My own concoction taking base of Cryogen then adding lemon & lime essential oil and then being adventurous I added another quarter teaspoon of menthol crystals to the mix. Needless to say, if I make up another batch I WILL NOT be adding menthol crystals again as almost painful on the checks. And that was before I bought the cryogen aftershave so I am not sure if my face can take the aftershock of cryogen AS after the shave. But I do feel adventurous again.
SHAVE OF the day Prep: Musgo Real classic Razor: Gillette ball end old type Blade: Super-Max titanium (5th shave) Brush: omega s synthetic Soap: Musgo Real shaving soap Aftershave: Musgo Real Balm: Soap Commander Resolution 2 pass shave today. It is tumescent to change this blade, some tugging, but was still a close shave. I love this new formula Musgo soap. I would rate it up there with I Coloniali as far as performance. Incredible lather, triple milled soap, and has that classic Musgo scent, What's not to love. No burning from the aftershave today which is a good sign. The Resolution Balm is great for moisturizing the skin, especially since we are expecting some snow soon. Hope everyone had a great shave!
Congratulations to @LuvWetShavin our January NGA winner!! Thank you @Seabs @Bama Samurai @Boojum1 @youngunn @Marverel for your generous donations. Kerry
SOTD 1/31/16 Prep: Hot Shower/ Dove Men's Face Scrub Pre-Shave: PAA Ice Pre-Shave Soap Soap: CRFTD Ranger Shaving Soap Brush: Semogue OC Boar Razor/ Blade: Merkur 1906/ Voskhod (1) Astringent: Witch Hazel Post-Shave: Soap Commander Courage Balm Aftershave Splash: Fine American Blend What's up TSD!!! I am back in Boston and hyped because the weather is supposed to be 60 degrees tomorrow! Summer in February at school haha. Great shave for tonight to start off February. Used my soap and it worked very well. Great shave overall. Just a tip when using this soap, load up a ton of soap. I find that the lather is much creamier and thicker when you load up a lot of soap. Used my Merkur 1906 and Voskhod which is my daily and it worked great. Got a nice close shave with 2 passes. Soap Commander Courage balm which always works great, but I was surprised that the scent went so well with a barbershop. Followed up by Fine American blend which is one of my all time favorites. Have a great Monday everyone!
GOOD MORNING TSD!! SOTD 02/01/16 '52 Gillette Super Speed Gillette Blue Blade(3) VDH Boar Williams Witch Hazel Stephan Bay Rum A/S Today's shave was very uneventful and drama free,everything seemed to work well together. Did my normal three passes with a cold water rinse ended up with a DFS+++ shave I'm going to try and use the same razor,blade,soap combo all week,as with last week brush's and A/S are subject to change. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
2/1/2016 Mongoose Satin B2 with Triad Ti DK7 with Druida Manchurian Mystic Water Lavender Witch Hazel Folsom & Company Capri Whipped Shea Butter
Thanks the bowl was a $2.00 thrift store find, I think it's a soup crock ,the Super Speed I got at a antique store for $10.00
Krampert's + Krampert's = superb menthol Monday The soap yielded impressive amounts of thick lather to the HIS, which der Futur used to cushion it's efficient removal of my stubble. Three passes on six for a drama free BBS. I finished up with Krampert's Frostbite aftershave, which extended the cool feeling past forty minutes, and provided soothing skin care and moisture. I also found that Pi Neo goes nicely with the frosty pine scent of the aftershave. Prep: Van Yulay PSO Soap: Krampert's Finest Frostbite Brush: HIS Razor: der Futur Blade: Voskhod (3) AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite EdC: Givenchy Pi Neo
This Menthol Monday shave was so pleasurable as well as frosty - the MITA soap delivered its beautiful, citrusy scent with a ton of rich, creamy lather and plenty of chilliness. I really felt the menthol kick on the second pass, and the Snake Bite aftershave hit me like a frigid bomb!
February 1 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush MDC Henry Sears and Son Queen 3/4 Stirling Unscented PSB -- Mentholated Brut Classic AS
SOTD MON. 2/1/16 PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: BURT'S BEES CHAMOMILE AND SOAP BARK PRE SHAVE OIL: SHAVE SECRET SHAVE SOAP: PRORASO GREEN SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12 RAZOR: GILLETTE 1934? NEW OC BLADE: GSB AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR SOAP COLOGNE: ACQUA DI SELVA BY: VISCONTI DI MODRONE GOOD MORNING GUYS. THREE PASS BBS TODAY WITH MY NEW OC WHICH I HAVE GROWN VERY FOND OF. MY @Jayaruh #12 WORKED IT'S FACE LATHERING MAGIC WITH EASE. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NEVER TRIED VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION AND ARE LOOKING TO TRY A NEW BALM, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. IT'S VERY COOLING HAS A CRISP CLEAN OCEAN TYPE SCENT BUT DOESN'T CLASH WITH COLOGNES OR AS SPLASHES AS THE SCENT DISSIPATES IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY FOLKS.
