The London Lounge

With regard to straight razor shaving, knowing how to strop is essential, and I often see it done wrongly on Youtube and various fora. The strop should be really taut. I use a Kanayama Llama strop of linen and Cordovan leather and I hold the end tightly with my hand behind my hip and resting on the ...

The exception that proves the rule!

Cella 1kg Shave soap. Carve it up and gift portions to friends.

Thanks, I've just downloaded their catalogue.

http://www.rasurpur.de/english/shop/shop.html

Another good site for traditional wet shavers.

http://www.shavemac.com/Shaving-Brushes/our-powerfully

For what it's worth, I have shaved daily with a straight razor for several decades now. For my particularly wiry hair, the Shavemac brush is ideal. Very stiff for a silver-tip.

I've bought Libeco linen fabrics for clothes and have been very happy with the quality.

Fine work. What are the buttons made from? Vendor?
Thank you.

I mean the sleeve heads seem exaggerated, as though designed to draw attention to the artisan's work. As horrible as the deliberately unfastened last button on a coat sleeve. Da cafone.

http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/o ... -florence/

Ricci has quite a fondness for very prominent sleeve heads. Tutti i gusti sono gusti.

I think Ricci makes a good point, but I didn't like his shoulders either, or rather the very prominent sleeve head.

I like the stainless steel, watering-can dispenser for serving oil.

Part is gifted, the rest is consumed among family.☺

The only free cheese I know of sits on the mousetrap.

Thanks for the olive primer. I've just been inspired to buy 30 litres of prime, locally produced product.

@ Mr. Alden: Thank you for the clarification. I believe the Australian industry is fairly transparent as regards outright misrepresentation, though it is a largely mechanized, large-scale enterprise. There is not enough skilled labour for the pruning/picking to be manual. I wonder what happens with ...