How does everyone keep finding these treasures? ??? The only antiques I can find on Australia, are women. :O
Oh...And Santa just dropped off one more little item in the mailbox! Got to use it tonight with the Ikon Bulldog II handle...Very nice indeed. Looking forward to more testing with it!
My Omega boar came in the mail that I got in the Big Brush Giveaway and it included a bonus wooden shave bowl! Thanks Lyndon for a terrific giveaway!
I wonder the same thing. Must be from the country because i live in the US too and never find anything (city).
Hi Friends, here are 2 items i´ve been patiently waiting for. 1925 Gillette New Improved Bostonian razor with Case It´s in very good condition for this age. I have to clean it up and than i post a photo again. ...with an autograph from the Master himself... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...as second i received this one: iKon Open Comb Base Plate Here is the head,screwed on my Bulldog handle. Fantastic weight and balance. Curious on the shave. @Peter Cupitt: I set you on my list for next year. Thank you Sir. Greetings Thorsten
I just got back from the Post Office with some new additions: Old Spice Flying Cloud Bottle (to decant my Shulton Old Spice), Pino Silvestre EDT, Canoe AS, Los Angeles Shaving Soap Samples.
I got a fantastic gift from my wife, that caught me completely by surprise: Dubl Duck Goldedge The fantastic detail of the handle: Cheers.
My sister brought a little gift from Paris: a 200g tub of Martin De Candre Fougère (fern) shaving soap. A very unique scent— one that I do like. A tub this size will last for some time. M
@Bobcat: Bob,have you tried the Pino Silvestre Aftershave as well? I ask because i like the scent of the AS. The only thing i hope,is that the EdT is long lasting in comparison to the AS.The AS lasts about 30 minutes on my skin. Maybe you can tell me a bit about the EdT. @Kevin: Martin de Candre is a very nice soap. I hava a sample of the Unscented Version which still smells a little bit like citrus.Very nice. I wanted to try the Fougere version for a long time,but the price is way to high. Even if you get many many shaves out of this big thing. Wow. Have fun with it my Friend. Thank you. Greetings Thorsten
Thorsten-I have not. The Pino Silvestre EdT does last several hours but is not overpowering, at least to me. I too really like the scent. I just ordered the AS to go with it.
Thank you very much Bob. I bought the EdT a few minutes ago. Hope to receive it tomorrow. Than my "New Years shave" will be a woodsy one...stay tuned...
Here's my antique store finds for the few days after Christmas. Would some of you tell me what you would have paid for these? Five Ever-Ready brushes. (I don't know what the hair is in the all-blue brush, but it feels like porcupine.) A store display of Ohio double edge blades. Two Gillette TTO razors. I'd appreciate any help you could offer in ID-ing them. A straight razor with a Solingen blade. An Adyl travel razor kit. It's in pretty good shape. I can't find anything about "Adyl" on the web. When I search for it, all the results are for "lady" razors. Merry Christmas to me!
The first of your razors seems to be a Gillette Superspeed. But i don´t know the Date. The 2nd one of your razors is a Gillette Slim Adjustable long handle named "Black Beauty". I hope i´m right so far...if not,please be so kind to correct me.
Thanks, Thorsten. The MDC was very generous gift from my older sister, who was familiar with my 'wet-shaving' addiction. I am pleased to finally get the opportunity to try the soap, considering all the favorable reviews I've read about the product. The price ($50-65) has always prevented me from ordering some, but it now appears I have enough to do some thorough shaving tests. My sister 'sampled' both the unscented and the fougere versions, and chose the scented variety as she enjoyed the smell. She also picked up a smaller size for her son, Glen (my 22 yr old nephew) who recently 'got into' wet-shaving. I do expect 'big' things from this soap, and the MDC has to impress me enough to consider more due to the hefty price tag. There are just so many other quality soap options available at a lower price point.
Your sister seems to be a very nice person. I hope to see a review (or a little comment) on the MDC from you. You are so right with the price of the soap....there are a lot soaps which are cheaper than this one. The price is the reason i havn´t bought one for me. But i think if you don´t like the soap,there are plenty of guys here,which love to take it. Me included,but the shipping to Germany would be too much. So,i wish you luck with your fougere. Enjoy it. Greetings Thorsten
There is a new soap out there called Tiki soap that uses the same formula as MdC. It's made by a small time artisan in Alabama. She doesn't even have a website, but does her ordering through Facebook. $6 for a pretty good sized bar. I talked to an MdC aficionado who said this soap is exactly the same as the MdC he knows and loves.
Just in time for the end of December, but not for use until the new year.... From SRD: a tub of lime SS, a tub of Vanilla Bourbon SS, and a wee wedge/sample of their frankincense. At the moment, the soaps are too cold from transit to really get a sense of what they smell like, but I have the feeling that I'll be very happy.
