Menthol Mondays!! WooHoo!

Menthol Monday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Shark
Godrej Menthol Mist SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balm
Osage Rub AS
Aramis Stick Deodorant
Aramis EdT

It took me so long to decide on what to use for this special shave day, but I think I made some very good choices. The L'Oreal wash is quite cooling, especially if you leave it on your face for a couple of minutes. The Godrej Menthol Mist is one of the coldest tubed creams out there and it gives super-rich lather and great blade glide. The combination of the Diana balm and the Rubby Dubby Doo are off the charts.

 

Prep: warm face wash with Shea Moisture scrub
Soap: TSD Signature Lanolin
Brush: HIS Synthetic
Razor: Maggard MR10
Blade: Gillette 7 OC yellow
AS: TSD Signature AS Milk

DFS nice easy shave today, though it is clearly time to change blades. The milk leaves my face nice and smooth and ready for cold winter air. Off to church.

 

Menthol Monday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Shark
Vostok SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balm
Barbon AS
Aramis Stick Deodorant
Aramis EdT

Not quite as bitterly-cold a set-up as what I had for my Sunday shave but still bitterly-cold. This Vostok cream has a very nice scent with great lather and its menthol power is really potent. The skincare is also excellent. I just can't say enough good things about the Diana Sport balm and Barbon aftershave - to me, they're both brrrrrrrrr cold and beautiful!

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot Shower, Crown Shaving Co. Supreme Glide Preshave Lotion
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint
Razor: FaTip Piccolo, Nickel Plated
Blade: Bolzano (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Lucky Tiger Vanishing Menthol ASB

 

It was a Proraso morning today!

Everything Proraso but the razor and brush.

 

I really need to get into this whole menthol thing. Do you guys think I could mix some Ted menthol bomb stuff with my proraso? If so how much would you recommend using?

 

A little menthol on a chilly morning ...

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Although it was cold. I put 3 drops of M-Bomb into Cella. Finished up with Osage. Needless to say my face still tingles. Nice!

 

Menthol Monday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Shark
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

A super-frigid way to start off the week and to get a great shave at the same time. The L'Oreal wash definitely has detectable menthol that gives a nice cooling sensation, and the Palmolive Menthol cream is one of the coldest tube creams I ever used. Not only is the Anherb conditioner a face-freezer, it gives awesome moisturizing and protection against razor burn and irritation. The Aqua Velva is an aftershave which I absolutely need to have in my rotation.

 

Pert Plus Invigorating Shampoo
C.O. Bigelow shave cream
Osage Rub
Brut Attitude

Niiiiiiiiiice!

 

Menthol Monday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Perma Sharp
Stirling Glacial SS
Diana Sport Menthol Balm
Osage Rub AS
Aramis Stick Deodorant
Aramis EdT

Quite frankly and honestly, there isn't another set-up that's as cold as this one because even the Gatsby facial wash has more menthol power than a lot of soaps and creams which I've used. The Glacial soap may be a bit tricky to lather up, but I'm very patient with it and it gives me good and workable lather with the absolute most POWERFUL menthol sensation I ever experienced in my entire life, with a nice and frigid scent. Its skincare is also perfect - in other words, it's a wonderful soap. (thanks again to my dear friend Ryan!) The Diana Sport balm and the Rubby Dubby Doo are without equals in freeze levels!

 

Menthol Monday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Permasharp
Godrej Menthol Mist SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balm
Osage Rub AS
Aramis Stick Deodorant
Aramis EdT

One of the finest and most frigid set-ups a menthol addict like myself can choose. The L'Oreal facial wash becomes quite cooling when it's on your face for a couple of minutes. The Godrej Menthol Mist cream is powerful in cooling and the Diana Sport balm is so cold that it can make your eyes tear and your nose run. Slap on the Rubby Dubby Doo when you're finished, and you'll shiver for an hour!

 

Muhle R41
Personna blue lab
Stirling soap- Glacial
Alum block
Witch hazel
Osage
Brrrrrr Brrrr

 

Have been away awhile. Had to post my recent Menthol Monday shave
EJ DE89
Rapira Platinum Lux
M&F Blonde Badger
Stirling Glacial
Alum
Krampert's Frostbite

 

Menthol Monday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Proraso Green Crema Pre Barba
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Permasharp
Proraso Green SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

With a set-up like this a menthol lover like myself can't possibly go wrong. The L'Oreal facial wash is plenty cooling - my advice is to leave it on your face for a couple of minutes while you brush your teeth. The Proraso Crema Pre Barba puts the first icy coating in your face and by the time you start lathering up with the Green cream you'll be shivering. A nice cold water rinse followed by the Anherb conditioner and a splash or two of the Rubby Dubby Doo and your teeth will be chattering!

 

4 drops of TSD M Bomb with my shampoo
C.O. Biglow cream
2 drops of TSD M Bomb with L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice!

 

Fatip Piccollo
Shark Super Stainless
Omega 98
Proraso Green (the old formula)
Thayers Witch Hazel

Green=Good!

 

Menthol Monday!

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Permasharp
QCS Vostok SS
444 AS Balm
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

Now this is what I would call an amazing set-up. In fact, it's a perfect Cracky Wacky Ticky Tacky Menthol Set-up in every way. The Gatsby facial wash is so cold that it makes a lot of menthol soaps and creams feel warm. The Vostok soap is easily as cold as Iced Subzero, and the combination of the 444 balm and the Penguin is guaranteed to make your teeth chatter!

 

Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic soap and Krampert's Frostbite: a match made in Heaven!!

 

Prep: Hot compress, Crown Shaving Co. Supreme Glide Preshave lotion
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow with clay and mango butter
Razor: FaTip Piccolo Nickel
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Lucky Tiger Menthol Vanishing ASB
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy (vintage)