Hi, can you recommend for me some good shop in to the central London area? I have done internet finds with different headwords. It feels to be quite hard to find some shop what really have office in London. There seems to be a thousands shops in London but as a matter of fact they are only dotcom stores. My shopping list contains:
Finishing stone.
Now my finest stone is 8k. So it could be good to have polishing stone too.
Razor 4-5/8 or 7-8/8.
Now I have 6/8 Dovo. That knife is my honing/stropping test specimen. I can continue my honing lessons with that one with any hurry. And have a new knife to everyday shaving.
I was thinking what kind of knife and why I should buy new. Because they are so cool and nice things ;-) I want to try different sizes of knives to get wider experience about razors.
Brush.
My brush is not anymore in very good condition.
Some aftershave.
I do purchasing rather directly from the shop than in the web. Usually I am not travelling so often and I must use this opportunity and do some shopping in London. Unfortunately here in Finland are not any razor shops. There is huge difference if you can look and feel things in your hand before buying them. This forum could be the only place in the web where I can think to purchase a knife or other stuff. Because I don’t have the knowhow about the used knifes.
Before the London trip I must be at least one week without shave. I have ever been in a barbershop shave. It could be a good experience to feel a professional touch and see how the procedure goes on. Here in Finland we do have a barbershop shaver ;-) But I still haven’t ever been on a barbershop shave as I mentioned.
So can you recommend some good place to have a barbershop shave in the central London area? If it is Todd in the Fleet Street, I have to think twice :D
Mikko