SoS: July 27, 2015 - Aug 2, 2015

SOTD
July 27, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Stirling synthetic
Lather: Knockout Shave S'more
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri
Two first, Knockout Shave S'more smells good enough to eat! Performance is fantastic! Stirling's synthetic is a game changer! This will go down as the best buy of 2015. Superb shave.
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

SOTD: Monday, July 27
C.O. Bigelow (Proraso)
Semogue SOC Boar
Feather AS-D2
Polsilver SI (4)
Proraso Aftershave and Balm

Have a great day!​

 

Menthol Monday shave July 27

Prep: Hot shower, homemade lavender pre-shave oil.
Razor: Lord L6
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (Yellow package)
Soap: Stirling Gin and Tonic plus M-Bomb

Brush: VDH Boar
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayer’s Witch Hazel M-Bomb added
Aftershave: TSD Signature with, yep, M-Bomb added

Not my coldest Menthol Monday, but a good blast to wake me up. The 7 o'clock (Yellow) SharpEdge was just kinda eh. Some mild irritation today on its third use, but I also had a couple days growth and probably tried to hard to get ASAP -- as smooth as possible. Did end up with a DFS.

Happy Monday to everyone!

 

Helllo gents, this morning :



- Dr Selby Limes
- "Dalton" brush
- Leresche "Le Gendarme" straight
- Wilde & Harte "Eltham" DE for touch-ups
- AS Captain's Choice Limes

Bonne journée Gentlemen !

 

Menthol Monday
cool shower/cold water shave
Semogue BC Mistura
Proraso PPC
Stirling MITA
Feather AS-D2/Feather (1)
cold water rinse and ice cube rub
Bloc Osma Alum
cold water rinse and ice cube rub
Tend Skin
Beard Brand Blank Slate B.O.
Stirling Spearmint ASL
Anglia Perfumery Imperial Lime edt

Very smooth and frosty start to the week!!!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Monday

Soap: Mystic Water sensitive
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood HIS
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blades: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

27 July 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Frankincense & Myrrh
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Monday 27th July







Warm shower

Hot towel

Fitjar Frost Rose bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette ABC Empire Gold (1909)

Gillette Silver Blue (3)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

Great photo!

 

Rückkehr des Vorschlaghammer auf Menthol Montag
I returned to an old friend today, and der Vorschlaghammer rewarded me with a smooth easy comfortable shave. CRSW Savon 1 again yielded top notch lather to The Colonel and provided superior post shave feel. KFF moisturized and chilled my face so that I am ready to face a hot humid summer day.

Prep: warm shower
Soap: Cold River Soap Works Savon #1
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod (1)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

‪#‎kramperts‬ ‪#‎coldriversoapworks‬ ‪#‎merkur‬ ‪#‎voskhod‬ ‪#‎simpsons‬

 

7/27/15 - 12th Straight Shave!!

TOBS Jermyn Street
WSP Monarch
H. Boker King Cutter
Brut Afterahave

 

SOTD 07.27.2015
Menthol Monday

Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Blue Bird (2)
Brush: Omega 80080
Lather: Proraso Green Shave Soap
Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel, Proraso Green AS, Gold Bond Moisturizer

Nice and chilly feeling on a cool morning.

This blade did much better in a OC razor. I read somewhere that Blue Bird is just rebranded Derby Extra.

I guess I'm going to have to revisit Derby Extra soon and find out if it still agrees with my face or not.

 

A splash of M-Bomb added to the soap puck made this morning's shave a chilly menthol experience!
Have a great monday, all!

 

Menthol Margarita Monday

Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Soap: Stirling Margaritas In the Arctic
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: '46 - '50 Gillette Tech
Blade: Gillette Rubie
Post: Witch Hazel, Stirling MITA Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

Went with 1 ATG pass today as I was still pretty good from yesterday. Good shave.

 

7/27/2015 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Muhle R104 (2011), Friudor Inox straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (6)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Chiseled Face - Cryogen
After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave
Cologne: Cuir Cannage

It is Menthol Monday and it is going to be a hot one. The #6 brush whipped up the Cryogen into a decent lather. The R104 and the Inox did their jobs with ease. The Osage Rub brought the arctic chill and the Cuir Cannage was a nice finish to this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

SOTD 7-27-15

Comments: Today was another straight razor only shave! I did two passes (WTG, XTG/ATG), then a cleanup type pass, which worked fine! No irritation today but I did get a small nick on the neck during the ATG pass. I will call it a nice DFS shave but I do feel a spot or two in the neck and jaw line areas that could have been closer and I probably should have hit them again before I pack it up but there is always tomorrow! . No issues with the C&E Nomad soap as it works well for me. All in all, a very good shave today but could have been better (no nick)!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV!

Thx.

 

Razor: Merkur 34 C
Blade: Merkur Super (2)
Brush: Semogue 1305 Superior Boar
Soap Captain's Choice Bay Rum
A/S: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

Very good shave this evening with these products. Love the smell of Bay Rum.

 

Here's what I have planned for Menthol Tuesday:

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 7
Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

If this selection freeze a man's face and he can take it, then he's a Cracky Wacky Ticky Tacky Menthol Monkey just like little old me. The Gatsby facial wash is REALLY cold - in fact it's definitely colder than the Neutrogena one. Lathering up with the Glacial Obsidian soap is so easy and the menthol sensation hits hard, and I mean HARD. This soap has everything about it which I love - scent, lather, freeze, and skincare. The Gold Bond is plenty cold also and the Penguin earned that nickname for a good reason. My last outing with this Derby, then it'll be time for a change.

 

First shave with the Stahly. Some shave details here.

Razor: Stahly
Blade: Polsilver SI
Brush: Rubberset 400-3
Soap: Fitjar Shea Pleasure
A/S: Anherb

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Hefty looking razor. How does it shave?