30 day rule - Day 13
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 7
4 passes and another great shave

Menthol Monday, July 13
CB Mile High Menthol
Semogue SOC Boar (22/30)
Mühle R89
Polsilver SI (2)
Alt-Innsbruck

Have a great day!​

Monday

Soap: Stirling "Naked & Smooth"
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

30 Day Rule - July 2015 - **MODIFIED**MODIFIED**MODIFIED
July 13th
Razor - Rimei
Blade - (1)
Brush - Vie Long 12705
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold Water splash, Alum, Nivea Original

Well the Feather SS is on the way and will be arriving tomorrow. So, in the interim I've decided to give each of the el-cheapo mystery razors a turn. The Rimei and Long Feng get to come out of their cases and show their stuff. Today was the Rimei, which I bought on Ebay for less than $3. Oh, and shipping was free from China so it really was less than $3. The razor is nice and shiny and actually has pretty good weight to it. The baseplate is thin but solid and everything looks like it aligns well. Even though it's a cheap Chinese razor it's still engineered better than most Soviet razors.

@Bama Samurai suggested making these two days a razor review using the same setup so that's what I'll do. I'm using Ladas for the blade and the Vie-Long 12705 and Tabac. And off we go. Lather was great as always with the brush/soap combo. I start with a wet brush and add a little water to the tips if I need it to get the lather nice and slick and cushiony. I can tell from the look of the blade gap this should be a mild shave and, yes it is. Very mild, comfortable and it actually gets some good reduction on the first pass. The second XTG pass is equally smooth and effective, though my neck is still not DFS. This is not uncommon with the milder razors for me. Went for the full third pass including ATG on the face and went XTG and G-slide on the neck. Rinsed with cold water and hit the alum. Very quiet. Almost silent in fact. Very very good performance by the razor. Now to give it a couple of minutes and will check result..........wow. Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls and friends around the world......we have a BBS! That is an amazing result for the uber-cheap Rimei.

My impression of this razor is obviously very good. It might be interesting to run a few different blades through it at some point but I can tell you, the Ladas is an excellent match for it. Hopefully the Long Feng will surprise me tomorrow as well! Happy Monday!

7/13/15 -
Razorock xXx.
A soap that is just too good. Not only is the scent great, but the lather ability is fantastic. It's too easy to lather. Performance is spot on!

Menthol Monday, July 13, 2015
Mongoose Shave #14

Shower, Mystic Water Bath Soap Yemaya, Neutrogena Face Wash
B-3 Mongoose with Triad Helix Hex TI
Feather Professional #7
Druida Aluminum Chubby Manchurian
Krampert’s Frostbite SS
Alum Block, Dickinson’s +Menthol, Unrefined Shea Butter
Krampert’s Frostbite Aftershave
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Today’s shave, two passes XTG-AGT plus clean up, was BBS. Shave #7 for the Feather Pro blade was still very smooth. Druida’s knot held enough lather for more passes. Krampert’s Frostbite was thick, slick, and minty. Krampert’s Frostbite aftershave left my face ice cold and my eyes watering. Hope everyone had a frosty Menthol Monday.

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Monday 13th July



Warm shower
Hot towel
Stirling Lime bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette New Improved Gold
Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

Interesting review. I tried a Rimei once and I was surprised -- it was a decent shave, no problems at all. I didn't like the look and feel of the razor and couldn't see myself using it much, so I gave it away.

Menthol Monday
cool shower/cold water rinse
Muhle HJM black fibre v2
Proraso PPC
Cheseled Face Cryogen
OCMM/Pella coated (5)
cold water rinse
Monster Cube Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Levan Rose Beard Oil
Cheseled Face Cryogen ASL ........it brought a tear in me eye
Floris Honey Oud

It looks like today is gonna be new razor day.I've been putting off getting a AS-D2 since it came out,I like my AS-D1, but it find it lacking when it comes to dome shaves.So that should be here today as well as a Phoenix Dbl OC.The Phoenix was so cheap that I couldn't pass it by,plus I do a lil blade buffing on my dome and I hear that this is a good design for that.

Stay frosty,my friends!

Razor: Feather AS-D2 2015
Brush: Erskine Badger 1947 Birth Year
Mug: Old Spice (early glass Mug 06) 1961 - 1964 First Mug with a taper last without a lip on top
Cream: TOBS Coconut cream
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Post Shave Gel, Old Spice original Shulton 1973 glass cologne Stopper #4
Another great day with my new Feather razor. The Feather blade locked in and off we go to another great shave. Whipped up some great lather with the TOBS and the Badger. I let the weight of the razor do all the work, for a nice 2 pass shave. I very rarely nick myself or even get a weeper, as I go slow with no distractions, but with this razor I seem to be able to go with almost reckless abandon, with no ill effects. I know my technique has improved over the last year, however, I must give some credit to this wonderful razor. Another great shave, Finished with the WH, and then some soothing JB. After cleanup some vintage Old Spice from 1973. Gotta love the spice! Have a good one y'all!

Razor: Ondüla
Blade: Permasharp (3)
Soap: Arko Stick
Brush: Isana
Balm: Yves Rocher Sensitive

13 July 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Lemon Verbena
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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July 13th, SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: W.R. Case & Sons “Registered No. 23 Warranted For Life” Purple Heart Wood scales
Strop: Prototype Travel Strop- Vegetable Tanned Goat hide (10 flesh side/ 10 grain side pre and post)
Soap: Jabonman Lima-Incienso (Menthol)
Brush: Spalted Maple Brush with Badger Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman with M-Bomb added

Menthol Monday
Pre: shower
Razor: flare tip
Blade: big ben
Soap: arko
Post: alum, chiseled face cryogen

Menthol Margarita Monday!



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Soap: Stirling Margaritas In the Arctic
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: '46 - '50 Gillette Tech
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Post: Witch Hazel, Stirling MITA Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

Great, cold, 3 pass shave today. Summer is finally here in Central New York.

Bruno Blade
Signature shave soap
HMW badger knott set into an Oscar11 handle.

I had not shaved for a few days so it was a very good mow down by the Bruno blade, its a great shaver.

7/13/2015 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: GEM Pushbutton, CMON Filarmonica Doble Temple straight razor
Blade: GEM Blue Star SE blade (1)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Stirling - Margaritas In The Arctic
After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave
Cologne: Polo Extreme Sport

It is Menthol Monday!! The #6 brush whipped up the MITA into a nice and cooling lather this morning. The GEM and the Fily sliced through the stubble with ease. The Osage Rub brought the chill and the Polo was a nice finish for this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

MENTHOL MONDAY!!



PRE: MUSGO REAL ORANGE AMBER
RAZOR: 1956 GILLETTE SUPER SPEED FLAIR TIP
BLADE: GILLETTE WILKINSON SWORD (2ND USE)
BRUSH: FINE ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
SOAP: TSD POLYNESIAN RED SAMPLE (WITH MENTHOL CRYSTALS ADDED)
POST: OSAGE RUB/ SOAP COMMANDER RESOLUTION BALM

Sorry about the poor quality picture. I was having a hard time with the lighting today. did a 3 pass shave that turned out to be a DFS. I don't think I've ever had a bad shave with the TSD soap. Even when using an old blade and doing touch-ups. Great scent and very slick with a menthol kick! Very cold with all the menthol today. Went outside in the warm weather to heat my face back up afterwards. Hope everyone has or had a great shave today!!

7-13-15 SOTD

30-Day Focus - Blade Trials for Gillette Tech
Weekly Trial for: Personna Red, Derby Green, Gillette Silver Blue, Voskhod
Day 4 for Derby blades

Hot Shower
Pre-Shave Oil: Gingers Garden
Soap: TSD SubZero
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Gillette Tech “Fat Handle”
Blade: Derby Green (1)
RazoRock Alum
After Shave: Myrsol Agua di Limon



Two day growth means a three pass shave today, including a new strategy to deal with my nemesis (jawline) in order to best get at the pesky stubble that haunts me day and night.

I think I finally got it thanks to @Bama Samurai -

I stretch the skin up, putting it on my cheek and a flatter surface.
Kinda like this guy:



I'm still working on building "the stretch" into my usual passes.
Derby blades seem sharp enough to me, but as I continue my blade trials I'll be looking for something smoother for this razor.

Cheers!
- RT

Razor: Gillette SS, 1948-49
Blade: Personna Blue SS(4)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar
Soap: Synergy Shaving Soap Bay Rum
A/S: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

Back to a better brush IMO. DFS this evening.
Good combination. Happy trails to all.