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June 2021 SHAVING Acquisitions Thread
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That's what GoToobs are for...
got them for my shampoo but I usually take an even lighter kit for overnight! Mind you - the 75ml tubes are themselves way heavier than the 40g D R Harris sticks.
Over thinking this
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Hmm, DR Harris comes as a stick? I honestly didn't know, since DRH has only recently come on to my radar since @rhodes96' princely gift last month (and never in my life have I ever used a stick except as something to throw for the dog). Next year, I think I'll get myself one for travel purposes, as I really like it.
Mind you - the 75ml tubes are themselves way heavier than the 40g D R Harris sticks.
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Thanks, it looks like I've got two definite choices there, Windsor (I now know I like that) and Lavender, since everyone around here knows I really hate lavender with a passion.
I've had time to forgive Mensbiz for stuffing me around with cheap&dodgy carrier choices... 
Acquisition update*. 1934 Gillette #44 Raised Flat bottom NEW hollow ball end handle set. Not very common razor and the RFB is possibly the best cap/plate combo Gillette ever came up with. Glad I saved this one and very little to none plate loss. Shiny 
And you can't shave without soap and aftershave. Has Captains blend had a small formula change? Aftershave spot on but soap a lighter colour now and slight difference to previous soap. Straight off puck it's different.
And you can't shave without soap and aftershave. Has Captains blend had a small formula change? Aftershave spot on but soap a lighter colour now and slight difference to previous soap. Straight off puck it's different.
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If they live up to the hype will order a few hundred extra
The blades were free postage and with 100 blades in the card the seller appears to have sent as untracked envelope with 2 x $1.10 stamps and not the standard $9.15 we all pay for up to 500 grams
The blades were free postage and with 100 blades in the card the seller appears to have sent as untracked envelope with 2 x $1.10 stamps and not the standard $9.15 we all pay for up to 500 grams
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If they live up to the hype will order a few hundred extra
The blades were free postage and with 100 blades in the card the seller appears to have sent as untracked envelope with 2 x $1.10 stamps and not the standard $9.15 we all pay for up to 500 grams
Yeah those prices were too good to pass up. I got … cough a few as well.
Well, I guess this will tide me over for... 5 years? lol.
They all smell great, but I'd say the Sandalwood and Bergamot is the standout for me.
And because I love gin, thought I'd give the Blind Barber Watermint Gin facial cleanser a go.
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for $10 the soap is free. I wonder how it will shave?
On a roll with the vintage soaps.
I've not tried these two, but have some vintage Yardley and it is fantastic!
I’m hoping it’s good stuff. I also grabbed a few other vintage items recently. A valet auto strop and these beauty’s for my shaving sticks.
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Yardley lavender was the first good soap I ever had, back in the 70s when it was still being made. I saw an unopened tub for sale the other week for something like $270. I almost broke the sabbatical for just an instant, but then sanity decided to put in a brief appearance.
The vintage stuff is out there and not always at eye watering prices. The soap is unused.
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That would have been a nice score.The vintage stuff is out there and not always at eye watering prices. The soap is unused.
The thing with Yardley is that unless the soap is still sealed, it usually doesn't have any of the fragrance left. It still performs beautifully, though.
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