SoS: February 3, 2014 - February 9, 2014

My Menthol Monday Set-up to kick off the week:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/new Permasharp
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
444 AS Balm
Barbon AS
Aramis Stick Deodorant
Aramis EdT

Although this set-up is considerably milder than the one I used today, it's still very cold. The L'Oreal facial wash has more than enough menthol in it, and the Palmolive Menthol cream is a very good face-freezer in its own right. With the 444 balm you not only get a tremendous cooling sensation, you get a lot of moisturizing and with the Barbon aftershave you freeze your face off and you also smell great!

 

Back to an old friend for tomorrow's shave and maybe a new friend as well.

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I'm shaving tonight because I'm not a big fan of Monday mornings.

Pre: Village Barber Shaving Oil
Soap: Pre' de Provence Shave Soap
Brush: Geoff Anderson Silvertip Badger
Bowl: Sara Bonnyman Pottery Lather Bowl
Razor: Re-Plated Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock
A/S: Village Barber Shaving Balm



Have a Great Week Everyone!

 

Monday Morning Shave
Razor: Rimei
Blade: Rapira (6)
Soap: Arko enriched with lavender oil
Brush: Isana Men Badger
Aftershave: Bond After Shave Cologne

 

R41 (2013)
Rapira Lux (d2)
Palmolive Stick/Arko Bowl - Face Lather
Vulfix 404
Master Blue
Lucky Tiger Aspen

Great Monday shave.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
'62 Gillette Slim (7)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless
CWR
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

I am really liking this Col. Conk Amber SS, and since I put it in the push up container, it applies to the face straight on. It lathered very easily with the Semogue 1305 boar brush. With two passes and touch ups on the neck of the Gillette Slim and Gillette 7 O'Clock blade, I was clean and smooth. A cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue finished off this great shave.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Gillette Slim on 6
Blade: Israeli Red Personna (4)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mm x 48mm
Aftershave: Tabac EdC

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

I decided to start the work week with Tabac. Great shave with the Tabac, Slim, and Red. I finished up with the Tabac EdC.

Bob

 

SOTD Feb 3 -- Blade safari day 3

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki
Blade: Personna Med Prep (day 3)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Green tub
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Nivea Men cool kick

Great lather from the Proraso, shave was not quite as good though... No nicks or irritation, but beard reduction was lacking. I'll have to wait until tomorrows shave to see if it is technique or blade performance. Either way today's shave could have been closer. I did some ATG touch ups which did help on my face but not my neck.

 

Monday, February 3, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Soap: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

A great shave to start off the workweek. Since it's my wife's birthday, I asked her to pick my aftershave and she chose Clubman. I know there are a lot of women that don't like Clubman, so this is just one of the thousands of ways that I consider myself to be a very lucky man!

Have a great day!

 

Gillette Old Type Bulldog
Gillette Silver Blue
Oscar11 Purple Omega
Klar Kabinett
Superior 70

 

Le Minet
Synergy BR
homemade brush-24mm TGN super finest
Great shave this morning. Le Minet has turned into one of my best razors. It's got the nicest edge and is a smooth shaver. Have a good one.

 

2/3/14

Prep: Warm wash
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable (3)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SP (3)
Creme: Body Shop Maca Root
Brush: Omega boar
Post: Cold rinse and Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I deliberately did not use my PSO and I could tell a difference. Maca Root soap made a fine lather, but whiskers were tougher today and face overall was not as slick. Chalk it up to experience. 3 pass shave with 3 weepers where my beard used to be on my chin. Have to toughen up a little.

 

Monday morning, February 3, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (2)
Semogue 1305 Boar bristle brush,
Lather up with Arko soap, shave,
and finish with Walgreens Witch Hazel
and SFM Brisk Aftershave

Another wonderful shave with the Schick E2 Injector. Aces!

 

Menthol Monday
hot shower/cold shave
Shavemac custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
Proraso PSC
Palmolive Menthol SC
iKon Slant/o'clock Yellow (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
Krampert's Finest Frostbite

A nice frosty start to the week

 

Toyo Koken 66 H.Y.S. 2.7
C V Heljestrand MK 31
FS silvertip badger brush
Pre de Provence soap
Musgo Real AS and balm

 

Cobra Classic
Kai Mild (5)
New Forest 2223
HTGAM - Meta Nectar
Gentleman Jon Alum
HTGAM - Meta Nectar A/S Lotion


Knize - Knize Ten

 

2/3/2014 Menthol Monday!!

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash and Home made PSO
Razor: Merkur 37c, Hamburg Concave Quick Cutter straight razor
Blade: Astra (2)
Brush: Silver tip badger 23 mm knot from Ace Shaving
Soap: Barbon shaving cream
After: Home made ASB (1/2 Witch hazel and 1/2Aloe with vitamin E)
After Shave: Barbon after shave

A freezy face setup this fine Monday morning with a Darn Fine Shave + as the reward.

 

*Monday*

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: HTGAM, unscented
Brush: HIS synthetic brush
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Feather
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

The passes plus touch up, very smooth results. I am amazed at how easily this soap makes a very good lather.

 

Monday morning, February 3, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

SOTD Monday 2-3-2014

5/8 Solingen First Class, Full Hollow, Round Point
Proraso PSC
Musgo Real SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Caswell Massey Art Deco Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Christian Dior DUNE Pour Homme ASL