A little trip to London: Trumpers, Taylor, Penhaligon's

[wimbouman]

Gents,

I recently had the pleasure of staying in London for a few days.
Just the right time to visit a couple of shaving sanctuaries:

G.F. Trumper

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Very stylish place!

Then, Taylor of Old Bond Street

Nice people, in a place packed with gear.

And finally, Penhaligon's

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Incredibly charming and small shop, and some expert advise on what to buy (English Fern, it is).

 

[bunchoffives]

Did you check the trash bag outside of Penhaligon's to make sure there weren't any useful castoffs?

 

[bandit82ta]

ok, I have to give you credit. It's always cool to see some of the old architecture and where some products originated from.

Props pal

 

[wimbouman]

Did you check the trash bag outside of Penhaligon's to make sure there weren't any useful castoffs?

I forgot - maybe they left the English Fern shaving soap there

 

[wimbouman]

ok, I have to give you credit. It's always cool to see some of the old architecture and where some products originated from.

Props pal

It is - it is actually amazing how close these old shops are located to each other!

See on Google Maps, I made a little map.

 

[menemsha43]

What a great city London is. I'll check out some of those spots next time I'm there

 

[Gruder]

Great pics -- thanks!

 

[blantyre]

Trumpers has a prominently displayed burglar alarm - probably a good idea.

 

[DSB]

Thanks for the photos! I can't wait to visit in person. Did you make any purchases?

 

[wimbouman]

We had to ;-)

The array of shaving brushes at Taylor of Old Bond Street proved very tempting, and so did their collection of soaps, shampoos and scents and so on.
We weren't tempted to much at Trumpers because a lot of their merchandise is neatly stowed away (and I already do have their great Lime shaving soap).

Unfortunately, with modern rules for flying in an airplane not much room was left in our luggage.
So with enormous self control I only bought one 100ml bottle of English Fern EdT at Penhaligon's, after the very good advice of the lady in the shop.

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