The Stirling Exchange

Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by PickledNorthern, Nov 5, 2016.

  1. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    Any day is a good day for Obsidian.

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  2. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Obsidian it'll be! ;)
     
  3. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    Good call!

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  4. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    right...TUBS.
     
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  5. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    well, there it is again...Rod saw his new "nickname" :)
     
  6. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

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    This is my new favorite soap. I really, really like this stuff. It wouldn't take many more scents, and I could be a full time sheep soap only guy.
     
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  7. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Glacial Obsidian reserved for tomorrow. Today's shave with the Soap Smooth Frozen Cranberry was as cold as hell but not nearly as frigid as what the Obsidian is like!
     
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  8. Fly2High

    Fly2High Breaking Frugal

    Nevermind. I should not put this here. Will send you a private message.
     
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  9. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    I'm jealous! Can't wait for the new Glacials to release!

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  10. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    I really need to order some of this. I grabbed the Glastonbury and like it a lot. The Port Au Prince sounds amazing.

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  11. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    I do not know how you can have a more "sweet n sour", yin and yang type scent than the earthy citrus of this scent. Now I need some of the splash.
     
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  12. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    All I can say is BRRRRRRRRRR!

    The Glacial Obsidian gave me the best of its lather and a freezing effect which felt almost painful (in a good way, of course!) along with perfect post-shave care. Love that soap so much!
     
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  13. Gnomeo0228

    Gnomeo0228 Well-Known Member

    Just an FYI....Rod put up some vintage straights on his site


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  14. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    I guess if you look at them with the knowledge that the strop and rehone are a $60 ish dollar value, it isn't a bad deal all in all. It just isn't a great deal if you have access to a forum for help and guidance, imo.

    I guess I have enough faith in Rod that the pics of these show the general appearance of these razors, but I have looked at a lot of Roctraitor's listings, and he sells some seriously user grade stuff. Again not that the prices are out of line for that but I personally wouldn't buy one without seeing more pics. To call some of them restores seems like a stretch. To me they are more of just an e-bay rehone job.

    No way would I pay the extra for the upgraded strop tho. I have one of the basic strops, and it is okay, but I wouldn't buy it again if I had a do over, and the premium strop packs a really premium price for what it is. Better options out there IMO, for the same money or a few dollars more.

    Again, it is not really my business to care one way or another, I just don't think I would recommend these to a forum member if they asked me, and I am not used to having that response about anything Stirling. If you are a customer without the benefit of some good forum help it is probably a fine way to go.
     
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  15. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    My next Stirling shave will be either Saturday or Sunday with either Frozen Tundra or Barbershop! ;)
     
  16. FatherofSquirrel

    FatherofSquirrel A right jolly old elf

    Love the electric sheep.
     
  17. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    I should buy that soap. I keep hearing good reports on it.
     
  18. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    I just put the B-shop away for the warm months......great soap!!!
     
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  19. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    To me it's more of a winter soap.
     
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  20. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    right...me too. Time to get the spring/summer lineup going until then.
     
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