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Permalink Reply by Eric R on September 23, 2009 at 1:28pm

I usually buy online, but I like to see/feel/smell, too. You can find C.O. Bigelow cream (repackaged Italian Proraso) at Bath and Bodyworks. Crabtree and Evelyn sometimes has shaving supplies. If you live near a big city, you may find an Art of Shaving store. I shopped at one in Union Station in Washington, D.C. They have a list of retail locations and authorized resellers here: http://www.theartofshaving.com/taos6/locations.php?trk=footer

Permalink Reply by Amateur Adventurer on September 23, 2009 at 1:40pm

Thanks! That link has already given me several nearby options to explore.

Permalink Reply by Mike Norris on September 23, 2009 at 1:34pm

Try you local men's store. finer one's will carry shaving supplies, albeit only one brand. Shop at Art of Shaving or Truefit & Hill. If in the D.C. are try The Grooming Lounge.

Permalink Reply by Jamie Q on September 23, 2009 at 1:35pm

Thanks for bringing this up, Adventurer. I'm tired of the lousy selection at the national chains (CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Shopko, etc); the only thing I've found is the generic Van Der Hagen brush/bowl/soap set at Walmart.

I asked a barber in town, and he referred me to a catalog that he orders from; so helpful...

Permalink Reply by Michael J. Austin on September 23, 2009 at 1:38pm

Say Hey Jamie, what's the name of the catalog eh :)

Permalink Reply by Arnold Cohen on September 23, 2009 at 1:57pm

What city do you live in? If you mention it, someone on this forum or one of the shaving forums might be able to give you a steer in the right direction

Permalink Reply by Amateur Adventurer on September 23, 2009 at 1:59pm

Oregon. Portland-ish.

Permalink Reply by Jamie Q on September 23, 2009 at 2:20pm

Michael: Sorry, I didn't write down the name of the catalog. I figured that there are plenty of mail-order stores on the web; I was looking for a brick-and-mortar shop in town.

By the way, I'm in Helena, Montana. Great town for everything but shopping. I am going to be in Spokane, WA, in a week or so, though, so any suggestions around there would be handy...

Permalink Reply by Michael J. Austin on September 23, 2009 at 2:29pm

No worries Jamie, I just thought that the prices may have been a little better with a barbers in-sider than the normal mail-order stores on the web. I live in the Lansing area and having a hard time find supplies at a good price.

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Gross on September 24, 2009 at 12:33pm

I love Colonial Drug, in Harvard Square. The men behind the counter are so knowledgeable about wet shaving. The stuff is really expensive, but for the money, you get an excellent product. When I first started wet shaving, I asked one of the countermen about using a brush and soap. I asked him, "Where is lather created? In the brush or in the bowl?" His answer: "Lather is created when the brush meets your face, not in the brush, and not in the bowl."

His answer helped me so much. It's really easy to fill a bowl with lather, and get a brush covered in soap, but unless this translates into a good coat of lather on the cheek, you're not doing it right.

I have a membership at Badger and Blade, and buy a lot of supplies online if I can find them cheaply, but I always make sure to support the local shop because they've been so helpful to me.

Permalink Reply by F. Scott Lian on September 24, 2009 at 12:42pm

Wow good to know sympletic, being a Bostonian, this is definitely a score for me. Been wanting to get into wet shaving for some time now, so i will have to stop in and check it out.

Permalink Reply by Arnold Cohen on September 25, 2009 at 7:44pm

There's also Leavitt & Pierce in Harvard Square and Stoddards in Newton.

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