Another trip to Geo F Trumper.

[Owen Bawn]

If I were going to Jermyn St/St James I wouldn't bother buying any of the products you can purchase easily and often more cheaply online. I'd make an appointment at Floris where I would have them mix up as many bottles of New Mown Hay toilet water as I could afford. I'd probably need to walk in there with a wheelbarrow filled with money. The first Floris product I ever used, New Mown Hay was created around 1860 and discontinued in the 1980s. They will mix up a bottle or two, or bottles of several other long discontinued fragrances for you but you have to be there- you can't order it online and have it posted to you.

Of course, a Canadian friend in London on holiday could pop in to Floris and get me a couple naggins...

 

[ChriWilson]

Harrods botched our reservation.

So Tea for us was at Sketch on Conduit & Regent. A tad less conventional but my daughters loved it all the same. The ballerina’s performance made the experience one for a lifetime to my youngest.

But then there’s the egg pods to contend with …

 

[Slock]

Jason have you ever just went crazy and mixed up a bunch of different Trumper creams ? If so what was it like ?

 

[FarmerTan]

Harrods botched our reservation.

So Tea for us was at Sketch on Conduit & Regent. A tad less conventional but my daughters loved it all the same. The ballerina’s performance made the experience one for a lifetime to my youngest.

But then there’s the egg pods to contend with …

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"That is SOOOO grooovy Baby!"

 

[ChriWilson]

"That is SOOOO grooovy Baby!"

I find myself daydreaming what Soho must have been like in the 60s. I mean it’s one thing to read about it, another thing entirely to have taken it in and lived it …

 

[gdawg55]

Nice haul….and day out with your spouse. Looks like you may be running out of room in your shave den…..a problem most of have.

 

[Ankerwycke]

I find myself daydreaming what Soho must have been like in the 60s. I mean it’s one thing to read about it, another thing entirely to have taken it in and lived it …

I remember old Soho late 1960s early 70s. I also remember the Tom Cribb when it was so packed with people you’d struggle to get in the door let alone get to the bar.

 

[Ankerwycke]

I remember old Soho late 1960s early 70s. I also remember the Tom Cribb when it was so packed with people you’d struggle to get in the door let alone get to the bar.

I’d just like to add that Soho has been sterilised and is nothing like it was.
Most of central London seems to be just geared up for tourists now

 

[DalShaver]

Looking forward to checking out Trumper's again. I'm flying out from Toronto at the end of March and will be spending a few days in London. The wallet (and the wife) may be cursing my name by the end of the trip. I'll smell good though!

 

[Mike M]

And MI6 agents.

Nope, they live out at Vauxhall Cross opposite Cloud 9, a club I frequented back in the 90's

 

[Mike M]

I'd skip that Mayfair bit. Werewolves have been spotted there.

It's not the werewolves you need to worry about, it's the toffs

 

[Mike M]

I remember old Soho late 1960s early 70s. I also remember the Tom Cribb when it was so packed with people you’d struggle to get in the door let alone get to the bar.

By the 80s and 90s you had to look harder and harder to find old London, but it still survived in small pockets as everything else went more theme parky probably kinda like Florida or Vegas.

 

[bkatbamna]

Finally here are all the new items in my shaving den. Had to think long and hard about how to re-organise everything but here are the results!
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Jason.

What a well organized shaving den. Well done.

 

[Slock]

By the 80s and 90s you had to look harder and harder to find old London, but it still survived in small pockets as everything else went more theme parky probably kinda like Florida or Vegas.

There are pockets of old Florida left as well.