I'm sure I'll get called out for blasphemy on here, but why all the fuss over butterscotch colored brush handles? I personally think they are ugly.
Why Butterscotch
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no real reason. Theyre cool and old - nobody makes butterscotch anymore. A good break from pretend ivory
I'm sure I'll get called out for blasphemy on here, but why all the fuss over butterscotch colored brush handles? I personally think they are ugly.
I'm normally quite conservative, give me a handle option and I'd go your basic black.......
I thought exactly the same thing, that they didn't really look all that special , that is until I found my butterscotch.
Once you hold one in your hand there's just something about it's looks and feel that says "old school".
Nobody makes this sort of colour anymore ( except maybe the B&B LE 2009 ) and the yellow Omegas etc, just aren't quite the same.
Hard to explain really.............
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I'm sure I'll get called out for blasphemy on here, but why all the fuss over butterscotch colored brush handles? I personally think they are ugly.
I think the answer to "why butterscotch" is becasue it sort of represents the golden age of DE shaving. Those early plastics like Bakelite didn't come in many colors. Butterscotch was one of them.
Yup. I didn't get it till I owned one. That doesn't necessarily mean that you'll freak out and start foaming at the mouth for one when you get one (even though I did
), just saying I didn't get it at first eitherOoo forgot to mention the secret cult of Butterscotch Owners. If you have a nice enough butterscotch, they'll contact you.
You get a lifetime supply of soaps, creams, DE's, blades, brushes, and aftershaves of your choice. They also give you free barbershaves, offer dating services for the lonlier BS owners, free manicures and pedicures for the very well groomed gentleman and a spa service. All you need is a butterscotch. Rooney and Simpson's get you the premier membership...
Wow...I just got up. What can I say? My head's not in the right place yet
You get a lifetime supply of soaps, creams, DE's, blades, brushes, and aftershaves of your choice. They also give you free barbershaves, offer dating services for the lonlier BS owners, free manicures and pedicures for the very well groomed gentleman and a spa service. All you need is a butterscotch. Rooney and Simpson's get you the premier membership...
Wow...I just got up. What can I say? My head's not in the right place yet
Because they ROCK!
I confess....
I did it.
I had a pile of old crappy shaving brushes. Didn't know what to do with them... so I created DEMAND!
I started a subliminal "butterscotch is sexy" ad campaign... I hired models and actresses to go out & pant the "butterscotch is sexy" message on talk shows and interviews... I orchestrated well placed auctions with shill bidding on various auction sites, both internet and live - my crew infiltrated the shaving fora with hundreds of anonymous postings & threads: how do I get butterscotch? butterscotch is so cool, if only I had butterscotch....
You know. Capitalism.
the rest is history.
I am living large on my butterscotch fortune.
The beaches on St. Bart's are GREAT!
Wanna buy a brush, pilgrim?
I did it.
I had a pile of old crappy shaving brushes. Didn't know what to do with them... so I created DEMAND!
I started a subliminal "butterscotch is sexy" ad campaign... I hired models and actresses to go out & pant the "butterscotch is sexy" message on talk shows and interviews... I orchestrated well placed auctions with shill bidding on various auction sites, both internet and live - my crew infiltrated the shaving fora with hundreds of anonymous postings & threads: how do I get butterscotch? butterscotch is so cool, if only I had butterscotch....
You know. Capitalism.
the rest is history.
I am living large on my butterscotch fortune.
The beaches on St. Bart's are GREAT!
Wanna buy a brush, pilgrim?
I think it is the newest B&B trend or fad, and there is nothing wrong with that. To me it's just part of the fun of all of this, trying something new, the next big thing in our little world.
Butterscotch is new because it is old and different. For now.
Butterscotch is new because it is old and different. For now.
Were they really originally butterscotch color, or did the early plastics/bakelite discolor over time to that rich hue?
nope, theyve always been butterscotch
It's kind of wierd, they have to be seen in person and then - at least for me, become a convert. Also, there is the hole vintage/antique/age factor that adds another level of enjoyment to them. I am hooked and got lucky my first time out trying to find one at an antique shop. I think I've got a bad case of BAD now. Careful, it spreads quiker than monkey pox.
Because it's a nice alternative to faux ebony, faux ivory, faux tortoise, faux horn...
In my opinion, nothing looks better than two-band hair in a butterscotch handle.
Butterscotch = Nostalgia
I'm sure I'll get called out for blasphemy on here, but why all the fuss over butterscotch colored brush handles? I personally think they are ugly.
Cool, that leaves more for us !!!
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VR6ofpain
Exactly, nostalgia.
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