November 2016

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Latest addition to my den:

Barbaros TR-1 (115/120)

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I haven't posted any acquisitions in the last 2 months of threads so here's everything I've got since around September.



Barrister Reserve Spice AS, Proraso Green AS, Burberry London cologne, TOBS Sandalwood cream (freebie), Crowne & Crane Tobacco Leaf and Amber, Cognac and Cubans and a free sample of Thuringian Forest bath soap, RazoRock The Dead Sea, PannaCrema Pure2O DFS, Vie Long horse hair brush, 50 Polsilver SI blades, my birth year razor (1979 Gillette Super Adjustable), GEM Contour II and the PAA Bakelite Open Comb Slant. Phew! I think that's everything...

EDIT: Forgot PAA Otra AS and the Chatillon Lux Blackberry Blossom Bay AS (sold). Looks like I had a slight case of ASAD the last couple months.

An excellent vintage haul today. Houbigant Yama aftershave (which has a spicy oriental chypre fragrance to my nose), Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream, Penhaligon's Castile aftershave, Penhalifon's Endymion aftershave, and Penhaligon's Racquets Formula aftershave. I have used the Castile cream and aftershave previously, but not the other stuff.

The General

@"baker barber" - what is your favorite Paladin and do you like the Sherlock handle

Sorry - didn't see this question earlier.

I do like the Sherlock handle. Very much.
I had a couple Keyhole shaped brushes prior to getting the Paladin. It's got a larger knot than a similar sized brush of the same style. Very good shape to hold and fits in my brush stands nicely.

I don't know if I have a favorite yet.
I like the looks of the Lemon Drop Lotus and the knot on the ivory Sumo a bit more but not enough to not use the others.

Latest additions to my den:

LASSC BBS-1
Tradere OC (2nd generation)

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Received my package from Paladin this afternoon. Brush feels amazing (duh!) but the real star is the soap.
The 'Crossroads' soap is a blend of green tobacco, sandalwood and menthol. It smells fantastic! If the soap performs half as good as it smells then I'm in for a treat!
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