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6/8 Le Grelot, 1/4 Ground, mirror polished, Pink Ivory Scaled...
Mmmm.....mmmmm goodness!
They're here - and they're gorgeous.
The pink ivory is so different from razor to razor, which really adds a unique and interesting quality to each razor. At first glance they look like a neat uniform reddish hue, yet as you look closer they have a beautiful grain - much like a good elephant or hippo ivory.
Not only are the scales beautiful, but the blade is simply superb. Wonderful weight - perfect 1/4 hollow grid (very stiff and robust), wonderful feel, shoulder-less grind, and a pretty good mirror polish (some are perfect, others show some light scratches) - all in all, these are the most consistent razors I have seen from the thiers issard f... [Read More]
MiN of New York offers an expensive - yet lovely hair cream
Hair care isn't something we get into all that frequently - however a good hair cream/paste is pretty tough to find. Most are full of junk, make your hair sticky, or worse yet stiff, crunchy and in some cases flake! I've used and been sent quite a few hair care products to try, however I often find they're typically hype, well - expensive hype that is. I'd never really found anything I liked more than cheapie Garnier putty, until I stumbled upon this cream.
First - let's discuss the performance, or more distinctly - why it's different. What I really like about this cream (well, it's exceptionally dense, and you use just a tiny, tiny amount - so it's mor... [Read More]
The Gentlemens Refinery makes the finest after shave balm in the world, bar-none.
While many (myself included) were quite disappointed with the discontinuation of D.R. Harris' original formula of Aftershave Milk a year or two ago, I'm pleased to say i've found a replacement.... a much better replacement that is. "The Standard After Shave Balm" formulated by Perry Gastis and his team at The Gentlemens Refinery is truly a "best of breed" product. Not only does it work beautifully by fighting razor burn and irritation, but it smells nice, absorbs ... [Read More]
