G'day,
For the past 5 years I have been growing a beard and this year I will be doing Worlds Greatest Shave. It's been cool having the beard but miss having a clean shaven face
A few years ago I received a heirloom straight razor from my Pop which got me interested in the idea of a more sustainable way of shaving should I ever decide to remove my beard! In that time I have collected over 20 "vintage" straights, mostly from English makers but a few German straights also. Eventually I'll put up some photos of these in the traditional shaving section
I've ordered some soaps/creams - Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood cream and Australian Private Reserve Fenchurch soap, a Muhle shaving bowl and a Vulfix Old Original Super Badger brush. Yet to get any aftershave but I do have fond childhood memories of my Grandad using Brut. Quite a potent scent from memory! I purchased the TOBS one because I have a small Sandalwood plantation (Santalum spicatum - WA Sandalwood) here in the wheatbelt which will hopefully yield some oil in the next 8-10 years. Pretty sure TOBS uses a different but directly related sandalwood. Cool nonetheless
Some of my other hobbies include homebrew (cider, meads) and beekeeping. I hope to attend a WA meet in the near future
Thanks
For the past 5 years I have been growing a beard and this year I will be doing Worlds Greatest Shave. It's been cool having the beard but miss having a clean shaven face
A few years ago I received a heirloom straight razor from my Pop which got me interested in the idea of a more sustainable way of shaving should I ever decide to remove my beard! In that time I have collected over 20 "vintage" straights, mostly from English makers but a few German straights also. Eventually I'll put up some photos of these in the traditional shaving section
I've ordered some soaps/creams - Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood cream and Australian Private Reserve Fenchurch soap, a Muhle shaving bowl and a Vulfix Old Original Super Badger brush. Yet to get any aftershave but I do have fond childhood memories of my Grandad using Brut. Quite a potent scent from memory! I purchased the TOBS one because I have a small Sandalwood plantation (Santalum spicatum - WA Sandalwood) here in the wheatbelt which will hopefully yield some oil in the next 8-10 years. Pretty sure TOBS uses a different but directly related sandalwood. Cool nonetheless
Some of my other hobbies include homebrew (cider, meads) and beekeeping. I hope to attend a WA meet in the near future
Thanks
