SoS: June 1, 2015 - June 7, 2015

Menthol Monday
warm shower/cold water shave
Semogue BC Mistura
Proraso PPB
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
iKon SC 102 slant/Lord SS (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard dry Oil
The Penguin ASL
Acqua di Parma Colonia Leather

A nice and frosty start to the week,plus the shave was great too!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

SOTD: Monday, June 1
Soap: Wickham Soap Co. Sheridan's
Brush: Simpson M6
Bowl: Aesop
Razor: Mühle R41
Blade: Polsilver (3)
EdT: C.O. Bigelow No. 1585

Have a great day!​

 

June 1st, SOTD Menthol Monday
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Sears Craftsman 5/8 Round point
Strop: Chromexcel Horsehide- 20 laps on linen, 50 on leather
Soap: The Shave Den Lime with M-Bomb added to Lather
Brush: Eveready 100T re-knotted with 22mm TGN Synthetic
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: The Shave Den Iced Lime Aftershave Milk

 

Monday 1st June



Warm shower
Hot towel
Shannon's Bay Spice bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single ring (1920's)
Astra SP (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

That Old Spice bottle is fantastic.

 

Wherever you are Celestino, I am coming out there to visit. Beautiful!!

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Razor: Merkur 1904 41c
Blade: Bic (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG (10, 11)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

It's my own fault, but I'm apparently out of practice with making good lather with the Stirling Glacial Obsidian. As in the past, I let it bloom longer (which worked for me, despite others having the opposite experience), took extra swirls to get enough product on the 56, and bowl-lathered (again, this works better for me for Stirling, contrary to others' experience). Unfortunately, as had been the case when I first got the soap, the second pass's lather was thin, airy, and decidedly substandard. Combine that with an aging blade on its last day, and I settled for two passes and something between SAS and DFS results. The positive side is there were no injuries or irritation.

 

Absolutely love that scuttle so went to the website!! Wow, really awesome handmade bowls and scuttles!!
Definitely gonna have to get one of those!

 

My first scuttle/shave bowl and still my favorite. If you decide to purchase one, make sure you have Julie put in a dribble port so you can trickle in warm water when you need to. She does it for free and will triple check with you to be sure which hand you hold the scuttle so the dribble port will be top side so you tilt it towards you.

 

June 1 Menthol Monday:

Homemade PS Oil
WD High Mountain Badger 30 mm
Stirling Glacial Spearmint
'48 Gillette Milord
Stirling Unscented PSB
Osage Rub

 

Menthol Monday, June 1, 2015

Schick Injector I-1
Personna 74 #2
Doug Korn D-7 Ivory & Aqua Marine TGN Finest 27X48mm
Krampert's Soap- Frostbite
Krampert's Aftershave - Frostbite

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SOTD 06.01.2015
June Open Comb Focus

Prep: PSO, Hot shower
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Omega 10083 Boar Brush
Soap: Proraso Green
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch hazel, Nivea Sensitive Cooling ASB

 

Monday's Shave



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: '46-'50 Gillette Tech
Blade: Gillette Rubie
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

Have had 2 great shaves with the Rubie in the Tech. Saturday's was better than today's, some irritation today.

 

pre: Palmer's oil
soap: Route 66 Bay Rum
brush: Omega 31064
razor: Muhle R41
blade: Treet Platinum (1)
post: Nivea balm - Arctic Freeze

Today's shave was a BBS with a few weepers. That's not really unusual when I rotate to the R41. It can take a shave or two for me to tweak my handling. Except for the weepers, the BBS was smooth with no irritation. The Nivea balm (which has minimal cooling, BTW!) stung just a little bit, but that was it.

Today's shave was a good one, so what more is there to say? Maybe nothing. Maybe I'm just "in a mood," but today I am (once again) wondering about my ideal shave. I was pleased when I learned to dance with both devils — R41 (2013) and FaTip Grande — and have enjoyed good shaves from both. However, is this what I want my shave to be? This morning I was thinking "not so much."

Typing this up, I realize that maybe the razor du jour is like an MP3 playlist. You can load a playlist with nothing but your favorite songs and it somehow will be ill-suited to a given moment. Maybe I just picked the R41 on a day when I should have used an injector!

WHEW! I am glad I muddled through my shaving malaise before making a hasty decision! Part of me still regrets letting go of my FatBoy, even though I know I prefer the Slim. ... stupid RAD! It also drives razor hoarding. ...

 

Late entry from this weekend. Honey Ale soap from Shaver Heaven was a winner. New Kelvin EJ with a Derby. Followed up by Osage Rub made for a great shave!

 

First shave with my iKon B1 and a great shave it was! (Some details here)

Razor: iKon B1
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Rubberset 400-3 w/ Silvertip knot
Soap: Fijar Isros
A/S: Anherb ASB

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June 1, 2015

“Lather, Rinse, Repeat Monday and Tuesday and..."

60 yo newbie’s intro to traditional shaving. (Week 3)
Pre-Shower Prep: Lucky Tiger Lemon Facial Cleansing Cream
Morning Hot Shower
Pre-Shave Oil: The Art of Shaving
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Gillette Gold Tech “Fat Handle”
Blade: Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword Stainless (India)
Mustache/Beard Trim: Schick Golden 500
Aftershave: Proraso Aftershave Splash Green



Following a great intro to traditional shaving during May (and relishing not just the shaves, but learning about and gathering all the cool tools associated with it), it’s now time to hunker down and focus just on the skills.

Today is the beginning of a month-long regimen for me to focus just on my technique. The conventional wisdom on this site has convinced me to lockdown on using the same tools every day for the entire month in order to just focus on razor technique. Despite our species’ inclination towards a short attention span, I’m actually looking forward to this process. I figure that if I can improve on my skills, I can soon join in on all the fun you all have comparing the nuanced differences between your tools!

Cheers!
- RT

 

Vancouver, British Columbia is a beautiful city, Primo! Anytime you want to come visit, you are more than welcome!

 

SOTD JUNE 1st
cad PAA soap
Semogue 2020
Personna platinum/4
Preshave soap "scentless" PAA
Alum
Myrsol antesol+emulsion!

Great shave in 2 passes!!