I'm in Chicago to shepherd a group of my college students on some business site visits. I came in a day early to be well rested, and took the chance to visit Werz Apothecary (downtown). It's a wonderfully packed place, with a wide assortment of shaving products, and some knowledgeable saleswomen - I heard B&B referenced more than once, with one of them saying she learned everything she needed to know about shaving her legs from B&B. She even gave a customer new to wet shaving information about how to connect with other enthusiasts on B&B, so it seems we have a booster in Chicago! I picked up a bottle of Stirling's Executive Man aftershave splash to go along with the balm I already have...I really like that fragrance.
It occurred to me that this isn't the first time I've made a point of visiting a wet shaving location or doing something else I learned about on B&B. In fact, when I started planning my trip here, I remembered that I had copied and pasted some info about Werz Apothecary (from something I read awhile ago on B&B) into my calendar on the dates I would be traveling. I did the same thing for a trip to Boston in August (visiting an Art of Shaving store), and for a trip to London in May ( traditional hot towel shave at Truefitt & Hill). It seems that, without thinking much about it, I have been keeping a shaving bucket list of sorts, mostly from things I've read about on B&B. The thought occurred to me that perhaps I ought to create an actual shaving bucket list.
So, what's on your B&B bucket list? And what things on your list remain to be done? What have you done that you would do again?
It occurred to me that this isn't the first time I've made a point of visiting a wet shaving location or doing something else I learned about on B&B. In fact, when I started planning my trip here, I remembered that I had copied and pasted some info about Werz Apothecary (from something I read awhile ago on B&B) into my calendar on the dates I would be traveling. I did the same thing for a trip to Boston in August (visiting an Art of Shaving store), and for a trip to London in May ( traditional hot towel shave at Truefitt & Hill). It seems that, without thinking much about it, I have been keeping a shaving bucket list of sorts, mostly from things I've read about on B&B. The thought occurred to me that perhaps I ought to create an actual shaving bucket list.
So, what's on your B&B bucket list? And what things on your list remain to be done? What have you done that you would do again?
