2024 Shaving Acquisitions Thread

[SpeedyPC]

Mail call, didn’t know yesterday arrival at the parcel locker. Pretty quick from Victoria.

 

[thorpef1]

Now i know its not as fancy as some of the brushes on here, but after my daughter dropped my Yaqi rocks brush, i decided to give the DS Cosmetics G7 synthetic brush a go.

 

[Gargravarr]

@SpeedyPC gave me the heads-up that the 5oz version of this is now available directly from Stirling. As I wasn't too keen on bothering with international mail just for one tub, I was happy when Cary Grant listed the 3oz version on the Artisan Arcade catalogue. I had wondered if the lavender EO was the same that goes into the fabled Bergamot Lavender, and it is. Almost identical to the Castle Forbes lav scent, which is a good thing.

 

[Phil Harmonica]

The seller accepted my offer last weekend and I received this Le Grelot 193 6/8 full hollow "ROYAL CANADA" around noon today. Spent a couple of hours cleaning & polishing and I am happy with the results. I wanted to retain the gold wash so I applied clear nail polish to it before getting in to it. When I finished, a bit of nail polish remover (acetone) removed the polish without damaging the gold wash. Tomorrow I will set the bevel and run it through the stones. Hoping to shave with it Saturday morning. Here are the before (seller's photo) and after photos.

Before

After

 

[Mycroft47]

The seller accepted my offer last weekend and I received this Le Grelot 193 6/8 full hollow "ROYAL CANADA" around noon today. Spent a couple of hours cleaning & polishing and I am happy with the results. I wanted to retain the gold wash so I applied clear nail polish to it before getting in to it. When I finished, a bit of nail polish remover (acetone) removed the polish without damaging the gold wash. Tomorrow I will set the bevel and run it through the stones. Hoping to shave with it Saturday morning. Here are the before (seller's photo) and after photos.

Before

After

Great razor, nice job!

 

[Phil Harmonica]

Great razor, nice job!

Thanks, mate!

 

[rbscebu]

The seller accepted my offer last weekend and I received this Le Grelot 193 6/8 full hollow "ROYAL CANADA" around noon today. Spent a couple of hours cleaning & polishing and I am happy with the results. I wanted to retain the gold wash so I applied clear nail polish to it before getting in to it. When I finished, a bit of nail polish remover (acetone) removed the polish without damaging the gold wash. Tomorrow I will set the bevel and run it through the stones. Hoping to shave with it Saturday morning. Here are the before (seller's photo) and after photos.

Before

After

A lovely job. You have done yourself proud.

 

[Mycroft47]

 

[SpeedyPC]

I don’t know about this, smells weird.

 

[Mycroft47]

I don’t know about this, smells weird.

Would you like a sample?

 

[Mycroft47]

Would you like a sample?

C’mon…… let’s get you to the Poobah lodge smelling a little bit spiffy…… for a change?

 

[Gargravarr]

C’mon…… let’s get you to the Poobah lodge smelling a little bit spiffy…… for a change?

Good luck with that, he's a Chemist Warehouse sort of pooh-bear

 

[SpeedyPC]

C’mon…… let’s get you to the Poobah lodge smelling a little bit spiffy…… for a change?

Good luck with that, he's a Chemist Warehouse sort of pooh-bear

Go bloody bed you two and start dreaming about your lovely wife

 

[Mycroft47]

Go bloody bed you two and start dreaming about your lovely wife

Seriously, the sample’s there if you want to “spoil” yourself?

 

[Phil Harmonica]

Troycraft "Ghost Blue Opal" with 26mm Boti Boar set at 54mm.

 

[Gargravarr]

Troycraft "Ghost Blue Opal" with 26mm Boti Boar set at 54mm.

Ooh. Very nice Troy's done it again...

 

[Razor Burn]

Troycraft "Ghost Blue Opal" with 26mm Boti Boar set at 54mm.

Congrats on what looks to be another gem from @TroyTools

 

[Gargravarr]

When @Pbgoose offered to send some of his famous Smokey Lavender soap, I was expecting just a sample to whet my appetite, knowing that I'm a lavender man through and through. Opening this package to find a whole, virgin tub of glorious scented soap was a delight. Many thanks for your generosity @Pbgoose, I think this soap is a winner already.

 

[nav1]

Troycraft "Ghost Blue Opal" with 26mm Boti Boar set at 54mm.

I've got a 26mm boti UNBLEACHED knot on the way.

Do you find any issues with splaying the 26mm with a relatively low loft of 54mm?

I do like a boar scrub but I also want it to splay nicely, without much pressure.

 

[nav1]

Received 600 (*yellow tuck) BIC chrome platinum blades added to my stash.

The total now stands at 4500.
Plus 600 Wizamet.
I think I'm done with blades for my lifetime.

*I've come to find out that the yellow tuck BIC could be discontinued and now NOS.

I used the current production orange tuck version and disliked them a lot!
They are NOTHING like the yellow tuck!
I'm so relieved my entire stash is yellow tuck.