Menthol Mondays!! WooHoo!

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
Palmolive Cool SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

Any day where I don't use menthol stuff makes me feel like something is missing, so the next day I make it a point to go all-out. The Gatsby facial wash is equally as cold as every item I'm using, as well as the Rubby Dubby Doo. I have a feeling the Rapiras are my favorite blades at the present time.

 

Menthol Monday - 1.4.2013

• Prep: shower, Alt Innsbruck emulsion sample
• Razor: Mühle R89
• Blade: Personna Med Prep (4)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: Proraso green OLD
• Post: alum
• Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck, VITOS ASB sample (R.I.P.)

 

Mmenthol Mmonday!!!!
TSD preshave balm+M-bomb
8/8 W&B restored by Glen (back in action!)
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
TSD ISZ soap+ M-Bomb
Cold water splash
L'Oreal Expert AS splash +M-bomb
Frosty shave! Just love it!

 

Another beautiful shave for my dear friend! (I'm happy you fixed your razor!)

 

Menthol Monday Evening

4/1/2013

Hot very wet wash cloth.
Proraso Green
Omega Boar
Hydro Magic w/Schick Blades (1)
WH
Cold Rinse
Styptic
Styptic
Styptic

you get the idea

Osage Rub!!

For some reason I had an absolutely terrible neck shave tonight. First shave on a new blade but have never had this bad of a cheese grating. May have been a combo of new blade and the fact that I've been using my Super Speed almost exclusively. Oh well, it was COLD though!!

 

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
Egyptian Palmolive Menthol SC
Visal AS Gel
Osage Rub AS
Azzaro Pour Homme Deo Stick
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

This set-up is enough to satisfy any menthol fanatic like myself - the Gatsby facial wash is so cold that even after you rinse it off, the freeze remains. The Egyptian version of Palmolive Menthol cream lathers beautifully and gives the same intense cooling sensation and great skincare as the Italian version, but the scent should be improved. The Visal gel is almost as frigid as the Rubby Dubby Doo!

 

Menthol Monday - 8.4.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Merkur 37c
• Blade: Personna Med Prep (1)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: Palmolive Cool
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Myrsol Formula K sample

The Palmolive cream never lets me down and is without a doubt my go-to cream when I want a face freeze.

 

Menthol Monday

Proraso PrePost Cream (green)
Vostok SS
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel with 3 drops of M-Bomb
The Rub

This shave has been rated 4 out of 4 cubes

 

TSD ISZ SC
Bloc Osma alum block
Thayer's Lemon WH w/added menthol crystals
L'Oreal ASB w/SPF 15
clubman pinaud AS w/added menthol crystals
My Face and Head haven't thawed out yet!

 

Mmenthol Mmonday!
TSD PSB +M-Bomb
4/8 Rebell from herzi
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
TSD ISZ soap+M-bomb
Cold water splash
L'Oreal Expert AS splash
M-bomb "balm"
What a great frosty shave! I put the new edge on my little Rebell and really love how it feels. The freezing is almost painful, but it is something I like!

 

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
Egyptian Ingram SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Azzaro Pour Homme Deo Stick
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

Like I was telling my good friend Graeme, the fact that I chose Ingram for Menthol Monday was because of his inspiration. This is the Egyptian version which has the same terrific scent and lather, but a stronger cooling effect and a better consistency. The Anherb/Rubby Dubby Doo combination ensures a frozen face for most of the day

 

Proraso PrePost Cream (green)
Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint SS
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 4 drops M-Bomb

The Rub 'enuff said

This shave has been rated 4 cubes it actually made my eyes water

 

Menthol Monday

Cream: Godrej Menthol Mist
Brush: Altesse Badger
Razor: 9/16 Kraut & Dohnal straight
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Sport

Great, irritation free menthol shave on this warm Texas Monday. It's mid-afternoon and hardly any stubble!

 

Mmenthol Mmonday is here!
TSD preshave balm +M-Bomb
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
TSD ISZ soap +M-Bomb
Cold water wash
L'Oreal AS splash
M-Bomb AS "balm"
It is FREEZE!!!!

 

Razor: Rolls Razor
Brush: #6 Turkish Horsehair
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Post Shave: Cold water rinse

My first full shave with the Rolls Razor. It was a little difficult to figure out the right angle, but I got it eventually.

 

Pre Shave: hot towel, Axe chilled face wash
Brush: Turkish #6 horsehair
Cream: Arko Iced Mint
Razor: Gillette Red Tip with Feather blade
AS: Osage Rub
Aqua Velva (to take away the medicine smell)
Axe Chilled ASG

The Arko has a great menthol kick, much better than Arko Cool and better even than proraso green. I did not care for the scent, however. The Rub is so chilly it makes my eyes water.

The combination of Red Tip and Feather did not work for me in the slightest. I didn't get a particularly close shave, but I did get quite a bit of irritation, so I have that going for me. I got great shaves with the Red Tip and Big Ben blades or Astra SP blades. I think maybe Feathers just aren't for me. Oh well.

 

15.4.2013

• Prep: shower, VITOS pre/post
• Razor: Merkur 37c
• Blade: Personna Platinum (3)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: RazoRock S. Maria with TSD M-Bomb
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck sample

 

Menthol Monday:

Axe Chilled Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
Mama Bear Lemon Ice SS
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

The Axe Chilled is a very good facial wash and it has a decent cooling sensation. I'll keep using it until the weather really gets hot, and then I'll use the Gatsby one. The Mama Bear Lemon Ice soap is very nicely-scented and the lather is great to work with, and the menthol power is quite strong. The 444 balsam and Barbon aftershave can hit you like a ton of menthol bricks!

 

The Arko Cool cream has no menthol in it at all whatsoever - to this day I cannot figure out why it's called "Cool." The Ice Mint is a super-cooling cream which would be a perfect choice for summer, or if you travel to the tropics. I also agree with you about the Feather blades because not only don't they work for me either, I was so badly cut by them once that I had to go to the hospital.

 

Wow, I've never cut myself that bad. Well not while shaving anyway.