Special SoTD Event from 6/22 to 6/28-09

[Tinzien]

With the start of Summer just days away, I'm setting aside the first formal week of the season to be a celebration!

Bring your summertime scents out of storage or share with us any changes in your shaving ritual that comes about this time of year.

There *might* be a PIF prize at the end of the week.

 

[JBHoren]

With the start of Summer just days away, I'm setting aside the first formal week of the season to be a celebration!

Bring your summertime scents out of storage or share with us any changes in your shaving ritual that comes about this time of year.

Summertime scents??? By the time the week's up, they'll've changed my avatar to effing Tiny Tim!!

Count me in!!!

 

[SRock]

Well since I've already been using Limes all June long as part of the month long soap journey I guess I fit in this thread if by no other reason than luck! For the soap journey I chose GFT Limes soap and I've been rotating back and forth between GFT Limes AS/Cologne and T&H Limes AS/Cologne. As far as doing things different for summer. This summer I'll be using quality shave products and a plethora of DE razors. Last summer I was still a cartridge and canned crap guy. I guess that is one of the most drastic 'seasonal' changes a guy can make.

Day 22

Today's shave:

 

[1OldGI]

Back to the Grind Shave
Hot Shower
Noxema Scrub
Florida Water (pre-shave)
Gem Micromatic
TSD Magnolia
Dickinson's WH
Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera
Clubman Lilac Vegetal
Murray's Austrailian Bees Wax (for the stash)

 

[Spivey]

back to work after 2 weeks....

Rooney 1/2 Super
PdP (day 22)
Black Handle Slim
Derby (2)
AV Classic Ice Blue
W&S Lightly Mentholated ASB

Yesterday's shave with the slant was so close that I was able to make due with a 2-pass XTG/ATG shave today: a good, quick, Monday shave.

 

[renoles]

Monday:

Kyle's prep
Godrej Menthol Mist SC
Vulfix SBB
Merkur HD w/Astra Platinum (day 3)
cold water splash w/alum block
Osage Rub

Arber EdT is today's scent

Summertime changes...this week may be an all menthol week. Otherwise the only other change is somewhat lighter scents.

 

[rm71]

Monday Night

DE: 38c
Blade: Personna Platinum(3)
Brush: Rooney 3/1
Cream: TOBS Rose
A/S: Brut
ASB: Gaia Organic

BTW, it's winter here in Australia

 

[eightysixCJ]

Merkur slant w/Feather (1)
Vintage brush w/Golden Nib Silver Tip
Grillin' & Chillin' Custom SS
2009 BBQ Custom Survival AS

 

[Batmang]

Good Monday morning all..

Schick Injector (L type) w/ Chinese schick blade
Omega Boar
MWF ss
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe plus
Murray & Lanman Florida Water
Anherb after shave gel
Floris Vetiver (decant)

I shouldn't be lulled into complacency with the Schick thinking it is like a Mach 3 because it'll bite, but despite a slight nick on my chin, I have a wonderfully smooth face following three passes.

 

[pal]

Gillette Open Comb New / Derby Extra Blade
Shavemac #177 23mm knot
P.160 Tipo Morbido Shave Soap
Witch Hazel
Swiss Pitralon Aftershave

 

[markb]

Proraso Pre | B&B Essential | D.R. Harris Arlington | Merkur Vision | Floïd Blue

 

[guenron]

Merkur Long-handled Classic with a Feather
Saville Row 3128 Silvertip
Sassafras Shaving Soap <=A GREAT Fathers' Day Gift!
Eddie Bauer Pure ASB
T&H Freshman Cologne

 

[otherstar]

Merkur Futur
Derby Extra (4)
Williams Mug Soap
Thayers WH with Aloe
Royall Lyme A/S

The only real thing I do differently in the Summer is put the balms away and go with more splashes.

 

[Eelco]

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MÜHLE No. R 89 (Supplied with the newly developed DE head).
Gillette Double Edge Razor Blades Platinum.
Mama Bear's (USA-IL) - Diogenes Club (Glycerin Shaving Soap)
Plisson Antic brass handle Pure white badger (pur blaireau Blanc Européen) Size 8.
Cade Afther Shave Splash + Balm.

 

[Books]

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
MWF
Omega 48 Professional
HD Rocket
Perma Sharp (1)
Pinaud Special Reserve
Lime Skin Food

 

[professorchaos]

Rooney | MWF | Le Grelot | Alt-Innsbruk | SMN Pre/Post | MPG George Sand

Nothing summery in this shave - summer has yet to arrive in Boston.

 

[Rudy Vey]

TOBS Eton College
RV Silvertip
Fatboy with Personna blade
Trumpers sandalwood skin food
CF Lonach

 

[adonnellyr]

Sunday:

GFT Sandalwood Skin Food as a preshave
GFT Sandalwood Soap
Puma 5/8
Alum
GFT Sandalwood Skin Food
GFT Sandalwood EdT (whoa, this one might be a bit sweet for my liking...)

For the start of summer I decided to go earthy and smell like sandalwood. Unfortunately, this was my first time trying the EdT and I came away smelling somewhat sweet and synthetic (not saying the scent is bad for those who like it, just not what I was looking for). I will be having some wonderful mentholated shaves as the week wears on, but I like to try to get some earthy scents going as the hot weather sets in.

 

[beginish]

Monday

CF Pre-shave
Rooney Heritage Victorian Super
L'Occitane Cade soap
Mergress on 2 with Black 7 O'Clock
Cade ASB

 

[tbone2]

Penhaligons BB
Rooney 1/1 Super
Gillette Tech
Gillette 7o'clock(4)
Osage Rub