Acquisitions - July 2026

[Mark12]

If you can get a decent lather from the T&H send some to Randy as well.

Of course will do Randy except I've used it to shave my neck and it lathered like a dream and smelled like dynamite

Edit: just done a face lather and the jury is out for now. Very very slick but nothing approaching Santa Claus. Will report back to Mr Randy after I've shaved with it tomorrow

 

[chazt]

Hi Chazt, it's a Finest

Love it! I still enjoy my cherry SOC. It was my first good brush. Interestingly (or not), product copy on BullGoose at the time referred to the hair as “Super Badger.” It really is a wonderful knot, and imo the SOC is one of the great ergonomic handle silhouettes. Enjoy your shaves!

 

[Twelvefret]

I've reading about the PAL razors and their connection to GEM. I've decided to add a PAL Adjustable from the '60.s

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Mail call,
The mist is just the Toner but in a spray bottle.
I blame @Sideburns for giving me FOMO ha ha.

 

[PLANofMAN]

As long as they keep making it, I'll keep buying it. Why? Because my wife decided it was my favorite Bay Rum some ten years ago, and strongly discourages use of any others.

I was starting to panic. They delisted it from the website a few months ago. Apparently to add international shipping options, so I was happy to see it available again.

 

[p.b]

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As long as they keep making it, I'll keep buying it. Why? Because my wife decided it was my favorite Bay Rum some ten years ago, and strongly discourages use of any others.

I was starting to panic. They delisted it from the website a few months ago. Apparently to add international shipping options, so I was happy to see it available again.

International shipping you say…

 

[p.b]

$55 to ship to the UK.
I’ll have to pass.

 

[Randy]

$55 to ship to the UK.
I’ll have to pass.

Why so cheap? Do they have summer discounts?

 

[chazt]

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As long as they keep making it, I'll keep buying it. Why? Because my wife decided it was my favorite Bay Rum some ten years ago, and strongly discourages use of any others.

I was starting to panic. They delisted it from the website a few months ago. Apparently to add international shipping options, so I was happy to see it available again.

Does it smell very bourbony, Ryan?

 

[Sideburns]

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Mail call,
The mist is just the Toner but in a spray bottle.
I blame @Sideburns for giving me FOMO ha ha.

It was seeing the mister option that got me wondering about application. Hope you enjoy it. Since acquiring mine, I haven’t used any of my 3 varieties of balm.

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Mail call,
The mist is just the Toner but in a spray bottle.
I blame @Sideburns for giving me FOMO ha ha.

When looking around for Witch Hazel toner product I saw those spray bottles of the stuff - it prompted me to ask how folk applied the stuff.
Oddly enough, I recently took the HB Nature Spell Hyaluronic acid & Witch Hazel concoction away with me for a trip to Mallorca, to be used as my after shave splash - it was a smaller bottle, I was trying not to lug a lot of weight etc.

Never used a product with H. Acid before. Whilst on holiday my shave routine changes to evening shave before dinner, using the toner afterwards. Though H.Acid isn’t supposed to be photosensitising - the toner made my face quite red with a burning sensation after application. Yes I’d been out in the day wearing lots of factor 50 and I had no sunburn.
I stopped using the toner and face returned back to normal a day or so later - happy to go back to Thayers when I got home.
Hope you enjoy your Thayers as much as I enjoy mine.

 

[Optometrist]

Ethos Grooming Essentials Limone di Sicilia soap and splash.

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[PLANofMAN]

$55 to ship to the UK.
I’ll have to pass.

There's a reason I buy in bulk. $19 to ship two, $19 to ship three, or $24 to ship four. I settled on three. And yes, that's domestic shipping. It's offset by the large size of the bottles. 7.5oz. If I remember correctly. It works out to being cheaper than most aftershaves. (For domestic users, anyways, and it was $18 or $20 a bottle when I started buying it back in the day).

Why so cheap? Do they have summer discounts?

Lol. For all the years I've been buying it, I've never seen it on sale.

Does it smell very bourbony, Ryan?

Traditional Bay rums are made of rum. This one is made of bourbon. So...yes?

Ingredients: Alcohol, Witch Hazel, Aloe Vera, Vegetable Glycerin, Kentucky Bourbon, Pimenta Racemosa Leaves, Cinnamon, Cloves, Blood Orange Zest, Vanilla, Rosewood, Allspice, Rosewater

They steep the ingredients for two weeks then filter and bottle it. Judging by the bottled 'vibe,' they probably use Maker's Mark bourbon. It's vanilla and bourbon forward, doesn't project much, and mostly goes away after a half hour, but lingers at the skin level. I usually pair it with Ralph Lauren Safari for Men EdT. The scents are complimentary.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

There's a reason I buy in bulk. $19 to ship two, $19 to ship three, or $24 to ship four. I settled on three. And yes, that's domestic shipping. It's offset by the large size of the bottles. 7.5oz. If I remember correctly. It works out to being cheaper than most aftershaves. (For domestic users, anyways, and it was $18 or $20 a bottle when I started buying it back in the day).

Lol. For all the years I've been buying it, I've never seen it on sale.

Traditional Bay rums are made of rum. This one is made of bourbon. So...yes?

Ingredients: Alcohol, Witch Hazel, Aloe Vera, Vegetable Glycerin, Kentucky Bourbon, Pimenta Racemosa Leaves, Cinnamon, Cloves, Blood Orange Zest, Vanilla, Rosewood, Allspice, Rosewater

They steep the ingredients for two weeks then filter and bottle it. Judging by the bottled 'vibe,' they probably use Maker's Mark bourbon. It's vanilla and bourbon forward, doesn't project much, and mostly goes away after a half hour, but lingers at the skin level. I usually pair it with Ralph Lauren Safari for Men EdT. The scents are complimentary.

I put two into the basket and it came to $100 shipping to the UK and $68 for the bottles ha ha. Needless to say I unloaded my cart and walked away.

 

[AndThatsARockFact]

O.&E.G. Royal Austria 2.5x6” bowl probably isn’t intended for building lather but for the cost I thought I’d try it. Works. D.R.Harris Windsor aftershave is gorgeous.

 

[Randy]

O.&E.G. Royal Austria 2.5x6” bowl probably isn’t intended for building lather but for the cost I thought I’d try it. Works. D.R.Harris Windsor aftershave is gorgeous.

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Interesting. Never tried to bowl lather an aftershave. Let's see how it goes.