The Haul: July 2nd-July 8th, 2007.

[PalmettoB]

Independence Day here in the U.S. on 4 July. Hope everyone has a good week. There'll be no independence from the *ADs, I'm sure! :rofl

So show us what ya got!!

I'll start. I hope to have this beauty (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150135765438&rd=1&rd=1) in my hands before the end of the week.

[jramire2]

Went to San Marcos and Round Rock outlets outside of Austin TX this weekend. Both had Crabtree & Evelyn outlets, both were an almost complete disappointment.:angry019

Erah, I thought an outlet meant cheaper prices, not so with C&E I guess as all their creams were the same as the regular store back home in Dallas.

But, I did find a couple of deals.

At the first one I picked up two very small pure bristle brushes, and 3 bars of Nomad bath soap. Figured I could pass on the bristle brushes to newbies, or use them for a travel brush.

At the second location they had less, but they were participating in the buy 2 get one free sale that the regular stores are having. So I picked up a tube of Nomad, Sandalwood and Sienna, and three pucks of their Almond shave soap.

Other than the almond shave soap, they had no other almond shaving cream. I knew it was discontinued in the tub, but now I've found it's been discontinued in the tube as well. :angry019

[qhsdoitall]

Shavemac Silvertip Badger 23mm Fan Shaped Blue Handled Shave Brush

http://lh4.google.com/qhsdoitall/RolIZrXIjuI/AAAAAAAAAG4/-CFvnZKs1uo/s400/ShaveMacBlueBrush.JPG

Sorry for the lousy picture I was in a rush. I'm in the middle of edging and mowing the lawn.

[SSLSTudio...]

Shavemac Silvertip Badger 23mm Fan Shaped Blue Handled Shave Brush

http://lh4.google.com/qhsdoitall/RolIZrXIjuI/AAAAAAAAAG4/-CFvnZKs1uo/s400/ShaveMacBlueBrush.JPG

Sorry for the lousy picture I was in a rush. I'm in the middle of edging and mowing the lawn.

really nice and Classy !

[SSLSTudio...]

2 boxes arrived at the same time. 1 from Joe C and one From Bill.

They have been restoring some of my vintage razors I aquired.

will do a special later on whats done per razor ( and make the usual Money shots ) if I can find the original razors how they looked. I will test them all , but most of these are projects to be resold again. I will make straight razor starter kits.

I went to a drugstore to look if they had more different VGH items they have but not interesting to us I think canned VGH Gel and foam . and another VGH Balsem that looks different then the one I sell so there are 2 versions of VGH b balsem out there or maybe 1 product but 2 different packing I dont know till I try it myself.
Saw the Tabac Cream..so speaks for itself OWNED.

- Tabac Cream (new item for Barberculture )
- several straights (Utica, Shapleigh, Satin edge Dubl Duck, Wostenholm )
- New version of shave soap from Italian farm.
- 2 Vintage Hone stones.

[qhsdoitall]

Wow, really nice Rene!

[DragonBoy]

Way To Go René!!
Great looking razors that is :cool:

[moviemaniac]

Great hauls, Rene and Joshua!

I for myself got a very nice package from my dear friend Jeff:

- 2x Fax Sport SC
- 2x Fax Sensitive SC
- Proraso SC
- Williams mug soap

thanks very much, buddy, you're the best! ::

[TstebinsB]

snip... 2 boxes arrived at the same time. 1 from Joe C and one From Bill.

They have been restoring some of my vintage razors I aquired.


Eventually, you'll have to post better pics in the Straight Razors forum. There are some really nice scales in that group.:drool

[TstebinsB]

Merkur Progress razor
Merkur HD Open Comb razor
Merkur Slant razor

[Spirit_of_76]

9/8 Spencer Lens Frameback Wedge. An interesting straight, although it says Germany on the tang there is no mention of Solingen specifically. The razor itself is huge, the blade is nearly 4" long and it is a full wedge. Pretty good condition, tiny bit of tarnish, but nothing some MAAS can't take care of.
Now for the scales I'm thinking Fiddleback Kauri with a Mother-Of-Pearl end cap, but I'm open to suggestions.
Can't seem to upload a picture into my gallery, so here's a link (http://cgi.ebay.com/SUPER-LARGE-CELLULOID-HANDLE-STRAIGHT-RAZOR_W0QQitemZ300122672739QQihZ020QQcategoryZ3599 0QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) to the ebay listing.
Regards,
Alex

[La Pedrera]

My collection of stuff came in..
Excuse the poor picture, my camera has a flash problem right now, so it was manually lit.

I gather the small little white one is the JM Fraser, cause it sure smells like the tub of it I got.

:: Cheers Kalus!!

[moviemaniac]

bloody hell, what did the post office do to my package? How many more of those styrofoam-thingies and bubblewrap does it take that the package stays unharmed?

Ah well, at least everything arrived and no harm was done. Enjoy 'em goodies! ::

[TstebinsB]

1 oz shaving soaps from The Gentlemans' Quarter: Leatherneck, Highlander, Cavendish Black, Desert Ironwood, Savon de Comte, and Lime Margarita

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[La Pedrera]

bloody hell, what did the post office do to my package? How many more of those styrofoam-thingies and bubblewrap does it take that the package stays unharmed?

Ah well, at least everything arrived and no harm was done. Enjoy 'em goodies! ::

I was thinking about that.. WTF does this guy do to coax the shaving cream out of the tubes? Beat them over the counter?!?

Note to self - never order breakables from upper Austria.. :rofl

[crackstar]

2 packages, 1 small, and 1 large arrived today:

From a fine gentleman in the US!:

1x Col. Conk Almond soap
1x Col. Conk Bay Rum soap
1x Col. Conk Lime soap

From a nice guy in Europe:

A LOT of stuff.....
1x Gillette Regular sc
1x Gillette Sensitive sc
1x Pollena Lider sc
1x Balea sc
1x Lea sc
1x Jako sc
1x Karo Royal sc
1x Karo Sensitive sc
1x Viking Menthol sc
1x Viking Sensitive sc
1x Arko Commando sc
1x Wilkinson Aloe sc
1x Wilkinson Sensitive sc
1x Lea ss
1x Safari a/shave balm
1x sample Kabinett shaving soap (very nice)
1x bottle Krasnya Linea a/shave balm (from Russia)
1x Barbus ss (from Czechoslovakia)
1x Viking Blue Ice a/shave balm

now, where the hell will I put all these things??????? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Mottern Man]

Still room at my house Jeff!

[PalmettoB]

I got it! It came today!! It?

This:

(Already honed and in the rotation!)

[Queen of Blades]

Gorgeous razor, Blair! :cool:

[PalmettoB]

:) Thanks!

[herzi]

Hi Jeff,

I'm glad it arrived well. I hope my packaging was better than Klaus's :rofl

Best to you

[St. Croix]

1 oz shaving soaps from The Gentlemans' Quarter: Leatherneck, Highlander, Cavendish Black, Desert Ironwood, Savon de Comte, and Lime Margarita

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Desert Ironwood and Cavendish black are going to blow you away. Use them when you have extra time to shave. You'll want to lather up and just leave them sittin' on your face!

St. Croix

[Queen of Blades]

Desert Ironwood and Cavendish black are going to blow you away.

+1 on the Cavendish Black, haven't smelled the Desert Ironwood, but everything I have tried from Colleen has smelled absolutely divine! :drool

[Mottern Man]

I got it! It came today!! It?

This:

(Already honed and in the rotation!)

I am done, that is it

WTB Straight and Strop, CALL ME!

[moviemaniac]

Great hauls, everybody! ::

[qhsdoitall]

The last set of Sandalwood from Saint Charles Shave:

One four piece set includes: one large five ounce Sandalwood Eau De Toilette, one two-ounce Sandalwood Aftershave (contains alcohol so not recommended for 'sensitive ' skin), one full-size 3" Sandalwood soap cake, and one full-size Sandalwood bath bar.

[minderasr]

Today was a good day. :D Three packages arrived, pictures to follow....

Package #1: My new (used) Shavemac VLB! Included was a few bonus items from the seller, two tubs of Prosaso shave soap and a handful of Israeli Shalom DE blades. Most generous!

Package #2: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Cologne. Long story behind this. The Reader's Digest version, the first two bottles arrived broken. Third time's the charm. :rolleyes:

Package #3: Rudolf Schmidt Solingen 9/16 round point SR via Mr. William Ellis, thanks Bill! Of all my newly acquired items, I'm most excited about this one. I have the Lynn Abrams dvd and I'm anxious to give SR shaving a go. Still need a strop though, so I have some time to view the dvd before I hack off a lip. :shocked003

Anyway, on to the pictures!
:bounce015

[PalmettoB]

Jim, very nice!

Will, I don't have a spare strop, but I have a straight you can borrow. PM me!

[crackstar]

2 Florena bath soaps, made with chamomile. I never knew this stuff was sold here.....

[Mottern Man]

Jim, very nice!

Will, I don't have a spare strop, but I have a straight you can borrow. PM me!

Great offer, but how am I going to sharpen the darn thing. :D:rofl

Any way, don't worry folks, I am soon on the PASS ROUND. :D

[Baloosh]

From my boy in Canada (Thanks again, as always, 'Zuk!)

QTY 2 Erasmic shave soap
QTY 2 Erasmic cream tubes
QTY 2 Ingram cream tubes
European Palmolive shave stick
European Palmolive cream tube
Boots shave stick
QED Lavender soap tub
Culmak shave soap refill (smells AWESOME)
DeVGH cream tube

With the recent Erasmic/European group buys, and this score from up North, I think I'm set for life on the Ingram and Erasmic front! Total count:

7 Erasmic tubes
4 Erasmic sticks
3 Erasmic bowls
5 Ingram tubes
2 European Palmolive tubes

Hmmmm... I think I might need just a *bit* more Ingrams... then I'm good to go. :drool

Can't wait to try this Culmak soap... smells incredible.

I think the Erasmic soaps and sticks are going to end up as trade bait... the Erasmic bowl isn't large enough (for me) to lather properly, even with my smallest brush (Plisson EW #12), and I can't tell any scent difference between the soap and cream, so I plan on sticking with the creams. For some reason, the Erasmic scent is one of the best smelling creams I've ever smelled... including all the 3 T's, etc.

Oh, and can't forget, in a trade:

DR Harris Arlington soap (in wooden bowl)
DR Harris Marlborough cream (sample)

More high-end soaps should be in the mail on their way to me... but that's for next week's score thread! ;):D

[Mottern Man]

DUDE!, I hate you. :rofl

Here I am sitting on ONE STICK Erasmic soap, ONE cream and you and Jeff are hording it all. :mad:

[Baloosh]

DUDE!, I hate you. :rofl

Here I am sitting on ONE STICK Erasmic soap, ONE cream and you and Jeff are hording it all. :mad:

I gotcha back, bruh. You start running low, shoot me a PM and some stuffs may find their way in a box to your crib shortly thereafter. ::::

[Mottern Man]

I gotcha back, bruh. You start running low, shoot me a PM and some stuffs may find their way in a box to your crib shortly thereafter. ::::

Don't worry, when stick runs low I will be after you from some trading. :D

OH yea when you get more than a *bit* of Ingrams, let Meh know.

[crackstar]

Doc, Erasmic soap is made for guys like me, who come from the land of Ticky Tack! Come to think of it, I think I'll have me a nice shave with it tomorrow! :p :p :p

[Mottern Man]

Doc, Erasmic soap is made for guys like me, who come from the land of Ticky Tack! Come to think of it, I think I'll have me a nice shave with it tomorrow! :p :p :p

What I am not worthy?:mad:

Hand over the Erasmic or I breaka you thumbs! :rofl

[SSLSTudio...]

Eventually, you'll have to post better pics in the Straight Razors forum. There are some really nice scales in that group.:drool

you have no idea ! the pic I made was made fast no Macro shots if I will do Macro shots ! very difficult to get great shots with these scales pics dont do them justice compared to holding them in your hands !

[SSLSTudio...]

I got it! It came today!! It?

This:

(Already honed and in the rotation!)

Awesome razor I got a weak for those edged scales with gold or silver.
nice.

[SSLSTudio...]

2 Florena bath soaps, made with chamomile. I never knew this stuff was sold here.....

I think one of it has my name on it , look carefully Jeff and you can see the words.

S.E.N.D T.O R.E.N.E edged in the soap.:rofl:rofl

[crackstar]

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl As a matter of fact, Boubi, I noticed it too. Another thing I noticed, is that this soap says M.A.D.E I.N T.H.E. L.A.N.D. O.F. T.I.C.K.Y. T.A.C.K. Kein Problem, ich habe eine Seife fur dir gesparen! ;)

[DragonBoy]

I got it! It came today!! It?


That IS a very classy razor.. I must admit to some envy.. Take good care of it..

[jlander]

A bottle of 3 Roses Hair Tonic

A bottle of L'Occitane Vetyver EdT

The razor is a 1909 Triple Silver Plated American Button Company Empire Pattern Gillette Pocket Edition.

And last, but definitely not least, Penhaligon's Opus 1870 EdT and Shave Cream.

[Zachster]

Nothing too exciting for me this week. I re-stocked on Pinaud Eau de Quinine hair tonic, Pinaud Classic Vanilla A/S and Pinaud Musk A/S. I also picked up a tube of Tom's of Maine cream, which I have yet to try.

[johnniegold]

This was in the mail when I returned from vacation. The Ayars Lather Bowl from Sara. I posted some pics with the Moss Scuttle for perspective. To save on counterspace, I will stack the bowl on the scuttle.

[Baloosh]

This was in the mail when I returned from vacation. The Ayars Lather Bowl from Sara. I posted some pics with the Moss Scuttle for perspective. To save on counterspace, I will stack the bowl on the scuttle.

Awesome looking bowl, duder. Matches up with your Scuttle perfectly!!

[johnniegold]

Thanks Jason. I have to say that I am very happy with both items.

[Padron]

Thanks Jason. I have to say that I am very happy with both items.

Very nice :drool:drool:drool

[Padron]

A bottle of 3 Roses Hair Tonic

A bottle of L'Occitane Vetyver EdT

The razor is a 1909 Triple Silver Plated American Button Company Empire Pattern Gillette Pocket Edition.

And last, but definitely not least, Penhaligon's Opus 1870 EdT and Shave Cream.

Sweet score Jay, so what do you think of the Opus? Mine still needs a while to grow on me..

[shavingidiot savant]

+1 on the Cavendish Black, haven't smelled the Desert Ironwood, but everything I have tried from Colleen has smelled absolutely divine! :drool

Colleen's soaps are among my very favorites when it comes to performance. She (luckily for me) makes two scents that I love, (neither being the Cavendish or Ironwood) and I alternate between those and a few HBS soaps as well. I've tried almost all the TGQ fragrances, and can see how they'd be so popular. Her custom blends are very unusual, although the way they hit you is a definite YMMV sort of thing.
Yep........only 4-5 soaps in my rotation, not including the occasional QED and now to be added Mamabear soaps to round things out. Pretty dull maybe, but I know exactly the kind of shave (poifect!) I'm gonna get with whatever soap I'm using.
I like all three recently ordered flavors from our hostess, but of course the hunt for THE perfect scent to put on my face can take a while. I went through a number of each of the above vendors products before finding the ones that were special (to my nose only of course).
It's nice to see smaller size soaps and creams offered up like Colleen does. Reading other member's opinions of her scents will NEVER give you an idea of how they affect you personally. The one ounce size makes it easy to order a good selection, and yes.......another larger order would tend to follow.....heh. I noticed that suzie bubbles is also offering a similar size, with a minimum of 6 pieces to an order ( seems fair to me).
My problem is I know I'll have to order more things from Sue, all based on finding the perfect scent. I KNOW her soaps works great on my face (used it again today), so now it's more of a 'fine tuning' sort of thing. I'm sure I can make room in my meager regular rotation for a Mamabear soap or two, but that smell has to hit me juuuuuuuuuuuuuust right. No problem using what I have now, but the monkey never hops off my back for any length of time. I'll be thinking about my next purchase before too long ( a very nervous chuckle thrown in).
Martin

[minderasr]

And last, but definitely not least, Penhaligon's Opus 1870 EdT
I have a bottle of Opus 1870 but it came in a white box. Do they use different boxes, or am I missing something?

[minderasr]

<crickets chirping />


:rolleyes:

[Padron]

I have a bottle of Opus 1870 but it came in a white box. Do they use different boxes, or am I missing something?

I also received a brand new 100ml sealed box that was white and had mens grooming stuff pictured on it for my bottle of Opus 1870.

I think the white boxes are the new ones, not sure though..