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Thank you so much for starting the thread Bouki Bouki! My personal and professional lives have definitely had me on the ropes since early September. I tried to get my stats in order before I left last weekend for a quick vacation but I just didn’t have the time. So, thank you again my friend!
As for wet-shaving in 2024, the following took honors:
Brush: This one was no surprise as the AP ShaveCo with 30mm Cashmere has become my go-to brush. It was used 51.09% of the time.
Soap Brand: Again, no surprise here. For whatever reason, I got on a Stirling kick this past year and used it 19.40% of my shaves.
Soap Scent: Stirling Gatlinburg – only used it 10 times or 2.73% of the shaves but when you’ve hoarded soaps over the past 8 years, I guess 10 is an acceptable amount
Aftershave Brand: Well, a Stirling Soap deserves a Stirling AS, right? Stirling accounted fo r15.30% of the shaves. Chatillon Lux came in 2nd with 13.11% of the shaves.
Aftershave Scent: Black Tie Razor Co Sandalwood – used this 4.10% of the time but it was my travel splash for awhile so it wasn’t a surprise. The highest percentage of a non-travel splash was Wholly Kaw Fern Concerto which I used often as I was trying to finish off
Razor: Stainless Steel Overlander – for the 1st time, a razor overtook the Rockwell 6S as the most used razor! This razor is also my biggest discovery of the year. It’s such a smooth, efficient and mild razor that I can shave daily with no irritation. This razor ended up with 49.18% of the shaves. And the amount would have been higher but I felt bad for not using my 6S the past couple of months, I started using it more often. Despite the increased usage, the 6S was used 13.11% of the time.
Goals from last year: The goal was to cut down on the No Shave days. And up until early September, I had done a very commendable job. Overall, there were 60 No Shave days and 39 of them occurred after 9/1/2024.
Goals for this year: I have really settled in on razor/blade/brush/splashes. And because of that, I think it’s time to unload a lot of things that aren’t used often. I’m sure I’ll sell off/give away some soaps as well. I think the main goal will be to clear out approximately 1/3 of the den
As for wet-shaving in 2024, the following took honors:
Brush: This one was no surprise as the AP ShaveCo with 30mm Cashmere has become my go-to brush. It was used 51.09% of the time.
Soap Brand: Again, no surprise here. For whatever reason, I got on a Stirling kick this past year and used it 19.40% of my shaves.
Soap Scent: Stirling Gatlinburg – only used it 10 times or 2.73% of the shaves but when you’ve hoarded soaps over the past 8 years, I guess 10 is an acceptable amount
Aftershave Brand: Well, a Stirling Soap deserves a Stirling AS, right? Stirling accounted fo r15.30% of the shaves. Chatillon Lux came in 2nd with 13.11% of the shaves.
Aftershave Scent: Black Tie Razor Co Sandalwood – used this 4.10% of the time but it was my travel splash for awhile so it wasn’t a surprise. The highest percentage of a non-travel splash was Wholly Kaw Fern Concerto which I used often as I was trying to finish off
Razor: Stainless Steel Overlander – for the 1st time, a razor overtook the Rockwell 6S as the most used razor! This razor is also my biggest discovery of the year. It’s such a smooth, efficient and mild razor that I can shave daily with no irritation. This razor ended up with 49.18% of the shaves. And the amount would have been higher but I felt bad for not using my 6S the past couple of months, I started using it more often. Despite the increased usage, the 6S was used 13.11% of the time.
Goals from last year: The goal was to cut down on the No Shave days. And up until early September, I had done a very commendable job. Overall, there were 60 No Shave days and 39 of them occurred after 9/1/2024.
Goals for this year: I have really settled in on razor/blade/brush/splashes. And because of that, I think it’s time to unload a lot of things that aren’t used often. I’m sure I’ll sell off/give away some soaps as well. I think the main goal will be to clear out approximately 1/3 of the den
