Acquisitions - December 2016

[Mr_Smartepants]

Lovely - how's the Kasbah?

Smells fantastic. Like the inside of a spice shop.

 

[p.b]

Smells fantastic. Like the inside of a spice shop.

Yum. I hope it becomes a staple offering

 

[Rowlers]

Yeah, the handle is stunning. The knot however is pants and has already been removed.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TurnedSimply?ref=l2-shopheader-name
This is the seller, pleasure to work with and is open to custom.
The only issue is he won't supply handle only, which is a shame...

After speaking to Jon he can offer a variety of knots, he doesn't offer them as options on his shop as he finds it gets confusing for those "not in the know", but if you know what you want he can supply...

 

[Optometrist]

Yum. I hope it becomes a staple offering

Manuel hasn't made a decision as yet to whether this will join the regular line-up. If it does go ahead, there will be some difference made, in the same way that the current tallow Tobacco is a variation of the 2015 LE Tobacco soap.

 

[p.b]

Manuel hasn't made a decision as yet to whether this will join the regular line-up. If it does go ahead, there will be some difference made, in the same way that the current tallow Tobacco is a variation of the 2015 LE Tobacco soap.

Thanks David - if it doesn't make it then I'll just have to fall back onto Eastern Breeze. Hard times indeed

 

[Burgundy]

Kasbah is lovely! It's every bit the equal to Manuel's current Premium Tallow offerings (Fougère and Tobacco). I find these three scents gentler than what I've tried from his two non-tallow formulas. But, unlike these non-tallow formulas, my nose does pick out the scent of the base soap. Fortunately, it's quite pleasant - not something I can say for many other tallow-based artisan soaps.

Performance-wise, I think it probably is the best tallow soap I've used. I much prefer it to anything the UK artisans have put out (Wickham 1912 aside). After Christmas I'll be testing Eufros Tallow more thoroughly against Mystic Waters and L&L Grooming.

 

[Blackmass]

A custom SR by Drew Dick and the Blackbird including the OC base plate.

 

[Quique]

 

[Acer89]

The polished blackbird looks gorgeous. Please let us know how it shaves

 

[Acer89]

I rarely open any gift until Christmas day but I met a mate for a pub lunch and we exchanged gifts. He knew I loved my shaving gear, he also knew how much I love natural wood.

We agreed to open our presents .... look what I got.... ha ha

A fabulous Windrose wooden handle. Here it is mounted on my DOC. Neat eh? I'm so happy!

I may need a little afternoon snooze now. My belly is full and a few beers too many.

 

[Looney12345]

The polished blackbird looks gorgeous. Please let us know how it shaves

That's a bottle of old spice mate... Can tell you've got the asylum

 

[Acer89]

That's a bottle of old spice mate... Can tell you've got the asylum

Oh sorry ... wrong post. Shut yer face... I've been in the pub ....... Real ale does that to me. duh!

 

[Acer89]

A custom SR by Drew Dick and the Blackbird including the OC base plate.

The polished blackbird looks gorgeous. Please let us know how it shaves

 

[Darkbulb]

I rarely open any gift until Christmas day but I met a mate for a pub lunch and we exchanged gifts. He knew I loved my shaving gear, he also knew how much I love natural wood.

We agreed to open our presents .... look what I got.... ha ha

A fabulous Windrose wooden handle. Here it is mounted on my DOC. Neat eh? I'm so happy!

I may need a little afternoon snooze now. My belly is full and a few beers too many.
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That looks great.

 

[Acer89]

That looks great.

Thanks DB. I thought so too. It'll look even better once it's been waxed and polished a few times