SoS: December 30, 2013 - January 5, 2014

Well, 2013 is winding down and winter is here in all its glory. (yuck!) Let's see some nice pictures for this coming week!

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!

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Kiss My Face Cool Mint Moisture Shave​

Frank Shaving Finest Badger​

Schick M Adjustable​

Schick Stainless Steel​

CWR​

Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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The Frank Shaving finest badger face-lathered KFM Cool Mint very nicely. I love this "moisture shave" cream. Two passes and a little touch-up on the neck left me clean and smooth. A cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS was the icing on the cake for this fine shave. Only one shave left in this year.​

 

Gillette LC New
7OC Indian Green
Oscar11 Purple Boar
CO Bigelow SC
Alum
Superior 70

 

Monday:

Prep: Hot compress, Crown Shaving Co. Supreme Glide Preshave Lotion
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint
Razor: FaTip Piccolo Nickel
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG (5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Lucky Tiger Vanishing Menthol ASB

I feel like the Simpson brush is starting to spoil me. As much as I've enjoyed using my Beeline Boar brush, it was harder making a good lather with it than it has been with the Simpson Best Badger. The Bic is still going fairly strongly, though noticeably less sharp than when I first put it in the FaTip - which may not be so horrible, considering that first shave with it. I'm beginning to thing the Bic may simply be the sharpest of the blades I've used, which makes it require more care in an aggressive razor like a FaTip. The Lucky Tiger froze my face pretty well, though again absorption is an issue with my skin type.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Santa Monica Bay Rum
Razor: British Gillette Slim Twist
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: Pinaud V.I. Bay Rum

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

This was the 3rd shave with my Gillette Slim Twist and the GSB. I tried the LASS Bay Rum, and bowl lathered today. The LASS whipped up a great Bay Rum lather. I got a very nice smooth, close shave. The LASS Bay Rum scent is great! I finished with the V.I. Bay Rum.

Bob

 

Menthol Monday
hot shower
M&F Chief
TSD ISZ PSB
Mama Bear's Lemon Ice SS
OCMM/Pella coated (6)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
SCS Lime ASL mixed with 4 drops M-Bomb

A nice and frosty start to the week

 

Cobra Classic
Kai Mild
HTGAM Cavendish
Semogue Mistura #20
HTGAM Cavendish A/S Lotion

Versace - Oud Noir

 

6/8 Gong
Klar Klassic
homemade brush
Poor shave this morning. I tried something a little different with the edge and I guess it wasn't successful. I'll tune it up and give it a go again tomorrow. Have a good one.

 

Monday, December 30, 2013

Prep: Warm shower, Corn Huskers Lotion
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Cream: DR Harris Windsor
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Corn Huskers Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

DFS+ this morning. This was my first time using the DR Harris Windsor and I had a little trouble getting a suitable lather. I'm using a sample of the cream and it is very dry. It is almost to the point of acting like a soap. I finally whipped up a nice yogurt-like lather and had a very nice shave. I was enjoying the shave so much that I was a little disappointed when I was finished.

Have a great day!

 

Monday:
hot shower
Somersets PSO
Gem G Bar 2+ passes / Parker 80R 1 pass
Gem (2) / Astra Superior Platinum (2)
Omega boar
Proraso Green (sample) in a warm mug
Brut AS

First time shaving with the Gem G Bar and I got the same kind of results I've gotten with almost every SE shave I've tried to date. I've got six different SE razors and I always seem to make lots of noise but never seem to reduce the stubble. For now I'm going to chalk it up to operator error and keep practicing. I grabbed my DE and did a quick 1 pass just to feel smooth.
The temps are going to plummet this week but I decided to celebrate Menthol Monday anyways and even went for the tingly deodorant.

 

R41 (2013)
Rapira Lux (d1)
Palmolive Stick/MWF-Uber Face Lather
Ever Ready Boar 100T
Master Blue A/S
Baxter Balm (sample)
Zegna Colonia EDT

 

Monday

L'Oreal Men Expert Hydra Energy face wash.
Mühle R89 coupled with Q-Ball blade (1).
D.R.Harris Arlington soap
Vie-Long Butterscotch Edition horse hair brush
3 passes, growth adjusted.
Ajanta alum.
Proraso Cutting Edge after shave balm.

Feeling great, this shave.

 

Monday morning, December 30, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (8)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

possibly. they're said to require a bigger learning curve but as with everything YMMV. With my results with my Ever ready 1924 shovelhead I've sold nearly all my DE's. Less irritation and a closer shave plus I'm in love with that sound! You re using the head flat against the face and using very short strokes?

 

Monday

Unscented Synergy shaving soap
Mühle VIVO black fibre brush
iKon ShaveCraft razor
Astra SP blade

Repeat of yesterday's excellent shave. Three passes, nice smooth result.

 

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Razor: Ikon Slant​

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D6)​

Brush: 30mm HMW Silvertip w TGN H2 Handle ​

Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle​

Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil​

Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero​

Shave Soap: Queen Charlotte Soaps Vostok​

Post: Monster Alum Block​

Aftershave: TSD Sub Zero​

 

I always love the color of your brush handle Ram. Every time I see it I stop scrolling and enjoy it for a minute or 2.

 

Monday morning, December 30, 2013

Gillette NEW 'Long Comb'
Astra Superior Platinum blade
Semogue 1305 Boar Bristle brush
CO Bigelow shave cream lathered with hot water -
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Studio for Men After Shave

For a wonderful DFS. Aces!

 

Thanks. My first 3 brushes turned out to be all Ivory handles and since then I decided to shake things up and spice up the whole shave den collection.

 

Pre: Billy Jealousy Hot Towel
Razor: Gillette New Open Comb
Blade: Feather (4)
Brush: Berkeley 46 in Best
Soap: Stirling Orange (Orange Chill sample from Ryan B)
Post: Alum, RazoRock AS wax

I was given a little kit of Billy Jealousy shaving product for Xmas. It included the pre-shave, latherless shave cream, and post shave. This Pre-shave deemed "Hot Towel" actually heats up your face. I wanted to see if it worked well enough that I could skip out on using actual hot towels if I were to shave without showering first. Seemed to do pretty good job. My lather wasn't fantastic. Not sure if that's just because I am not good with soaps, or because the pre-shave interfered. I might use the same set up next shave minus the Hot Towel and see if the lather is better.

Note: Second time with this razor that I've gotten a small nick under my nose. Is it just me or are open combs a little more prone to nicking under the nose than a bar. I've never nicked myself there with a bar but this is the second time in about 2 weeks I've done it with this razor and my Fattip open comb.