My wife cleaned out the top shelf of our hall closet and found some treasures.
Unopened jar of Castle Forbes Lavender. It is of some unknown vintage, but I suspect it's 3-5 years old. I used it yesterday and it was fine. I'm not sure the scent survived as well as the cream.
A couple of samples of Martin de Candre bar soap (lavender and honey). These are probably about a year and a half old and I'm not sure I actually knew they were in there. I purchased some of the small blocks of Marseille soaps and these were at the bottom of the wrapping paper. The lavender is lovely.
Half used tub of Cella - that one was beyond using and was tossed.
A new tub of MdC - I knew that was in there as I buy them two at a time. That one was in the front where I could see it.
A Gillette three bladed cart with a full pack of blades. This was the interesting one. There was a used blade on the razor that had to be 15 years old, so I used it. Kidding!!! I tossed that one and opened the pack. I had to figure out how to get the old cart off and the new one on, but that wasn't too complicated for a man of my obvious intelligence and social skills! I couldn't remember what it was like to shave with a cart, so I gave it a go. Wow - a bit like pulling the hairs out. In terms of comfort it was the worst shave I've had in 15 years. But surprisingly enough, the results were pretty not too bad. I figured with the three blades every pass was really three passes - so I only did 6/2. I could see how this would be a good choice for someone who was in a big hurry and only had time for one pass and some aftershave burn. I'm assuming the only shavers who would suffer through a shave with this beast are the guys who like the burn.
I will probably use this razor again in 15 years, after my wife finds my next hiding place and I forget what it's like to pull the hairs out. But it did make for some interesting variety in my morning routine.
Check your closets.
Unopened jar of Castle Forbes Lavender. It is of some unknown vintage, but I suspect it's 3-5 years old. I used it yesterday and it was fine. I'm not sure the scent survived as well as the cream.
A couple of samples of Martin de Candre bar soap (lavender and honey). These are probably about a year and a half old and I'm not sure I actually knew they were in there. I purchased some of the small blocks of Marseille soaps and these were at the bottom of the wrapping paper. The lavender is lovely.
Half used tub of Cella - that one was beyond using and was tossed.
A new tub of MdC - I knew that was in there as I buy them two at a time. That one was in the front where I could see it.
A Gillette three bladed cart with a full pack of blades. This was the interesting one. There was a used blade on the razor that had to be 15 years old, so I used it. Kidding!!! I tossed that one and opened the pack. I had to figure out how to get the old cart off and the new one on, but that wasn't too complicated for a man of my obvious intelligence and social skills! I couldn't remember what it was like to shave with a cart, so I gave it a go. Wow - a bit like pulling the hairs out. In terms of comfort it was the worst shave I've had in 15 years. But surprisingly enough, the results were pretty not too bad. I figured with the three blades every pass was really three passes - so I only did 6/2. I could see how this would be a good choice for someone who was in a big hurry and only had time for one pass and some aftershave burn. I'm assuming the only shavers who would suffer through a shave with this beast are the guys who like the burn.
I will probably use this razor again in 15 years, after my wife finds my next hiding place and I forget what it's like to pull the hairs out. But it did make for some interesting variety in my morning routine.
Check your closets.
