I have a not displeasing image of you hopping up and down in your bathroom muttering "not long now, not long now, just a few weeks more, not long now".
lol that is pretty much what's happening, it's like waiting for Christmas [emoji318][emoji23]
I have a not displeasing image of you hopping up and down in your bathroom muttering "not long now, not long now, just a few weeks more, not long now".
lol that is pretty much what's happening, it's like waiting for Christmas [emoji318][emoji23]
We should have started with you, @Jonno7452... I'm much older and have learned patience....
Sure hope i don't forget to send out the package in a couple or three weeks....
Okay since I have time this morning,,,unless I spend it all talking about shaving and not actually shaving...
I'll start with the German Florena
No we shouldn't padawans must learn patience, lack of patience way to the dark side is, cartridges, spray foam, and pimples on that path lie.
Ah, so you're another one who likes to tempt fate - dude he's a nurse. Never ever ever pee off a nurse. You think the mafia's bad? Try nurses.
And margor is right never upset nurses, they are masters in the way of the enema!![emoji23][emoji23]
NEXT UP: Viking from Russia
I was thinking about that as well after reading your comments on the first post about how the Russian is based on the Bulgarian...
Plan B....
Next up is Bulgarian Viking Active.
Incidentally you're right about a rough bowl - I indulged myself in one a few months ago, it's actually a large scuttle as you can see below that I got from a Ukranian seller on the bay for a price (including shipping) that works out at a bit over 36€ or nearly $40 or nearly £33 with free shipping. I prefer to cold shave, but I enjoy an utterly self-indulgent hot lather shave once in a while and this lets me do both. Using it really came as a revelation I get vast amounts of lather out of the thing.
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Of course nobody needs a scuttle but if I was going to indulge myself for Christmas this would be the indulgence I'd go for. (That dealer also does a medium-sized bowl which I haven't tried - it's a fair bit cheaper). For decades rather than a scuttle I used a silver plated shell shaped dish - an improvisation which worked very well.
The Viking Active is almost scent-free..
Ill give Viking Active from Bulgaria an 8.5 for good lathering, good cushion but the IMO lack of slickness didnt work for me and the lack of scent was a bit of a disappointment.
Would I buy it? Only if I could buy it cheaply; If it cost $2 a tube with $2 shipping, probably not.
Sorry, Mark. I know you like this one.
Today is Lea Crema de Afeitar from Spain......
Lea from Spain gets a 3.5 from me. Its slick but its annoying to apply and annoying to rinse. I felt like I had to rush to get the shave done before it dried out.
My first time using a brushless cream but this one is not for me. All the above reasons but at least it has a pleasant scent.
Whipped Dog 24mm Synthetic Brush
Schick Stick L1 Variant Injector Razor
Schick Injector Twin Blade
Large Smooth sided Soup Bowl for lather
Alum
Generic Witch Hazel
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This one is definitely a keeper.
Gentlemen,
There's going to be a lot of cream left at the end of this passaround.... None of the tubes appear to have been used at all, at all.
Each of them needs so little cream, except for the Lea, to make a fine lather that each tube would last me at least 3 months, probably 4-5.
I can just imagine [MENTION=112020]Jonno7452[/MENTION].... peeking out his bathroom window, brush and scuttle in hand, watching for the Postman to coming whistling down the front walk with a box in his hand... Patience, grasshopper, it will be worth the wait.