Go Shopping for Me

[joe201]

Im putting together a full travel kit which will include a razor, body soap, shampoo, shaving cream/soap, aftershave, and cologne ( I don't know whether I'll chose a DE or straight yet) And I want to see the kit you would put together. Here are the restrictions:

1. I can only buy locally. Thus the products are restricted to those carried by the following stores: Art of Shaving, CO Bigelow, L'Occitane, Crabtree and Evelyn, Caswell and Massey, and anything carried at major retail stores (such as Macys and Saks)

2. The limit is at $200 (including razor)

Im looking foward to your suggestions.

 

[Lavaine]

Jack Black all-in-one for shampoo / body soap. (I think it is called All Over Wash)
Your favourite shaving stick or two, although I don't know if you will find anything local.
A travel size Aqua Velva, if you can find one. I haven't seen them recently, rather I keep refilling the one I have.
Your favourite cologne decanted into a travel size atomizer. I would recommend L'Occitane Vetyver or AOS Sandalwood
A C&E travel brush if you are lucky enough to find one in the store, or the L'Occitane turn-back brush.
Finding a razor locally is a problem. AOS razors are overpriced, although an AOS TI straight is reasonable at $135. You would still need a strop though. A 3 piece tech is a good choice for travel razor if you have one.

My most recent travel kit included: Jack Black All in One, Speick stick, cheapo Kent boar brush, Travel Tech, travel size AV, and no cologne. I have travelled with a straight as well, although it requires more space with the strop.

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

1. I can only buy locally. Thus the products are restricted to those carried by the following stores: Art of Shaving, CO Bigelow, L'Occitane, Crabtree and Evelyn, Caswell and Massey, and anything carried at major retail stores (such as Macys and Saks)

Is there a reason you need to buy things only locally?

 

[joe201]

My current situation prevents me from ordering online. From the list of stores near me I can get: Trumpers (at CO Bigelow), Loccitane, AoS, C&E, ect. I was wondering what people would select from these brands.

 

[kingfisher]

Brush: synthetic brush at The Body Shop, or a VanDerHagen boar brush from the cheap shaving kit available at WalMart. Better brushes are available at Art of Shaving, but they are incredibly expensive.

Razor: Merkur HD, from Art of Shaving (way overpriced, but if you have to buy local, the only other DE choices would be something at a local antique store, and you've no guarantee they will even have an old razor, let alone a serviceable one. Alternatives that will save a ton of money: Bump Fighter with either Gillette Trac II blades or the Personna branded blades available at WalMart, or you could get a new Sensor Excel and cartridge blades for that.

Soap/Cream: I would go with either Real Shaving Company stuff (comes in a tube), or C.O. Bigelow from Bath and Body Works, or Kiss My Face from a local vitamin store. Alternatively, you could go with VDH soap, milled into a shave stick. Cheap AND effective.

Aftershave: Millions of choices. Since I've saved you a ton of money in the choices above, you might as well go for an aftershave from the Body Shop while you're there getting the brush, or go for one of the Bigelow aftershaves at B&BW.

Cologne: You're on your own. Too much YMMV on scents for me to make a recommendation.