The Haul: September 26th - October 2nd, 2011

Happy Wednesday From Florida!

In the mail today is a nice haul from Shoebox.

Speick Splash
Fitness Soap
Booster Sage Tonic
Prep Shave Cream
Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar

Gary threw in a few samples including Speick lotion, Speick Soap, Cera Cupra Lotion and a Carob & Sea Salt soap that smells good enough to eat!

 

Well Jeff, it appears that some of us have been keeping Gary at Shoebox pretty busy.
Here is what I got.

2 Fitness Tubs (That brings me to 4 total)
1 Boosters Iced Lime 14 oz
1 oz sample of Boosters Oriental Spice
1 pack of 10 Personna Platinums
5 SE Blades
1 Travel Speick Soap
Coco Vitos Sample (read about it at his site)
http://www.shoeboxshaveshop.com/vishsosahacr.html



Gary is an excellent vendor with excellent products. It is a pleasure to do business with him!

 

Dude, you're gonna dig the 404. Great brush. Once the boar breaks in and starts to split, it is a magical beast. Plenty of backbone and soft once broken in. Holds plenty of lather. Tears through soaps but extremely capable in creams. Don't let any initial impression of thinking that it is a ratty bristled, to small to be useful, never to be used again item as I did. Give it a few weeks and you will wonder why you use anything else. I don't think the 404 is the peak of luxury but it is the ultimate in utilitarianism IMO. Might even be my deserted island brush.

You know what I just re-realized? I need more face.

 

The 404 is a killer good brush. It took me a while to properly break mine in, but it will deliver. Congrat's Jeff.

 

Got my PIFs from Johnny in today. Already test lathered everything so I could really smell it all. In doing this I also realized that I've been stingy when it comes to the water. So I also did another lather of my new TSD ISZ Wheat Cream & BAM, a mound, nay, a mountain of icy cool frigidness! I can't wait for my next few dozen shaves now. Thanks again to Johnny for this PIF & to everyone that's been helping me lather the wheat!

 

Just rec'd this in the mail today.Can't wait to try the Vitos

 

My grandfarthers razor. (i dont remember him as he died many years ago) i got it last year when i cleared my aunts house when she died. I was not DE shaving then but had the sense to keep it. I think its a gillette oc ball end ? im sure someone elase can correct me. needs re-plating but that will happen in good time

 

I wish I could get a hold of my grandparents stuff!

 

My friend Khalil who is Egyptian has an uncle who returned from Cairo on Sunday evening. He brought me:

4x Lord Emofresh sc tubes
2x Mood sc tubes

 

My grandpa threw all of his out YEARS ago when I asked him about it...then asked me why I ever wanted to use DE razor. I think his term was "It's rubbish".

 

Got this NOS Rotbart no. 15 in the mail this week. Took it for a spin today. Nice shaver!

 

That knurling looks like it could cause injury!

Speaking of injuries, my Muhle R41 arrived today!

 

Grats Bob! I'm not sure if you were really looking forward to that arriving or not. You're so hard to read sometimes!

 

My Grandpa used a Valet Autostrop for something like 30 years, and then for some reason that I cannot figure out, he switched to using a Sensor. (why he would want to use that) I must to say he always used a brush and a cream like Florena or a soap like Williams, but the change to the Sensor was a big surprise to me.

 

Let's hope you don't get too many of those! Injuries that is!

 

I have been known to beat around the bush

I say it only to hype the R41. It is by no means a friendly razor but there isn't any reason somebody who knows how to shave can't pick one up and get to scrapin'.

 

Lots of nice hauls this week.

 

The Lider is good stuff.

 

That is one studly looking razor. I may get a day or 2 worth of whiskers built up so when you guys come down, I can give it a good run.