Menthol Mondays!! WooHoo!

Proraso Green, Yaqi defective brush, King C. Gillette, Isana blade, Wars Classic aftershave

 

Menthol Monday Shave



RAZOR: Timeless Titanium 0.95 Walnut Handle
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: TRC Cornflower Blue Resin 28mm AK7 Synthetic
LATHER: Luna Cosmetics Mentolado Shaving Soap
POST: Williams Aqua Velva Aftershave (Spanish Version)​

 

Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

Quick shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Bic day 12
Stirling Glacial Mango Sunrise SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Noble Otter Northern Elixir AS Splash
Givenchy Pour Homme EdT

This Glacial Mango Sunrise is one of the newer Glacial which Rod released this past summer and I absolutely LOVE it. The scent is unbelievably beautiful - along with the mango there’s a creamy and slightly musky note, its beef tallow formula promotes such amazing lather that’s so easy to whip up, like EVERY Stirling soap the slickness is superb, the menthol sensation is mega potent, and the skincare is A1. The Gold Bond moisturizer is also very mentholated, and the Northern Elixir has a nice eucalyptus/pepperminty scent - it also freezes like hell. Finally the Givenchy Pour Homme fragrance and that’s it that’s all. What a great three pass BBS shave this was!

Hope your week gets off to a good start!



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Palmolive shave, very rinfrescante indeed!

 

Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

Quick shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Bic day 5
Stirling Glacial Frozen Tuxedo SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Frozen Tuxedo AS Splash

BRRRRRRRRRR cold and beautiful - another delightful three pass BBS shave that I enjoyed so much!

Wishing you all a great week ahead!



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Have a nice week...see you tomorrow .

 

Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

Quick shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Bic day 11
Bundubeard Kameelperd’s Kick SS
Bundubeard Stoffel ASB
Noble Otter Northern Elixir AS Splash

Holy Moly my face is totally frozen as well as beautifully BBS from this outstanding shave. Jaco’s Kameelperd’s Kick soap is a menthol atom bomb with such a lovely coffee/peppermint scent, the lather is awesome, and it’s so easy on my skin. The Stoffel balm is so moisturizing as well as soothing, and I love its peppermint scent not to mention how frigid it is. Finally the Northern Elixir aftershave put another coating of icicles in my face along with its eucalyptus/peppermint scent that I love. What a shave this was - wowzer!!!!!

Have a good week - be well and stay safe!



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Menthol Monday Shave



RAZOR: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Barley
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Elite Razor Ivory over Blue and Silver Manchurian White
LATHER: Alaska, Focus 1915 Shaving Soap
POST: Alaska, Focus 1915 Aftershave Splash
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That looks like a good one for me to try in wamer weather(Alaska).

 

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Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Bic day 5
Stirling Glacial Iceberg Island SS
Bundubeard Stoffel ASB
Stirling Glacial Iceberg Island AS Splash

Holy Toledo, I pity anyone who can’t handle such intense menthol because this Glacial Iceberg Island soap and aftershave are BLOODY COLD. The scent is gorgeous - it’s just about an exact copy of the Virgin Island Water fragrance from Creed, the soap lathers magnificently, it’s got the typical Stirling slickness, and the postshave care is perfect. The Stoffel balm is another menthol atom bomb with such a nice peppermint scent as well as lots of soothing and moisturizing. Finally the Glacial Iceberg Island aftershave added another coating of icicles into my face along with its lovely scent that has great staying power. What a delightful three pass BBS shave this was!

Wishing you all a great week ahead - be well and stay safe!



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Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

Long hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Bic day 12
Stirling Glacial Mango Sunrise SS
Bundubeard Stoffel ASB
Noble Otter Northern Elixir AS Splash

My face is so frozen from this setup - the Glacial Mango Sunrise soap not only lathers great and freezes like Siberia in midwinter it smells so beautiful. The Stoffel balm from Bundubeard has a wonderful peppermint scent, it’s icy cold, and it’s so soothing. Finally the Northern Elixir aftershave went on frigidly with its nice peppermint/eucalyptus scent. I couldn’t for a better shave - three passes did the job for me!

Wishing you all a good week ahead!



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Menthol Monday:

Not a Grand Freeze but still quite chilly…

Quick shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Bic day 5
PAA Cold Spices SS
Lubriderm Moisturizer
PAA Cold Spices AS Splash

To be very honest I think I’m getting a bit fed up with this Cold Spices soap and aftershave because even though the scent is very close to the Shulton Old Spice scent, the menthol blurs it a little. The soap is extremely thirsty so it needs a LOT of water to get the lather where you want it, the menthol sensation is not overwhelming but it’s still very detectable, and the postshave feeling is ok. The Lubriderm moisturizer works so well as a balm, and the Cold Spices aftershave went on with a good kick but it doesn’t smell completely like the Shulton Old Spice. Two passes were good enough to get BBS so no complaints.

Wishing you all a good week ahead - be well and stay safe.



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Menthol Monday Shave



RAZOR: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Barley
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Heritage Ever-Ready 500E Gel Bulb
LATHER: Alaska, Focus 1915 Shaving Soap
POST: Alaska, Focus 1915 Aftershave Splash
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Menthol Monday:

L’Oréal Men Expert Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Bic day 12
Captain Nemo Blend 47 SS
Captain Nemo Blend 47 ASB
Calvin Klein Obsession For Men EdT

Not the coldest setup but still cold enough to satisfy my menthol craving. My dear brother Abir in Kolkata, India is the owner of Captain Nemo Shaving Supplies and he produces GREAT soaps and aftershaves. This Blend 47 has a very nice eucalyptus scent - even nicer than Proraso Green, the soap is vegan based with excellent lather that’s very slick, the menthol sensation is at a good middle of the road level, and it’s very skin friendly. The matching balm is really cold but not to an overwhelming point and it’s very moisturizing as well as soothing. Finally a little of the Obsession fragrance and that’s it, that’s all. I did only two passes but I still got an awesome BBS shave!

Have a good week ahead - be well and stay safe!



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Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Proraso Green Shave Soap
Tom's B400 Two-band Badger
Bunny V3 Injector
Supply Black Label Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave

The Proraso Green Shave Soap lathered well with Tom's B400 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Bunny V3 Injector razor and the Supply Black Label Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Wilkinson Sword/Wilkinson day 6
Stirling Glacial Electric Sheep SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

It’s been quite a while since I used a Glacial soap so I chose the Electric Sheep this morning and I’m so happy that I did. Wow, did it ever freeze my face to smithereens - the scent is so awesome, (to me!) it lathered superbly, and its mutton tallow formula promotes such wonderful postshave care. The Gold Bond moisturizer works so well as a balm, and the Floid Vigoroso aftershave’s beautiful old school European scent is a top favourite of mine not to mention how frigid it is. Three passes gave me a brilliant BBS shave that was lots of fun!

Wishing you all a good week ahead - be well and stay safe!



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Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream
Jayaruh #1 Silvertip Badger
Gillette 1905 Double Ring
Gillette Silver Blue Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Mennen After Shave

The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette 1905 Double Ring razor and the Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Mennen After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Junjie/Wilkinson day 13
Stirling Glacial Strawberry Lemonade SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Strawberry Lemonade AS Splash

If a setup like this doesn’t freeze your face off then nothing will - man alive, this Glacial Strawberry Lemonade soap and aftershave are loaded to the brim with lethally cold menthol. The scent is so delightful - the strawberry seems to be a bit more dominant but the lemony notes are there too, the soap provided more than enough lather for two guys to shave with, and the postshave feeling was so soothing as well as comfortable. The Gold Bond moisturizer has no shortage of menthol either, and it gives great protection from dryness, and the Glacial Strawberry Lemonade aftershave went on frigidly cold along with its beautiful scent that lasts all day. Three passes did the job for me - a super duper BBS shave that was such a pleasure but the blade is soon going to be finished.

Wishing you all a good week ahead - be well and stay safe!



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Menthol Monday’s Grand Freeze:

(And what a Grand Freeze it was!)

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Wilkinson day 6
Stirling Glacial Cedar SS
Bundubeard Stoffel ASB
Stirling Glacial Cedar AS Splash

An hour or so was when I shaved and I can still feel a cold tingle on my face - the Glacial Cedar soap and aftershave did one helluva number on me. The scent is so beautiful, the soap provided tons of awesome lather that was so thick, rich, mega slick and protective, the menthol sensation felt borderline painful, (in a good way of course!) not to mention how comfortable the postshave feeling was. The Stoffel balm is so moisturizing as well as soothing, it’s also icy cold, and the Glacial Cedar aftershave went on frigidly cold. I transplanted the Wilkinson blade into my Super Speed because the Junjie was too harsh yesterday and the results were a wonderful three pass BBS with no issues whatsoever!

Have a good week ahead - be well and stay safe!



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