Happy Thanksgiving Day to all in Canada! Menthol Monday: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/new Derby Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS Stirling Glacial Wintergreen AS Balm Barrister & Mann Arctique AS Aramis EdT Oh boy, anyone who's a menthol maniac like me would love this set-up. The Glacial Wintergreen soap is the ticket for you if you want to freeze and get wonderful lather with awesome skincare and protection against dryness and irritation. The matching balm feels the same way and does it ever moisturize well. Barrister & Mann created an aftershave which could well be the coldest ever on Planet Earth - the Arctique has a menthol effect which I can only handle once a week!
Planned Menthol Monday/Canadian Turkey Day SOTD Vintage Kabrand OC razor Derby blade Vintage butterscotch handled Badger brush Proraso white pre shave Wm. Neumann &Co Absolute Zero shave cream Captains Choice Lime aftershave Royall Vetiver EdT
Columbus Day's Dove Men Face Wash Proraso Green Shaving Soap Jayaruh #18 Silver Tip Gillette NEW LC/Gillette Aristocrat* 1947 BYR Personna SS CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH Pinaud Vegetal The Proraso Green Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #18 Silver Tip brush. First pass with my Gillette Aristocrat (1947 Birth Year Razor) with a Personna Super blade followed by second pass with the Gillette LC NEW 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 Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Planned Columbus Day SOTD Razor: Cobra Classic Blade: Kai Titan Mild (D5) Brush: Stirling Synthetic 26mm Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill Shave Soap: Mama Bear Cilantro Lime Iced Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: B&M Arctique
Sunday, October 11, 2015 Mongoose with Triad Ti Helix Hex Feather Pro #1 Varlet Mega Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad Cream Witch Hazel +++Menthol, Cucumber Melon Whipped Shea Butter Floid Blue Aftershave Sent from South of the Border on the Gulf of California in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Hasta la vista!
Columbus Day's Planned SOTD Gillette Fusion Flexball ProGlide {D-1} Pre-Shave: Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash Shower Soap: Dr. Bronner's Tea Tree Magic Soap Shampoo: Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength Deodorant : Mennen Speed Stick Pre-Shave Oil: Tiki Bar Frosted Woodlands Pre-Shave Oil Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug Shaving Brush: "Old Corps" & "Oscar 11" Custom 28/65mm TGN Finest Badger F-2 Knot Resin Handle Brush Shaving Soap: Proraso Shaving Soap Eucalyptus & Menthol After Shave Alum: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave After Shave Balm: Nivea After Shave Balm After Shave: Captain's Choice Lime WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) If my Mother was still alive today Columbus Day would be her 90th birthday. She was only 41 years young when she passed away, The Tuesday after her favorite Holiday Easter Sunday. I have the last picture that was ever taken of her, it's a funny picture of her holding a large bowl of Green Salad . My Aunt found it in a box and sent it to me. Enough of my ranting. You all have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of our Canadian Members. Also to all of you Swab Jockey's aka Squids "Happy Birthday"
Hi Friends, my Shave of the Day: Gibbs Regulable No.15 // Croma Diamant Blade // Dorian 24mm Silvertip Brush // Sapone da Barba Vegetale alla Mandorla // Tüff Red Aftershave Take care and have a fantastic day. Greetings Thorsten
Ada's Soap Week I have one soap from Ada's - Sandalwood. It provides excellent lather and a light scent. I love this teacher mug I found in an antique store a while back. Der Futur made quick and comfortable work of my stubble. I finished up with Cologne Russe. Prep: WSP Matterhorn PSO Soap: Ada's Sandalwood Brush: HIS Razor: Der Futur Blade: Voskhod (2) AS: B&M Cologne Russe
Menthol Monday: Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger Lather: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow soap Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC Blade: Bolzano Superinox (3) Passes: WTG, XTG (5, 6) Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy Looks like my SotD from yesterday wasn't posted - oops. It was RazoRock One-X/RazoRock One-X, and DFS+. This AM's lather was just as nice and protective, but I was probably a little rushed in getting to it due to a midterm today. As a result, it didn't get the same chance to soften my whiskers as it normally would have, and there was a bit more tugging. Still, no bloodshed or irritation, with DFS results for two passes.
HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY TSD My shave of the day RAZOR-1959 Fatboy BLADE-Wilkinsons Sword (4) LATHER-C.O.Bigelow BRUSH- Wooden Handle Badger PASSES=Wtg-Xtg-Atg-Fatboy set at 6-4-2 AFTER-Cold Water Rinse,Witch Hazel Splash,Pinaud Clubman AS BBS,first time using the clubman as I like it alot!!
10/12/2015 Razor – Red & Black New Deluxe 15mm Blade – Feather (3) Brush –Romera Olivewood Synthetic Lather – MdC Fougere Post - Witch Hazel & Fine Platinum
Menthol Monday October 12 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush Stirling Glacial Wintergreen Schick Type C1 Osage Rub Stirling Unscented PSB Barbasol Pacific Rush
10/12/15 - I will use the same things all week. Lather: The Soap Exchange tallow Brush: TGN synthetic in a BurmaShave handle Gillette New LC Astra SP Ogallala Bay Rum
30 day focus - Day 12 Fat Boy set to 7 Sputnik Blade MDC Face Lathered - Stirling Glacial Obsidian added on third pass 3 passes I have an awfully hard time shaving without hurting myself while using a strongly mentholated soap. Somehow, all my technique seems to leave when I apply a heavy menthol. But, seeing that it was Menthol Monday, I decided to add some Stirling Glacial Obsidian into the mix. After my second pass I rubbed the puck of Stirling on my face and worked it in with my brush. Since my last pass is always very light, I was able to avoid the usual nicks, cuts and weepers that I get through my own fault when using menthol. It turned out a great shave. I have gotten comfortable with the Fat Boy on 7 and plan to move it to 8 for tomorrow's shave.
SOTD October 12, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost Razor: Gillette Old Type Blade: Personna Lab Blue Lather: Vintage Williams w/a hint of menthol and a lot of Old Spice! Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: TSD Iced Subzero WOW! The Vintage Williams exploded out of the mug, I'm so impressed by this method. Fantastic glide, cushion, scent. Excellent shave. Excellent. Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE
Damn, my eyes teared and my nose ran for a while because you can say I almost OD'd on the menthol. The Glacial Wintergreen soap clobbered me with such a freeze, so did the matching balm, and the B&M Arctique nearly numbed me. (I LOVE that feeling!) What a nice shave this was!
I had planned on using Stirling Cool this morning until I saw your line up using the Glacial Wintergreen. I had to swap after that, and ended up shaving with watering eyes and running nose. It was fantastic.
