SoS: January 11, 2016 - January 17, 2016

Time to kick off a new week!

Menthol Monday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new Astra
OSP Grapefruit Menthol SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Osage Rub AS
Fahrenheit EdT

Not quite the intensely-frigid shave I'd normally get on a Menthol Monday but still pretty darned cold. This OSP Grapefruit Menthol soap has such a delightful scent with tons of wonderful lather, and a HELL of an icy blast as well as brilliant skincare. I'll be using my old reliable Turkish barbershop brush to get it going and a new Astra, which is a great blade. The Gold Bond/Rubby Dubby Doo combination is awesome!

 

Monday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Tabac
Jayaruh #32 horse
Gillette Black Tip
Personna
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Vegetal

The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #32 horse hair brush. Two passes with my Gillette Black Tip razor and a Personna Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and then Pinaud Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

January 11

Gillette Flare Tip Super Speed (Z3)
Feather (1)
Rudy Vey Shavemac two-band silver tip badger brush
Route 66 Lumberjack soap
Two passes plus touch-ups
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Alt Innsbruck

I hope everyone has a fantastic week!

 

SOTD January 11, 2016

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Rapira Stainless
Razor: Wet Shave Club 3-piece
Brush: Satin Tip 'The Purest' synthetic
Lather: Proraso White
Post: Witch hazel splash, Speick a/s, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, XTG (neck and jaw line only), minor touch-up

CCS results today. The Proraso White continues to be a great choice. The Rapira blade also performs well!

 

Menthol Monday Planned SOTD



Razor: Gem G- Bar
Blade Gem PTFE SS (D2)
Brush: VP Leonhardy 700040
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: SV Tundra Artica M-Bombed
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Tundra Artica
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Menthol Monday, January 11, 2016

One Blade
Feather FHS-10 #2
Varlet Beehive
Route 66 Frozen Margaritas
Sterling Magaritas In The Arctic Witch Hazel, Unrefined Shea Butter
Chiseled Face Cryogen


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Monday!

Day #6 of the seven day exploration: Sapone da Barba Vegetale alla Mandorla by La Saponieria Artigiana

Prep: hot shower
Music: Glenn Gould, Goldberg Variations
Brush: vintage DVH boar
Soap: Sapone da Barba Vegetale alla Mandorla by La Saponieria Artigiana
Razor: Gillette Slim (birth quarter) @9
Blade: Schick platinum blade
Shave: 3-pass
Post: DVH alum, hand strop blade & reload upside-down



(I pressed the soap brick in an empty glass jar I found in the kitchen)

The soap:
It is a bit harder to the touch than Cella and has a slightly stronger almond scent.


Ingredients:

• Aqua
• Potassium stearate
• Potassium palmitate
• potassium palmate
• Potassium cocoate
• parfum
• Elaeis giuneensis
• Cocos nucifera

Lathering:
The brush loads quickly and forms lather as quickly as Cella and is nicely soft and slick.



Shave:
The slick lather has a nice cushioning effect. After the pass some slickness remains.

After the shave:
The alum really stings today. I guess that's the blade, which was tugging a bit and which needs replacement. The scent dissipated quickly.

Overall verdict:
This is an excellent veggie soap of good quality which lathers easily. The price is about the same as Cella.

Shave result:
DFS++.


Have a great week, ya'll!

 

Good Morning fellow Shave Denizens! Today's SOTD as follows;

Early 1930's Rotbart Mond Extra short comb Raised Flat Bottom razor.
Polsilver Super Iridium blade.
Omega Travel brush (Boar).
Cella shaving soap.
Captains Choice Sandalwood AS Splash.
Bulgari Extreme cologne.

This old German razor is among my favorites. It is very smooth and efficient. It always gives me a two pass BBS. And like now, usually no nicks cuts or weepers. It was replated in Rhodium right before I bought it from a seller in California called OCRazorman. He does fantastic work. I hope he's doing well, because I haven't seen any of his listings for a year now. Anyway, here's the photo-



Have a great Monday people!

 

01/11/2016
Razor – AlumiGoose with Triad Ti
Blade – Feather Super Pro (4)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with Omega 49 Boar Knot
Lather – Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Post - Witch Hazel followed by Fine Platinum

 

GOOD MORNING TSD!!! 01/11/16 SOTD

Razor-Schick G-8
Blade-Schick
Lather C.O.Bigelow
Brush-Badger
Three Passes-Wtg,Atg,Xtg
Post Shave-Cold Water Rinse
Witch Hazel,Stephan Bay Rum A/S

A great shave on this windy Monday morning,The G-8 made quick work of my day and half old whiskers.
All topped off with the Bay Rum A/S.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!

 

RIP David Bowie
David Bowie was one of the most innovative and creative artists. He totally embodied the idea of "if at first you don't succeed, try try again." He never gave up and never rested on his laurels. A true inspiration.

Prep: Shea Moisture Creme
Soap: B&M Rhapsody
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: der Futur
Blade: Voskhod (3)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite
EdT: Givenchy Pi Neo

 

January 11 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stirling British Leather SS
Ralf Aust 5/8
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling British Leather AS

 

Nice picture!

Although your post is a little sad, as it informed me of David Bowie's passing.

 

Monday

Prep: Warm wash
Lather: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Omega 10066
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Persona Blue (5)
Post: Old Spice

 

SOTD MON. 1/11/16
PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: BURT'S BEES CHAMOMILE AND SOAP BARK
PRE SHAVE OIL: NONE TODAY
SHAVE SOAP: STIRLING OZARK MOUNTAIN
SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12
RAZOR: MERKUR HEAD MODEL?/ MERKUR 15C OC HANDLE
BLADE: ASTRA SP


AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION

COLOGNE: HALSTON 1-12 BY: HALSTON

GOOD MORNING GUYS. BBS IN THREE PASSES TODAY. FIRST TIME EVER TRYING STIRLING OZARK MOUNTAIN SS. IMPRESSION: WOW! THIS STUFF SMELLS MANLY. HALFWAY THROUGH MY FIRST PASS I COULDN'T SHAKE THE FEELING THAT MY RIGHT HAND WAS GOING TO MORPH INTO AN AX AND MY LEFT HAND INTO A BEER. I FELT COMPELLED TO HOP INTO MY CAR DRIVE TO THE NORTHWEST AND CHOP DOWN A TREE. ALL JOKING ASIDE THIS SOAP CREATES UBER LATHER ON IT'S OWN. IT'S SUPER SLICK AND THE SCENT ALTHOUGH MANLY IS VERY WELCOMING AND REFRESHING. THIS SOAP WILL BE A STAPLE IN MY DEN. I HOPE EVERYONE IS OFF TO A GOOD START TO THE WEEK. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY.

 

Frosty morning here, went with some warmer scents...

•Weishi
•'60s ASR stainless blade
•Aramis soap

2 pass DFS+. Didn't need witch hazel or anything.

vintage English Leather

Quorum

 

Monday, Jan. 11, 2016
3 hot towels
Proraso Preshave
RazoRock Plissoft
RazoRock Brain Freeze
DJ89 w/Gillette Silver Blue (1)
W, X1, X2, touch up
Cold rinse, cold towel, witch hazel, Creamo Balm, Barbasol Brisk
GES

Very nice. No nicks or weepers. I'd be happy with this every day.

 

Your Omega 10066 looks great! IMO one of the best brushes for under $10.

Good news!!

 

SOTD
January 11, 2016
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Junior #49
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Route 66-Retro Spice
Brush: Oscar11 28mm Silvertip
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Brut Dominant
Fantastic shave. I'm what I'd call a Bobcat kind of lather-er, 20 swirls and done. Ready to go. If I need to work a soap much longer it's not worth it, for me. Route66 is incredible and so easy to use, If you don't have at least one jar on Route 66 in your rotation get one. Today. Excellent customer service. Excellent ingredients. Excellent soap. Excellent skincare. You get the idea.
I noticed this morning that my British made Gillette Aristocrat TTO seemed to work smoother than the American version, so I picked up my British Rocket and the same thing was true. They seem better built, a tad more aggressive and smoother. Just an observation.
Day 2 of Brut.. Dominant was a tad bit better than Attitude, I'll try a generic version of the original Brut tomorrow. Macho!
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!