SoS: October 3rd ~ October 9th, 2011

JoAnna, the Kent cream if I remember has a lot of menthol, but the RSC Menthol stuff has none, or almost none. I had a tube of it, and I threw it away. Although the lather is good, I hate the scent, and I didn't even find the skincare so good.

 

Rubberset Boar loaded with TSD Lavender Rose Shave Soap
1907 Ever Ready OC/SE with fresh GEM blade-2passes
Cold rinse followed by Mont St Michel Eau de Cologne Rose Imperial

DFS

 

Hmm... I find the Kent Cream quite chilling myself, but my tube of cream is red.

Wonder if there is a difference.

Edit: Other than the color!

 

The guy who runs the men's cosmetics department at a store I shop at is a big liar. He told me 4 years ago the RSC Menthol cream is super-cooling, so me like a dumb stupid, I bought it. The next morning I shaved with it, and I ran back in the store and I gave him my mind in a strong voice. He tried also to cheat me on a Barber Saloon soap. He thought I would be idiot enough to pay 30,00$ for the soap. I told him to talk to my hand. JoAnna, take my word - the Kent cream is only 1 step down from the Godrej Menthol Mist.

 

Today was my second shave with a Ladas Blade and Italian Palmolive Cream. Nice menthol shave, and again, an extremely smooth virtually hair free shave. Me thinks the Jagger likes a more agressive blade.

EJ DE89
Ladas-second shave
Hot Towel Soak
eBarber preshave
Palmolive Italian
eBarber Badger
Cold Splash/Cold Towel Soak
eBarber witch hazel
eBarber Almond Balm
Clubman VI Bay Rum

 

Scott, one day you must to try the Palmolive Cool cream. I swear to you - this cream is exactly, exactly the identical shaving cream to the Italian Palmolive Menthol version you are showing. The only difference is the tube is smaller. It is 65 grams instead of 100 grams, and the color of the tube is blue, not green. Even the cream's color is light blue, but the scent, lather, menthol effect, and skincare are 100% identical. Here, take a look at the tube packaging. As we say in Yiddish, s'iz a groyse mekhaya! (It's a big pleasure!)
This cream is available all over eastern Europe, in countries like Romania, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, and Albania.

 

thanx Jeff. is there a price advantage to the other cream. I know that I like it very much.

 

Bill, there is plenty, plenty menthol in the black tube of Kent cream. However: if they think I will ever pay 25,00$ for either cream again, they are dreaming.

 

and phishtay on the Yiddish.

 

To be honest I don't know, Scott. My Palmolive Cool creams were sent to me as gifts by a friend of mine in Romania. I think they are VERY cheap over there.

 

and mine came from Bullgoose and was a very low price. I guess it's about using the different countries. Funny, Eastern Europe never struck me as the capital of shaving...and my family comes from Eastern Europe so I figure I'm safe-lol

 

Ahhhhhhh, Du bist a Lantsman! (You're a guy from the same region as I am!)

I speak Yiddish perfectly. I'm Israeli of Ukrainian/Romanian origin, and I also speak perfect Hebrew, French, Russian, Ukrainian, German, as well as several other languages. My wife is Israeli of Moroccan origin. Now, my wife and I are in a crash course to try to improve our English.

 

I need to hook u up with my cuz. English, Spanish, some Hebrew and Yiddish. Israel, another place I wouldn't pick as a shave capitol. Vux Maxa?

 

Thursday, October 6. Good Morning!

I needed an Italian wake-up this morning. What a refreshing way to start the day.

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime, hot towel soak, Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue
Cream: Proraso
Brush: D.R. Harris H1
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Proraso After Shave Splash



Have a GREAT day.

 

Thursday, October 6

55’ Gillette Super Speed Red Tip
Lord Platinum (d1)
Preshave Oil Blend
TSD Amber Ylang Ylang
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar
Old Spice Pure Sport

 

Thursday OC WEEK:

Razorock XXX
Omega Lucretia Borgia
R41 -2011 edition
Polsilver day 2
alum
witch hazel
4711

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Soap: D.R. Harris Marlborough
Brush: 24mm silvertip set in red mallee burl
OC: Gillette NEW
Blade: Voskhod, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Curve, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

A little burn noticed during the final rinse. May be a lapse in technique; may be the blade. Oh, well. It happens.

 

Gillette Old Type
Voskhod (2)
Semogue 2000
Nord Ost SC
Alum
Nord Ost ASB