The Badger and Blade
2014 Calendar of Shaves
2014 Calendar of Shaves
Gentlemen, first let me apologize for not having this up first thing yesterday. My son was sick with the flu, and I was not able to get to my computer. Without further ado, I present you with the new Item of the Week thread! Let me explain the change.
One thing I noticed with last year's effort, is that as the year trickled by, the items became either more obscure or less enticing. This had the effect of weeding out the participation. Now, we've come up with a way to help you direct your attention in your shave dens to items you likely have, or are easy to acquire. We'll also tell you in advance, how the whole year will play out. You won't be limited to just ONE item each week, rather, you can dig into your arsenal and play with any and all items that suite the theme! Hopefully this will encourage greater participation and attract newer members and members with smaller shave dens (like me... cough cough).
We will follow through each theme in THIS ONE thread, all year long, and each month and week the themes will be expounded upon. Keep in mind, this calendar doesn't have to be set in stone! If opportunities for alternatives present themselves, YOUR INPUT IS ENCOURAGED!!
I now present you with THE CALENDAR!!!! (note: as each week begins, I hope to link each entry in the calendar to that weeks starting post within the thread. Week 1 is linked, even though it's just one post down.)
January | February | March | |||
Old Is New Again | Love Is In The Air | Spring has Sprung | |||
1 | Reformulations | 1 | Chocolate or Rose Scented soaps/creams | 1 | "Green" Scents |
2 | Vintage AS | 2 | Scents that make her say "rawr" | 2 | The Veg (Because I'm in Charge, and I said so) |
3 | Oldest Razor in the Roatation | 3 | Open Hearts - Open Combs | 3 | Modern Razors |
4 | Restored Brushes | 4 | Finest and Best Knots | 4 | Silvertip Knots |
April | May | June | |||
April Showers | Bring May Flowers | l'art du rasage | |||
1 | Cheap (Drugstore) Soaps/Creams | 1 | Flowery Scents | 1 | French Soaps/Creams |
2 | Drugstore AS | 2 | Flowery Scents | 2 | French AS/ASB |
3 | Cheapest Razor in Rotation | 3 | Adjustables | 3 | French Razors |
4 | Cheapest Brush in Rotation | 4 | Fattest knots | 4 | French Brushes |
5 | Mod Mystery Week | ||||
July | August | September | |||
God Save The Queen | It's Getting' Hot In Here | ein kleine rasiermusik | |||
1 | 3 T's and Other British Soaps/Creams | 1 | Mentholated Soaps/Creams | 1 | German Soaps/Creams |
2 | 3 T's and Other British AS/ASB | 2 | Mentholated, Tear inducing Splashes | 2 | German Splashes/Balms |
3 | British Razors | 3 | Slants | 3 | German Straight Razors |
4 | British Brushes | 4 | Tiny Knots | 4 | German Brushes |
5 | Mod Mystery Week | 5 | Mod Mystery Week | ||
October | November | December | |||
Scary | Give Thanks | La Famiglia | |||
1 | Arko, Williams, Modern Aos Soap, Tabac | 1 | Sue Moore Auction Winnings | 1 | Italian Soaps/Creams |
2 | The Veg, Modern Old Spice, (Other Highly Contested Splashes?) | 2 | Sue Moore Auction Winnings | 2 | Italian AS/ASB |
3 | Cartridge Razors!! | 3 | Sue Moore Auction Winnings | 3 | Italian Razors? |
4 | Synthetic Knots | 4 | Sue Moore Auction Winnings | 4 | Italian Brushes? |
5 | Mod Mystery Week |
PS, Rumor has it that the SOTD forum will attempt to follow some of these themes as well. If you haven't spent anytime over there, I highly recommend it!
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