I have read that you should get the razor honed by a professional initially. B&B has a great wiki on the Rolls Here. There is a youtube video on using Here and of course the Shave Den reference is Here.
We have a huge sephora in our mall but all they carry in the store is jack black. I asked about art of shaving and the girls there looked at me like i was stupid. Haha.
big haul for me today ikon 101 arrived very generous pif landed, cleanest razor I think I've ever seen. and 100 Ladas I ordered. I'll be a while trying stuff.
Macy's generally carry AOS, but this varies greatly by store. I've also seen Jack Black in addition to a few other brands in some stores. Happy Hunting.
Got my Corgi Gillette lorry delivered today It was sold as NOS but I don't think I've ever had a NOS in box item becoming unboxed so quickly before. It's bigger than I thought (see the Gillette NEWs added for sense of scale) - but man, it looks great!
Just got this small cup from hobby lobby. Perfect size for the puck of Williams mug soap. I think it will work good for the smaller pucks. (I still love the OS mugs best though)
1950s (I think) half-full bottle of the a/s. Got with a bag full of other junk for $4. Fragrance is faded but still there. Not the fan of OS that I used to be, but am thinking about adding lime e.o. to it.
Ummm..... No.... I saw a "Victorian style shaving cup" (as per the tag) in an antique store last weekend. I said to the wife "looks like a tea cup to me". I actually used this coffee mug the other day to try out a new soap. Worked perfectly! But I promise, I won't put it on eBay as a shave mug now.
I hauled two straights and an old type. here is the old type it looks like a new standard. but it's knob end didn't match the others I've had. looks like it was silver plate no serial number or date code marked made in us any info? guesses? theories? y'all help after cooking it for ten minutes in my homemade electrolysis rig
I received these awesome PIF gifts from @elduderino914 yesterday and with a couple surprise blade packs! The Shave Den soaps are awesome, I'm sure I won't be disappointed. Thanks again for the PIF! I'll be using the Aqua Di Gio tomorrow so a small review will intel about it on SOTD! 1. Aqua Di Gio tallow 2. Subzero
