SoS: October 26, 2015 - November 1, 2015

Menthol Monday
Very cold today from PAA Ice Preshave to HTGAM FrostByte soap and finishing with PAA Lime Ginger Tea Tree aftershave. Der Futur was very smooth and efficient set on 6-6-5 and my face feels great.
Today is VIP day at school - students bring their grandparents to class and we show off our lessons and have fun. I'm doing a political cartoon lesson with my freshmen, and an optical illusion lesson with the senior AP Psych class.

 

6/8 Wusthof
La Savonniere du Moulin
homemade boar
Excellent shave this morning. I really like the Savonniere du Moulin, nice soap. Have a good one.

 

SOTD October 26, 2015

Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil
Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Feather
Brush/Soap: Semogue / Valobra Unscented
Aftershave: Witch Hazel/Eucerin Cream

Great shave this morning. The Valobra Unscented is such a wonderful soap. The Feather is on its 3rd day and it is now nice and smooth.

 

Menthol Monday October 26:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stirling Glacial Spearmint
Phoenix Dbl OC
Osage Rub
Stirling Unscented PSB -- Mentholated
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill AS

A true face freezer this morning. I am still feeling the cold an hour or so later. The Stirling Glacial Spearmint was fantastic and got my eyes watering. A great start to my week.

 

SOTD
October 26, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette British Rocket
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Prairie Creations DdC Aqua di Gio
Brush: Stirling Synthetic
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Muir
Fabulous shave. I haven't used this soap in a long time. The Gillette British Rocket is a great shaver. Muir finished off my shave with just enough of a chill for my early morning.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Lather: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (5, 6, 7)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

I started a theme week; http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/walk-in-the-woods-week-2015.47698/. Lather was better-behaved today than yesterday, if not more copious. The shave was very smooth and comfortable, with barely a whisper from the alum after 3 passes, and DFS+ results. Although I'll be abstaining from mentholated soaps and creams this week, I got into the spirit of Menthol Monday with the Aqua Velva Ice Blue.

 

It's Menthol Monday, Oct 26th...........

Proraso bowl lathered w/Omega 6151 Pure Badger
Gillettte Aristocrat w/Gillette Sharp Edge blade
Witch Hazel rinse finishing w/Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

2-passes w/touch-up for a DFS!

 

30 day focus - Day 26
Fat Boy set to 9
Sputnik Blade
MDC Face Lathered
3 passes

Another fine MDC shave with the Fat Boy.

 

This shave was so damned frigid that it left me feeling almost frostbitten after using the beautiful Glacial Wintergreen trio - fantastic BBS results also!

 

menthol Monday
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
FS Pur-tech/ whipped dog handle
Jack Black supreme cream
Gillette New Standard homemade handle(ndc)
Ladas(1)
ICED Aqua Velva ice blue
today's shave was nice. the lather was ok. three passes with my home modified new standard. clean and comfy. handle did very well. the tail piece had enough knurling to make the razor gripable. it felt solid, I'm happy with it. finished with iced ice blue.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

MONDAY
Early, but leisurely executed, day-off shave this morning.
I haven't used MdC in about three weeks so this was a nice lather change. Typical uber-smooth C-MON shave.
Have a great Monday, all!

 

Bartmann 504
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Martin de Candre soap
Booster June Clover AS

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Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Stirling Executive Man
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: 70’s Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Thater Silvertip Badger-26mmx55mm
Aftershave: Burberry Brit AS Balm, EdT

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Stirling Executive Man today. 20 seconds to load the Thater Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS in the NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Burberry Brit.

Bob

 

26 October 2015

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


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LEA Classic shaving soap / Zenith Silvertip / Merkur 34C HD / Polsilver SI / Extro Pirata

 

SOTD: Monday, October 26
Mike's Barbershop
Simpson CH2 two-band Silvertip
'56 Gillette Super Speed
Polsilver SI (3)
Vintage Old Spice Musk

Have a great day!​

 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Mongoose with Triad Ti Helix Hex
Feather Pro 5
El Druida Red D-7 Manchurian
Krampert’s Frostbite Soap
Alum, Witch Hazel +++Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Krampert’s Frostbite Aftershave
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Today’s shave a 2 pass near BBS was very cold. Face lathered the Frostbite with the Red Druida brush. Jose O’Cana’s knots have quality equal to those made by Lee Sabini (Paladin & M.F.) and Aldo Sui (The Varlet). Krampert’s lathered cold and creamy in seconds. Mongoose gave me plenty of audio feedback, and some slight tugging so this blade will make an early exit. My icy Witch Hazel was overdosed with Menthol Crystals. Some “Menthol Maniac” went nuts with TSD Menthol Crystals. Had to take a ‘Menthol Break’ between the Mentholated Witch Hazel and the Gold Bond Menthol Moisturizer. Ended another Frosty Shave with a couple of generous handfuls of Frostbite Aftershave.
Hope your Monday is going great!!

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How do you like the Mikes Barber Shop?

 

I tried out my 1924 Ever Ready today. For some reason I expected it to be a bit harsh. Well, I was wrong. I found it easy to work with and fairly smooth. It was a great shave.

T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
AOS Lavender Cream
Savile Row 3824
Ever Ready 1924
GEM SS (2) with a half spine shim
Osma Alum Block
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Phoenix Dbl OC razor
Astra SP blade
FS/WD boar brush
Dr. Selby 3X SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Skin Bracer A/S

Haven't used a DE in a really long time, felt a little strange. The Phoenix is a very attractive and very mild razor for me but felt good in hand. The shave was just all right though. Now go enjoy your day folks.