SoS: January 23rd ~ January 29th, 2012

To get the weekly thread started, lets pull a picture from a forum member's post out of the TSD SOTD Archives, this weeks picture is courtesy of bbsupersport:

 

Monday

Gillette FB @5
Derby blade (day 1)
Wilkinson badger brush
Geo F. Trumper’s sandalwood shaving soap
D.R. Harris sandalwood aftershave

With the M bomb and some other goodies under way I had to rearrange the drawer that contains my shaving stuff. In the back I found a box with my old Wilkinson brush, the one I replaced with a Vulfix travel brush shortly after I started DE shaving.
This type of brush is widely available in drugstores and supermarkets in The Netherlands. It isn’t as soft as the Vulfix, but it already served me well in the past, so this week it will be in rotation.

 

Botanics face scrub
Merkur 34C - HD
Feather Blade 2
Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Mitchells Woolfat
Alum + Witch Hazel
Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
Floris Elite Eau De Parfum

Jamie.

Two pass shave no touch up, a super shave, great lather super blade and razor, can't really find fault with anything.

 

Menthol Monday right after Menthol Sunday!
OCMM/Ted Pella PTFE
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Valobra Menthol
TSD English Fern AS Milk.

Nice and cool!

 

Monday 23 January

Here is my Menthol Monday shave from Shiloh, IL

Godrej Menthol Mist
Omega Travel Boar, face lather
EJ89, with ASTRA SP, this is the first use of the EJ89 and D1 for the ASTRA SP
Alcolado Glacial with Nivea Cool Kick gel and moisturizer

Well the EJ89 is heavy, a very nice shave. It was supprisingly quiet. It was a three pass DFS. I took it easy with the first use of the razor since I have to work in front of other people today. The menthol mist and alcolado glacial made for a chilly shave. The nivea cool kick has no menthol that I can tell, but it seems to work ok. A very nice shave. The EJ89 was a good shaver, had a nice heavy but balanced feel. Lets give it some more shaves and see how it does. I used a blade that always gives me a good shave for a first attempt.

Here is my hotel bathroom picture for the day.

 

Mon. Jan 23
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap/Creme: Poraso Green
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade:Astra SP
Pre: Shower & Poraso pre/post
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Poraso As Balm
Result: A great shave, full of Italian goodness, and *very* Menthol Monday, to boot!

 

Happy Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Vulfix 404 Ba/Bo
Poraso Soap
R-41
Feather (2)
Cold Water Rag
Poraso ASB

Easy 2 Pass DFS!

Have a great week Ya'll!

 

Menthol Monday:
You guys want to know about menthol, I'll tell you about menthol!

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/7 AM day 2
JoAnna's World Champion Iced Subzero SS
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Osage Rub AS Splash

Now, that's what I call menthol!

This Iced Subzero soap lathers and freezes so delightfully, and this Diana Sport balsam which is from Austria along with the Osage Rub gives an ultra-frigid and wonderful experience. I had a very smooth shave this morning, although it was relatively fast, so it fell into the DFS category.

 

DFS this morning! Almost BBS.
hot shower
proraso white
gillette ss
astra blade(new)
omega badger brush
cold water rinse

menthol monday!!!!

 

Had a slightly chilly shave this morning. Not as cold as some of you.

Preshave was a good scrubbing with Grandpa's Pine Tar soap
Razor was an easy choice, as I only have one, Merkur 34C
Blade was a day 2 Feather
Brush was my Omega 49 Boar, need it break him in a bit
Cream was Proraso Original
Aftershave routine was Alum block, Witch Hazel, followed by some Alcolado Glacial

So what's that make it, a one scarf and two ice cube kind of morning

 

Monday, January 23

EJ DE86
Ladas (d1)
Tabac SS, Rooney Stubby 2XL
Clubman Special Reserve (Iced-preceded with Master Blue)

First time with a Ladas blade. I agree with many reviews that it is not as good as a Voskhod, but it was still very good relative to other blades at the price. I took one extra pass to make a BBS, and was forgiving. May do better in my Gillettes.

 

Muhle R41 ('11)
Personna med. Prep.
M&F 3/1
M&F Sandalwood Shave soap
Alum
Humphreys Citrus WH
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

 

Monday, January 23, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: EJ DE87
Blade: Gillette
Soap: Proraso
Brush: D.R. Harris H2 (Rooney 1/2)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Alcolado Glacial

 

Monday:

Dovo Natural
EJ Best
Palmolive Classic
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Pinaud Clubman

 

Jamie,

Your pics. are always museum quality.

 

Thank you for the very kind remarks Randy
Regards Jamie.

 

Monday

Dovo BestQuality 6/8
Altesse badger brush
Omega Soap
Aqua Velva

Great shave to start off the week!

 

Monday morning, January 23, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (2)
Omega 10066 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Menthol Monday Shave

Omega Boar Brush
TSD 2x Iced Cedarwood/Lemon Soap
Merkur 38c
RapiraMen Swedish
TSD 2s Iced Cedarwood/Lemon Splash
TSD Iced Cedarwood Milk
Music-no music, but a podcast. My absolute favorite podcast-Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. He presents history in an entertaining and educational manner. His latest is the fall of Rome and the adopting of Christianity by the Germanic "Barbarians" that took over in many previous Roman spots. Great stuff if you have any interest in it.

Great Freezing Hamster Shave today.

 

I have! Very much so. Thanks for mentioning.
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