SoS: March 17, 2014 - March 23, 2014

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by crackstar, Mar 16, 2014.

  1. lindyhopper66

    lindyhopper66 Well-Known Member

    Dovo Bergischer Lowe 1970's
    Muhle V1 brush
    Klar Kabinett soap
    EJ pre shave
    Alpa Fougere cologne/Thayer's Lavender WH
    Institut Karite balm

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  2. Weeper Warrior

    Weeper Warrior Well-Known Member


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  3. Neolithium

    Neolithium I am Canadian, eh

    Happy Birthday Thorsten! :)
     
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  4. Weeper Warrior

    Weeper Warrior Well-Known Member

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    Razor: Barbasol FH
    Blade: Big Ben
    Brush: Black Peppermint
    Stick: Tabac
    Post: Thayer's & M Gel-lotion
    After Shave: Floid Blue


    The Barbasol and the Big Ben was a very nice combo for me. Two passes and a bit of touch up resulted in a extremely smooth and irritation free shave.

     
  5. Metro

    Metro Well-Known Member

    Did your face absob all of it?!? LOL
     
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  6. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    SOTD
    3/17/14

    Prep: Hot shower. Nivea face menthol face wash
    Razor: Merkur Progress (4,2)
    Blade: PolSilver (2)
    Soap: Stirling Glacial
    Brush: Turkish #6
    Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
    Aftershave: AV Ice Blue w/menthol crystals. 444
    Wow! A great shave today! You could ice skate off my face! I could use this setup daily. 1st time with the #6. You can not buy a better brush for $2.65. Go out and get it! :Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily::Animatedfrozensmily:
     
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  7. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave


    A big happy birthday to you Thorsten!


     
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  8. rmcintyre84

    rmcintyre84 Got out of the kitchen

    Monday, March 17 - MY FIRST MENTHOL MONDAY
    Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, 2 hot towels
    TSD Iced Subzero Preshave Balm
    C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream, 4 drops TSD M-Bomb (I only meant to add 3, but one slipped out)
    Merkur HDC
    Gillette Silver Blue Blade (1)
    Cold water rinse
    Thayers w/Aloe
    Osage Rub

    The Shave - Very nice. That could be for any number of reasons - the extra glide provided by the balm, getting used to the Silver Blues, or "the luck o' the Irish." Most of my shaves are shy of DFS; this one was dead-on DFS.

    The Menthol Experience - Nice, but I was actually expecting more of a rush. I did feel a chill, but nothing like many of you have written about. My eyes stung a little, but never watered. I did feel it when I rinsed with cold water. Wow! Then, when I applied the Osage Rub, it first stung, then chilled. The chill hung around for about a half hour after I finished. I'm looking forward to "kicking it up a notch" when my wife lets me spend money again. :) I've been keeping a wish-list of some of the products the rest of you use.

    The Verdict - I'll definitely be a regular Monday participant. Our house doesn't have AC, so this may be my "go-to" shave during the summer. I told my wife, "If I looked more like John Cena, and les than John Candy, I'd buy an old-fashioned shaving table and shave outside this summer." But no one wants to see that. :rolleyes005:
     
  9. Recklesstr

    Recklesstr Arkoholic

    Happy Birthday Thorsten!
     
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  10. dinatali

    dinatali Well-Known Member

    Proraso
    Mühle R41 (old )
    Omega Pro 48

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  11. Tdmsu

    Tdmsu Well-Known Member

    Comfortable shave
    I used Tabac again today, so you know the results are going to be good. Easy, smooth and comfortable BBS cheeks and DFS neck. I've concluded that my XTG passes on my neck are most comfortable if I go at an angle from ear to chin instead of straight down, then down at an angle the opposite way. This, and the Coconut Bay Butter Balm make my ATG pass smoother.
    The Shea Moisture AS elixir is a great product that actually does, for me, what it promises - reducing redness and bumps on my neck, while providing a little moisture. I usually supplement it with a balm in winter, but it's plenty in the summer. I would use it everyday if I didn't like Krampert's so much.

    Prep: Burt's Bees Sensitive face wash
    Soap: Tabac!
    Brush: HIS
    Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
    Blade: Astra SP (2)
    Synergy Coconut Bay Butter Balm before ATG
    AS: Shea Moisture Aftershave Elixir

    Happy Tabacstag!
     

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  12. leopold

    leopold Well-Known Member

    SOTD
    pre: hot water
    soap: Unscented D.R. Harris
    brush: Marfin n°81, silvertip 26mm
    razor: Ambossmann 51 Solingen
    after: cold water
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  13. Erik Redd

    Erik Redd Lizabeth, baby, I'm comin' to join ya.

    Tuesday

    TSD Patchouli Aqua face lathered with TGN boar
    Micro-Matic Open Comb with SS Gem (1)
    3 passes, cold water splash and finish with Osage Rub
     
  14. Recklesstr

    Recklesstr Arkoholic

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    Tuesday Morning Shave
    Razor:
    Edwin Jagger DE8911
    Blade: Rapira (1)
    Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
    Soap: Arko
    AS: Brut Original

    Yesterday I received my order from Valencia,Spain. I ordered this terrific DE razor with Vie-Long's white horse hair brush and Proraso Green Shaving Soap.
    Edwin Jagger is as awesome as I expected and others are great as well.
    Anyway, long story short, I had a great BBS.
     
  15. DLreno

    DLreno Well-Known Member

    Muhle R41 (13)
    Voskhod (d2)
    Rooney Stubby 2XL
    Old Spice Cream/Arko (bowl)-Face Lather
    Dickenson Witch Hazel
    Old Spice A/S

    Another outstanding shave with the R41.
     
  16. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

  17. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Barber_Aftershave_Osage-Rub_LRG.jpg visal.jpg StirlingGlacial_zpse616362a.jpg neutrogena-men-invigorating-face-wash.jpg Tuesday:

    Neutrogena Men Facial Wash :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Large Horsehair Barbershop
    Super Speed/Rapira day 2
    Stirling Glacial SS :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Visal AS Gel :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Osage Rub AS :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :love055: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Dolce & Gabbana EdT

    This shave proved to me once and for all that the Glacial soap is easily as cold as the Yeti Snot which I used yesterday. The lather worked up very nice and slick and not only gave me such an intense freezing effect, it also left a fantastic feeling of moisturizing and protection against irritation and razor burn. The Visal gel and the Rubby Dubby Doo are two other amazing face-freezers which I love so much. BBS again and so enjoyable! ;) :D
     
  18. LifesShort

    LifesShort Well-Known Member

    Tuesday, March 18, 2014

    Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
    Razor: EJ DE89L
    Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
    Soap: Stirling Clubman
    Brush: Semogue 830
    Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
    Aftershave: Old Spice

    Pretty much the same setup as yesterday with the same results...a nice BBS shave.

    Have a great day!
     
  19. oscar11

    oscar11 Well-Known Member

    6/8 Gong
    T.O.B.S. Sandalwood SC
    homemade brush

    After yesterday, I thought I lost my razor sharpening Fu but I came back with a excellent shave this morning. I was playing around with a coupe of barber hones, a Pike Eze Hone and a carborundum 103 and ended up with a fine shave. I guess when you experiment sometimes it turns out, sometimes it doesn't. Have a good one.
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  20. TSimons

    TSimons not allowed near railroad tracks

    SOTD March 18 -- Blade safari day 43

    Prep: hot shower, Proraso pre-shave white
    Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki with ball end handle
    Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (day 3)
    Brush: Vie-Long
    Soap: Col Conk lime
    Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
    Post: Nivea Men cool kick

    Last night I noticed that I had a fair bit of stubble to go through, so out came the pre-shave. I don't use it often, but o do like the stuff.

    The pre-shave and Col Conk helped deliver a slick shave with only a little bit of tugging.
     

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