SOTD Wed 13 Dec 2023
Tonight’s topic - cheapness!
Free Pre - shower, bar soap face wash
Cheap cream - Palmolive Classic (£2 at Sainsbury's)
Free bowl - glass (old, originally kitchen - use of)
Cheap brush - Clubman Pinaud synthetic (£6.95 on EBay)
Cheap razor - Baili BD177 (rebranded as Kanzy, £8.50 on EBay)
Cheap blade - Derby Extra (usually about £1 for 5, the more you get the cheaper they are)
Cheap post (no such thing, not even second class) - cold water (sort of free), alum block (was about £5 but will last for years), Superdrug Forest Fresh ASL (£5 for 2), Nivea ASB (£4 Sainsbury’s Nectar price), Mastermind EDT (£1.25 at Home Bargains - supposed dupe of Rabanne Million, no idea if it’s true, it’s nice anyway)
Refreshment - Coffee (Bobby Dazzler from Tynemouth Coffee. Not cheap- but wonderful)
Somebody said my wife was spoiling me by buying me some Trumper shaving cream and a new brush for Christmas (not that I know) and anyway why did I need more than one soap, brush, razor etc, etc. Whereas actually I have not (err, yet!) purchased any kit that was unduly expensive, mostly I buy second hand or on a deal. Anyway, it got me wondering if I could match the shave I had last (Proraso, Merkur, Yaqi) which was itself not that expensive, with even cheaper pieces, hence ‘cheapness’.
And actually, yes I did. It was just as smooth and effective and left my face feeling and smelling well good!
I could probably do it using even cheaper stuff, but to be honest - can’t be arsed!
Look what I found waiting for me outside the bathroom after my shave!