SoS: August 18, 2014 - August 24, 2014

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by crackstar, Aug 17, 2014.

  1. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Once again very simply and plainly, here are my shaving plans for tomorrow. :)

    Menthol Monday:

    Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Large Horsehair Barbershop
    Super Speed/new Rapira
    Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    444 AS Balm :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT

    If this set-up doesn't freeze a man's face off, then nothing will. Once again, and this is very important for everyone to know that every item I'll be using is very cold. The Gatsby facial wash can be considered a face-freezer, the Glacial Wintergreen soap is off the charts with its menthol power and wonderful scent, super-rich lather, and perfect skincare. For those who like a balm which feels moisturizing and cold, the 444 fits that bill awesomely, and the Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel is the coldest aftershave that I ever used. It can and it does out-freeze even the famous Rubby Dubby Doo. ;) :D
     
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  2. PatrickA51

    PatrickA51 Well-Known Member

    SOTD for Monday 18Aug04 . On Sunday Night
    This Shave will be a Cold Water Shave

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    Left to Right; Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Brush; VDH Luxury Mug Set Loaded VDH Luxury Soap ; Weber 3pc. 85mm W/ Classic Handle ; Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil; Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

    • Shower & Pre-Shave:
    Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
    Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength
    Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care For Men Bar Soap
    Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
    Wet Face Towel Soaked in "Ice Cold Water"

    • Deodorant's :
    Mennen Speed Stick

    • Razor & Razor Blades:
    Weber 3pc. 85mm W/Classic Handle
    Wilkinson Sword DE Blades

    • Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:
    VDH Luxury Mug Set
    VDH Luxury Shave Soap
    Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle

    • After Shave Balm's:
    RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
    Nivea After Shave Balm

    • After Shave:
    Cat O' Nine Tails A/S

    Being as I have a Doctor's appointment on Monday Morning, I will shower and then shave tonight before I get ready to go to bed tonight. I again will use the WTG-XTG-ATG method. Being as it has worked well and produces a great DFS Shave. I did get a BBS Shave earlier today [Sunday Morning] Also I did get a BBS Shave again as before I did not have any "Nick's or Weeper's" using this method. I will continue using my Wilkinson Sword DE Blades. I did put in a New Razor Blade on Sunday Morning. I used my Weber 3pc. 85mm W/Classic Handle I did 3 passes on earlier this morning. I Got a "Rudy Castiel Clean Used Car" aka "Rudy Castiel Clean Shave" aka BBS Shave! On Sunday Morning I felt a little Razor burn on my lower neck area, so I did use some more Nivea Aftershave Balm along or I should say after the RazoRock Alum Block had dried, before the Cat O' Nine Tails A/S splash.
     
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  3. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
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    Dove Men's Face Wash
    Cella Crema da Barba
    Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
    Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic
    NOS Gillette Platinum Plus Injector Blade (4)
    CWR
    Thayers Rose Petal WH
    Pinaud Clubman AS

    The Cella Crema da Barba face-lathered very easily with my Semogue 1305 Boar brush. Two passes with my Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic and a NOS Gillette Platinum Plus Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. This was the fourth shave with this great blade. So far, so good. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
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  4. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

    Since Bruce was "inspired" by yesterday's pic, I will return the favor today and get out the Short Handled SA for my 8-18 planned shave!

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  5. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    SUNDAY (For Monday)
    Sunday Eve Shave
    My day started early, so no morning shave. So tonight I decided to pamper me'self and try something different. All the recent forum talk about the Mühle R41 got me to break out my trusted ol' 2011 version.
    Lathered up a new puck of Stirling Black Cherry with the puny WeeScot and it was off to the races….
    So after three consecutive weeks of nothing but straight razor shaving with nary a nick nor drop of blood, I managed to nick myself on the second pass with the R41….:angry019:
    Guess I'm a bit out of practice…:o Super-smooth shave, however, despite the minor blood-letting.

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  6. Recklesstr

    Recklesstr Arkoholic

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    Monday Morning Shave
    Razor:
    Gillette Fat Boy (7)
    Blade: ASCO (4)
    Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
    Soap: Arko with 2 drops of lavander,bergamot and tea tree oils.
    AS: Barbasol Brisk

    It was an easy BBS in 2 pass, besides Asco is still sharp and smooth.
     
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  7. Troy M

    Troy M Prep: Mephitis mephitis musk

    Monday, August 18

    Prep: warm shower and face wash with Stirling Naked and Smooth
    Lather: St. Charles Shaving sample
    Brush: Vie-Long Lord Randal mixed
    Razor: Gillette New SC
    Blade: Persona (3)
    Post: Cool rinse and Captain's Choice Bay Rum

    Cold water shave. I made the lather in my scuttle filled with cool water. I wet my face with cold water and rinsed between passes with cold water. I had not had irritation very often while shaving with warm water and don't have irritation today, so I'm not sure what that means. Finished off with the mild warmth of Bay Rum.

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  8. Jasman

    Jasman Well-Known Member

    Menthol Monday:

    Prep: Hot Shower, Neutrogena Deep Cleaning Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
    Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
    Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow
    Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
    Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
    Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2)
    Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
    Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

    The sting from yesterday's shave didn't last long enough to deter me from shaving this AM, though it did prompt me to switch to somewhat milder, more familiar tools and to skip the ATG pass. As always, this setup produced outstanding DFS results that didn't exacerbate any of the weepers or sting of the previous day's shave.
     
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  9. Tdmsu

    Tdmsu Well-Known Member

    Menthol Monday
    Great shave today. Everything worked well and made my skin smooth and comfortable.

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  10. TSimons

    TSimons not allowed near railroad tracks

    SOTD August 18 -- Menthol Monday

    Prep: hot shower
    Razor: Slim Twist
    Blade: Merkur (day 4)
    Brush: Vie-Long
    Soap: Margaritas in the Arctic
    Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
    Post: 444

    Back to work shave

    After two weeks with a straight, today was an unbelievable fast and easy shave with the slim twist, even with an old Merkur loaded. An effortless DFS is a good way to end a vacation.
     
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  11. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

    Monday

    Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Cocoa Butter Bath Soap
    Soap: Cold River Soap Works- “Original” Bergamot & Bay
    Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
    Blade: Israeli Crystal SP (Israeli Personna) (1)
    Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
    Aftershave: Fine Platinum

    WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)


    CRSW Bergamot & Bay Original. Outstanding lather and scent. I loaded up a new Crystal Personna SP in the Slim. Not as smooth as my top tier blades. I got a close, nick free shave. I finished with Fine Platinum.

    Bob

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  12. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    20140818_075255.jpg today's shave
    hot water wash with nivea men's
    art of shaving pure badger
    c.o.bigelow
    Merkur 39c
    croma diamonte(1)
    aqua velva ice blue
    today's shave was nice. three pass and touch, good a shave as any. I used a croma diamonte for the first time, thanks again box tour. the blade was smooth for me. finished with ice blue, for menthol Monday.
    y'all have an easy week.
     
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  13. LifesShort

    LifesShort Well-Known Member

    Monday, August 18, 2014

    Prep: Warm shower
    Razor: EJ DE89 w/ Weber Classic Handle
    Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
    Lather: L'Occitane Cade Soap
    Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
    Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
    Aftershave: Old Spice

    I have been using Cetaphil lotion as part of my prep for quite some time, but chose not to use it this morning. I wanted to see if it really made a difference. Well let me tell you, I'll will not be shaving anytime soon without using some sort of prep. I didn't have any nicks or irritation, but the razor didn't glide like it usually does. I still finished with a DFS+ shave.

    Have a great day!
     
  14. Adonis

    Adonis Well-Known Member

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    Pre: Maggard Razors PSO – Lime
    Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Neon Barber Handle (The Force)
    Soap: Genuine Ogalalla Bay Rum Shave Stick – Bay Rum & Lemon
    Razor: ’40s Gillette Super Speed
    Blade: Super Max Stainless (2)
    Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent
    Post: Nivea Sensitive ASB & Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

    The line of Super Speeds has got to be the most versatile series of razors put out by any razor manufacturer...

    Smooooth on over to That Shave Life!:kar:
     
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  15. Slow Joe

    Slow Joe Relishing his obsession

    Todays shave was

    Razor - Pils DE razor
    Lather - Tabac
    Blade - Wilkinson Sword Day 3
    Brush - Semogue
    Aftershave - Clubman Special Reserve - Nivea Sensitive

    Great shave with the Pils which feel so much better than all my other razors.:)
     
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  16. Stubbl E

    Stubbl E Well-Known Member

    Monday morning -


    Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
    Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
    Brush - Omega 40033
    Razor - Boker Good as Gold 5/8

    2 pass
    Warm water rinse & cold water splash
    Alum block & Witch-hazel AS


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  17. Llyr

    Llyr Stay frosty, my friends!

    Menthol Monday
    hot shower
    Shavemac Custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
    Proraso PPB :love055::love055: :smiley freezing::smiley freezing:
    Stirling Glacial Obsidian :love055::love055::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily:,wowsa that's a icy one!!!!!:D
    Mergress XL/o'clock Black (1)
    cold water rinse
    Monster Block Alum
    cold water rinse
    Tend Skin
    Stirling Black Ice WH:love055::love055::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily:,not as icy as the Glacial line but still pretty chilly :D
    Fine Snake Bite ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 :love055::love055::angry021::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily:,nice burn not as chilly as The Rub or Glacial,or even The Penguin, but then nothing really is :D

    Very frosty start to the week!!!!

    Stay frosty,my friends! :cool:
     
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  18. moz68

    moz68 Well-Known Member

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  19. wknicholas

    wknicholas Well-Known Member

    Monday morning, August 18, 2014

    Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (10)
    Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
    Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
    finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

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  20. lindyhopper66

    lindyhopper66 Well-Known Member

    Theirs-Issard Le Dandy
    Oscar11 boar brush
    Pannacrema Nostalgia soap
    Nivea AS & balm

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