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04-01-2010, 02:59 AM #1Member
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The two online vendor's here in Canada with the best selection are.
www.fendrihan.com
www.rasagepoulin.com
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04-01-2010, 03:38 PM #2Newbie
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Maca Root shave cream from the Body Shop!
I use it every day and love it
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04-01-2010, 03:42 PM #3Senior Member
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I like Proraso `Pre-Post' cream and shave cream. You can
get them at Shopper's Drug Mart, if I'm not mistaken. I've
also seen some Omega boar brushes at either Shopper's or
London Drugs, if you haven't a brush yet.
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04-01-2010, 03:45 PM #4Member
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hi sebell, I did indeed see the omega boar's brushes at my local shoppers. I picked one up along with some proraso shave soap (I don't believe they had the pre-post cream).
looks good to start but it seems that there is very limited shave soap selection. That is, the proraso was the only choice!
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The Proraso soap is really more of a dense cream -- the
Originally Posted by andrewpohran
two products are really quite similar. There are some tips
and tricks for using a boar brush as well (I've not used
one myself), so be sure to do some searching and ask
around. I think some people recommend soaking the brush
for a few minutes before building your lather.
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04-02-2010, 01:15 AM #6Member
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Originally Posted by wuff
I have bought from both of these vendors and had good service. Unfortunately, buying from the U.S. can get expensive ( shipping / customs ... ). On my two purchases so far from U.S. based vendors I was dinged by customs ( for razors ). If you can get the product that you want in Canada do so, if not, you have two choices - assume the cost or go to plan B.
Ken
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On the odd chance that my post might seem like a " buy Canadian don't buy American unless you must " nothing could be further from the truth. I like to spread the love on both sides of the border, but when I can spread it in Canada I find it goes little farther !
Ken
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