Thread: Sun December 4th - Sat December 10th

Originally Posted by baldy

I really need a menthol/cooling aftershave liquid to top off this combination.

If you get the opportunity, Alt-Innsbrook has a very nice menthol kick to it and a wonderful fragrance are well.
Glenn

Delorme | Thater 2-Band Fan | Nomad + Vetiver/Cedar Bomb | CarrieM ASM | Mark Birley Charles Street

Prep: Hot Shower / Proraso pre-post creme
Brush: AOS Pure Badger
Soap: Proraso SS/Real Shave Co SC
Razor: Mystery 11/16" in FWE Scales
Post: Proraso AS / Real Shave Co ASB
Result: BBS but not thrilled with the soap combo. Been trying out the Real Sahve Co products, while they are economically priced, they don't seem to perform as well for me as some comparable creams although I like the scent.

Have a Great Monday Gents!

Monday

Muhle R41 (old style out of production)
Personna Prep
Wellington Woodwork Silvertip
MWF
L'Oreal After Shave Balm
Old Spice Classic Cologne

SOTD Monday 5

Good Morning, friends!

Pre: Myrsol
Brush: Mason Pearson, pure badger
Soap/Cream: Martin de Candre
Straight Razor: Renaissance 6/8. Full Hollow. Round point.
ASL: Mennen, Green Tonic
Comments: Excellent shave. Two passes and BBS.

Have a nice day, Gentlemen
Angel.

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Monday

Merkur Futur
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (2)
Altesse Badger
Omega Soap
Aqua Velva

Day two of blade test and switched to my goto DE: my polished chrome Merkur Futur. The Futur with the Gillette blade delivered a wonderful shave in 2 passes that I stretched to 3 because it was feeling so great! So far, I'm really liking these blades. I just have to see how many shaves I can get out of one before I decide if I'd want to buy 100 of them somewhere down the line (there are only a handful of blades I would buy in bulk)

Monday:

Shumate 5/8
EJ Best
KMF Cool Mint Shave Cream
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Brut After Shave Splash

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 22mm New Forest Silvertip Badger

Razor: 6/8" "Solgen" Real Japanese Hollow Ground, Full Hollow Ground, Truncated French Point/Angled Spike Point

Edge refresh: La Veinette Coticule (with light slurry - Dilucot, ending with 60 laps with lather) + 5 laps on CrOx-treated premium IV Leather

Strop: 3/60 laps (Ambrose Horsehide Clásico strop)

Soapreme: Acca Kappa "1869" Shave Creme + Acca Kappa "1869" Shave Soap + Glycerin

Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose, no alcohol)

After Shave/Cologne Splash: Floïd Italian Amber

After Shave Balm: eShave "Almond" ASB

Cologne: Acca Kappa "1869" EdT

Results: The Solgen is not only a beautiful blade (imo), she's got the matching attitude . Having read Amund's post using mineral oil on the Coticule to finish an edge, I modified the approach somewhat and used lather instead. The end result should be the same, i.e., the edge is amazingly sharp and smooth (I never had this good of a result with the Coticule...Thanks Amund ). Combined with the Acca Kappa, this blade delivered an outstanding shave today. I am a very happy camper.

Have an BEAUTIFUL Monday guys.

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Cheers,
Robert

Today's SOTD comes to you from the not so sunny Redneck Riviera (panhandle of Florida).

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: 1960 Gillette Fat Boy (@7) with a new Personna Blade
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Arko Shavestick
AS: Hotel Body Lotion
Finish: Aqua Velva Classic

My hotel room was oddly soapless so the morning shower included an Arko shavestick used in the body soap role. Just another argument for using shaving soap I suppose. It wasn't luxurious but didn't do a bad job and left me feeling fairly clean and refreshed. My bride is flying into Pensacola around lunch time and then the long death march (7+ hour) drive back to Casa GI. Aloha!