What's your favourite item in your shave den.....

[maxman]

.....That is NOT a brush, razor, blade, soap or cream?
We talk a lot about the aforementioned items.
What about the others?
An alum block, a grocery store brand AS?
maybe you found a particular styptic pencil that works well?
Let's hear about those hidden treasures!

For example, I love my L'Oreal AS lotion. It's not sold in any shave shop online or any specialty store. I buy it at the grocery store.

 

[valmara1971]

My shave den mascot, a picture of which I will attach later on.

 

[Barbash]

My Dirty Bird Scuttle. This is the only thing that is used every time I shave.

 

[Dpflaum]

$3 glass sugar bowls from Walmart. Mill the soap into them and I have a spare I have been using to lather cream in since I broke my nice bowl.

 

[Antique Hoosier]

Tony Miller 3" Latigo Heirloom Strop

 

[Slartibartfast]

Aqua Velva Ice.. I dont know why, but i love this stuff and it is only $3

 

[markb]

Alum block.

 

[SpyvSpy]

Not shave related at all but a framed watercolor painting of a bonsai tree my mom got me years ago that hangs above my shelf.

 

[Gammon]

Granted, mine is nicer. I swiped that picture from someone else's site.

Aside from that I'd have to say alum block. It's my best friend. Oh and the Clubman Talc.

 

[Niles]

CVS spice aftershave splash.

 

[DFrancis]

My blade bank, it's a Japanese-made cat-shaped coin bank.

 

[gldnbear93]

My scuttle. It's a world of differnce using that vs. just a bowl.

 

[O.G.]

My handmade skin food that I call skin elixer. I use it for pre and post shaving. I've been experimenting with making it for like a week or two, and am almost done with the formula. Its light really light on the oil and a little goes a really long way. After I get more ingredients Im going to make another batch today and see if I can improve it without going overboard. My girl even used it to shave her legs and really enjoyed it. So that's my favorite thing so far because I made it and it didn't cause any irritation to my sensitive skin.

 

[rvargas]

My homemade witch hazel tonic w/ glycerin and EOs. Now that you make methink, it is the only thing I use every shave. I change, razors, brushes, soap, etc., but always spritz this tonic on after my cold water rinse.

 

[moodymick]

Alum block. it is simply the best thing since sliced bread!

 

[djh]

The mirror!

Seriously, I have discovered so many great things since getting rid of the cartridge and finding B+B that I wouldn't know where to start......

 

[maxman]

Seriously, I have discovered so many great things since getting rid of the cartridge and finding B+B that I wouldn't know where to start......

I was looking around my bathroom this morning and realized that shaving with a cartridge is really just about the goo in a can and whatever razor is on sale that week. I've used pretty much every cartridge with the same result. So there I am looking at my current setup thinking "now this is shaving".
No goo, no cartridges.
But then it occurred to me that we have some unsung heroes in our dens.
The support structure if you will.
Things that we use every time we shave but often don't even think about.
Or items that make our dens more than just a collection of shaving things.
Items that make shaving an enjoyable past time.

 

[Slartibartfast]

I change my answer. My new Thater brush and scuttle along with my Grundig radio are my favorite things. Sorry Aqua Velva, love cant last forever.

 

[wksimple]

My Grandfather's 1949 Old Spice shave mug. Use it every day!

 

[pauls51]

My seacret and Algologie aftershave balms..

Hopefully soon enough it will be a scuttle!