1. Thanks. I have one set at 48mm and it is just a touch too low. After seeing yours, I was thinking about doing my other one to 50-52 mm of loft. Not sure, but thanks a lot for the description. I appreciate it.
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  2. Hot shower with sandalwood spice soap

    Razor... Gillette ball end tech
    Blade... Ladas
    Brush... purple b& b essential boar
    Soap... caties bubbles rosee du matin

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    My first shave with a caties bubbles soap. It went well. Nice scent. Smells like rosemary, lemon, lime, with a floral note to it.
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    SOTD - Menthol Monday, Dec. 29, 2014

    Hot shower
    Prep: Peppermint PSO
    Brush: Whipped Dog Synthetic
    Soap: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
    Razor: Weber Wave
    Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
    Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
    Aftershave: Homemade Snowball Fight splash

    - Don
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  5. 12/29/14

    NO SHAVE! We had to get up early to beat the storm home and good thing we did, so I didn't shave and decided to just wait until tomorrow. I think this is the first shave I've skipped since maybe August?

    So I will share a photo of my 11 year old's joyful reaction to receiving a Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas:
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  6. 12/29 - Menthol Monday!

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    • Prep: Shower; Nivea Face Wash; Corn Huskers Lotion
    • Lather: Proraso Green
    • Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
    • Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89LBL 2.5 pass WTG, XTG, ATG in spots
    • Blade: PolSilver (1)
    • Post: Alum; Proraso Green
    First time trying the PolSilver today. They seem a little sharper than Voskhod but less smooth. Got a good shave out of it and one weeper. The menthol felt great today. Hope everyone is having a good Monday!
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  7. The Morning Shave 12-29-2014

    Shower and Prep - Nivea Men Sensitive Skin Face Wash and Wm. Neumann & Co Peppermint Leaf Bar Soap
    Razor - Merkur 34c HD
    Blade - Astra SP (3)
    Brush - Plisson Synthetic
    Soap - RazoRock XXX
    Post - WH, RazorRock "The Problem Solver" Lime AS Splash

    2 Passes + a few touch ups = DFS

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  8. I really like the look of that handle.
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  9. Tuesday's planned shave:

    Neutrogena Men Facial Wash :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Large Horsehair Barbershop
    Super Speed/new Shark
    Synergy Frost_byte SS :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Gold Bond Moisturizer :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Dolce & Gabbana EdT

    As if today's Menthol Monday Shave wasn't cold enough, this one for tomorrow morning is going to be MUCH colder - trust me! (Lather up with the Frost_byte soap, and you'll see what I mean!) ;) :D
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    December 30's
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    Nivea Men's Face Wash
    ARKO Stick
    Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
    Gillette NEW
    Feather Hi-Stainless
    CWR, Asma Alum Block
    Thayers Lemon WH
    Pinaud Vegetal

    The ARKO Stick Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Semogue 1305 Boar Brush. Two passes with my Gillette NEW and Feather Hi-Stainless 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 Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
  11. Showing love to Arko! :happy088: And...has the Veg chosen you?
  12. Awesome combination! Good eye.
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  13. They seemed like a natural match!
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  14. That razor is a beauty! Very nice!
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  15. SOTD
    Tuesday, December 30, 2014


    Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Bath Soap - Barbershop, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash
    Razor: iKon Shavecraft 102 Slant with iKon Bulldog Handle, ERN 'Crown and Sword'
    Blade: Ladas
    Brush: Omega Pro Boar 10098
    Lather: Barrister and Mann - Seville
    Post: Alum Stick, Aloe Vera Toner, Witch Hazel, Gold Bond Green Lotion
    Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Kyovu - Original
    Cologne: 1818


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  16. How is the backbone and splay of this brush ?
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    Tuesday Morning Shave
    Razor:
    Yuma with Fuji chrome handle
    Blade: Supermax Blue Diamond (1)
    Brush: Vie-long White Horse Hair
    Soap: Blueness
    AS Gel: Nivea Cool Kick Arctic Freeze

    Absolute BBS yuma suprises me at each shave.
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  18. Planned SOTD 12/30/2014
    Razor: Gillette Rhodium Fatboy
    Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (3)
    Brush: IBLE 2012 Boar
    Shave Bowl: Suribachi 5” bowl
    Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
    Pre Shave Oil: Rosewood-Spearmint
    Shave Soap: P.160 Tipo Duro
    Post: Monster Alum Block
    Aftershave: RR R-160


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  19. Shave of the Day

    Monday Night


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  20. TUESDAY
    December 30, 2014

    Missed 'Menthol Monday' with last night's shave, but since it's late Monday eve, this still counts…:D
    Excellent 3-pass shave with the C-MON & Stirling 'Cool' lather; classic cedar-scented D.R. Harris aftershave.

    Have a great Tuesday, all! :)

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