The Haul: October 2015

Italian Barber selles a house brand for $20. I've had a sample of Floid Blue and they're pretty close.

 

Hearing of the spotted owl always reminds me of the joke about the guy who gets caught by Park Rangers eating a Bald Eagle........

 

Booster Polar Ice is similar to Floid if memory serves me.

 

I heard it as " a slightly more tender than Californian Condor but tangier than spotted owl"

 

Vill ha den rakhyveln riktigt mycket. Men den är dyr som fan i Sverige. Hittar väl den nån dag

 

Ah.... Lycka till

 

As the excitable Doc Emerick of NBC sports would say.... "He Scoooores!!!"
Man, I really covet that razor! Nice score.

 

De är inte som USA, ni hittar fan hyvlar för under 100 lappen

 

Awesome, a real beauty!

 

Nar jag bodde i Sverige 100 kronor var mycket pengar

 

är du 150 år gammal eller? hahaha

 

This month has been Busy

 

Well, well, well... Look at what the mailman delivered to me yesterday. It's a Gillette Rocket! I used it today just to try it out. I know, it's still OCtober and I'm loving the shaves I've been getting with my Gillette New razors. I just couldn't wait. Anyway, it's a beauty and it feels like a super speed made to exacting standards. Definitely built to higher quality. I paired it up with a 7 O'clock black blade and got a great shave. I can see me using this baby as my daily razor.

I have only one issue with it. The seller on e-bay said it was the heavy weight rocket. Well, I placed it on a scale this morning and it rang in at 57 grams. I'm a bit bummed as I thought I was buying the 72 gram rocket. I do want to keep it as it seems to be a fantastic razor, but I guess I'm still in the market for the real heavyweight rocket.

 

I have a British Rocket and it's a great razor! You are correct it could be a daily shaver no problem, do you have an Aristocrat? Enjoy your Rocket!

 

Don't forget no mail on Monday in the U. S. Columbus Day.

 

Any particular type of vinegar?

 

An aristocrat is on my short list, along with a sheraton, a toggle, etc...

 

I was surprised by this arrival today by USPS. Sorry about the poor PIC quality. The Pics do not do this strop justice







I had been looking for a new strop. I was lucky enough to catch a Tony Miller Old No. 2 Heirloom. Brand new straight from Tony's workshop.

This strop has the very little draw but is silky smooth when you are running a razor across the leather.

 

The Aristocrat IMO is Gillette's greatest razor made, perfect balance, perfect shave every time. I hope you can get one soon.