Did anyone receive any "new" shaving items for Chr

GA Russell · Post by **GA Russell** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 10:42 pm

Did anyone receive for Christmas any shaving items which he hadn't tried before?

I got a few:

Figaro soft soap
RazoRock Classic soft soap
Vitos cocoa soft soap
Personna Lab Blue blades

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 10:51 pm

Nope, not this time around. Last Christmas I did get a nice pot of T&H Lavender cream....oh well....
Regards,
Gordon

ShadowsDad · Post by **ShadowsDad** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:02 am

I think it constitutes a new shaving item. It does for me anyway.

At first I told the wife I wanted nothing. You should have seen her face. But I really didn't. I'm not difficult to buy for, it's just that the things I want cost a few k$s. So I told her I wanted an extendable/retractable mirror. Knowing that I'm hard to buy things like that for she told me to buy it. It's exactly what I wanted. Go figure. It's installed, now if I can remember to use it I'll do OK.

Seriously.

giammi · Post by **giammi** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:09 am

Nothing, not even one single blade, or a free aftershave sample, or a drawing with a boar and a badger in it..nothing, zero, nada..

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:32 am

My son's a generous guy and he and his family got me one of those nice LLBean shaving kits with some goodies inside. One of the special Italian Barber Semogue brushes modeled after the 1305; a big alum stick; a bakelite german made slant razor and a razor case. I tried the Cobra razor in the case and it's a perfect fit. The wife got me a couple of Omega boars to play around with. And my youngest daughter, she gave me a gift certificate for just what I asked for on my list - a gift certificate for bow ties! Now I've gotta get some ties ordered so I can learn how to tie them. I'm sure it's going to be a bit of a challenge, but it'll be a worthwhile project. I can't wait to wear a bow tie to work one of these days and see if anybody notices.

celar36 · Post by **celar36** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:14 am

My wife researched and found me this excellent Gillette 58 but sadly it will arrive after new year:)

jww · Post by **jww** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:54 am

No shaving gear this year for me either. But I really am not on need, either.

Thalay Sagar · Post by **Thalay Sagar** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:20 am

Nothing, but then all it would be doing is adding to the stockpile. Still, some Harris soap would have been nice

Curly Joe · Post by **Curly Joe** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:45 pm

I got no shaving gear this year. but I got 150.00$ dollars and was told to buy what shaving gear that I need. now that's a hard choice.

Timpac · Post by **Timpac** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:18 am

I received some Art of Shaving unscented aftershave moisturizer. Pretty nice feeling. Got a lot of tea stuff this year. Funny how gifts seem to cycle.

joe mcclaine · Post by **joe mcclaine** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:28 am

Nothing from Santa ... but round this time of year I always treat myself so last week I got 120ml Histoires De Parfums 1740 Marquis De Sade and next week I'll be getting 100ml Le Labo Patchouli 24 and/or 200ml Chanel Cuir De Russie.

Post by **Sam** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:12 am

bernards66 wrote:Nope, not this time around. Last Christmas I did get a nice pot of T&H Lavender cream....oh well....
Regards,
Gordon

That is what I received this Christmas

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:49 pm

Sam, Maybe next year it will be my turn again ( chuckle ).
Regards,
Gordon

maskaggs · Post by **maskaggs** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:05 am

I was delighted to open a box containing Castle Forbes Cedarwood & Sandalwood cream, a sampler of their Limes cream, a travel brush, a travel DE case, a styptic, and a new kit bag. Apparently Mrs. Maskaggs and my father collaborated, which was all the more endearing to me.

TommyDawg · Post by **TommyDawg** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:37 pm

My wife did a great job. I just gave her two suggested merchants, and the rest was up to her. She went to Italian barber and got me one of the new razorock DE razors, some cella, a couple of packs of feathers and a tube of 444 ASB. A very nice Christmas of shave swag!!
Tom

Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:09 pm

Just a bottle of Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime after shave balm from SWMBO. I've not used it before this, but so far I quite like it.