2024 Shaving Resolutions

[silverlifter]

With the new year about to begin, I thought it might be fun to chronicle your resolutions, assuming you have any. This could serve as a record for you to refrence this time next year to see how accurate it was, or as a public declaration of intent to help hold yourself to account. Or anything else, really.

For me, in 2024, I resolve to:

• Not buy any more soap. Seriously, I need to 3017 some of this stuff, it is getting hard to explain to the other members of the household...
• Stop bombing out of GRUMES. It is only a month, I need to exercise a modicum of restraint.
• Offload some razors. Or, at a minimum, act on my one-in-one-out policy
• Not use Arko. A man has to have standards,

Anyone else have any to share?

 

[Tordu]

For 2024, I plan on shaving with my straights razors again. And taking out the coticule to develop some honing skills!

 

[Leverspro]

I intend to spend more time taking notes on the combinations of gear I use and less time on B&B (once a week instead of daily).

 

[BigJ]

To complete 366 daily shaves for 2024!!

(And I will certainly ‘need’ more kit to complete that challenge. )

 

[Submariner]

For 2024,

I'm not entering anymore GRUME months. I want to buy what I want when I want and without guilt!

No more SWS, SOTM, or other groups that restrict my choices of what I'm going to use to shave. Variety is the name of the game for 2024.

I'm going to swap blades when I want, change razors when I want, choose my soap and aftershave as the mood dictates that morning.

About the only thing I'm going to commit to is to continue with my usual routine of a morning shave, thus I have joined the 366 daily shave group.

 

[Stygo]

Figure out coticules

Sell off or give away some excess gear & one-in one-out after that

 

[thombrogan]

I resolve to only covet the smaller Friodur owned by @silverlifter and realize I can’t tempt him to sell it to have money for ARKO! because he doesn’t want to buy more soap and next year and definitely not that soap if he caves.

 

[BobbyB]

1. Continue to improve my shaving technique(s) from what I learn from this forum's great members.
2. Replace shave den supplies only when they are used up.

 

[musicman1951]

I've had a beautiful B&B brush sitting on my shelf for many years. There were only 50 made and they were going like hotcakes. I should have asked a few questions, but I was afraid I would miss the boat - so I jumped on the list. I used it 2 or 3 times, but it's clearly a knot for a facelatherer who likes some scrub, not a scuttle guy who hates scrub.

It's pretty, so I've been enjoying it as a work of art, but a few years ago I decided it was unfair to let it go to waste on my shelf. Next week I'm going to put it on the forum. Next week . . . and next week . . .

Well, weeks turned into years. Sometime this year I'm going to actually list it - but probably not next week.

 

[Trollky]

I think I only really have two resolutions this year:

1. Work my way through my soap stash and NOT buy anymore until I'm down to my last soap.

2. Offload as many razors as possible that fall into the under-used and neglected category. Too many razors fall into this category.

 

[Hannah's Dad]

Inasmuch as I joined the 2024 sabbatical, my resolution is to follow through with it and not purchase any shaving-related items all year. I will miss trying the new Grooming Dept Maxima soap base, but there should still be some around in 2025.

 

[BrandX]

(1) Successful completion of 2024 sabbatical
(2) Continue learning and improving my skills
(3) End the year with one modern razor as my daily. I was there before, and long to get back. Crazy talk, but yeah.

 

[gpjoe]

I vow to finish some software, at least one tub of soap.

Nearly two years on, and I have yet to see the bottom of a bowl or jar.

 

[silverlifter]

Figure out coticules

This feels, to me, like resolving to win lotto...

 

[emwolf]

I resolve to PIF more.

 

[FreeFlyFreak]

I intend to sell 2 or 3, of my 7 razors in 2024.

I have
2x Gillette Sensors
2x Gillette slim adjustables L & I
2x Hensons a mild and medium
1 Razorock Game Changer .68p

Both Sensors are definitely staying, still my favorite shave. Working on deciding which of the others to get rid of...

 

[Guido75]

I have one major resolution and that is complete the yearly restraint.

 

[jesseix]

- not buy software
- sell off some hardware
- use fragrances more and get better at complementing them with soaps/AS’s
- try to make some soap (probably just bath soap)

 

[awk_m4]

I have one and that's to complete 366 in 366!

 

[mcee_sharp]

• Continue with my daily shave (feels great and is self care on another level), I'm in 366
• Pass the items I don't like/use onward
• When I need soap again, go with a near scentless high performer and get my scent fix from a bigger AS selection