11 Months In - State of the Collection

[NicksDad]

After 11 months of burning through gear (and money) at an alarming rate, I've finally begun settling on some favorites. The items making the cut so far are (in no particular order of preference):

Razors
Gem Micromatic OC
Gillette Slim
Muhle R96
Timeless .68 OC
Charcoal Goods Level 2
Gem Featherweight
(the empty space is for my Wolfman WR2 1.25 OC due to arrive Monday, October 19)

Software
Fine American Blend soap
Pre de Provence No. 63 soap
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary soap and aftershave
Saponificio Varesino Cubebe soap and aftershave
Proraso Green pre-shave, soap, and aftershave
Proraso Red pre-shave, soap, and aftershave
Barrister & Mann 42 soap and aftershave
Barrister & Mann Seville soap and aftershave
Noble Otter RAWR soap and aftershave
Arko soap
Acqua di Parma Colonia aftershave

Brushes
Semogue 610 boar
Semogue 620 boar
Semogue Owners Club Cherry boar
Semogue Owners Club Taj boar
Zenith B30 boar
Proraso (Omega) boar
Simpsons Trafalgar T3 synthetic

Blades (not pictured)
Astra SP
Feather
Personna Med Prep
Tiger Platinum
Gem

Supermarket Aftershaves (not pictured)
Brut
Old Spice
Pinaud Clubman
Speick
Gillette Cool Wave
Aqua Velva Ice Blue Classic
Aqua Velva Ice Blue Sport

I know, I know, it's still a LOT of stuff, but I enjoy using every item when the mood strikes. Still, I do have favorites within this list and can say that if I absolutely HAD to select TWO items from each category, I'd probably settle on these:

Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.25 OC
Razor: Timeless .68 OC
Blade: Astra SP
Blade: Feather
Software: Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary soap and aftershave
Software: Proraso Green pre-shave, soap, and aftershave
Brush: Semogue 610 boar
Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar T3 synthetic (for travel)

I'd miss all the other stuff, but I certainly wouldn't be slumming it. There's no telling what my den will look like a year from now.

Anyway, what's on YOUR favorites list, and what would you narrow it down to if forced?

 

[MrSpeedy]

Nice travel kit!

 

[NicksDad]

Nice travel kit!

LOL...I think that would be a true statement for a few others here, but I'm not in that league yet.

 

[RanTan the Cool]

Thanks for your post @NicksDad - it made me do an inventory!

Only been DE shaving since 20 July this year, and as I’d read that it’s a cheaper way to shave, thought I’d test the theory to destruction. And accordingly, I destroyed it!

My inventory thus far:

Razors -
Parker 98R
Parker 96R Daytona
Parker Variant
Parker Semi-slant
Parker SRX
Vikings Blade Chieftain
Mühle R103
Razorock German 37
Razorock SLOC
Razorock Mission
Rockwell 6S in Matte

Plus 2 x razors called TR-33D R89 type heads, only £16 each, one silver, one black. Bought only for the heavy stainless steel handles - cheap razors, but very smooth shavers!

Blades -
110 Astra Superior Platinum
105 Rockwell
100 Gillette Nacet
100 Gillette Silver Blue
100 Feather
80 PermaSharp
70 Gillette 7 o’clock (Yellow)
50 Wilkinson Sword (German made)
50 Voskhod
50 Astra Superior Stainless
50 Lord Platinum
50 Lord Silver Star
50 Dorco Titan
30 Bluebirds Revenge
15 Derby Extra
10 Mühle

Soap -
Proraso Red x 7
Proraso Green
Proraso White
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
1 kilo 3P
Goodfella’s Smile Lemon Mint
Goodfella’s Smile Amber Fougere
Goodfella’s Smile Shibusa 2
Tabac
Stirling Executive Man
Stirling Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle
Stirling Nag Champa

Creams -
Proraso Blue x 3
Proraso Red x 3
Proraso Green x 5
Proraso White x 6

Sticks
12 x Arko Sticks
3 x Palmolive

Preshave -
Proraso Red x 2
Proraso Blue x 3
Proraso Green x 2
Proraso White x 2

Balm -
Proraso Blue x 3
Proraso Green x 4
Proraso White x 2

Brushes -
Annbas Silvertip
Edwin Jagger Tortoiseshell
Yaqi Sagrada Familia 22mm
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Yaqi 22mm White Handle

Aftershaves, edt, cologne etc -
Proviso Red 400ml lotion
Proraso Green 400ml lotion
Floïd 400ml lotion
Aqua Velva 400ml lotion
Old Spice:
2 x Original
1 x Whitewater
1 x Slugger
2 x Wolfthorn
1 x Hawkridge
1 x Champion
1 x Bearglove
3 x Swagger
Joop! EDT
Joop! a/s
2 x Racing Green edt
1 x Shelby Bros edt
Pascal Morabito:
Gold Edition OUD edt
Bois & Plue
Bois & Vetiver
Chambre Rouge
Aigner No. 1
Dunhill edt:
London
Black
Pursuit
Pecksniff Charismatic x 2
Pecksniff Professional x 1
Savile Row Company
Davidoff Cool Water
Davidoff Hot Water
Hugo Boss
Burberry Touch
Burberry Weekend
Police The Sinner
Aramis
Giorgio Armani Beverley Hills
Bench
Quorum
Ford Mustang edt
Scuderia Ferrari edt
Lamborghini Intenso edt
Racing Green edt x 2

As for the ones to go in my grab bag, it would definitely be the Rockwell 6S, and probably Gillette Yellows, or (and) Nacets; some Goodfellas Smile Shibusa 2, and Burberry Touch as my wife likes it!

My next purchase should really be a bigger cupboard...

After 11 months of burning through gear (and money) at an alarming rate, I've finally begun settling on some favorites. The items making the cut so far are (in no particular order of preference):

Razors
Gem Micromatic OC
Gillette Slim
Muhle R96
Timeless .68 OC
Charcoal Goods Level 2
Gem Featherweight
(the empty space is for my Wolfman WR2 1.25 OC due to arrive Monday, October 19)

Software
Fine American Blend soap
Pre de Provence No. 63 soap
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary soap and aftershave
Saponificio Varesino Cubebe soap and aftershave
Proraso Green pre-shave, soap, and aftershave
Proraso Red pre-shave, soap, and aftershave
Barrister & Mann 42 soap and aftershave
Barrister & Mann Seville soap and aftershave
Noble Otter RAWR soap and aftershave
Arko soap
Acqua di Parma Colonia aftershave

Brushes
Semogue 610 boar
Semogue 620 boar
Semogue Owners Club Cherry boar
Semogue Owners Club Taj boar
Zenith B30 boar
Proraso (Omega) boar
Simpsons Trafalgar T3 synthetic

Blades (not pictured)
Astra SP
Feather
Personna Med Prep
Tiger Platinum
Gem

Supermarket Aftershaves (not pictured)
Brut
Old Spice
Pinaud Clubman
Speick
Gillette Cool Wave
Aqua Velva Ice Blue Classic
Aqua Velva Ice Blue Sport

I know, I know, it's still a LOT of stuff, but I enjoy using every item when the mood strikes. Still, I do have favorites within this list and can say that if I absolutely HAD to select TWO items from each category, I'd probably settle on these:

Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.25 OC
Razor: Timeless .68 OC
Blade: Astra SP
Blade: Feather
Software: Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary soap and aftershave
Software: Proraso Green pre-shave, soap, and aftershave
Brush: Semogue 610 boar
Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar T3 synthetic (for travel)

I'd miss all the other stuff, but I certainly wouldn't be slumming it. There's no telling what my den will look like a year from now.

Anyway, what's on YOUR favorites list, and what would you narrow it down to if forced?

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[NicksDad]

Thanks for your post @NicksDad - it made me do an inventory!

Only been DE shaving since 20 July this year, and as I’d read that it’s a cheaper way to shave, thought I’d test the theory to destruction. And accordingly, I destroyed it!

My inventory thus far:

Razors -
Parker 98R
Parker 96R Daytona
Parker Variant
Parker Semi-slant
Parker SRX
Vikings Blade Chieftain
Mühle R103
Razorock German 37
Razorock SLOC
Razorock Mission
Rockwell 6S in Matte

Plus 2 x razors called TR-33D R89 type heads, only £16 each, one silver, one black. Bought only for the heavy stainless steel handles - cheap razors, but very smooth shavers!

Blades -
110 Astra Superior Platinum
105 Rockwell
100 Gillette Nacet
100 Gillette Silver Blue
100 Feather
80 PermaSharp
70 Gillette 7 o’clock (Yellow)
50 Wilkinson Sword (German made)
50 Voskhod
50 Astra Superior Stainless
50 Lord Platinum
50 Lord Silver Star
50 Dorco Titan
30 Bluebirds Revenge
15 Derby Extra
10 Mühle

Soap -
Proraso Red x 7
Proraso Green
Proraso White
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
1 kilo 3P
Goodfella’s Smile Lemon Mint
Goodfella’s Smile Amber Fougere
Goodfella’s Smile Shibusa 2
Tabac
Stirling Executive Man
Stirling Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle
Stirling Nag Champa

Creams -
Proraso Blue x 3
Proraso Red x 3
Proraso Green x 5
Proraso White x 6

Sticks
12 x Arko Sticks
3 x Palmolive

Preshave -
Proraso Red x 2
Proraso Blue x 3
Proraso Green x 2
Proraso White x 2

Balm -
Proraso Blue x 3
Proraso Green x 4
Proraso White x 2

Brushes -
Annbas Silvertip
Edwin Jagger Tortoiseshell
Yaqi Sagrada Familia 22mm
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Yaqi 22mm White Handle

Aftershaves, edt, cologne etc -
Proviso Red 400ml lotion
Proraso Green 400ml lotion
Floïd 400ml lotion
Aqua Velva 400ml lotion
Old Spice:
2 x Original
1 x Whitewater
1 x Slugger
2 x Wolfthorn
1 x Hawkridge
1 x Champion
1 x Bearglove
3 x Swagger
Joop! EDT
Joop! a/s
2 x Racing Green edt
1 x Shelby Bros edt
Pascal Morabito:
Gold Edition OUD edt
Bois & Plue
Bois & Vetiver
Chambre Rouge
Aigner No. 1
Dunhill edt:
London
Black
Pursuit
Pecksniff Charismatic x 2
Pecksniff Professional x 1
Savile Row Company
Davidoff Cool Water
Davidoff Hot Water
Hugo Boss
Burberry Touch
Burberry Weekend
Police The Sinner
Aramis
Giorgio Armani Beverley Hills
Bench
Quorum
Ford Mustang edt
Scuderia Ferrari edt
Lamborghini Intenso edt
Racing Green edt x 2

As for the ones to go in my grab bag, it would definitely be the Rockwell 6S, and probably Gillette Yellows, or (and) Nacets; some Goodfellas Smile Shibusa 2, and Burberry Touch as my wife likes it!

My next purchase should really be a bigger cupboard...

Holy heck! I think you're playing this game professionally.

 

[Mustard Seed]

You guys are nuts for having all of that shave gear.

Signed,

Another Nut

 

[RanTan the Cool]

You guys are nuts for having all of that shave gear.

Signed,

Another Nut

Nuts of the world unite!

 

[RanTan the Cool]

Holy heck! I think you're playing this game professionally.

Mind you, it doesn’t help that I’ve a friendly shaving wholesalers only two miles away; three TKMaxx stores within an eight mile radius; and then that big thing called the internet...

 

[BigJ]

Nice work!!

I do NOT want to do an inventory!!

I keep most of my stash in the shop in an effort to make things look ‘manageable.’