The WORLD'S STRANGEST SHAVE SHOP!

[velvetgoldmine]

Roll up! Roll up! Roll up for the WORLD’S STRANGEST SHAVE SHOP!

Step right up, Gentlemen! And be TRULY AMAZED by the AWESOME COTTON REEL STROP! The only one of it’s kind in the world today!! Got the horn, Sir? Then you need THIS!! Marvel at the wonder of the 9 CITY GENTS! Are you MAN enough to face the ROARING OF THE LIONESSES?! Can you handle the TOE BRUSH?!! Dare you witness the AMAZING SHAVING FOAM DEMONSTRATION?! Step this way, Gentlemen! For the WORLD'S MOST WONDERFUL SHAVING CURIOSITIES! One at a time, please! Form an orderly queue! No pushing!

[Etoyoc_Rebmos]

"An ideal gift for the man who has everything and also most useful for odd parts of the anatomy that are not toes!"

ummm.... a back scratcher?

[masonjarjar]

The Rhino shaving brush will lend a distinctive ambience to the most upmarket of bathrooms.

Um, I think not.

[velvetgoldmine]

That Churchill Silvertip brush looks suspiciously like a Simpson Duke to me! But they do say that they 'are proud to be the manufacturers of this brush'......?

[masonjarjar]

It's a South African shop. They have pics of their store in Cape Town if you look. Interesting.

-Mason

[velvetgoldmine]

Any South African members who might know this shop?

[Mottern Man]

I admit it, I want to try the soap.

[velvetgoldmine]

I admit it, I want to try the soap.

The Strawberry cream does look tempting!

[SMOKE]

Interesting to be sure!!

[Bostonian 007]

WOW, now those shaving brushes are truly unique. I don't think I have seen similar designs ever. Now if there is a member who might have gone to their shop I am sure we all would love to hear their feedback :).

[velvetgoldmine]

Look at the 'About Us' section of the site! Isn't that logo the Rooney logo? See thirdeye's very interesting post in the Brush forum.

[biomesh]

This place(and the owner) has been around for a while and doesn't have a great reputation.

[huracan]

Interesting site, a lot of the pictures look photoshopped (look at the victorian ivory Mach3).
Nonetheless I can see how this place is sort of a gentleman's shop in another part of the world where licenses and trademarks are not enforced, the owner fully sells the image of it manufacturing its own stuff. Makes me think of some of those catalogs you see here in the states where they have 'trekked to the ends of the world' to find the stuff they now have 'manufactured' for them to bring to you.
Take for instance the Churchill Silvertip, Em's place has a scan of the Simpson brushes brochure, towards the end they offer to place (or used to now???) put your logo in any of their brushes and even to make your own design brush if bought in bulk.

[burnwood]

Those animal brush handles look like they are made of aluminum foil.

[velvetgoldmine]

I was seduced by 'the Luxury Shaving at Mr Cobbs' report, until I got to the point where a Mach 3 was mentioned! For a while, I hoped that this might be one place where they still used a genuine straight. I'd still like to visit the store in person, if I found myself in the area.

[SMOKE]

"It's a crazy world...They ought to sell tickets...I'd buy one" ( A little Raising Arizona humor)

[sehrgut]

Anyone ever tried the Alfred Roberts "City Gent" line? I can't find reference to it many other places online, and this is the only shop I see stocking it.

[RoyalKooparillo]

"Rest the bristles of the shaving brush lightly in the soap for a few seconds."

Yeah, right, buddy.

"See how much lather there is?"

In the last photo, the amount of lather he has in his hand is about enough for 1/3 of a pass.

[Limey]

I like the new word "soupcon" for my shaving vocabulary. It means a little bit or trace.

[sehrgut]

"Rest the bristles of the shaving brush lightly in the soap for a few seconds."

Yeah, right, buddy.

"See how much lather there is?"

In the last photo, the amount of lather he has in his hand is about enough for 1/3 of a pass.

Quite obviously, that's the amount of lather he'd use at a go. As much as it pains me to invoke the cursed expression, YMMV and all that . . .