Iād never get that past the wife no matter where it was delivered. What a haul.View attachment 119292View attachment 119293
With the postie's taking a few days off because it was a bit warm.
Today they caught up on the back log
Timeless .68 & .95 Ti
ATT SSRH
ATT SB90 Calypso
ATT SB90 SS plate
Yaqi stand
P&B Imperial Rum
PAA Atomic age rum
And 8 Extro sets
July 2022 Acquisitions
- Thread starter vartik
- Start date
semajohn
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The days of justifying my hobby to the wife are behind me
N0ggie
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Great haul you got there Lee
N0ggie
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Wowzer!!View attachment 119292View attachment 119293
With the postie's taking a few days off because it was a bit warm.
Today they caught up on the back log
Timeless .68 & .95 Ti
ATT SSRH
ATT SB90 Calypso
ATT SB90 SS plate
Yaqi stand
P&B Imperial Rum
PAA Atomic age rum
And 8 Extro sets
LeeMaz
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Hereās my take on Garden of Bali and The Final Cut from my shave of the day. Not sure where to pop it review wise.
SOTD: 23/07/2022
Razor: Yaqi The Final Cut
Blade: Astra SP, 2nd use
Brush: Shedeleven Spalted Scottish Hawthorn AP Shave Co G5C 26mm Fan
Bowl: Captains Choice Copper Lather Bowl Standard Bowl
Preshave: PAA Cube Unscented Soap
Soap: PAA Garden of Bali Puck
Aftershave: PAA Garden of Bali Aftershave
Balm: LāOrĆ©al All In 1 Moisturising Cream Balm
Additional Care: Osma Laboratoires Alum Block
I thought Iād dive straight into my new set from PAA today, itās just the standard not the CK6 base, but this seems to have changed and improved from the old tub of High Jump I have. It seems a thicker and creamer, but as with all the PAA bases is incredibly easy to lather. The scent cut and pasted from their site, Flighty top notes of lime, lemon, grapefruit, orange, orange blossom and sea salt. Middle notes of ambergris, seaweed and ozone. Base notes of amber, moss, benzoin, Cedar and bamboo. Iāve got a slight cold and am not great describing scents at the best of times but this isnāt what I expected from the description. I expected a citrus and marine heavy scent but to my untrained nose I only get a hint of citrus, mainly grapefruit, something floral possibly the orange blossom, the ozone and seaweed all combine to produce something akin to a lemongrass and almost carnation scent, (I havenāt smelt carnations in years Iād point out though!) none of this is unpleasant, just not what I expected. Itās a lovely fresh spring/summer scent which will definitely stay in the den for now, Iām just not sure itās completely a winner for me. Itās always good to try something new and I wanted to try an original scent rather than a dupe, itās just funny how despite all the scents being my usual favourites this isnāt quite the instant win for me.
The Final Cut was amazing on setting 4, it mowed down my stubble with ease, I dropped to 2 on the second pass and back up to 3 on my final pass, with a glass like finish. Itās safe to say Iāve found an adjustable I get on with can use on multiple settings and so may now have to reevaluate my opinion of the brass version being too expensive! If they did a matte version I could use it everyday happily.
Anyway this SOTD has turned into a bit of a review. Enjoy the weekend guys Iām off to see Richard Ashcroft, Supergrass and Sleeper at Splendour so reliving the 90ās and Britpop of my youth.
slapo
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Thanks for the review Lee.
Maybe you could ask a mod to move the post there.
I think we do have a PAA soaps thread here: https://www.atgshaving.com/threads/phoenix-artisan.17230/ , so it might be a good place.
Maybe you could ask a mod to move the post there.
Northam Saint
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Birthday present from Mrs Saint.
churchilllafemme
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An excellent mail call today. First, I got a new Blutt razor. These have received rave reviews, and I'm looking forward to using it.
And second, two 5-ounce tubes of vintage Penhaligon's Racquets Formula shaving cream. I hate the word unobtainium, but if anything fits the definition, it is this cream. In all my years of shaving, this is the only time I have ever seen it offered for sale.
And second, two 5-ounce tubes of vintage Penhaligon's Racquets Formula shaving cream. I hate the word unobtainium, but if anything fits the definition, it is this cream. In all my years of shaving, this is the only time I have ever seen it offered for sale.
J349
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What gap did you went for? Curious with your thoughts.An excellent mail call today. First, I got a new Blutt razor. These have received rave reviews, and I'm looking forward to using it.
And second, two 5-ounce tubes of vintage Penhaligon's Racquets Formula shaving cream. I hate the word unobtainium, but if anything fits the definition, it is this cream. In all my years of shaving, this is the only time I have ever seen it offered for sale.
churchilllafemme
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I generally like relatively mild razors, so I got the 0.67mm gap.
Boycie83
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Birthday haul:
My wife agreed to buy me the Myers SR that came from @JamieM and I bought myself the Shavemac Germania - arrived from Bernd just in time. The Timeless Crown Ti handle and Seaforth Lime are currently en-route from the US and are the gifts from mother. As you've probably gathered, the sourcing of all these gifts was done by me
My wife agreed to buy me the Myers SR that came from @JamieM and I bought myself the Shavemac Germania - arrived from Bernd just in time. The Timeless Crown Ti handle and Seaforth Lime are currently en-route from the US and are the gifts from mother. As you've probably gathered, the sourcing of all these gifts was done by me
hdb3326
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Happy Birthday Chris, hope you've had a great day!Birthday haul:
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My wife agreed to buy me the Myers SR that came from @JamieM and I bought myself the Shavemac Germania - arrived from Bernd just in time. The Timeless Crown Ti handle and Seaforth Lime are currently en-route from the US and are the gifts from mother. As you've probably gathered, the sourcing of all these gifts was done by me
Boycie83
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Thanks Ben