April 2017 Acquisitions Thread

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SpeedyPC said:
@Benjamin Con the @shavetheman always have a secret backdoor for leftovers for those who may have missed out, it's all depends on how they negotiate with Con with a very special secret 'The Stray Whisker Handshake' :smuggrin::smug: and I'm pretty sure he'll be able to help them out. Please don't ask me I'm just a Mason and I don't know the secret 'The Stray Whisker Handshake' because I've never met Con face to face, I've only seen him on Youtube :smuggrin::smug::p:D
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Haha! I wouldn't want to put the good man on the spot.
But, that said, I have been planning to visit my grandmother in the blue mountains soon. It occurred to me a few weeks ago that I could take a detour out to TheStrayWhisker - they have public access, don't they?
Any excuse to splurge on more gear under the guidance of a minor celebrity. *grin*
 
SpeedyPC said:
@Benjamin Con the @shavetheman always have a secret backdoor for leftovers for those who may have missed out, it's all depends on how they negotiate with Con with a very special secret 'The Stray Whisker Handshake' :smuggrin::smug: and I'm pretty sure he'll be able to help them out. Please don't ask me I'm just a Mason and I don't know the secret 'The Stray Whisker Handshake' because I've never met Con face to face, I've only seen him on Youtube :smuggrin::smug::p:D
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Snooze said:
Free range Dragons? I hope its not from those damn caged- Dragon farms I've read about in China :ROFLMAO:
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Sensational! Best comment of the week!
 
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Feeling your pain @lerenau as I went nuts last night and purchased six razors from europe and now looking to drop on the Massdrop Ikon B1 slant deal.
Have nine soaps here and another four on the way as I went B&M & P&B crazy last week, now looking at TSW and thinking I need those two B&M soaps as well and that APR Mycroft... someone tear up my credit card up now!
 
lerenau said:
OMG. I checked TSW yesterday and it was sold out.
Far out. I'm going to go broke from all the soap I'm buying. Decisions decisions...
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alfredus said:
Finally on the list for this beauty (y)
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Oh good.
Maybe that's why it stalled. He was working hard to give me a good deal because it would be the first one in Australia. I actually accepted his offer a week or so ago and asked for handle hole specifications but have had no reply.
 
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A couple of offerings from Elena, a Spanish artisan who goes by the brand 'Soaps by Luna' I have been conversing with via email.

I find myself searching for and acquiring lesser known, and artisan soaps more and more these days. I like to connect with small batch producers who are doing things by themselves, taking the time to ensure absolute quality of product and ingredients above all else. I find their fragrances and the quality of their products typically excellent. From looking at her soap in the tub, it is immediately evident she is on the same level of Manuel!

Two soaps here, Higo Y Vanilla (Fig and Vanilla which smells exceptional) and Fauno (lavender, eucalyptus and clove) which smells very fresh. The fig and vanilla will make an ideal autumnal soap and I will drop it straight into rotation, keeping the Fauno for next spring. A small sample of coconut which while interesting, is just a straight up coconut fragrance. She also does a Dama De Noche (Cestrum nocturnum) which I have on order and can't wait to try and another new fragrance of which she will send me a sample.
 
todras said:
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A couple of offerings from Elena, a Spanish artisan who goes by the brand 'Soaps by Luna' I have been conversing with via email.

I find myself searching for and acquiring lesser known, and artisan soaps more and more these days. I like to connect with small batch producers who are doing things by themselves, taking the time to ensure absolute quality of product and ingredients above all else. I find their fragrances and the quality of their products typically excellent. From looking at her soap in the tub, it is immediately evident she is on the same level of Manuel!

Two soaps here, Higo Y Vanilla (Fig and Vanilla which smells exceptional) and Fauno (lavender, eucalyptus and clove) which smells very fresh. The fig and vanilla will make an ideal autumnal soap and I will drop it straight into rotation, keeping the Fauno for next spring. A small sample of coconut which while interesting, is just a straight up coconut fragrance. She also does a Dama De Noche (Cestrum nocturnum) which I have on order and can't wait to try and another new fragrance of which she will send me a sample.
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You and others do go on about Eufos. I suppose I should try some! Shame there is none in the travelling box - a sign no one is willing to PIF even a sample size I presume!
 
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