Having the day of, sleeping in, etc. Or possible just being lazy.
As a small Christmas present for two of the younger members of my family, I decided to turn a pair of small, lidded boxes – vaguely mushroom shaped. Very vaguely…
Norwegian spruce wood. construction lumber (4×4), sanded to 240 grit and finished with nothing more than mineral oil.
The idea was to get my beloved wife a large, dedicated brush that would be a) large and long enough to lather her legs, and b) her own. As it often happens, it snowballed a bit… but not much.
After asking the Ladies and Gents over on the Shave Nook – my favourite wetshaving forum – she fell for a rainbow coloured Yaqi brush.. and since getting stuff from China is cheap, I tossed in a few other things as well.
For starter, I picked up a long handled open comb safety razor for her to try – if she don’t like it I can easily sell it on or PIF it to someone who needs / wants it.
Secondly, I picked up a colourful short handled open comb safety razor for me – I like open comb razors, and something with bright colours can come in handy if a couple of things comes to pass.
Lastly, I added a cheap beard/moustache brush – because I needed something to quality for free shipping, and a beard comb don’t always cut it.
Stumbled over this photo on imgur, and wanted to share… creepy, with a side order of sadness and nostalgia.
Started my midwinter break, got up at noon. Saving up beard for a special shave over the weekend 😉
Remember the unbreakable shaving bowl from Pereira Shavery I reviewed a while ago? The one they are offering as a crowdfunder?
I’ve noticed that there is just under two weeks left on the campaign, so If you still haven’t backed them you might want to go ahead and make up your mind – I don’t know if these will ever be offered for regular sale, and they are great bowls both at home and on travel.
Judging from the comments on the campaign I’m far from the only one who is happy with my unbreakable bowl, and honestly; while I did get mine for free as a review sample I would happily pay more than the 29€ (33USD) plus shipping that they are asking for. A bowl that fit most of your kit – razor, brush and blades – and is sturdy enough to protect it can be priceless when travelling, and it helps making great lather too.
Less than two weeks to make up your mind… according to the latest update on the campaign page it’ll be available “on demand”, but my gut says the price won’t be as good if you wait. Besides, it will make a great present this Christmas, Jul, Midwinter blot, Yule, Mōdraniht, Dísablót, Kwanzaa, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, or wintertime holiday of your choice – either to a loved one, a friend or yourself.
Head over to Pereira’s Indiegogo page to learn more and place an order if you want one.
Advertisment were.. different in the past. Lets just leave it at that, since some of these are wrong on some many levels.
Sometimes pictures turns up in my google image search that I’ve no idea how the algorithm picked…
If you’re old enough to shave, you’re mature enough to be patient…