Acquisitions JUNE 2012

**amishmotorboat** · 06-25-2012, 10:15 AM

Bulldogs originally came in both silver and gold. Yours was silver. That black was tarnished silver.

**Shakey-and-twitchy** · 06-25-2012, 06:19 PM

Just WOW.

**Sir_Eider** · 06-26-2012, 02:56 AM

Some products which a very good italian friend brought us to Spain:

For curious people, here you can see the composition of both Prep shaving cream and new Proraso lotion

Proraso have like interesting ingredients hammamelis virginiana and glycerin. Prep seems the classic italian eucaliptus&menthol shaving cream, with alantoin, mint, canfor added. Unfortunately it has some chemical detergents & parabens, but it looks promising anyway.

Cheers!

**Sir_Eider** · 06-26-2012, 02:58 AM

Originally Posted by cpool222

I've been meaning to brag on Dave Gorder at Westcoastrazors (Closecut61) for the job he did for me on these two razors. I sent him this old Gillette Bulldog that I found hidden in with some other razors on the bay:

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and this is what he did for it:

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It had a fairly bad crack in it and now I have to look closely to even find out where it is. I asked him to replate it in silver because I think that's what they were originally plated with... anyone know for sure? I unfortunately don't have any before pics of the 30s Aristocrat he did for me also, it wasn't too bad, just dull with age and plating faded on the head. Here it is with a couple extra pics:

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Dave, thanks again for the great job on these, I'm really enjoying them.
Cleave

Oh, man! Incredible restoration works! Woooow!

**Sir_Eider** · 06-27-2012, 05:22 AM

Some "oldies" I have found in "oldies" drugstore as well:

I was surprised that Irisch Moos even was sold some decades ago here... wow!

Cheers!

**shm** · 06-27-2012, 12:04 PM

Just another batch of brushes (can't seem to help myself

)

Vulfix trio: VS5 boar, 404 Grosvenor boar/badger and 2234 Silvertip

**Spillproof** · 06-27-2012, 12:34 PM

Just ordered a polished nickel Fatip Grande. Pics when I get it ;-)

**hitemfrank** · 06-27-2012, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by shm

Just another batch of brushes (can't seem to help myself

)

Vulfix trio: VS5 boar, 404 Grosvenor boar/badger and 2234 Silvertip

Dear lord man, where the hell do you keep them all?

**shm** · 06-27-2012, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by hitemfrank

Dear lord man, where the hell do you keep them all?

In the brush mansion of course

**bakerbarber** · 06-27-2012, 07:05 PM

Personna

Injector

**brucered** · 06-27-2012, 08:22 PM

today was a good day.

2 stick of IM, 1 stick of Spieck, Blade Bank from WCS and an Arlington ASB Milk pif.

**hitemfrank** · 06-28-2012, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by shm

In the brush mansion of course

Of course, how silly of me not to think of that

**brucered** · 06-28-2012, 04:57 PM

another decent MAIL day.

Thayers Lavender Alcohol Free WH and a Whipped Dog 24mm knot.

**norwood** · 06-28-2012, 08:20 PM

Well, stopped in Japan en route (frequent flier miles trip...) and picked up a tube at a dollar store, but the real haul came in Europe.

Picked up:

Migros 'I Am' x6
Florena x4
Lavera x5
EU Palmolive x5
Nivea x5
Speick x4 or 5

TSA beat up the packages, but doesn't look like anything broke. Woo hoo! This stuff costs so much less in Europe. The Migros creams were $2-3 each, and even the Lavera was maybe $6/tube in Germany.

**Sir_Eider** · 06-29-2012, 11:12 AM

And mooore shoping, this month I have used too much my VISA, mates... :

Razorock XXX, Razorock Was Eucaliptus, Provence Santé after shave lotion, a really "oldy" tallow based La Toja stick, and a Prep cream. This Prep a thought it was a "pre shave" product but reading the instructions it seems a curious all-in-one remedy, hehe:

Cheers!

**StubbleShaver** · 06-30-2012, 09:50 AM

(Not the OS)

**hudik** · 06-30-2012, 01:44 PM

Before June ends, I figured I should post the triplets:

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MK no 31 in mother of pearl.

**Bendragon** · 07-01-2012, 03:35 AM

I got delivered my first DE Razor

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Also got a new soap

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There's a few shaves under the lather now and I've melted the soap and mixed in some of my Wahl traditional barbers cream into it to balance it a little.
Happy man.

**CapnPanther** · 07-01-2012, 07:53 AM

Not a busy month in the Acquisitions Dept:

Brush
*Ever Read 150 Restore courtesy of the B/S/T

Blades

*Astra SPs x5

Aftershave Lotions
*Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
*Brut

**SmoovD** · 07-11-2012, 05:58 PM

Box from IB arrived today. It included a tube of the new Proraso green, a tube of the old 444 and 5 tubs of the news soaps: Bee's Knees, Moroccan Secret, SMN, Caribbean Coconut, Nervous Wreck and the LE. Took of whiff of the new scents...the Bee's Knees and the Moroccan Secret smell wonderful, Nervous Wreck smells nice but I don't get any vetiver. The remaining smell fine if unspectacular.