I need to keep an eye on my spending.
Already spent about £250 in the few weeks I've been back into this crazy hobby.
Got/about to receive lots of nice things to enjoy for a while:
Gillette Slim Twist Executive
A bunch of recently reviewed blades
Some shaving memorabilia
A nice bunch of vintage blades on the way from the US with some nice soaps
Four La Barbiera shaving soaps
A kilogram of 3P shaving soap
4 Turkish aftershaves
Fatip Piccolo Special Edition
It may be worth speaking to JJ Shaves first. Speaking with him recently, i believe he has passed any plating work onto another UK business who specialize in plating work only.
It may be worth speaking to JJ Shaves first. Speaking with him recently, i believe he has passed any plating work onto another UK business who specialize in plating work only.
Back Roads Gold, is the best, fairest and most well-regarded from what I can ascertain. I had some real issues with some of the others a few years back.
Oh, I did find an Aristo, and crazily enough, I do have one! What're the odds? Only problem is this thing looks about new and would be expensive.
However, I do have a few Diplomats, with one being reasonably priced and in my rotation. NTS, we can talk about those sometime if you like. The less expensive of the two Diplomats is from 1955 and it's the one in the incorrect blue case
I'll just post this group pic to confirm my personal Holy Trinity ( Aristocrat, President, and Diplomat) rabbit hole free fall. All three shave about the same....excellent! Just here to help, that's all.
Likewise. I've had three razors high shine nickel plated by him in the past, all to a high standard. I have always felt that JJ did the work ridiculously cheaply....which was great for us but maybe, ultimately, unsustainable in business terms.