I'm half way there. The Nickle Toggle and Red Dot Fatboy are going to be tough. The Black Beauties are easy. I want to get an Executive Fatboy soon.
I've seen a couple of Toggles come up for sale lately, so maybe it won't be that difficult. The Red Dot, well...
I have a Toggle already. It's the nickle toggle that is rough but do-able. There's also a 5 position bottom dial that's so impossible it's not even on my list. Well I can dream.
LMAO!! I saw a bottom dial in a local shop here and the owner said it wasn't for sale. He told me if he were to sell it, it would be for no less than 4 figures. I laughed and kept browsing.
My new brush arrived! It's a Simpson Chubby 2 in Super Badger, ordered from The Superior Shave because I liked being able to pick out exactly which brush I wanted. I chose this one because I like the uniformity of the bands, and because it seemed to have more white in it than the others. My first impression was that it's actually a lot smaller than I was expecting, and I'm already wondering if I should've gone for a 3. Compared to my other Simpsons brush, a Case in Best, the knot is denser and significantly lighter in color, as you can see in the pics. The handle is also a slightly different shade of "cream," and seems to have more yellow tones than the Case. I haven't used it yet, and at the moment it's soaking in a TOBS Grapefruit lather to soften it up a little. I'm happy with it, the manufacturing quality is outstanding, and I'm looking forward to using it.
More new stuff: a bowl of Proraso I found at a convenient store in Canada, and a Fatboy from the 'Bay. And I can't resist another shot of the new Chubby, post soak/post bloom: It's a little puckering to see the initial shedding from my new brush, but I keep reminding myself that it's normal and part of the break-in process.
Fantastic Father's Day gift from eBarbershop: Bay Rum, Bold Spice, Pre-Shave Gel. Classy cigar-style box, glass bottles, great scents and performance, reasonably priced.
Picked up some Luck Tiger, and this 2 in 1 Nivia. I don't think I'll be attempting the Nivia as a shave gel though. It smells really good but alas, is not very cold
Kriss Kross razor blade sharpener, a slim adjustable and fatboy. The slim looks like it has some plating loss on handle. I guess I'll see what shape the items are in when they arrive. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kriss-Kruss...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
My wife got me some great stuff from Italian Barber for Father's Day. A Semogue Owner's Club Boar and some soaps I haven't tried - Cella, Tabac and IB threw in a few Palmolive sticks. Very nice of them. Too bad I shaved before they got up this morning. I'll have to wait to start trying it all out tomorrow.
Not shaving-related, but a gorgeous gold Cartier watch from my wife and inlaws. Man, does it feel great to be loved!
My collection is growing. A quick shot of the gold beauties in the haul. My camera skills do not do them justice.
Gillette 'Paperclip' Aluminium Rocket Gillette Rocket HD Gillette Superspeed Red Tip Gillette Superspeed Blue Tip
Ginger's Garden Menthol Snow and a puck of her Lavender cream are waiting for me when I get home next week. I also bought a short handled Black Beauty from someone on another site.
TSD Eucalyptus & Menthol Aftershave and Eucalyptus cologne. (I'm gonna smell like a koala having lunch). And a Gold Plated Black Beauty (P1). (I was surprised how nice it feels in my hand; good weight to it).
Finally picked up some EO's. Gonna try to infuse my puck of MWF tomorrow and make some PSO. Hope it goes well! Also, got this brush (WD, 30mm)from Weeper Warrior for SWMBO...Of course, I had to give it a go first!
I don't have a picture but I just got a box from Phil @ Bullgoose. I had decided I needed to try Cella and Klar Kabinett. I figured I would build up the order to get the free shipping, so I had to get the Kilo of Cella and the Kabinett is a half kilo. I did have to add a couple sticks of Speick, Palmolive, and Wilkinson Sword to get over the hump. I filled my Burma Shave mug with Cella and grated the Kabinett into my last empty Old Spice mug. Cella is first up tomorrow. I am going to have to get a few more mugs to grate the sticks into, although my girlfriend has already commented that they seem to be multiplying in the drawer.
Birthday haul showed up today. Weber Razor with a bulldog handle, 100 Gillette 7OC Super Platinum blades, and 2 pucks of Walter's Rose.
