Acquisitions - November 2022

[donnie_arko]

2022's been a strange year for my shaving habits. For the best part of the year, I grew a ridiculously huge beard (which coincided with the hottest summer of my life) then shaved it off when it started getting cold, then started buying a ridiculous amount of shaving gear once again.

Today, the postie brought this...


A Gillette New Colgate set. I bought a Flat Bottom Tech a few weeks which was in almost new condition, this New was clearly used more but it's still in pretty good condition.





A few things I bought from local shops, but the Floid was from Gemstone Trading, which is due to be a present.

 

[CjH]

It's @Kevy 's fault...... he made me buy it...

A very nice brush, almost looked like it was new and unused... in box with paper wrapping.... excellent

And now it's sat with his little butterscotch brother on the shelf.

 

[Sicsemty]

Shield Polished Titanium DE Razor from Boti Brush

 

[edbluetooth]

Some soaps, and some sticks. And a brush.

To be fair, these arrived since the start of the month, but I wasn't a member back then

Ngl, I thought I was buying a different TOBS soap, but didn't read the post carefully enough.

 

[Boycie83]

Some soaps, and some sticks. And a brush.

To be fair, these arrived since the start of the month, but I wasn't a member back then

Ngl, I thought I was buying a different TOBS soap, but didn't read the post carefully enough.

Good choice of soap there. Where did you find the Dove bar? I've never seen it in the UK.

 

[edbluetooth]

Good choice of soap there. Where did you find the Dove bar? I've never seen it in the UK.

Thanks.
The dove bar was on ebay, but from the USA.

I got a couple of them to make the postage worthwhile.

I may put the rest on buy sell trade if there's interest.

I am still waiting on a Dr Harris Arlington stick from the same order.

I just hope that it isn't lost.

 

[TobyC]

Good choice of soap there. Where did you find the Dove bar? I've never seen it in the UK.

You need to get out more.

Bar | Dove | Boots

Shop the Dove Washing & Bathing range of bars.

www.boots.com

 

[donnie_arko]

Good choice of soap there. Where did you find the Dove bar? I've never seen it in the UK.

I'm fairly sure I have seen it in Savers.

 

[Boycie83]

It's a different one chaps. The one Toby has linked is a wash bar. Isn't a shave bar like what @edbluetooth has - I've yet to see the shave bars here.

 

[Boycie83]

You need to get out more

Are you offering me a date?

 

[edbluetooth]

It's a different one chaps. The one Toby has linked is a wash bar. Isn't a shave bar like what @edbluetooth has - I've yet to see the shave bars here.

To save on arguments, il post the ingredients tonight. We can compare it to the one available in the UK. Maybe its the same but with a different label. And I paid for USA shipping for nothing. Lol

 

[Dave in KY]

F2 Fatboy at the flea market this morning for $5. I'll see how well it cleans up and how pitted it is but it adjusts all as it's supposed to so not bad for a user grade Fatboy. They're still out there.

 

[Shaveguru]

F2 Fatboy at the flea market this morning for $5. I'll see how well it cleans up and how pitted it is but it adjusts all as it's supposed to so not bad for a user grade Fatboy. They're still out there.
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I am sure that it could be restored to almost new condition if this video by RE is anything to go by.

 

[hotmetal]

Nice find Dave, I will be interested to see the 'after' pics!

 

[Bogeyman]

Good choice of soap there. Where did you find the Dove bar? I've never seen it in the UK.

I tried Dove Men's bath soap years ago when it was new and Holy Cow did it cause me to itch & itch!! I have no known allergies (except to poor women) and then I read that at that time a lot of people were having the same reaction. The only other bar soap that did that to me was Caress which I used decades ago in my parents' shower that my mom had left in the soap dish.

FYI: use caution.

 

[Digimonkey]

Stagg XF pour over and Fellow tasting glasses.

Not shaving related but I'm pretty sure that the Venn diagram of 'proper' shavers and people that take their coffee a bit more seriously overlaps significantly. I take the same approach to the two activities - I'm going to have to do them most days of the year - so, I can try to do it well and enjoy the experience or do it badly.

cheers - I.

@hotmetal