January 2016

Received a massive B&M haul some TOBS cream and Pens English Fern yesterday.

Samples from Mystic Water: Sweet Briar, Egyptian Dragon, Viola di Bosco, Teakwood and Cardamom, Vetiver and Oakmoss, Lilac and a shampoo bar. Also an empty shave stick tube.

I guess I'm addicted to samples...

onethinline, the E was my first Injector and I much preferred it to my I-2, which I found so mild that it barely cut hair.  I recently purchased a Schick Injector Adjustable from our B/S/T here at DFS and it has easily moved into my favorite of the three.  I have been shaving with it since Friday and thoroughly enjoying the experience.  I'm looking forward to your thoughts on the razor.

Had my first shave with that E-2 injector this morning. This was my first ever injector shave, and it went well overall. The end result was a close, smooth, irritation- and nick-free three-pass shave. I didn't get as close on the first pass as I'm used to with my best DE razors, but to be fair these were also my first moments with the injector. I also found it interesting that the injector blade felt different than my DEs: like it took more momentum to cut. This reminded me a little of how my straight razor felt when I was experimenting with that. With my DEs I feel light and nimble. With this I feel like I needed to give a bit more "oomph" to each stroke. Not sure if that's normal with injector blades or not. I'll see how this develops as I grow accustomed to it.

Received Dimitri's Lavender shaving soap and shampoo bar together with 3 anniversary bathroom towels of the Greek shaving forum.

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Received a massive B&M haul some TOBS cream and Pens English Fern yesterday.

Nice haul my friend!

I just got an Elan bowl to put into rotation with my scuttles.
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I just got an Elan bowl to put into rotation with my scuttles.
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Lovely color! Enjoy it!

Couldn't decide on just one scent for my first try with Tabula Rasa, so I went with two.

Received this Schick (G2?). Solid gold plated handle.
Looks better than it did in the photos which is always a pleasant surprise.

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I just got another D7 Shavemac 2-Band, slightly smaller than the first one I received.
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