Soap Of The Month Club (SOTMC)

[bjm]

Checking in for July...

Soap: Cella (brick)
Attempts: 17
Completions: 16
Fails: 0
Consecutive months: 11
Months skipped: 15

 

[awk_m4]

My first ever attempt is set for July.
Soap: Southern Witchcrafts : Fougere Nemeta.

 

[sandorfi]

Completed June with Barbiere de Figaro Esclusivo..
Entering July with Simpsons shaving cream.

Attempts:10
Completions: 9
Fails: none
Soaps Used: Tabac - Proraso red - Stirling Scots Pine Sheep - Extro Cosmesi 17° Stormo - RazoRock Santa Maria Del Fiore - TFS Dracaris - Barrister and Mann Bay Rum - Goodfellas' Smile Amber Fougere - Barbiere de Figaro Esclusivo
Soaps finished during a month: 0
Months skipped in total: 0
Consecutive months: 9

 

[FoolishMortal]

Again, fewer shaves than expected in the month, so I still have both Stirling and Omega. I will continue to work through it for July. If I can kill the combo, I'll move on to Arko in anticipation of Arko August.

Soap: Stirling Orange Chill + Omega Eucalyptus
Attempts:4
Completions:3
Fails:0
Consecutive months:3
Months skipped:0
Soaps Used: Mike's Lemongrass and Eucalyptus

 

[Pepin]

Sorry for the late reply. Success in June with Arko.
Entering in July with Proraso Green soap.

Attempts: 48
Completions: 46
Fails: 2 (July 2015, August 2016)

Soaps Used: Tabac soap x13, T&H Sandalwood soap x4, GFT Spanish leather, GFT Eucris soap x6, GFT Violet soap x3, Proraso Green soap x3, Spieck cream x2, TOBS Avocado cream x 2, Truefitt & Hill rose cream x 3, Truefitt & Hill Grafton cream x3, Dr. Harris Marlborough soap, Midnight & Two's The Study, Col. Conk Bay Rum, Queen Charlotte's Irish Tweed x2, Arko Soap, Proraso Blue, Barrister & Mann Leviathan, Henri et Victoria Cuban Cigar, Great Canadian Shave Co. Lavender, Stirling Black Cumin & Orange, Arko Shave Cream.

Soaps finished during a month: 7 (Truefitt & Hill Rose, Henri et Victoria Cuban Cigar, Stirling Black Cumin, Fendrihan's Sandalwood & Lavender, Barrister & Mann Leviathan, Queen Charlotte's Green Irish Tweed, and Tabac)

Months skipped in total: 38 (February & March 2016, November 2016 to August 2017, April 2018, & July 2018 to January 2019), June to September 2019, November 2019 to December 2020

 

[tjsgarden]

*I always have more lather than I need and I hate to waste it; I also don't want to have soap build-up in the pipes. At the end of the shave, I squeeze the extra lather out of the brush and into an Old Spice mug; any big drips/slops during the shave go in, too. Over time, this builds up layers as I've rotated through soaps. Occasionally, I add some water and stir, and it eventually compacts and coalesces into some sort of soap...thing. I've done this before, using this as my "puck", and I'll say one thing: it doesn't look pretty in there! Hence, the name. However, since (most of) the soaps that gave lather to this mug are quality soaps - Arko, Tabac, Stirling, etc. - the melange works well, giving a slick lather with a complex scent that changes as I hit different layers.

Whoa! What an INTERESTING mess! I emphasize the word INTERESTING.
I don't want clogged pipes either but I just squeeze the excess soap in a trash can.
I DO appreciate your ecological and frugal intent. Who knows, your "complex" formulation may be a Best In Show winner.

 

[elmo_koffman]

Success in July with Fine L'Orange Noir and I'm in for August with the same soap. It is almost finished, so I think it will not see the end of the month

Attempts: 4
Completions: 3
Fails: 0
Soaps used: Fine Classic L'Orange Noir (x3), Wickham 1912 Club Cola
Soaps finished during a month: 0
Months skipped in total: 2
Consecutive months: 1

 

[sandorfi]

Completed July with Simpsons shaving cream...
Entering August with the same Simpsons shaving cream untill finished.
After this La Toja shaving stick...

Attempts:11
Completions: 10
Fails: none
Soaps Used: Tabac - Proraso red - Stirling Scots Pine Sheep - Extro Cosmesi 17° Stormo - RazoRock Santa Maria Del Fiore - TFS Dracaris - Barrister and Mann Bay Rum - Goodfellas' Smile Amber Fougere - Barbiere de Figaro Esclusivo - Simpsons shaving cream -
Soaps finished during a month: 0
Months skipped in total: 0
Consecutive months: 10

 

[Invicta]

I'm in for July 2022
Soap: Figaro;
Attempts:33
Completions:32
Fails:0
Consecutive months: 6
Months skipped:1
Soaps used: Tabac, Proraso Sandalwood, Cella, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Figaro, TfOBS various creams.

 

[bjm]

Checking in for August...
Soap: Cella (brick)
Attempts: 18
Completions: 17
Fails: 0
Consecutive months: 12
Months skipped: 15

 

[ChriWilson]

Success in July
Intention set for August

Soap: ARKO
Attempts:5
Completions:4
Fails:0
Consecutive months:5
Months skipped:0
Soaps Used: Truefitt's Sandalwood, B&M Paganini’s Violin, Floris No. 89, T&H 1805

 

[FoolishMortal]

I got "close enough" to the end of the Stirling, so the tailings went into the Mug. On to Arko for Arko August.

Soap: Arko (+ Omega Eucalyptus on occasion to finish it off)
Attempts:5
Completions:4
Fails:0
Consecutive months:4
Months skipped:0
Soaps Used: Mike's Lemongrass and Eucalyptus, Stirling Orange Chill

 

[markmc]

Ok, I need to 3017 some soaps. This will be my first attempt. I’m in for August.

Soap: Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
Attempts: 1
Completions:0
Fails: 0
Consecutive months:0
Months skipped: 0
Soaps Used:

 

[Markdad2]

I am doing my first Grume, Nad this will be my first SOTM.

Soap: Tabac
Attempts: 0
Completions:0
Fails: 0
Consecutive months:0
Months skipped: 0

 

[davidsilva]

In for Aug 2022

Soap: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver

Attempts: 73
( DR Harris Arlington, B&M Fougere Aromatique, Blades Grim Smolder, SCS Soap for Hope, WSO Coconut Lime, Czech and Speake Oxford & Cambridge, Valobra Fougere, LASS Hollywood Romance, Floris Verbena Stick, Estoril Shave Cream, DR Harris Arlington, Mitchell Wool Fat, Valobra Regular, DR Harris Arlington, Mondial Tobacco Verde, Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver )

Completions: 73
Fails: 0
Months skipped:7
Consecutive month:0

 

[Pepin]

Success in July with Proraso Green soap.
Entering in for August with Italian Barber Amici soap

Attempts: 49
Completions: 47
Fails: 2 (July 2015, August 2016)

Soaps Used: Tabac soap x13, T&H Sandalwood soap x4, GFT Spanish leather, GFT Eucris soap x6, GFT Violet soap x3, Proraso Green soap x4, Spieck cream x2, TOBS Avocado cream x 2, Truefitt & Hill rose cream x 3, Truefitt & Hill Grafton cream x3, Dr. Harris Marlborough soap, Midnight & Two's The Study, Col. Conk Bay Rum, Queen Charlotte's Irish Tweed x2, Arko Soap, Proraso Blue, Barrister & Mann Leviathan, Henri et Victoria Cuban Cigar, Great Canadian Shave Co. Lavender, Stirling Black Cumin & Orange, Arko Shave Cream.

Soaps finished during a month: 7 (Truefitt & Hill Rose, Henri et Victoria Cuban Cigar, Stirling Black Cumin, Fendrihan's Sandalwood & Lavender, Barrister & Mann Leviathan, Queen Charlotte's Green Irish Tweed, and Tabac)

Months skipped in total: 38 (February & March 2016, November 2016 to August 2017, April 2018, & July 2018 to January 2019), June to September 2019, November 2019 to December 2020

 

[elmo_koffman]

The puck od Fine L'Orange is finished, so I will continue with Speick shaving cream.

 

[sandorfi]

And the Simpsons shaving cream is finished.
La Toja shaving stick for the rest of the month, and august as well...


Attempts:11
Completions: 10
Fails: none
Soaps Used: Tabac - Proraso red - Stirling Scots Pine Sheep - Extro Cosmesi 17° Stormo - RazoRock Santa Maria Del Fiore - TFS Dracaris - Barrister and Mann Bay Rum - Goodfellas' Smile Amber Fougere - Barbiere de Figaro Esclusivo - Simpsons shaving cream (1.74) - La Toja shaving stick.
Soaps finished during a month: 1 (Simpsons shaving cream)
Months skipped in total: 0
Consecutive months: 10

 

[FoolishMortal]

I'll be on vacation for a week in September, which means I need something that can travel. I'll use Haslinger Honig in The Mug when I'm at home and take Arko for the trip, sooo...

Soap:
Attempts:5
Completions:5
Fails:0
Consecutive months:5
Months skipped: 1 (Sep 2022)
Soaps Finished: Mike's Lemongrass and Eucalyptus, Stirling Orange Chill

 

[bjm]

I'll be on vacation for a week in September, which means I need something that can travel. I'll use Haslinger Honig in The Mug when I'm at home and take Arko for the trip, sooo...

Soap:
Attempts:5
Completions:5
Fails:0
Consecutive months:5
Months skipped: 1 (Sep 2022)
Soaps Finished: Mike's Lemongrass and Eucalyptus, Stirling Orange Chill

You could transfer some of the Haslinger to a twist-up tube and use it as a soap stick for travel.