougere

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

LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds: load and go with the oscar11. ASCO Red still in the Red Tip. Smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Country Club-Modern Fougere.

Bob

 

SOTD Nov 17
Menthol Monday

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Tech
Blade: Blue Bird (day 3)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Blue
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Arko Ice Mint

More of a Mini Menthol Monday as I only used a mentholated AS...

Still enjoying the Blue Bird. I used about double the amount of cream needed for some silly reason... It did not hurt the lather in the least. After loading up my brush it felt like I was covering my face in a cloud.
There was not much stubble to contend with after yesterdays shave. The Blue Bird was able to get ma a near BBS with minimal effort and zero issues. Shave-wise to day is definitely a win!

 

Monday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - George Savage 13/16

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS





Clear & cool here this morning, 8ºF/-13ºC on the deck at 06:00, maybe 50ºF/10ºC by this afternoon, but plenty of sunshine and no wind to speak of. Another excellent shave this morning - back with a couple of reliable ol' standbys in the Cella & Omega. The Savage is old and well-worn but extremely well mannered. Have a better Monday folks.

 

11/17/2014 Menthol Monday!!

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Merkur 37C, French Fau Frame Back straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Brush: Black Badger from Ace Shaving
Soap: Barbon shave cream
After: Home made ASB, Barbon after shave
Cologne: Cuir Cannage

A cool Darn Fine Shave on this snowy morning. No nicks, no cuts and no errors. The badger whipped up the Barbon SC to a wonderful consistency. The 37C and the Frenchy did their jobs with ease. The Barbon AS brought a little more chill and the Cuir Cannage will have me smelling great all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

17 Nov 2014
Menthol Monday

Pre – Corn Huskers
Soap – CO Bigelow
Brush – Turkish #6
Razor – L3 SS Flair Tip
Blade – Feather (2)
AS – Skin Bracer

Tried the feather in my "currently" last razor. I can say that today's shave was the best I have had in my short 6 week traditional wet shaving career. BBS on checks and chin, with DFS everywhere else. Apparently the feather/SS combination is the ticket for me. I will certainly have a few packs of feathers on hand to use with my SS.

 

17 November 2014

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Cold River Select Fall
* Unrefined Shea Butter




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Menthol Monday
hot shower
M&F Chief
Proraso PPB (white tub)
Stirling Glacial Obsidian
40's style SS/Voskhod (1)---One of my favorite blades.
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Stirling Black Ice WH --not as icy as Glacial,but still plenty frosty
Fine Snake Bite ASL ,once again not as frosty as Glacial or The Rub but still up there,with a nice burn
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin edt

I really enjoyed today's shave,frost factor was up,the shave was smooth.Face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Monday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood, HIS knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Personna med prep
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

S.O.T.D. ~ Menthol Monday, November 17, 2014

Prep: Warm/cool shower, Neutrogena Face Wash, Mike's Natural Bath Soap - Barber Shop
Razor: 1947 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum Tiger
Brush: Omega 6240 Silvertip
Lather: Proraso Green
Post: Alum Stick, Dickindon's+, Aloe Vera Toner, Gold Bond Green Lotion


Today's shave was excellent, the Frost Factor was up. '47 Super Speed may be the best SS of all. Outstanding BBS on two passes. Rather than rotating razors daily, I will use each for a week from now on. Have a great week folks!

 

Menthol Monday

Monday 11/17/14

Prep: glycerin soap
Pre-Shave Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gillette New Long Comb
Blade: Ladas
Lather: L'Occitane Cade w/ Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Post: Alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
A/S: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Balm: Avon Musk Marine After Shave Conditioner

Menthol sure does make sure you wake up on Mondays.

 

Monday 17th November



Warm shower
Hot flannel
Soap Commander Confidence scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring (1906)
Astra SP (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow with clay and mango butter
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (5)
Passes: WTG, XTG (11, 12)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

I intended to change out the Bic blade in my razor yesterday - or this AM - before shaving, but I simply forgot. As a result, even the wonderful lather from the Ginger's Garden soap - which I find slicker on the shave, if ever-so-slightly less impressive on post-shave than the RazorRock - could not keep me from catching a weeper on the XTG pass, and noticing more irritation. As a result, I cut the shave short at two passes, with DFS results and a frosty Ice Blue aftershave.

 

That aftershave bottle is way to fantastic not to remark, I love it. And Feathers are amazing! Certainly a favorite, they're sharp, consistant, and reliable. That bottle is so cool

 

SOTD 17.11.2014

Muhle R41 + Muhle =

 

Razor - Black Beauty set @ 5
Blade - Astra Plat
Lather - Nivea Sensitive
Brush - Semogue 1250
Post - Speick

Well I did manage to get a cut on my head the other day. Got a nasty little slice that has to heal up, lesson learned - Never get over confident in your shaving skills. I still wanted to clean up my neck and around my beard so I lathered me up some Nivea. Not a bad shave. That is some decent cream and I was able to use Speick with out drying my skin out.

 

November 17 Menthol Monday
Me & My Mom's Soap Company - Minty
Vulfix 660s Super Badger
Gillette Flare Tip Rocket K1 / Feather (4)
Thayers Lemon Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
4 shaves on the Feather and still a good shave. This is another razor I have not used yet. I will continue on unused razors for a while.

 

Thanks. Unfortunately my local supplier stopped carrying the bottles. I can buy 1 for 3x the cost on amazon or buy 18 for about the same cost I was paying from a distributor ...that's all I need is further justification for my AD to try and fill all 18 of them......

 

My "return" to SE razors today...starting with my brass OC Micromatic.



Stirling Tea Tree soap,
SOC Boar
Stirling Bay A/S splash

 

Gorgeous shot.

 

Hi together,

my first Monday shave after a long long time...yesterday i had no time for shaving, so i did it moments ago.

Soap: Tiki Fougere
Brush: Scott Pavkovich "Chief"
Razor: Frankenrazor (EJ DE89 Top Plate, Fatip Grande Base Plate and my Toro Mastiff Handle)
Blade: HEMA
Aftershave: Aqua di Parma Aftershave Balm (Sample)



A nice shave. The soap has left a tiny bit of a burning sensation on my skin. Not for long, but noticable for a few minutes...strange...but ok. The shave was good. I love the brush deeply. Soft, soft soft tips. Awesome!!! I received a sample of the Aqua di Parma Aftershave Balm from a member in our German Forum. Nice scent and fantastic skin care. I think i have to buy it.

Have a great time, have fantastic shaves and take care.

Greetings
Thorsten​