In the spirit of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah:
I give thanks for the miraculous bounty of BadgerAndBlade, its spirit of shared interest in and passion for better living and shaving and shaving products, communal support, sharing, independent, passionate, vivacious yet civil thought and speech, and the faith that if you keep at it and trust in yourself and the community, baby butt smooth shaves and other miracles can happen.
I've learned a lot and benefitted immensely from these values, the community and specific members.
In honor and furtherance of these, I PIF the gifts detailed below, with the theme: Fat of the B&B Land
(fat being a highly esteemed, even sacred thematic ingredient shared by Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, shaving soaps, creams, and many pre-shaves and ***).
These delights have come to me via B&B PIFs and my own acquisitions. But none of them would I have known of, no less how to use, appreciate, and enjoy, had it not been for the spirit of sharing and giving which so permeate B&B. I've tried everything I'm PIFing (where I mention 'unopened' I've tried another unit, otherwise, I've tried the one I'm PIFing), and range in my estimation from good to great.
RULES:
PIF CRITERIA: I will PIF to whichever prayer most moves, delights and inspires -- don't ask me by what criteria, I don't know yet. My style is creative and eclectic. For a sense of it, check out my last PIF, responses, and what inspired me.
Your prayer can be:
NOTE RE ALCOHOL BASED COLOGNE: I gather sending products containing alcohol via postal service across international borders may not necessarily be permitted. In the event the PIF is awarded to someone where the Jovan can't be mailed: sorry, but that one item gets included in my next CONUS PIF, with special thanks to you.
I give thanks for the miraculous bounty of BadgerAndBlade, its spirit of shared interest in and passion for better living and shaving and shaving products, communal support, sharing, independent, passionate, vivacious yet civil thought and speech, and the faith that if you keep at it and trust in yourself and the community, baby butt smooth shaves and other miracles can happen.
I've learned a lot and benefitted immensely from these values, the community and specific members.
In honor and furtherance of these, I PIF the gifts detailed below, with the theme: Fat of the B&B Land
(fat being a highly esteemed, even sacred thematic ingredient shared by Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, shaving soaps, creams, and many pre-shaves and ***).
These delights have come to me via B&B PIFs and my own acquisitions. But none of them would I have known of, no less how to use, appreciate, and enjoy, had it not been for the spirit of sharing and giving which so permeate B&B. I've tried everything I'm PIFing (where I mention 'unopened' I've tried another unit, otherwise, I've tried the one I'm PIFing), and range in my estimation from good to great.
RULES:
- Say "I'm in" or something to that effect
- Offer up a thanksgiving prayer/wish for: B&B, traditional wet shaving, wet shaving products, this PIF, PIFs in general, some experience you've had via this site, something you've learned or discovered here, a particular member, or something. (I guess expression of thanksgiving for something is really the key criteria.)
- Be reachable by postal service anywhere in the world.
- By participating in the PIF, you agree not to sell any of this, but to PIF along some of this PIF's contents, along with some new items.
PIF CRITERIA: I will PIF to whichever prayer most moves, delights and inspires -- don't ask me by what criteria, I don't know yet. My style is creative and eclectic. For a sense of it, check out my last PIF, responses, and what inspired me.
Your prayer can be:
- as simple as: Bless this shaving mess!
- funny, parodic, or satyrical. I'm a fan of Ogden Nash, for instance
- passionate, earnest expression of the heart
- in any medium: written, sung/performed/danced and recorded, illustrated.
- a copy or adaptation of a well known, classic, biblical prayer, or text from any religious or other tradition
- a secular, atheistic wish, and doesn't have to do with anything religious, or even spiritual
- in any language, as long as you also provide an English translation.
- PIF'd to me by the estimable superkreep via his April Jetson's PIF
- Yardley Lime Shaving Soap in its original, historic wooden tub. This is the heart of the PIF: historic shaving soap in its original bowl. A seductive shaving heirloom with great lime scent, nice performance and awfully handsome and historic covered wooden bowl. While I'd love to keep it, superkreep was passionate about its continued circulation, and so am I. Keep the PIF flowing.
- Mystic Water Adirondack Jack soap. Delightful performer.
- Honeybee Fresh Lemon soap. Nice n lemony.
- A bar of hyper-aromatic Mysore Sandal Soap from the Mysore sandalwood forest factory in India, intended for bathing and deodorizing. So strong is its aroma, I suspect it could make even a dead skunk smell like it just enjoyed a nice sandalwood bath and shave. Makes a not bad shampoo bar and shaving soap, too. (unopened)
- Jovan Sex Appeal cologne. Too sexy for me... but on you....
- Füme Lavender Shaving Soap from Turkey. Performance reminds me of the estimable Arko, but in lavender.
- Stirling Soap Naked & Smooth puck. I love Stirling soaps: unbeatable value, with some great fragrances. This one has extra lanolin and no scent, naked in all its soapy, fattiness, and I guess is intended to compete with MWF or something like that. After I get a good lather going, I like to sprinkle in a dash of whatever aftershave inspires at the moment.
- Mitchell's Wool Fat sample. If you've not yet tried MWF, you really should. Tamp the entire sample down at the bottom of a mug in one lump to get as close as you can to actually loading/lathering off a puck, otherwise, the sample crumbles are even harder to lather.
- Proraso Shaving Cream Green menthol eucalyptus 9.8g (unopened). A classic and a favorite. The best shaving cream deal on the market when you get it on sale from Bath & Body Works as CO Bigelow.
- Nuka Shaving Cream with Allantoin. Great Russian performer, with a light scent and allantoin, a soothing/healing classic from the herbalist pharmacopoeia.
- Mamma Bear Soaps Men's Cologne Favorites glycerine soap samples (assorted, in unopened wax-paper wrappers). I just face lathered with one this morning: fantastic face lathering performers, providing a delicious noseful of classic colognes, a few of whose names I can no longer read as the wax paper wrinkled and stuck to the soap.
- DE Blades
- BIC Chrome Platinum. Surprisingly friendly.
- Personna LAB. The nice and easy, everyday DE blade.
- Gillette 7 O'clock
- Derby Extra. Beloved of many.
- Wilkinson Classic. An old standard.
- AND you never know what other goodies I may be inspired to drop in there as the spirit moves me.
- ​Shark Super Stainless DE blades (added Monday). Just a bit sharper and toothsome than Astras?
NOTE RE ALCOHOL BASED COLOGNE: I gather sending products containing alcohol via postal service across international borders may not necessarily be permitted. In the event the PIF is awarded to someone where the Jovan can't be mailed: sorry, but that one item gets included in my next CONUS PIF, with special thanks to you.
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