SoS: April 27, 2015 - May 3, 2015

Oh my goodness - we're soon going to be in May. This year is flying!

Menthol Monday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new SuperMax Blue
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen AS Balm
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
YSL Pour Homme EdT

Now, how's that for a face-freezing set-up? The Glacial Wintergreen soap has that awesome scent which is so refreshing and invigorating - as my man Rod puts it, "This soap is like a punch in the face from a snowman. A snowman who just brushed his teeth!" I agree with him all the way. I'm still using a puck from one of his older batches, but it's excellent. Great lather with the renowned freezing sensation which hits HARD. The matching aftershave balm and witch hazel are definitely more intense than the Rubby Dubby Doo.

 

Rod's descriptions of his soaps are my second favorite thing about his soaps. Second only to the performance. And it's a close second.

 

Bluebeards Revenge Shavette with Personna blade;
HJM boar brush;
Palmolive Cool
Tarr Super Aftershave.
Guerlain Vetiver EDT.

The shave was good, i managed to get a DFS with 2 passes.

 

Monday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Jayaruh WC4 HMB
'62 Gillette Slim
Rapira Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC4 HMB brush. Two passes with my '62 Gillette Slim razor and a Rapira Super 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 Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Culmak soap, Seehund 5/8, Edwin Jagger Synthetic Brush, Alum, Brut AS

 

SOTD for Menthol Monday, April 27

Razor: 1958 Executive (24kt replate by RazorPlate)
Blade: Astra SP (4)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: Stirling Black Ice
AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush

Still loving my Executive. I've had several days of almost effortless, smooth, comfortable DFS/BBS 3-pass shaves. (WTG/XTG/ATG).


(Sorry, pic is a bit out of focus. Are there TSD photography classes? )

 

MONDAY
Evening Shave for Tomorrow
Seems like yesterday since my dawn shave this morning so I figured I'd go ahead and enjoy an evening shave for Monday!
Two straight razor shave in one day? Sure…why not? Second was just as enjoyable as the first…plus I was a little more awake for the second one!
Have a great Monday, all!

 

Planned Menthol Monday SOTD

Schick J type Injector razor
Schick blade (4)
Omega Mixed Midget brush
Pacific Shave Co PSO
Stirling Glacial Spearmint shave soap
Booster Polar Ice aftershave splash

This was my travel kit for an over nighter away from home. I have to be at the hospital early tomorrow morning to have the steel rod I've had inserted in my thumb removed.

I can see the bottom of the tin of the Glacial Spearmint and really just wanna finish it off, hence the reason for bringing it. It will be my menthol Monday soap until done.

 

Here's a thumbs up for hospital visit tomorrow

 

Menthol Monday Planned SOTD

Razor: PILS 101NE
Blade: Super Iridium (D3)
Brush: Wolf Whiskers 24mm HMB
Bowl: Georgetown G12
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Frosted Woodlands
Shave Soap: Tiki Frosted Woodlands
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Neumann Absolute Zero



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Thanks Guy. Im just glad I didnt seriously hurt myself shaving left handed for the last 6 weeks.

 

Best wishes for a quick recovery!

 

Menthol Monday
Krampert's Frostbite soap and aftershave are an excellent combination. They are not face freezers, but the skincare is among the best in menthol. The scent is refreshing, like a frosty pine forest. The soap lathers very easily, providing plenty of glide for my Aristocrat.
Prep: Proraso White
Soap: Krampert's Finest Frostbite
Brush: HIS
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: voskhod
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

 

Menthol Monday April 27:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Stirling Frozen Tundra
FB w/Rapira PL set on 8
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill AS

Back to my favorite Rapira blades. The menthol was working this morning. I am chilled and alert. I do think the Glacial AS could be called Glacial Fire, as they burn and chill at the same time.

 

I had a great Triple Freeze Menthol Monday Shave this morning from the Glacial Wintergreen soap, followed by the matching aftershave balm and witch hazel. My eyes were tearing for a while!

 

April 27, 2015

Prep: Warm wash with Kirk's Castile soap
Lather: St. James of London Mandarin & Patchouli
Brush: TGN synthetic
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Merkur Super (2)
Post: Old Spice Pure Sport

Starting in with a 4 brush rotation - TGN synthetic, Vie-Long 13061M, Omega 10061 and Omega 6214 silvertip. I rarely keep a brush that I don't like and all 4 of these are turning out to be outstanding performers. I have maybe 7-10 shaves left with the St. James cream and while it has been outstanding, I am ready to finish it up and move on to something else.

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint glycerin soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

I thought about using the Glacial Obsidian this morning, I really did, but I couldn't bring myself to put off face-lathering for another day, and I don't enjoy the results of face-lathering Stirling. So, I reached for the much less mentholated Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint, to get great lather and the fun of face-lathering. Operator error again caused a small weeper on my upper lip on the 3rd pass, but I got otherwise BBS results without difficulty.

 

I found a couple of Feather blades the other day and decided that there was no use in keeping 2 blades around to use sometime in the future. So, I decided to use them now. 3 passes and a very nice finish today.

L'Occitane Cade
Feather blade
Slim Adjustable

 

Schick I2 razor
Personna blade
Lord SC
FS Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Mighty fine shave indeed! The I2 is a great shaver, the Lord SC a delight and I'm a happy guy.

 

I hope you have a full and speedy recovery.