June 8th, 2024
- Prep: Shower
- Brush: Simpson Wee Scot #RUNT #SMOLL #WEDONTNEEDNOSTINKINGBADGERS
- Razor: Feather DX Kamisori #KAMISORI
- Blade: Feather ProGuard
- Lather: Maggard Razors - London Barbershop
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Barbershop
- Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Barbershop
Maggard; synonymous with a great selection and even better customer service. Last year I used Convergence which admittedly wasn't my favorite scent, it reminded me of those brown paper towels from high school bathrooms. I placed an order during the most recent black friday sale, and threw in a sample of Maggard's Barbershop in anticipation of today, and the scent blow me away. It's so fresh and clean. To stay on theme today, EVERYTHING used in today's shave was either bought from Maggard, or available for sale at Maggard.
Looking through all of my orders at Maggard last year (there were NINE), I'm kind of surprised at how much I bought, and how many of the items actually remained in my possession. My order experience with Maggard will always be skewed as I usually go to Pasteur's and buy in person, and that should say a lot as I still made nine orders in a year. Most of my orders from Maggard seem reasonable, two of them however, don't. On one order, I wanted to buy a Valet Autostrop, and I needed those proprietary Feather's that the Oneblade uses. I placed an order for a single pack of blades; the shipping cost more than half of the price of the blades. I didn't even have the Valet yet. Less than two months later, I placed an order for 4 HoM samples. Again the shipping was more than half of the price. But both orders were shipped within an hour of me placing the order. And no other company (that I know of) offers such a wide variety of samples. Truly great customer service, and I don't mind paying money to such a great business.