2012-- Shave Purchase Sabbatical--Gentlemanly Restraint

[Rengrave]

Oh, yes you will. You're only a month into it. Around about December you'll realize the enormous amount of "savings" you've already achieved though wetshaving. You can be the first one in for 2013.:001_tt2:

Yes, but I've been wet shaving with my DE for over a year, it's only in the last month that I've registered on the site :001_tt2:

[OldSaw]

What are we in for again?

[beeranon]

Looks like even Google is trying to help us Sabbaticalians out...here's the popup I got after clicking on the B/S/T this morning. Must be something really sweet listed! Seriously, though, any idea who I should notify? Harry (Mr. Scruffy) and/or Phil (luvmysuper)?

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[brianw]

The byproduct of this sabbatical is using up some product, some of which will not be replaced.

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1. Ogallala Bay Rum, nice...but Not replace
2. Barbasol Pacific Rush... Nope
3. SCS Refined... YES
4. Pinaud VIBR... YES
5. Avon "Wild Country" in a Porsche 911 bottle.... can't





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1. Gents Best SS... Replace with SCS "Refined
2. SCS Coconut SS... Have another
3. KMF SC.... Have another
4. SCS Coconut SC... YES when available
5. SCS Pumpkin YES when available


and yes.... STILL IN !!!!!

[beginish]

Finished so far this year:

1 puck Institut Karite Soap
1 puck Haslinger Marigold soap
1 puck SCS Refined Soap
1 Travel tub CF Lavender Cream
1 Small tube Coates Rose Cream

I will definitely get the first three (or a different scent) again. Creams just don't float my boat, so the CF won't be replaced and the Coates is currently out of production.

Oh, and still in. :biggrin:

[beeranon]

I finished off a tub of XXX, but, fortunately, was able to trade for a near-new tub to replace it. I'm not sure I'd still be in if I hadn't found one, with all the talk of XXX going away. I've started using creams for a week at a time, and have noticed the gradual reduction more than when I'd use something different every day.

Sill in, though!

[brianw]

Oh my....today was a real challenge. Got a little wild with the straight today and had a few weepers. Reached for the alum block, Bob the cat decided it was time to play let's weave in and out of the legs. Wet hands, crazy cat, not a great hold of the block= 16 pieces on the floor. No problem....I'll get my reserve....SURPRISE...no reserve. Needless to say 2 Alum blocks are on the list and the pieces are residing on papertoweling in a bowl.

I'M STILL IN !!!!!

[Greg1911]

Still in!

[johnniegold]

Still in and loving it. :yesnod:

[OldSaw]

Finished so far this year:

1 puck Institut Karite Soap
1 puck Haslinger Marigold soap
1 puck SCS Refined Soap
1 Travel tub CF Lavender Cream
1 Small tube Coates Rose Cream

I will definitely get the first three (or a different scent) again. Creams just don't float my boat, so the CF won't be replaced and the Coates is currently out of production.

Oh, and still in. :biggrin:

I've used up nothing, but I'm still in.

[Price]

I've used up nothing, but I'm still in.
Me neither. I have a tub of Vostok that's close to done, but all that damage was done last summer. Still rollin'.

[OldSaw]

Still in.

[htownmmm]

Youse guys still here? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-alien003.gif


marty

[beeranon]

Thinking of joining the 3017 thread in the Soaps forum, just to see if I can go through one product completely before moving on to another, as opposed to one per week. No Sabbatical sweat so far. Still in.

[PugslyCat]

Youse guys still here?
Still here. Not much to say when we don't have new purchases to rave about.

Mostly I'm trying to plan exactly how I'm going to stock up once I break, or in the couple of weeks between the 2012 and 2013 sabbaticals.

[OldSaw]

Still here. Not much to say when we don't have new purchases to rave about.

Mostly I'm trying to plan exactly how I'm going to stock up once I break, or in the couple of weeks between the 2012 and 2013 sabbaticals.

You know, that does sorta limit our conversation, other than to spur each other on.

[Price]

So, how 'bout that weather, huh?

[OldSaw]

So, how 'bout that weather, huh?

It's been pretty crazy here. Warm as summer in March and now freezing nights in April.

[Walter Sobchak]

I'm still in.

[brianw]

Still in here.... if there is anybody still in and would want to get in on the Group buy for Gem Blades , since this may never happen again, I will give a pass on this !

[OldSaw]

I've gotten about 150 shaves from my half used up tub of Santa Maria Novella since mid November and there's still gotta be at least 30 shaves left. My soaps are getting lonely but I definitely have enough to get through the year.

[brianw]

Oh boy.... I just spent the last hour looking at soaps..... Still in tho.

[Sullybob]

Oh boy.... I just spent the last hour looking at soaps..... Still in tho.

See anything good?

[brianw]

Everything !!!!!!!

[Sullybob]

Everything !!!!!!!

:clap:

[brianw]

Remember all.... beat me in the sabbatical and win a brush. see post 276

[beeranon]

Remember all.... beat me in the sabbatical and win a brush. see post 276

Steady, now. Deep breaths.

[denfelo]

I definitely have to be in next year. So far this month 5 razors, 2 Semogues(620 and 830), 15 sticks of Arko(How could I pass up 15 sticks for $14.50 shipped?), and I am thinking about another razor.

[Goblin]

I failed.

In my defence, I had 2 hours to kill in St James's - a visit to DR Harris was fairly inevitable. I'm amazed I managed to resist heading on to T&H, TOBS and Trumpers!

[beeranon]

I'm amazed I managed to resist heading on to T&H, TOBS and Trumpers!

That practically counts as a win! :biggrin:

[Vlad]

I failed.

In my defence, I had 2 hours to kill in St James's - a visit to DR Harris was fairly inevitable. I'm amazed I managed to resist heading on to T&H, TOBS and Trumpers!

Nice! No pictures? :a28: You know, just to show the guys what they shouldn't do while on sabbatical.

[OldSaw]

I failed.

In my defence, I had 2 hours to kill in St James's - a visit to DR Harris was fairly inevitable. I'm amazed I managed to resist heading on to T&H, TOBS and Trumpers!

Once you have broken the sabbatical in a place like that it is your duty to over indulge in all the T's... and post pics.

[johnniegold]

Still going. :yesnod:

[brianw]

Still going. :yesnod:yup

[beginish]

Still in. As a matter of fact, I got a shipment from WCS with no shave gear.

[OldSaw]

Still in. As a matter of fact, I got a shipment from WCS with no shave gear.

...too tempting.

[Price]

Still in. As a matter of fact, I got a shipment from WCS with no shave gear.
I was trying to do the same thing a few weeks ago, but I'm a sucker for free shipping, and I couldn't get to $80 in good conscience.

[gash]

You know, you can still dream about products that would make you fall off the wagon. How about the ones below?

Castle Forbes limited-edition juniper shaving cream and matching aftershave.

D.R. Harris limited-edition lemongrass shaving soap with extra tallow.

Simpson limited-edition fan-shaped Chubby with ebony inlay.

[beeranon]

You know, you can still dream about products that would make you fall off the wagon. How about the ones below?

Castle Forbes limited-edition juniper shaving cream and matching aftershave.

D.R. Harris limited-edition lemongrass shaving soap with extra tallow.

Simpson limited-edition fan-shaped Chubby with ebony inlay.

Still in. But Señor Gash is a bad, bad, man. :wink:

[Timmy Dee]

I'm still going strong, though I'll be heading OS for my annual holiday around July/August, so will likely pick up a few frags while I'm away.

So that would mean (assuming that I do break) I will have failed my own no-frag purchase, but would that mean I've failed this Shave Sabbatical?

From all accounts, I'm one of the few to do a frag purchase sabbatical, and it's not a mandatory part of the Shave Sabbatical. What are everyone's thoughts?

Never got a ruling on this one. Anybody?

[OldSaw]

Never got a ruling on this one. Anybody?

I wouldn't count it against you.

[Greg1911]

Sounds like falling off the wagon to me.

Still in.

[OldSaw]

Spent a pile yesterday and plan on spending more tomorrow... but not on shave stuff. Still in.

[brianw]

Resolve is still strong.....

[OldSaw]

It's almost May and still in.

[Vlad]

Word on the street is that Irisch Moos is being discontinued. So I'm out, for the 3rd time. I pretty much suck at this. :blush: You guys gonna hang in there?

[Price]

Still in, but between QCS ASB, Mystic Waters, & introductory prices on the new Razorock soaps, I'm afraid my sabbatical is on its deathbed. :a46:

[beginish]

I have wondered what I would do if a favorite product was discontinued, such as AoS soaps. There is still plenty of good stuff out there, so I would just move on. That said, I can appreciate the difficulty of wrestling with it, so Vlad, I have a very lightly used stick of IM, which is yours if you want it.

[beeranon]

Still in, but between QCS ASB, Mystic Waters, & introductory prices on the new Razorock soaps, I'm afraid my sabbatical is on its deathbed. :a46:

I hear ya, Price. I'd be a goner for sure if I had been picked for the trials on the QCS ASB's, 'cuz I'm dodging bullets as it is with that product. I'm going to do the Minimalist May and see if that assuages the itch at all. I'd really like to make it through the first half.

[DunEdinRanger]

Word on the street is that Irisch Moos is being discontinued. So I'm out, for the 3rd time. I pretty much suck at this. :blush: You guys gonna hang in there?

Excuse me, I think I am getting the shakes thinking about this. Say it ain't so!!

In other news, today was a GLORIOUS day! I found an unopened bottle of Clubman Hair Tonic at home, stuck between my stash of Clubman Country Club Size AS.

[brianw]

Hey Lou... you have any Mosswood you want to trade for Jickey ?

[DunEdinRanger]

Hey Lou... you have any Mosswood you want to trade for Jickey ?

Mosswood is on the Do Not Trade list, besides I think I only have half a bottle which I'm using very sparingly. I think, because I didn't notice any in my AS stash in the basement. Now if you want Oriental Spice for Jickey, I'll gladly trade.

[gash]

Dream on...

MWF limited-edition sandalwood shaving soap in a monogrammed cocobolo bowl

Simpson limited-edition 100-brush mahogany display case

A recently-discovered cache of Penhaligon's tallow English fern shaving soap

A Rooney pre-ban ivory 3/1 brush

[PugslyCat]

It was a rough weekend for me. Friday night I got a haircut only to find that my barber has really increased his stock of shaving products. I knew I couldn't get out of there without a new razor, but then they gave me one just so I would try it and report back to him what I thought of it.

Saturday I wound up bidding on eBay for a Slim and a Super Adjustable, but got outbid.

Sunday I stumbled across the only l'Occitane shop within hundreds of miles, right next to Bath & Body Works in Omaha. I couldn't resist the shelf full of Cade products, but they are for my nephews college graduation present, so I'm still in, right?

[OldSaw]

Word on the street is that Irisch Moos is being discontinued. So I'm out, for the 3rd time. I pretty much suck at this. :blush: You guys gonna hang in there?

Really?!?! I bought three wooden bowls of TOBS lavender when they were discontinued/reformulated. I might have to get some Irisch Moos.

[brianw]

Never cared for the Moos....so no problem here

[DunEdinRanger]

Never cared for the Moos....so no problem here


But the Mosswood, now that is a different story!!

[Price]

Sunday I stumbled across the only l'Occitane shop within hundreds of miles, right next to Bath & Body Works in Omaha. I couldn't resist the shelf full of Cade products, but they are for my nephews college graduation present, so I'm still in, right?
Suuuuure they are. Keep telling yourself that.

[brianw]

I have to stay out of NYC... If I got to Pasteur's I would fold. I could not stay away from the Boosters Mosswood.

[DunEdinRanger]

I have to stay out of NYC... If I got to Pasteur's I would fold. I could not stay away from the Boosters Mosswood.

Might be time for a meetup at the Heartland Brewery in the Empire State Building. LOL And maybe, just maybe, I'll shave with my JM Fraser Mosswood Shaving Cream and follow that up with liberal splashes of the heavenly Mosswood AS. Maybe...:shifty:

[johnniegold]

Still in. I don't think I have ever seen the month of May in any of the previous sabbaticals. Could this be the year to go all the way? :thumbup1:

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[Vlad]

All this talk about :clover: Moos has me hankering for my mossy scents. You guys mind if I drop in a SOTD pic in here for no particular reason?

Smells sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.
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You've got plenty of this, right Brian? :biggrin:

[DunEdinRanger]

That photo below may have put BrianW over the edge!


All this talk about :clover: Moos has me hankering for my mossy scents. You guys mind if I drop in a SOTD pic in here for no particular reason?

Smells sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.
240123

You've got plenty of this, right Brian? :biggrin:

[brianw]

All this talk about :clover: Moos has me hankering for my mossy scents. You guys mind if I drop in a SOTD pic in here for no particular reason?

Smells sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.
240123

You've got plenty of this, right Brian? :biggrin:


That photo below may have put BrianW over the edge!


Cruel !!!

[beginish]

Still in. I don't think I have ever seen the month of May in any of the previous sabbaticals. Could this be the year to go all the way? :thumbup1:

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Yes, sir. That it has been this easy is a little frightening.

[Shadowsforbars]

April was an easier month for me. I guess I spent more time away from the computer and that must have helped defeat temptation.

[beeranon]

Just keep glliding along. Had a P.160 jones that almost got me after sampling the traded for chunk for the first time (worried Italian Barber's stock would be gone), but fortunately the trade included Cella and Vitos Coconut, and at first blush I didn't notice a big enough difference to break the Sabbatical.

After a May of naught but Cella, I'm hoping this hankering recedes.

[gash]

All this talk about :clover: Moos has me hankering for my mossy scents. You guys mind if I drop in a SOTD pic in here for no particular reason?

Smells sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.
240123

You've got plenty of this, right Brian? :biggrin:

I don't think I've smelled those mosswood scents. Would someone describe them in great detail? Are they worth trying?

[DunEdinRanger]

I don't think I've smelled those mosswood scents. Would someone describe them in great detail? Are they worth trying?

Exquisite. Fresh. Refreshing.

[DunEdinRanger]

Monty made a deal.

[brianw]

My Mosswood dilemma had be righted. A trade has been set up and the wonderful scent of Boosters Mosswood will continue to grace my den !!!!!!

[OldSaw]

Still in.

[gash]

My Mosswood dilemma had be righted. A trade has been set up and the wonderful scent of Boosters Mosswood will continue to grace my den !!!!!!

As long as you didn't trade money for it...

[DunEdinRanger]

As long as you didn't trade money for it...


I'm not saying, but I'll let you know I'll be smiling!!

And smelling great!

[PugslyCat]

Suuuuure they are. Keep telling yourself that.
It was tough, but I was able to let go. I made sure my nephew opened the box before I left so that I could have one last look at those beautiful l'0ccitane products I won't get to use...

[OldSaw]

if it wasn't for my remodeling project I think I would have broken by now. I want something new.

[Timmy Dee]

I'm out :)

Decided to order a bunch of stuff from Shaving.ie - so I can look forward to the full Eucris range, some Spanish Leather cologne and shaving cream, Coral Skin Food and some other stuff.

It's good to be back :)

[brianw]

Timmydee....good show, at least you went out with a bang !!!!!

[Sullybob]

Timmydee, I think you are really going to enjoy the Eucris EDT. I get a lot of compliments when I wear it.

[Timmy Dee]

Cheers, fellas - yeah I felt that a $240 order was a fitting way to crash and burn :)

I can't wait to load up with Eucris. I might go overkill once and make an uberlather with the soap and the cream, and finish it off with the edt!

[brianw]

DAMN....I guess I'm out... 6 NOS Gem Juniors did it.... Well I made it 4 plus months....

who's 1st, 2nd and 3rd ????

[Price]

DAMN....I guess I'm out... 6 NOS Gem Juniors did it.... Well I made it 4 plus months....

who's 1st, 2nd and 3rd ????
Me?

[brianw]

Your first Price.... and you get your pick !!!!

[jdto]

I would be second, but for that damn kamisori :lol:. Nice run, Brian.

[Price]

Woot! Methinks the Harvard would be a fine addition to the den. I've got to take stock of my own stable - whatever gets pushed out will get put back up here under the same pretext for someone who outlasts me.

[OldSaw]

Looks like I'm third.

[OldSaw]

So who's left?

[Timmy Dee]

You're second, OldSaw, aren't you?
If only I'd held off for a few more hours!

[beeranon]

Still in, but I never check in at the right time! :laugh:

Minimalist May has kept the ADs at bay, and I'm hoping using the new LE brush for June will get me through half the year. Nice work, guys.

[beeranon]

I'm out :)

Decided to order a bunch of stuff from Shaving.ie - so I can look forward to the full Eucris range, some Spanish Leather cologne and shaving cream, Coral Skin Food and some other stuff.

It's good to be back :)

Could anyone else smell that one coming? :lol:

Nice run, Timmy Dee!

[Vlad]

Cheers, fellas - yeah I felt that a $240 order was a fitting way to crash and burn :)

I can't wait to load up with Eucris. I might go overkill once and make an uberlather with the soap and the cream, and finish it off with the edt!

:w00t: Well done!

[brianw]

Okay....

We have Price as the first...
Old Saw as the second
and Beeranon as third.

Timmy Dee lost out only because of a Ebay ending time !!!!

Price picks first and I think he's after that Big Boy H4
Old saw has his choice between the "56" and a everReady reknotted in TGN
Beeranon gets whats left over.

Timmy Dee will get a Booby Prize !

Chime in if I have it right or wrong

[Vlad]

Ok, now what? What are we going to do for fun until December? :prrr:

[beeranon]

Ok, now what? What are we going to do for fun until December? :prrr:

Now starts the long midsection of the marathon, without the promise of future glory at the start or the impending satisfaction of accomplishment as the finish line nears. The "one foot after another" soul-crushing slog that causes one to question not just the task undertaken, but existence itself, a grinding monotony unpunctuated by any spark of new life.

Or, we place a big order with WCS or the Italian Barber and be done with it! :wink:

[Price]

Now starts the long midsection of the marathon, without the promise of future glory at the start or the impending satisfaction of accomplishment as the finish line nears. The "one foot after another" soul-crushing slog that causes one to question not just the task undertaken, but existence itself, a grinding monotony unpunctuated by any spark of new life.

Or, we place a big order with WCS or the Italian Barber and be done with it! :wink:

Hahaha, well put, Jay. I was wondering whether Brian's fall would precipitate a massive spending spree by everyone who was holding out just for that reason.

[brianw]

Unless, because I bought these NOS razors to pass along and not use myself.....you don't want to count this !!!

[Price]

Unless, because I bought these NOS razors to pass along and not use myself.....you don't want to count this !!!
If you bought them as a gift for someone else, I'd say that doesn't count...

[brianw]

6 NOS Gem Juniors in original boxes with 3 original blades each. Will all be given away over a period of time.....What is the determination of the group !!!!

[Price]

Are there even enough people left in to vote?

[jdto]

I'd say that, as they are not for your own use, you are still good.

[PugslyCat]

If you bought them as a gift for someone else, I'd say that doesn't count...

+1 - That's the reasoning I used when I got shaving stuff for my nephew.

[beginish]

Gifts for others don't count (otherwise you would have been out long ago, Brian). Neither do gifts received (otherwise I would have been out yesterday).

[beeranon]

I'll look up from my soul-crushing slog long enough to agree with the consensus that it's no Sabbatical violation. Get back in line!

[brianw]

Okay guys.... the masses have spoken..... Still IN!!!!!!

[beeranon]

The Teflon® coat strikes again! :laugh:

[PugslyCat]

I have mentioned before that there never has been a single post really outlining the rules and exceptions for the 2012 Shaving Products Purchase Sabbatical. This year started with a post stating "Same rules as 2011" and last year started with a post stating "Same rules as 2010." Going through the 2010 thread it became apparent that rules just kind of evolved from an earlier lone wolf effort by Vlad. I'd like to resolve that.

I would like to get two volunteers to help me write up a full set of rules offline, then we'll present them in a separate thread to solicit comments. Any volunteers or protests to this idea?

[jdto]

Hmmm...if you make it all official like that, then it becomes less fun and more of a contest. This was about each person setting a goal or personal limits and trying to stick to them. Brian, out of his own volition and generosity, volunteered a prize based on a very loose set of conditions.

I mean, if you want to write down rules, I won't oppose it, but it seems like a lot of effort.

[Price]

I have mentioned before that there never has been a single post really outlining the rules and exceptions for the 2012 Shaving Products Purchase Sabbatical. This year started with a post stating "Same rules as 2011" and last year started with a post stating "Same rules as 2010." Going through the 2010 thread it became apparent that rules just kind of evolved from an earlier lone wolf effort by Vlad. I'd like to resolve that.

I would like to get two volunteers to help me write up a full set of rules offline, then we'll present them in a separate thread to solicit comments. Any volunteers or protests to this idea?

I think the general rule is that buying new shave gear (for oneself) is the general prohibition. The idea was born simply of a realization that one has acquired a ridiculously large amount of "stuff", but that it seems impossible to stop buying said stuff without some sort of organized peer pressure. The universally accepted exception is B&B LE items, although I think that well may be dry now. The only thing driving a need for "rules", and necessarily the adjudication thereof, would be Brian's very generous challenge, so really I'd say that, if anyone feels that specifically delineated rules are in order, it should be Brian's prerogative to dictate them if he so chooses. Otherwise, this is simply an exercise in self-control, and the only judge anyone should need would be his own conscience.

[Tim_McD]

Gentlemanly Restraint; that term implies that the rules are unwritten, since the social contract is with oneself and the others are there to provide encouragement vs judgment.

When I collapsed in February, in spectacular fashion I might add, the social contact with myself was broken and I informed my support group. Those that have purchased for others or bought grooming products / toiletries not directly used for shaving remained true to the spirit of the Sabbatical, IMHO.

I like to think of it as playing an individual game with a group of other folks - like golf.

[PugslyCat]

OK. I put my foot in it and apologize for doing so.

[treewhale]

I thought I would pop my head in and say, "Still in!" and it looks like I may be in for longer than I thought. I had originally thought that I would be out in the Fall when I would need to buy more blades, but lo and behold, I found almost 50 blades I didn't even know I had - good ones too! No shortage of software, either, despite relegating a pound or so of Klar Kabinett to the shower due to it disagreeing with my face.

Well into my second year, no need to crack. Of course, there is the problem of using my AD money on other things like a new camera and guitar amp.

[Price]

Hoo boy, Matthew may have just torpedoed my sabbatical - Vostok ASB.

[OldSaw]

You're second, OldSaw, aren't you?
If only I'd held off for a few more hours!

I thought you or someone else was in there ahead of me, but I guess it looks like I am second.

[OldSaw]

Okay....

We have Price as the first...
Old Saw as the second
and Beeranon as third.

Timmy Dee lost out only because of a Ebay ending time !!!!

Price picks first and I think he's after that Big Boy H4
Old saw has his choice between the "56" and a everReady reknotted in TGN
Beeranon gets whats left over.

Timmy Dee will get a Booby Prize !

Chime in if I have it right or wrong

Wow! How generous. That 56 would look very nice in my shave den.

[Price]

I thought you or someone else was in there ahead of me, but I guess it looks like I am second.
It's a moot point...

Okay guys.... the masses have spoken..... Still IN!!!!!!

[OldSaw]

Okay guys.... the masses have spoken..... Still IN!!!!!!

Oh... ok... nevermind.

[OldSaw]

It's a moot point...

It took me a while to catch up.

[Price]

It took me a while to catch up.:laugh:

[DunEdinRanger]

DAMN....I guess I'm out... 6 NOS Gem Juniors did it.... Well I made it 4 plus months....

who's 1st, 2nd and 3rd ????

I dont' check for a few days and this is what happens?!?!


Unless, because I bought these NOS razors to pass along and not use myself.....you don't want to count this !!!

That doesn't count. You're still in, and we still have a trade to consummate.:001_smile

[gash]

Those of you who are still in: what are you going to do when the new RazoRock products are released?

[PugslyCat]

Those of you who are still in: what are you going to do when the new RazoRock products are released?
There are enough of the old classics I haven't gotten to try, yet, that the new fangled stuff isn't going to trip me up. I'll still be here.

[gash]

I stumbled upon some new D.R. Harris soaps. I hope you all can resist them.

http://wustreet.com/dr_harris_group_fake_1.jpg

[beeranon]

OK, Wet Badger is a must buy, Sabbatical be damned!

I, in fact, did laugh out loud when I saw that. And Messr. Gash is still doing his Conrad Dobler impersonation. :laugh:

[mhdena]

Are those Harris soaps the same formulation as the Almond, Arlington, etc?

[gash]

Are those Harris soaps the same formulation as the Almond, Arlington, etc?

I think you can have any formula you'd like, if you can convince Harris to make them!

[gash]

OK, Wet Badger is a must buy, Sabbatical be damned!

I, in fact, did laugh out loud when I saw that. And Messr. Gash is still doing his Conrad Dobler impersonation. :laugh:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvHqEU_4yKA

[johnniegold]

Gifts for others don't count (otherwise you would have been out long ago, Brian). Neither do gifts received (otherwise I would have been out yesterday).


Same here. Still in. Although the new style Speick bottles are calling out to me.

[DunEdinRanger]

Those of you who are still in: what are you going to do when the new RazoRock products are released?

What is RazoRock?

[OldSaw]

Still in.

[beeranon]

Gash, I was thinking more like this... :001_rolle


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21QtXjUodsg

[Maxime D.]

From this day until I ran out of Proraso Pre, I am in sabbatical. MMMV, I think my actual tub will last for at least hummm 3 months.

Sunday 13 of May 2012.

[beginish]

Still in.

[DunEdinRanger]

134 days in, and still good.

[DunEdinRanger]

Oh My... Oh My... If I didn't have to buy a lawn mower I would have caved...

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[beginish]

I am SO glad that RAD never bit me.

[DunEdinRanger]

i am so glad that rad never bit me - yet.

ftfy

[brianw]

Lou you would never buy that !!!

[Vlad]

Fail #4, I think: new line from ItalianBarber. :tongue_sm Hello? Hello? Anybody here?

[brianw]

lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala la...hands over ears and eyes

[akokandy]

Still in.

[beeranon]

Fail #4, I think: new line from ItalianBarber. :tongue_sm Hello? Hello? Anybody here?

AAAAaaaauuuuugggghhhh! This one may do me in. I was already worried about it...

Some background: the 16yo stepson has been bugging me for several nights about teaching him to shave as he has a barely discernible dusting of something resembling the down of a baby chick plaguing his heretofore spotless upper lip. His passion for removing said dusting is only barely exceeded by Steven Seagal's passion for whupping up on the bad guy in a B-movie, and he wore me down last night. He wasn't interested in the DE, so we walked through pre-shave prep, etc., and while I offered to help him with making lather, the bad guys had to go NOW! I showed him how to use a gel and a two-blade disposable over the space of a half hour or so, and he spent the rest of the night faceturbating. Anyhow, with his mom's blessing, I'm going to get him Joe's Cella/Omega 10049/Alum/styptic for his birthday coming up in a couple of weeks, and it'd be silly not to get free shipping, especially with the new RR line, right?

Crap. I was hoping to make it through half the year. Still in, but my fingertips are slipping.

[flat_tire]

I know I haven't been very vocal in this thread, but I am still in. Was worried about running out of Tabac as it is one of my top soaps (the other is MdC) and I have been using the puck for about 14 months. However, I just popped the puck out of the dish and saw there is plenty left. I only shave 3 days a week (M, W, & F) which means I don't use a lot of soap. This is just more confirmation that I don't need to buy anything yet.

-CZ

Although, I will probably run out of my preferred aftershave in about 2 more months...

[johnniegold]

Still in although running precariously low on both Speick a/s and edt.

[beeranon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BwH__x6jV6A

The new RR was my "woman in the window"! :laugh:

[Shadowsforbars]

I'm out. I put a token bid on an ebay auction and ended up winning it. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/130693797980?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_500wt_1180

Nevertheless I shall continue to show a modicum of restraint and it's been a useful exercise for me. Thanks to all the participants.

[OldSaw]

Still in, but my SMN is getting low and I could weaken when it's gone.

[brianw]

My resolve was bouyed today. A trade for a full bottle of Booster's Mosswood...look out boys....it's going to be tough to beat me !!!!

[DunEdinRanger]

My resolve was bouyed today. A trade for a full bottle of Booster's Mosswood...look out boys....it's going to be tough to beat me !!!!

I thought there was a tear in your eye as you received the bottle of MossWood.

[brianw]

There was....on the way home I had to open the bottle so those magnificent fumes could waft through the car

[oc_in_fw]

http://www.drharris.co.uk/product_details.php?detailUID=203

http://www.drharris.co.uk/product_details.php?detailUID=205

[brianw]

Not even tempted....although a member PMed me about AOS at 30% off. Tough saying no.

[Price]

http://www.drharris.co.uk/product_details.php?detailUID=203

http://www.drharris.co.uk/product_details.php?detailUID=205

You're a bad man, OC, but this will still be around in January. (Hopefully the soap will be out by then, too.)

[oc_in_fw]

You're a bad man, OC, but this will still be around in January. (Hopefully the soap will be out by then, too.)
Hopefully much sooner. I cannot do creams.

[bnalley]

I NEED to be in, but the other two guys on my crew are just getting started wet shaving(with rapid onset RAD). That combined with the three of us sitting around the firehouse together looking at razor gear the net all day, and them wanting to know everything I've spent the last few years learning, to qoute the Borg, "resistance is futile"!

[oc_in_fw]

Not even tempted....although a member PMed me about AOS at 30% off. Tough saying no.
If loving AOS is wrong, I don't wanna be right:001_smile

[akokandy]

If loving AOS is wrong, I don't wanna be right:001_smile

+1. Good thing I've got 2 pucks in the cabinet :001_tongu

[jsj_297]

Still in, actually sold off alot of what I have. I joined the 30 day club too, which has helped some. This is my first month, and I'm currently using Cella for 30 days, next month probably arko. I really want to try some of that new proraso cream. It helps that member Mendal PIF'd me a weber bulldog handle and omega stand, makes me feel like I bought something, but I didn't!!! :)

[johnniegold]

Not even tempted....although a member PMed me about AOS at 30% off. Tough saying no.

That was indeed tempting. But to quell the possibilty of me using that coupon, I simply picked up my computer and threw it across the room. See, no more temptation.

Still in!

[brianw]

Still here and in. Everyday that goes by it is becoming easier.

[Vlad]

Still here and in. Everyday that goes by it is becoming easier.

You know about the new DR Harris soap, right? :devil2:

[brianw]

Yes I do...was tempted with the AOS more !!!

[jsj_297]

You know about the new DR Harris soap, right? :devil2:
YES!!!! I can resist the new proraso, but that DR Harris is gonna be tough to fight off! THis one might get me.

[beginish]

The pending Simpson LE in honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee is going to be a problem. Just sayin'.

[OldSaw]

Not even tempted....although a member PMed me about AOS at 30% off. Tough saying no.

I need more AOS soap. I hope they have another sale in 2013.

[OldSaw]

You know about the new DR Harris soap, right? :devil2:

I thought it was cream.

[Vlad]

I thought it was cream.

Cream is out now, soap is coming.

[OldSaw]

Cream is out now, soap is coming.

Is it a limited edition?

[Vlad]

Is it a limited edition?

Probably, since all us guys who have already failed the sabbatical will buy all of it before the end of the year and so Brian won't get any. I'll save a puck for you, though. Just not Brian. :001_tongu

[brianw]

Nasty, nasty ...

[mikeschu]

Going through my stuff, I'll probably join in July and go until the end of 2013 (with only a couple of exceptions such as astringents).

[oc_in_fw]

Nasty, nasty ...
If you don't fold when it is released, I will send you a sample. That is just the kind of guy I am :001_smile

[brianw]

Well.... the resolve is starting to weaken. Not for the soft goods, but a custom handle for my Damaskeene...must be strong !!!!!!!

[gash]

Why get a new handle for a classic razor? Wouldn't it look weird?

[Greg1911]

Still in!

[OldSaw]

Still in here, too. Solid... unless something gets lost in the move. My wife almost tossed a box of vintage razors today.

[johnniegold]

Still in. If the DR Harris Windsor soap comes in before the end of the year that could spell trouble for me. :wink:

[rearviewmirror]

The DR Harris Windsor scent isn't that great. Smells a lot like Terre D' Hermes cologne. Citrus with a lot of pepper. Arlington is still the best scent by FAR.
My 4 new RazoRock soaps should be in today though, i'll let you guys know what I think of them. Oh and I bought 3 for David (optometrist) as well!

[beginish]

Still in as well!

[brianw]

Still here , just don't know for how long

[Vlad]

Still here , just don't know for how long

I'm out of the competition, but still...

247504

[rearviewmirror]

I got all 4 of the new RazoRock soaps in.
The sandalwood smells GREAT...light and creamy and woody smelling
There are 2 orange scented soaps, one smells like freshly squeezed OJ
The green tobacco smells BETTER than Tabac

[brianw]

I got all 4 of the new RazoRock soaps in.
The sandalwood smells GREAT...light and creamy and woody smelling
There are 2 orange scented soaps, one smells like freshly squeezed OJ
The green tobacco smells BETTER than Tabac

That really doesn't say much

[7 O Menthol]

That really doesn't say much

:lol: Now that's the truth! :lol:

[gash]

Why get a new handle for a classic razor? Wouldn't it look weird?

Rats! I was trying to break brianw by getting him to the prove how great the handle would look.

Brian, we'll get you yet!

[brianw]

No need to try to get me.... The handles have their own sirens call !!!!!

[Price]

...of my friend James. Not too long ago, he was considering buying a particular razor. I happened to have one, which I lent him to try out first. This is nothing that doesn't happen on this board all the time.

When he sent it back to me, though, I noticed the box seemed awfully heavy. Tucked away inside:

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A shot in the arm to my flagging willpower.

Many thanks, amigo.

[Sullybob]

That's awesome Price!

[johnniegold]

Just purchased DR Harris'

Arlington Shave Soap in Mahogany Bowl
Arlington Aftershave
Arlington EDT
Arlington Bath Soap

... as a gift for my nephew's graduation from high school.

STILL IN! But man, that sure felt good. :yesnod:

[Rufust445]

Have been postponing some tempting items so far this year, and working down copious existing stock.

Last Tuesday, however, a stick of Irisch Moos arrived in the mail from Germany. There's potential for another to arrive by the end of next week.

It's a good soap, but nothing outstanding. Nice spicy notes, and a great container with potential for future re-use.

Only because it's been discontinued.

[Walter Sobchak]

Still in. It hurts more and more each day, but I'm thinking I could probably be on sabbatical for the next three years and still have a decent amount of product on hand.

[Price]

Still in. It hurts more and more each day, but I'm thinking I could probably be on sabbatical for the next three years and still have a decent amount of product on hand.

Yep. This. :blushing:

[mhdena]

Well since I didn't join in in Jan., maybe I'll join at the halfway point, July 1st!

I want to catch the AOS sale and another I saw for some Harris refills, so I can get some more backups for my backups before these fine soaps go Tallowless:w00t:.

Razors, Brushes, Blades, Balms are good!.

Maybe I'll join after these sales:lol:

[akokandy]

Still in.

[Price]

Okay...last year I got one of the small C&S #88 pucks from Garry's Sample Shop, and at some point I had inquired whether he was going to get any more of these, as I was interested in trying Oxford & Cambridge as well. Well, he PM'd me back recently indicating he was going to get some in and would set one aside for me. I have decided that I am going to purchase one, but I am going to make it part of my Father's Day package for my dad, who has just started getting interested in wetshaving again.

This allows me to to keep the sabbatical technically, but since I had originally intended it for myself I feel compelled to disqualify myself from Brian's brush challenge. Good luck to you fellows.

[brianw]

Don't count yourself out tooooo early Price. I may be folding on Sunday

[Greg1911]

I've been doing this sabbatical for almost 6 months and you wanna know how much stuff I've polished off?

1 stinking puck of soap. That is it.

Hopefully more inventory will be used up. I could also do this for 3 years and have way more than I needed.

[Price]

I've been doing this sabbatical for almost 6 months and you wanna know how much stuff I've polished off?

1 stinking puck of soap. That is it.

Well, that puts you one up on me. :bored:

[gash]

I'm guessing this version will be easier to lather.

http://wustreet.com/mwf_olive_oil_fake_1.jpg

[LeftyT]

If this is real, I'm not impressed.

[PugslyCat]

Just purchased DR Harris'

Arlington Shave Soap in Mahogany Bowl
Arlington Aftershave
Arlington EDT
Arlington Bath Soap

... as a gift for my nephew's graduation from high school.


Okay...last year I got one of the small C&S #88 pucks from Garry's Sample Shop, and at some point I had inquired whether he was going to get any more of these, as I was interested in trying Oxford & Cambridge as well. Well, he PM'd me back recently indicating he was going to get some in and would set one aside for me. I have decided that I am going to purchase one, but I am going to make it part of my Father's Day package for my dad, who has just started getting interested in wetshaving again.
I thought it would be easy, but I truly am acquisition addicted. If I hadn't been able to buy a couple of shaving odds and ends for my nephews I would have cracked by now. Getting serious about smoking my pipe has been the only other outlet for my AD's, but I have struggled through.

[PugslyCat]

I've been doing this sabbatical for almost 6 months and you wanna know how much stuff I've polished off?

1 stinking puck of soap. That is it.

I was buying Williams and VDH from local shops on an as needed basis and not paying much attention to how long they lasted until SSAD hit late last year. Suddenly I had 8 soaps open and nothing seemed to be getting used up. Now it's driving me up the wall as I try kill a few products and start using others from beginning to end and track how long it takes to use each of them. To clear the decks I spent a month using up an almost finished puck of VDH and a couple of weeks using the little ring of Williams around the bottom of my mug. The new pack of Mama Bear Aged Spice is probably going to last three months...

Hopefully more inventory will be used up. I could also do this for 3 years and have way more than I needed.
And here I thought I was going overboard when I had less than two years of soap on hand.

[brianw]

Keep a watch.... It may be a fold tomorrow......

[JaDo]

I'm guessing this version will be easier to lather.

http://wustreet.com/mwf_olive_oil_fake_1.jpg


what is this? MWF with olive oil?

[Greg1911]

And here I thought I was going overboard when I had less than two years of soap on hand.

Jeez, only 2 years worth? What are you doing in this thread? :tongue_sm

[Amir]

Sorry, dude, I cannot abide.

[oc_in_fw]

Keep a watch.... It may be a fold tomorrow......
It is now tomorrow, and I am wringing my hands just like Boris is in your avatar. :biggrin:

[brianw]

Well sir's... it's now on a count down. The sirens song of a new handle for my Damaskeene is strong... and of course, if I am going to fall off the wagon for a handle might as well get a matching brush. The handle is in the development stage... so it could be a couple of weeks yet. Stay tuned.

[gash]

what is this? MWF with olive oil?

To make it more difficult to lather (it's not real).

[PugslyCat]

And here I thought I was going overboard when I had less than two years of soap on hand.

Jeez, only 2 years worth? What are you doing in this thread? :tongue_sm
Forgive me, for I was a newbie at the time. I saw this thread and it seemed the thing to do at the time. Then I saw photos from the guys with REAL ADs, but I was already committed to this thread. At one point I had to recount my blades to be sure I would have enough blades to finish the year. If that wasn't a sign I didn't belong here I don't know what would be... But I hang in here for I have promised myself one great big order of soaps, blades and AS in December or Janurary.

[DunEdinRanger]

I'm still in. Resistance is NOT Futile.

[PugslyCat]

I'm still in. Resistance is NOT Futile.
Isn't resistance just a sign that you need to change blades?

[DunEdinRanger]

True, but that adds to the challenge.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/296324-PAL-Blue-Blades

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=250130&d=1339384494

[Greg1911]

Still in!

I might try the trick of hiding some of my inventory so I can focus on using up some of the other stuff.

Funny how I want "less stuff" and only a year ago I wanted to try everything. Getting a better idea of what I like with time. Someday I'll have it all boiled down to some favorites.

[akokandy]

Still in.

I've been trying to work through my inventory; I've already finished one cream this year and only a couple weeks until I finish a soap. At this rate, I could do this sabbatical for the next 4-6 years and not need any supplies.

[OldSaw]

Still in, but the Santa Maria Novella is but a sliver at the bottom of the tub. We're mostly moved in to the new house, but the shave den is still missing one important ingredient... THE SINK! Roughing it a little, but will pick up the sink on Thursday and should have it installed after work on Friday or Saturday morning.

[beeranon]

Still in, but the Santa Maria Novella is but a sliver at the bottom of the tub. We're mostly moved in to the new house, but the shave den is still missing one important ingredient... THE SINK! Roughing it a little, but will pick up the sink on Thursday and should have it installed after work on Friday or Saturday morning.

Hmmm. Wouldn't a sink count as shaving gear? :001_tongu

[DunEdinRanger]

Six Months are almost gone. Six months have almost passed us by. And I can tell you some of you are dangerously close to caving in, to yielding to the temptation of a new soap, or cream, or brush.

I say NAY! Be Strong! Courage!!

[Price]

If I'd stayed up late last night, I'd be out. The long-searched-for 2009 LE butterscotch made an appearance on BST in the wee hours of this morning, and at a quite decent price. Luckily (for my sabbatical, not for me) someone else got to it first.

[beginish]

Still in.

[RABIDMONKEY]

Your postman thinks your mad at him ...........you dont greet him at the mailbox anymore ......................sniffing packages of your soaps really used to brighten his day ..............cruel , cruel sabbotical people

[brianw]

If I'd stayed up late last night, I'd be out. The long-searched-for 2009 LE butterscotch made an appearance on BST in the wee hours of this morning, and at a quite decent price. Luckily (for my sabbatical, not for me) someone else got to it first.

The Piano Leg ???? If so , I have one and it will be yours at a great price whenever you want it !!

[Graybeard57]

Dang! Just found this thread. Too late for this year. Maybe next. Not making any promises, mind you. Since I am a born again newbie, perhaps I need to show some restraint before I let things get out of hand. Am something of a minimalist when it comes to razors, will likely add a TTO to double my razor collection to 2, am trying to narrow my blade selection to maybe 2 kinds, rarely use aftershave, will be getting a boar brush soon to add to my badger best. My weakness is soaps. Not crazy about creams, will likely not replace once mine is gone. If only there weren't so many great soap flavors! I only have one face to shave, so I'm trying to be grown up about this all.

Am very glad to be back to wetshaving; it's a great improvement over cartridges. As for saving money...if I live long enough I may just come out ahead. :wink1:

[Price]

The Piano Leg ???? If so , I have one and it will be yours at a great price whenever you want it !!

That's the one. Sounds like you weren't too impressed with it?

[beeranon]

The Piano Leg ???? If so , I have one and it will be yours at a great price whenever you want it !!

HA! Seems like "The Enabler" ought to be in all caps!

[brianw]

That's the one. Sounds like you weren't too impressed with it?

It's Okay....just like my D01's better

[PugslyCat]

Dang! Just found this thread. Too late for this year. Maybe next.
It's never too late to join! If nothing else, you might consider checking out the Summer of Gentlemanly Restraint (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/294739-Summer-of-Gentlemanly-Restraint) thread.

[Price]

It's Okay....just like my D01's better

I'll send you a PM in January. :wink2:

[beeranon]

I'll send you a PM in January. :wink2:

Attaboy!

[beginish]

I'll send you a PM in January. :wink2:

Perhaps you have a nice handle for a Damaskeene that you could trade?

[brianw]

I'll send you a PM in January. :wink2:

or sooner if I fold.....


Perhaps you have a nice handle for a Damaskeene that you could trade?

:w00t:

[Greg1911]

Still in but for some reason I've started looking at "stuff" again - like a Chubby 2 in 2-band or the new Proraso Red cream.

Gotta knock that $%*+ off. It doesn't help. :censored:

[beginish]

I freely admit to staring at jars of MdC, but I've come too far to quit now. Besides, the herd keeps getting thinner and thinner.

[OldSaw]

Still in and the Santa Maria Novella is gone, gone, gone.

[Stan]

As for me I have not bought a razor since I got Edwin Jagger lined chrome DE89L two years ago. Does that count?

[OldSaw]

As for me I have not bought a razor since I got Edwin Jagger lined chrome DE89L two years ago. Does that count?

Two years ago is definitely before January 1st. The DE89L has definitely slowed down my desire to lust after other razors. I might even get another some day for a spare.

[OldSaw]

You know, the 20% off MdC could cause me to cave.

[Greg1911]

You know, the 20% off MdC could cause me to cave.

It is good stuff but aren't you already loaded up on "good stuff"?

Stay strong brother!

[beginish]

You know, the 20% off MdC could cause me to cave.

I had a pause there too.

[joshmpdx]

I freely admit to staring at jars of MdC, but I've come too far to quit now. Besides, the herd keeps getting thinner and thinner.


I had a pause there too.

Bob, you don't have the MdC?

[beginish]

Bob, you don't have the MdC?

No sir. I've been working the soap and cream piles to zero, and bought 2 soaps in 2011 before the MdC craze, and none this year. January 2, 2013.

[johnniegold]

I haven't posted since the MdC 20% off post.
No, I didn't buy any but I had to lock my computer in the closet to stop me from buying a bowl or 7.

I decided to post today because I just remembered where I put the key. :rolleyes:

Still in!

[Price]

Okay, I've a bit of a dilemma. I'm all straights, never used a DE. SWMBO has been interested but hesitant for some time, but finally caved and tried it - and got a great shave - although she did mention several times that it felt awkward and uncomfortable in her hand. I know a lot of that is the "new & dangerous" aspect, and she'd get used to it eventually, but I think a nice DE would really set the hook, if you know what I mean. Previous purchases bought as gifts were given a pass, but this kinda blurs the line a bit.

What say you? Would I be cashing in my sabbatical by buying my wife a razor? A lifetime free of eye rolls and snarky comments might make it worth it anyway, but I figured I'd put it up for the judges first. :biggrin1:

[gash]

Give her some suggestions, and let her do the buying. Problem solved.

[Vlad]

Okay, I've a bit of a dilemma. I'm all straights, never used a DE. SWMBO has been interested but hesitant for some time, but finally caved and tried it - and got a great shave - although she did mention several times that it felt awkward and uncomfortable in her hand. I know a lot of that is the "new & dangerous" aspect, and she'd get used to it eventually, but I think a nice DE would really set the hook, if you know what I mean. Previous purchases bought as gifts were given a pass, but this kinda blurs the line a bit.

What say you? Would I be cashing in my sabbatical by buying my wife a razor? A lifetime free of eye rolls and snarky comments might make it worth it anyway, but I figured I'd put it up for the judges first. :biggrin1:

This definitely falls under the 'buying for someone else' clause.

[beginish]

This definitely falls under the 'buying for someone else' clause.

:yesnod:

[brianw]

Can tell youse from experience. The eyeroll's won't stop..... and yes you are still in !!!!!!

[jsj_297]

I'm officially out after this weekend.....I went out good though. I bought a tradere handle and also a nickel plated FaTip piccolo model. I figured either the new proraso, or the new DR Harris Windsor would be what got me, but apparently my affection for the OC variety was too much. Oh well, June is better than I thought I would do!!! Kinda feels good too, now I can buy some more stuff I don't really need!! :) you guys have a wonderful rest of the year!

[PugslyCat]

Would I be cashing in my sabbatical by buying my wife a razor?

This definitely falls under the 'buying for someone else' clause.
+1 - The only way I see this even becoming remotely questionable, and would fall to the level of cheap sniping, is if she doesn't take to the new razor and you should happen to become DE curious prior to the end of the sabbatical. Even in that case I'd be more inclined to argue that only your initial intent is what matters.

[DunEdinRanger]

I bought a lot of GEM razors.

But I am giving them away to get N00bs started in DE Shaving!

[brianw]

Still in here.... Do I need to remind anybody of the prizes ?????

Who else here is going strong and is going to beat me !!!!