AD at it's worst/best - pic heavy

[tob1303]

This is also posted in the show off your shaving dens thread in the Dark Room...if I shouldn't have reposted it here, feel free to delete Mods...I just felt it a fun post even for this section.

Here is a post of my Den 20 days ago today when I first began...a nice humble starter set, and here is what was on it:

Vulifix #1000
Merkur HD
Merkur Blades
TOBS Sandalwood soap
Tabac Original Soap
Col Conk Soap
Alum Block
Pre de Provence ASB
Hyrdolast Aromatic Tonic
Hyrolast Paste
Hyrdolast Cube
Vitamin E spread

and the Den itself:
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and now 20 days of AD later:

The counter:
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The Underneath (18 different kinds of blades)
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And the Refrigerator:
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Here is the list:

Brushes
Vulifix #1000
Kent BK4
Omega Stripey Pure Badger #63171
Semogue 1305 Boar
Razors
Merkur HD
Parker 22R
Vintage Gillette Tech Ball end
Gem 1912 with case
Gem Micromatic
Valet Auto-Strop and Case
Soaps
TOBS Sandalwood soap
Omega Tub
Tabac Original Soap
Col Conk Soap
C&E puck
Van der Hagen puck
Provence Sante Green Tea sample
TOBS Lavender Sample
Palmolive Shave Stick
Creams
C.O. Bigelow
MEM Olive Oil
Trumpers Almond
TOBS Almond
TOBS Sandalwood
Pre/Aftershave
Alum Block
Pre de Provence ASB
Pinaud Clubman AS
Proraso AS
C&E Nomad
Trumpers Skin food Sandalwood
Proraso Pre/Post cream
AOS Pre-shave oil
AOS Toner
Thayers Witch Hazel
Vitamin E Squalene
Vitamin E Royal Jelly
Assorted Others
Sante Fe lathering Bowl
Nore-Pro Dip Serve (quasi scuttle)
22 two different DE blades (Feather, Astra, Derby's, Crystals, etc...)
GEM Personna Single edge blades
Hyrdolast Aromatic Tonic
Hyrolast Paste
Hyrdolast Cube
Vitamin E spread
On the Way
Merkur Slant
Gillette Fat Handle New
Gillette Slim

And finally, here is the hanging piece of furniture the girlfriend hopes to organize it in...she will drill holes in bottom shelf to hang razors on, sand down, prime and paint and hang - what a girl huh? or does she just want her counter back???

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WHAT HAVE YOU ALL DONE TO ME???

 

[bythbook]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA



...nicely done!

 

[andrew98]

And finally, here is the hanging piece of furniture the girlfriend hopes to organize it in...she will drill holes in bottom shelf to hang razors on, sand down, prime and paint and hang - what a girl huh? or does she just want her counter back???

WHAT HAVE YOU ALL DONE TO ME???

It may just be the size of that photo, but good luck squeezing your stash into that shelf/drawer. Quite a gal indeed, btw. A keeper (and just irritated with your AD explosion).

-Andy

 

[DunEdinRanger]

I'm impressed.

You are collecting at a prodigious rate.

I don't keep my blades in the bathroom. I have them in containers, in another room which is dry and they are away from sunlight. I hope that extends their shelf life to oh, 20-30 years.

 

[Frowzy]

If even one of those products seems absolutely perfect to you (and delivers an excellent shave), I'd say it was worth it!

Btw, nice.

 

[joe201]

Damn it. I saw the collection... now I must have it. I think I'm going to the store tommorow.

 

[luvmysuper]

Be careful about agreeing to letting her fix that shelf.
She may intend that you pick all that will fit into it, and the rest goes.
Be strong my friend.

 

[tob1303]

I know people say this all the time....but I think I'm done for now. I have all the razors I'd need (HD, slant, adjustable seems to cover the different kinds). I got the Vintage collection I wanted started. I have more soaps and creams than I'll need. I have too many blades. I have a boar, silvertip, best....a luxury brush, a scratchy brush and a brush with backbone. I have two really good aftershaves...and I'm not a big AS guy.......I think the only thing left that I want is my birth-year Gillette.....so I'll breath out organize and call it a few months.

Famous last words much?

 

[mblakele]

I know people say this all the time....but I think I'm done for now. I have all the razors I'd need (HD, slant, adjustable seems to cover the different kinds). I got the Vintage collection I wanted started. I have more soaps and creams than I'll need. I have too many blades. I have a boar, silvertip, best....a luxury brush, a scratchy brush and a brush with backbone. I have two really good aftershaves...and I'm not a big AS guy.......I think the only thing left that I want is my birth-year Gillette.....so I'll breath out organize and call it a few months.

Famous last words much?

No Old-types? No NEWs? No aristocrats?

How are you off for Brits?

No GEMs? No injectors?

 

[andrew98]

I know people say this all the time....but I think I'm done for now.

Good Luck!

No Old-types? No NEWs? No aristocrats?

How are you off for Brits?

No GEMs? No injectors?

We're not helping, are we?

-Andy

 

[bob.e]

nice collection of stuff

 

[DunEdinRanger]

HERESY!!!

That's like saying you have too many good pitchers in baseball, or saying you get to have sex way too often!

Recant this vile and pernicious statement!

 

[mdunn]

not too shabby!

 

[rdeakle]

YAY FOR B&B!

 

[tob1303]

HERESY!!!

That's like saying you have too many good pitchers in baseball, or saying you get to have sex way too often!

Recant this vile and pernicious statement!

I apologize...No idea what I was thinking

I'm also a Mets fan...what's this "too many good pitchers" you speak of?

 

[A_Jameson]

Oh, I think everyone is mis-understanding what you meant because I believe you and I are in the same place... I'm done buying for now too. For real. Completely done buying anything shave related at all. For sure...


...until my next paycheck and my wife says it's ok.

 

[ShavelockFoams]

She just wants the counter back.

You, Sir, are a man on a mission. Good work and enjoy the shaves.

 

[Pumpkin]

Excellent AD's +1 on the gf! SWMBO enabled me too at the weekend...even though she's always said it's my bathroom she presented me with two sets of drawer units, she's got the bottom drawer for the "guest towels" and I've got the rest that gives me 5 drawers to fill with AD's...handy as my little shelf I was using was almost full

 

[DaveFromPA]

what is that 500$-600$ worth of shaving stuff? Wow man.

 

[DavidH]

I hope you didnt come here for a cure!? Almost everyone in B&B has AD! All you will get from us is enabling!