Acquisitions Monday Feb 27- Sunday Mar 05

[guenron]

The weeks fly past and it is almost the month of March. Make sure you get you orders in to stock up on green shaving kit in time for St. Patrick's Day!

[rtaylor61]

Time for a bit of catching up!
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=1498
A coconut husk bowl, Trafalgar Grafton and Cadillac 1903 Shaving Mugg from JDogg (JD), the Vulfix 2234 Super Badger Brush
(for my son) and Merkur Slant Bar from Threeputt (Jeff), a Merkur Progress and a Merkur HD Classic, also for my son.
Oh, yeah, the brush in the back? It's a mystery brush...details will be forthcoming on that one! Yeah, it's been a good week!

Randy

[obsessis]

i bought some essential oils from ebay, as well as a bunch of NEW and NEW STANDARD gillette razors. I'm still waiting on lots of stuff to arrive, namely a NETI Pot, atkinsons lavender, 'the third man' by caron, more as I get it.

[obsessis]

Also, i picked up the final razor in one chapter of razor collecting.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=1499

And another to try out NEW razors.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=1500

[AACJ]

My acquisition for today:


http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=1502


Feather RG Blue Razor with a bunch of extra blades
1 cake of St Charles Shave Soap - Bay Rum
1 bottle of St Charles After Shave Balm - Bay Rum
Sharps Scrub and Shave Gel samples

Thanks Richard (aka Rustyblade)

[DoubleE]

C&E sandalwood shaving soap
C&E sandalwood ASB
C&E sandalwood EDT
C&E sweet almond oil shaving cream
C&E sweet almond oil shaving soap
L'Occitane Eau Du Badian EDT
Luxo Banho bath soap

The Luxo Banho is wonderful bath soap! It's the size of a small football but boy is it moisturizing. It originated in Europe in the 1920s and is still going today.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=1504

[Rik]

St. Charles Shave Buttercreme
St. Charles Shave Shamrock Shaving Soap with Bowl
St. Charles Shave Savory Rose Shaving Soap with Bowl
St. Charles Shave Baron Spray EDT
St. Charles Shave Her Spice Body Lotion

[roughrider]

St. Charles Shave Buttercreme
St. Charles Shave Savory Rose Shaving Soap with Bowl
St. Charles Shave Baron Spray EDT



I wonder how the Buttercreme compares to CAR A/S Moisture Cream? what do you think of the Savory Rose scent? How does it perform? Also, How's the Baron EDT? Thanks.


I've been thinking about picking some of these items up. Looking forward to some thoughts and comments from good ol' Rik. :biggrin:

[Rik]

Greetings RR,

Once I receive my SCS shipment I'll be able to do a direct comparison since today I received:

Simpsons Persian Jar #2 Silver Tip Brush
CAR Peppermint A/S Moisture Cream

I'll give a full report on the other items. I have no doubt the soap will perform exceedingly well based on her other products.

[atnight]

100 Personna Blades from ebay..

woohooo:tongue:

[crackstar]

2 bags of Bic disposables! (I did my brother in law a favor by taking them!)

[rtaylor61]

2 bags of Bic disposables! (I did my brother in law a favor by taking them!)

That is one of the great things about this forum and it's members. Always looking out for others! :lol:

Randy

[vontech]

Castle Forbes Lavender
Coates Lime
Quaiche! (Pretty...!)

[crackstar]

Randy, I've tried at least 5 times to get my brother-in-law to join our group. He's too shy by nature. In person, he's a great, great guy.

Jeff

[Scotto]

I got my first order from Sue at Saint Charles Shave today. Almond shave soap, Rose shave soap, New Spice cologne, buttercream, and a couple of samples (spa butter and a new scent from Sue).

The soaps are incredibly fragrant. The almond might be the most intense almond scent out there. I can't wait to see how they shave.

[gage0921]

Thanks to ponyplayer I have a adj. shick injector to play with!!!!!!!
FINALLY!!!!

All I need to do is find Scotto's post about cleaning one and my next SOTD will be with it. Any suggestions on what setting I should use????? Charles at QED said the highest and you can drag it all over your face with out a problem.

[Rik]

Also thanks to ponyplayer...

Shavemac Horn Imitation XXL Silver Tip Brush
QEDman Grapefruit & Peppermint Shaving Stick

[gage0921]

So YOUR the one who took my shavemac:eek:

[guenron]

Thanks to ponyplayer I have a adj. shick injector to play with!!!!!!!
FINALLY!!!!

All I need to do is find Scotto's post about cleaning one and my next SOTD will be with it. Any suggestions on what setting I should use????? Charles at QED said the highest and you can drag it all over your face with out a problem.
Sean,
A great deal depends upon the quality of the blade.. Have you purchased any particular brand?

[gage0921]

I just have the injector brand that came with it....any suggestions.

[guenron]

I just have the injector brand that came with it....any suggestions.
I don't know if they are available in your area, but I bought a magazine of American Safety Razor platinum-coated chrome steel blades that seem to be very effective. Not sure what they market down there in Baja OK..:lol1:
The only gripe I had was that the magazine did not align quite correctly when the key was inserted into the razor. A slight twist of the combo produced adequate alignment for me to insert the blade without bunging-up the blade, razor, or myself.
Just rermember, an injector is a different beast than a double edge, slightly different touch (teeny bit more force) and significantly different angle. Good luck and enjoy. If you can not find any blades to your liking, let me know and I'll send you a magazine-full of ASR's for you to test out.

[gage0921]

Will do....and thanks for the offer. Im sure my local CVS or Walgreens will have something. Im not quite sure how to load:redface: ..not that ive tried but after disinfecting that will be the next step.

[guenron]

Will do....and thanks for the offer. Im sure my local CVS or Walgreens will have something. Im not quite sure how to load:redface: ..not that ive tried but after disinfecting that will be the next step.
I could take a series of photos and post them if you like... Just give me the word..:001_smile

[gage0921]

I could take a series of photos and post them if you like... Just give me the word..:001_smile

You should do that...not only for me but it would be a great addition to the pictorials section.

[RobRI]

Hi, Im new here, ive been looking around reading the posts for about a week now and just wanted to show some of my first buys. I bought Taylors Rose, a boar hair brush from walgreens. A feather double edge razor from classic shaving and these from ebay. Some before and after shots.

Rob

[RobRI]

Sorry for the size of the pictures...

[gage0921]

Dove right in didnt ya.....lol:thumbup1:

[guenron]

Bottle of Hoyt's Cologne from QED (http://www.qedusa.com). Both American Classics.. Also got some more of the Jasmine Tea and some Lapsang Souchong.. And..

[gage0921]

Bottle of Hoyt's Cologne from QED (http://www.qedusa.com). Both American Classics.. Also got some more of the Jasmine Tea and some Lapsang Souchong.. And..

Your link does not work RON

[Scotto]

Minor score today. Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel and Tom's of Maine Apricot toothpaste. My sister and niece are coming by tomorrow, and they are super-vegans. I had to head to the natural food store to get them some food, and couldn't resist browsing the toiletries section while I was there.

[crackstar]

1 bag of Bic disposables (my brother-in law laid them on me)
1 bottle of Old Spice cologne (ok, I'll force myself!)

Jeff

[Kyle]

Hey Scotto,

I wouldn't mind hearing your evaluation after having used the Rose Petal Witch Hazel.

[guenron]

Your link does not work RON
Try it again! BTW, did you check out the injector load?

[obsessis]

Hey Scotto,

I wouldn't mind hearing your evaluation after having used the Rose Petal Witch Hazel.

the thayers rose is great. i use it or the lavender daily.

[atnight]

The Italian Store in Arlington carries this stuff from time to time. They also have tons of other Italian goods, great wine, great pizza, great sandwiches.

this time:

proraso green tube
proraso red tube
pre/post

[crackstar]

hey, Proraso's a damn nice find, reasonably priced too. I use it a lot also. (when I'm not dipping into the Arko!) :lol:

Jeff

[gage0921]

Try it again! BTW, did you check out the injector load?

I did and now I have another problem.......even on the highest setting the damn thing doesnt cut hair:confused:

[ouch]

the thayers rose is great. i use it or the lavender daily.

I concur. The Thayer's witch hazels seem to have just the right amount of aloe to go on easily and put out the fire. It's usually the first thing to touch my face after the cold water splash. At around 8-9 semolians, it's a lot more than the drugstore brands or Wilkinson's, but even then it's an absolute steal for the job it does. Both the rose and lavender are nice light fragrances.

[murchmb]

I wouldn't mind hearing your evaluation after having used the Rose Petal Witch Hazel.

I find it to perform the same as the unscented version. It seems to work well as a toner, but I always pop something on top of it like Will G's ASB, Proraso, or Naturade Aloe. Scent-wise, it is in the same vein as Coral Skin Food, Taylor's Rose cream, etc., but lighter. Doesn't stay around. Also, the witch hazel smell doesn't come through. On the unscented version, the witch hazel is detectable, but not overbearing like it is with Dickenson's