January is...

Nishy

Forum GOD!
Staff member
The beginning of the end, self limiting myself to only 3 purchases each year (planned for this year 2 soaps and 1 brush). I don't believe anything can now give me a better shave, more than I can improve the current lineup through better technique.
Following on from this my plan has been working well, I have managed to sell about 30 soaps, which leaves me with 5 brands and still around 20 soaps. However, I now don't have to worry about using a certain razor with said soap or to remember the best brush : water ratio depending on a soap. The remainder all behave similar.

February sees the reduction in hardware, brushes and razors. I want to further reduce my collection to what I believe is best for me, I feel my SE razors may all have to go. I like a new blade/shave, call it OCD. Also I prefer straight razors to SE blades and it is only blade stiffness that appeals to me. I will also only be using no more than 2 soaps per month till I can focus my soap collection to my 3 best brands.
 

Celar36

Forum GOD!
@Nishy I am selling almost all my razors from collection. Last I cant make by mind is Gillette No.77 OC RFB as sometimes gives me good shave and sometimes naahh.

Soaps Sorted (En route I coloniali BNIB)

Creams almost

Blades sorted (4000 aprx of Triton R3 and London Bridge)

Brushes . Here I am stuck. I have 6 brushes but might let go some. (Plisson HMW 12 Vintage, Kent BKN4, Simpson 2xl colonel "Jack", Shavemac Xmas LE barber, Simpson Captain 2 Best and Thater 4125/1). Favourite is Thater 4125/1 (I have second en-route).

Razors I am Selling a lot to friend in Poland but ultimately everything must go what is not A+ . Keeping Gillette NEW LC, Feather Portable and thinking about keeping Gillette NI Big Fellow and 7 o'clock OC


Choosing is a pain
 

bandito

Ex-Addict
...The month I finally stop ordering stuff and just use what I have. Anything that doesn't get used in 12 months, goes.
 

PLANofMAN

Retro Razor Junkie
Month I try to get razor I waited long time. Tradere OC. I am giving up on Darwin after today when I lost yet another auction due sniper bid....

One of feature this razor have is side of blades are hidden with head and is profile for thumb to hold, which with my disable hand is a struggleto tight head and sometimes i got a cut.

As you can see from my post in BST I pulled up big guns from my stash to get it. I can't offer anything better
You may not be aware of this, but Bullgoose shaving is making a Darwin replica. It should be available in the next month or so.
https://bullgooseshaving.com/blogs/news/the-asylum-evolution-getting-closer
 

p.b

Forum GOD!
I started out in January to eliminate my stock of samples, interrupted by the arrival of the Asylum Rx where I wanted to use a known and proven soap and then I revisited some of my favourites, and today I finished off the last little bit of the Wholly Kaw sample (http://www.atgshaving.com/threads/sotd-saturday-25th-february-friday-march-3rd-2017.5013/page-8)

Despite buying a couple of extra samples in January I now have no more samples left and I feel rather smug. Tomorrow I shall use Old Spice or vintage Yardley simply because I can't remember the last time I used either and then through March I shall alternative three days of Nuavia with three days of C&S 88 because I've had them for a long while and not used them.
 
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