The Haul: January 2017

Today I received 2 PAA soap & aftershave bundles - Dirt & Tombstone. Both smell great from just opening the containers!
Steve

 

Found a GEM case with blade banks! In excellent condition I might add... And a mismatched super speed with it.

 

I was out with my GF at a couple of thrift stores and at one of them, I saw a couple of razors I needed to complete a couple of my cases. I really wasn't there to buy anything, mostly my GF wanted a few knick knacks for the place, and I got to talking with the owner and the subject of vintage razors came up. He needed a Gillette Flair Tip and a Star 1912 SE, for his collection, for two cases he had that were in mint condition. So, knowing that, I struck up a deal with him and I got the New Open Comb for my case and another Open Comb with ball handle for my case which came from the Winchester Store. So, it ended up being that I traded one of my Flair Tips and my best Star razor, other one missing blade stop, for the two Gillettes. He also threw in a Metalfield Traveler Kit, minus razor and leather case. These came with Gillette Techs, and since I have a few of them, one of them found a new home. All in all, not a bad day, considering I wasn't planning on getting any razors.

 

Yeah.Man..Good Catch that One..:rah:

Billy..

 

Nice looking brush. Who makes it?

 

Thanks Steve!

 

Use Plastidip to coat the prong ends and you'll be good to go! Not an essential step, but if you're worried about scuffing/scratching the finish on your brushes, its an easy protective measure to do.

 

Paa makes its. I got this one from bst for $30. All because the guy scratched it lol and boom I bought it 1/2 off msrp

 

I picked up some Pinaud Special Reserve and Bay Rum today along with some Suavecito pomade at a local barber supply store. I'll be decanting them into glass bottles tonight. I also scored a silver shaving cup (for some reason it looks gold in the picture) with a leather handle while at a thrift store.

 

Great score Ben!

 

How do you like that pomade?mMy barbershop sells it and I'm curious.

 

Very nice! I'm watching for one myself. Thinking about Plasti-Dip to coat the clips to protect brush handles.

Tapatalk Via Kyocera

 

I'll try it tomorrow and I'll let you know. It will be my first pomade

 

Nice. Yeah it is smaller than I thought it would be. What knot are you going to use?

 

I put in a 23.5mmx68mm and it's big . Personally I didn't really think about how to install or what size. It seems to me that there is a step missing for the install. I thought there would be some kind of snap ring or something preventing the knot from being able to come out simply gluing it in seems a little too simple and not as stable but maybe I'm doing it wrong

 

Macbook (pull down from the "Tools" tab)

 

I have never tried a pomade before but I like this one. I'm used to using a paste and this performed similarly. A finger tip of product spread throughout my hair was more than enough. I bought the firme hold, it didn't turn my hair into concrete but 5 hours later it's still holding great. I like it and because it's water based I'm going to start using it over my pastes.