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I was wondering what the group's general impressions were of men's shaving habits in different countries. For example, I understand that electric razors are more popular in Europe and Asia than in the US. I believe that most of the quality wetshaving products come from Britain, Germany, Italy or Por...

Jon,
I placed my first order with QED this Monday, and received it the next day. Of course I'm just a hop, skip and a jump from Little Rhody.

Very impressed with his prices, low shipping cost, and blazing turnaround time...

Greg

northadams wrote: My New England friend, What kind of brush are you using? Some of the guys (myself included) believe these sticks are as good as any English cream or Hydrolast Method. Scrub the face like hell, get the lather going, enjoy the Vanilla! Max I use the Shavemac brush displayed in my ava...

I've had my 2d shave with the Anise/Lavender and here are my observations. Yesterday, I went N-S, S-N and E-W with some touch up buffing using just the stick, no brush. Never got a satisfactory lather worked up, but ended up with perhaps the closest shave in my life. 15 hours later, I still had trou...

Luckily, I just took delivery of a Merkur HD from QED (only 2 shaves so far, but I love this tool). What I've noticed is that both QED and ClassicShaving are currently out-of-stock of this model. Wondering if this happens from time to time, or if the elves in Germany are facing unprecedented demand?...

I really enjoy SMF. Great group of gents, and no one berates or shows off. This is a model for polite discourse on the internet. Maybe the fact that everyone is armed with a sharp edge... I learned to shave with a Gillette Adj DE back in the '60s, and switched to the newer Gillettes all the way up t...

I have started using A LITTLE Vitalis instead of gel or spray, in hopes of keeping my scalp and hair better conditioned (and less itchy). Just wondering how Pinaud Clubman hair tonic and/or Pashana's Blue Orchid compare to Vitalis. . .

Thanks,
Greg

I was in Boston's North End last night with SWMBO. FYI, it is the Italian neighborhood, full of great restaurants and Italian coffeeshops. We came upon a Green Cross Drugstore, very old school. To my amazement, I found some Gillette DE blades for sale. Upon inspection, I found that they were made in...

I am enjoying a pound of TJ's Organic Bolivian Blend, a good value at $7.69 in a Boston suburb. It is dark but not charred. I tried their Pinon coffee which was interesting but not my cup of tea, so to speak. It being flavored. I enjoy Starbucks Cafe Verona and Peet's Guatemalan, but they are much m...

Thanks, all. I went out and got some Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth and tried a poor man's Negroni. Not having a shaker, I just mixed the contents in a glass over ice and gave it a stir. 1 oz Campari, 1oz vermouth, and 3/4 oz Tanqueray gin. It was definitely drinkable... I also tried a shot of C...

8) For years I thought the expression 'Campari and soda' sounded so refreshing and ....sophisticated. Finally I bought the only size bottle I could find, 750 ml, for almost $30 USD. My first time with Campari was. :shock: ..truly memorable. It tasted like RAID bug spray to me. I mixed it with club s...

Would a DE razor allow me to cut closer, without causing the problems of going against the grain? Quick description: I'm black, have relatively light/moderate hair coarseness, use Trumper creams and a SR badger brush. Chris, I think the greatest benefit of using a DE vs M3 is that you can get a ver...

drmoss a ecrit: PS I can't understand why it isn't 'Voleur des Roses' since Roses is plural. Il y a personne parler la langue des francais plus meilleur que moi? Bonjour! Je dirais que "voleur de roses" voudrait dire "rose thief" tandis que "voleur des roses" aurait sug...

This is my first posting! :shock: I used to use Christian Dior's Eau Sauvage, a light citrus. It is very hard to find nowadays, so I am trying Eau d'Issey Myake pour homme, which smells just like it, to me anyway. I have just received some Penhaligon samples (Blenheim Bouquet, English Fern, Quercus ...