Here's a great set-up to start a new week on a frigid note! Menthol Monday: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Derby day 3 Stirling Glacial Lavender SS Stirling Glacial Wintergreen AS Balm Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH Chabrawichi 555 Cologne BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-COLD and beautiful is the most accurate description of the shave I'm going to be getting. The Glacial Lavender soap is absolutely wonderful. Its scent is so nice, its lather explodes off my brush in seconds, and its menthol power pulverizes my face so hard, with the second pass feeling almost painfully-cold. The Glacial Wintergreen balm and witch hazel have such an awesome way of not only adding tons of extra freeze, but also soothing and moisturizing my skin. I'm loving the Derby blade!
Monday's Dove Men Face Wash ARKO Extra Performance Jayaruh WC1 Silvertip Badger Schick J-2 Personna Stainless CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Rose Petal WH Barbasol The ARKO Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC1 Silvertip Badger brush. Two passes with my Schick J-2 razor and a Personna 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 Rose Petal WH and then Barbasol Brisk after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
18 May Planned Shave I will be working down the last of the Mentholated Vintage Williams so that I can start with a new batch.
I went back to my favorite razor today. Here is todays line up. Merkur 25c Super max stainless steel blue blade (2) Arko shave stick Omega 10049 boar brush Alum block Jeris musk aftershvae cologne I had a great shave. This was my first time using the alum. Not sure it added much to experience but I'll give it a go a few more times before deciding. I picked up the alum for $1.99 at an Indian- Pakistani store. I hope the rest of my week is as great as todays shave.
After a long hiatus, I return to post here Prep : hot water Blade : Gillette Platinum Soap : Tabac Razor : Gillette Black Beauty Brush : Omega Pro 20048 Post : Thayer's witch hazel, Floid Blue and Tabac EDT Smooth shave There is talk about 40C at noon, thats about 104F....
Menthol mondays in da house Vie-Long 12705B Le Pere Lucien Merkur 39c Gillette Platinum White (1) Proraso AS Vreto Pine & Mint postshave cream
today's shave hot water wash with nivea men's @Tdmsu custom/ ace black badger @Queen of Blades / TSD iced subzero @Hodge Ikon shavecraft 101 Ladas(4) /recommended by @razorburn Osage rub/ recommended by @crackstar good morning, it's menthol Monday. today's shave was very cool. three passes and touch up for a smooth comfy/ cool shave. finished with Osage rub. hope y'all did as well, or better.
Menthol Monday Reef Point Tranquility is a very nice combination of peppermint and lavender. Lightly cooling and relaxing. It lathers like other RP soaps, meaning very easily and well. Krampert's Frostbite is an excellent compliment and very much appreciated on a muggy morning like today. Der vorschlaghammer did its job efficiently and comfortably. Prep: Mickey Lee Lime Soap: Reef Point Tranquility Brush: HIS XL Razor: Der vorschlaghammer Blade: voskhod AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite
Thanks to my Super Speed/Derby combination as well as my Glacial Lavender soap I got a 20 below zero-feeling BBS shave which felt so wonderful. The Glacial Wintergreen balm and witch hazel added so much extra menthol freeze that I think it'll take all day for my face to thaw out!
05/18/2015 Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti Blade – Feather Super Pro (6) Brush – Rubberset 400 unmarked with Omega Boar Lather – Soap Commander Passion Post - Witch Hazel and Captain’s Choice Bay Rum Fantastic near BBS 2 pass shave this morning. It been awhile since I used SC Passion. I really like the performance of the soap and the scent. Paired it with CC Bay Rum.
5/17/15 Last full week of school! I hope I can keep the kids from bursting into flames! Have many demonstrations planned for this week. Prep: Hot Shower Lather: TSD Wheat Lemon & Cedarwood cream Brush: TGN synthetic Razor: Gillette New SC Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1) Post: Old Spice aftershave
SOTD for May 18th.............. TOBS Lavender w/Omega 6151 Pure (face lather) Gillette 40's Super Speed w/7 o'clock black (2) Witch Hazel followed by Nivea Sensitive Balm Clubman VI Bay Rum 2-passes (WTG &XTG) for a DFS!..................
5/18/15 - Canadian Tech Picked this Heavy Tech up a while back. Has the 1932 under the base plate. It's in almost perfect condition! It shaves close to the Pre-War USA Tech. This cream is in my top 3 favorites. The PolSilver's, for me, are just as smooth as the Silver Blues but sharper. A great blade. TOBS Jermyn Street WSP Monarch Silvertip Gillette Heavy Tech Canadian Pol-Silver Blade (2) Brut Aftershave
May 18 Oatmeal soap Weber PH Feather blade (day 2) Kent BK4 silvertip Le Père Lucien shave soap Two passes Thayer's Lavender witch hazel and unrefined shea butter I had a wonderful early morning shave before my Bride and I set out for some fun today in the Great Smoky Mountains. Have a great week.
7/8 Wacker De Vergulde Hand homemade brush (The Body Shop Synthetic knot) Very nice shave this morning. I always enjoy using Vergulde Hand, it works well for me. Have a good one. Yep, that's snow on May 18th. It's great to live in North Dakota.
Schick M1 adjustable razor Personna blade WD Silver Tip brush CO Bigelow SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix Barbasol Brisk A/S Cooling and comfortable. Nice shave to start the week.
Went with an old reliable today. Green Proraso. Forgot how good gillette silver blue blades are. Great way to start the day Pre Shave - Gillette Pre Shave Wash & Proraso Green Razor - Tech Lather - Proraso Green Blade - Gillette silver blur Brush - Pilsson synthetic Aftershave - Nivea cooling balm
