Ready to go
Pre: Prep Brush: Walkiria travel brush Soap: Stick La Toja Razor: Muhle R 41 in a leather case Blade: Astra After: Thayers (+ Prep if suitable) EdP: Potion To end with: Stetson on head Now: let's go!
View ArticleButterscotch collecting
I've been lucky enough to add 13 butterscotch brushes to my den over the past year, including several 50yr+ old Simpsons and Kents. I know many of you own a great more number than 13 but I was...
View ArticleAverage number of shaves per blade brand
I’ve not been able to get a fix on the number of shaves that I can expect per razor brand. Whether I use Astra, Personna, Voskhod, Rapira, Wilkinson, etc… each one seem to differ in the number of...
View ArticleUFO Zeus handle
Hi everyone that matters! I have a new UFO Zeus handle on order. It'll take up to six weeks for it to arrive. Does anyone have a suggestion about which head might be best for such a heavy (but short)...
View ArticleAl's Sapone da Barba - Al's Private Stock
So I decided to try out Al's new Sapone da Barba, which he describes as: Quote:Introducing Al's Shaving Sapone da Barba. Al's Shaving Sapone da Barba is a rebatched soft soap that has a very soft...
View ArticleYour best cup of coffee
You coffee drinkers out there, what do you recall as the best cup of coffee you've had? I remember a couple that vie for the title. One was made in an enameled blue metal coffee pot over an evening...
View ArticleT.F.S. Zagara Mediterranea Shaving Cream
The newly released T.F.S. Shaving cream in a tube is a very dense cream...perhaps the most dense tubed cream that I have used. It is difficult to squeeze a little cream into a bowl because the ribbon...
View ArticleMen's Estoril Sports Line Lather Shaving Cream (from Portugal)
After meeting Emanuel (oversaturn) and his wife in Lisbon last month he recommended the type of place where I might find shaving supplies so I popped into one of them and walked out with a tube of...
View ArticleTwo Band Petrees on Sale All Week
The two band J.L. Petree brushes are on sale once again for $90.00. This sale will run from July 7th thru July 13th. On July 14th, they go back up to $135.00. Get them while you can!
View ArticleButterscotch Asprey
This nice brush just sold on eBay. It's an Asprey (one of the brands under which early Simpsons were sold) Chubby 2 in Best, with a butterscotch handle. I thought about bidding, despite the fact that...
View ArticleCzech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge Shave Soap
Czech & Speake Shave Soap is perhaps the best current production shave soap available today. Although made by Valobra, I find the performance to be much better than Valobra in terms...
View ArticleThanks to Brothers (Gary) -Rejuvenated Zombie Thread
Brothers (Gary) was busy rejuvenating zombie threads on another site the other day when he brought this to my attention. I am sure the product is lousy but...it made me laugh.
View ArticleHello all
Hello all, new to this site AND new to double edge safety razors. I have abandoned the modern multi-blade razor and its expensive cartridges and just found this website wealth of resources!
View ArticleBrush knot and Feather Pro Blades
New never used 28mm Silvertip Brush Knot from Shenzen Zhumei and 1 Sanquine shavette sterlized = $25 post paid Conus Feather Pro blades 20 pack- new never used = $12 post paid Conus Now Sold
View ArticleCan you date this razor?
I have just added a new straight to the rotation and I cannot find a lot of info on it. Can anyone give me a idea as to its age? Its a Remeso Parforce Special. Thank you in advance for any and all info.
View ArticleFS: Aftershave Balms, New
For sale are some aftershave balms that I like but won't use, because I have too much stuff. These are all unused and in travel tubes. PayPal prices included CONUS shipping. Knock a dollar off each...
View ArticleFloating Head Frenzy on the 'bay
In the past week I've seen more Barbasol floating head razors on the block than I've seen in the last 9 months. All of the ended auctions went north of $200 and there are still 3 nice samples live now....
View ArticleHi from WV
Hi was referred here by GDCarrington. I'm getting ready to start my journey into wet shaving and want to learn as much as I can. Hopefully one day I'll be able to give back.
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