Gone but not forgotten 2023

[babydials]

Ok gentlemen, this is Ladydials. Every year Babydials did two year end posts. One was what shaving products you finished this year. Sadly, Babydials did not make it through the year, car accident. I can't ask him what he finished and if he would repurchase it. I do recall him finishing his Crown & Crane Thuringian Forest balm. He might have wanted to repurchase that. So gentlemen:

1. What if anything did you finish?
2. Is it still available?
3. Do you plan to repurchase it.

 

[sarimento1]

Best wishes for fast recovery for Sir babydials!
On my part, some great shaves this past year!
(Honestly, not sure if I finished anything!!)

 

[babydials]

So no one has finished anything this year?

 

[brucered]

I didn't finish any soaps this year.

Well I guess I started PdP early 2022 and finished it early in 2023.

No other soaps completed. I started a puck of Tabac that I'm still working my way through.

 

[Moorhsum]

I finished a kilo of vitos red and promptly opened the backup kilo.

 

[John Stetson]

I finished five tubs of soap this year.

Barrister and Mann, Seville and Leviathan.
Chiseled Face, Midnight Stag.
House of Mammoth, Fu Dao.
Declaration Grooming/Noble Otter/House of Mammoth, Cerberus

I repurchased Cerberus and Leviathan. I will repurchase Fu Dao when it’s re-released next year.

 

[Markdad2]

I finished Noble Otter's Joker, and B&M's Nordost this year.

 

[babydials]

I finished five tubs of soap this year.

Barrister and Mann, Seville and Leviathan.
Chiseled Face, Midnight Stag.
House of Mammoth, Fu Dao.
Declaration Grooming/Noble Otter/House of Mammoth, Cerberus

I repurchased Cerberus and Leviathan. I will repurchase Fu Dao when it’s re-released next year.

impressive

 

[SharpieB]

B&M O, Delight and another that I can‘t recall. Paganini‘s Violin maybe.

Getting close on Cheshire as well.

All of the soaps I have finished in the last year or two have been B&M. Not because I use them the most, they are the softest and I blow thru them Very quickly.

 

[Ravenonrock]

I finished tallow Tabac and have 2 backups, sadly difficult to find any with tallow. I’m using the new version of Tabac currently, but prefer the tallow. Finished an Old Spice splash and have a replacement waiting.

 

[silverlifter]

Only things I finished this year were a Speick aftershave and an Osma alum block. Replaced both before they were done...

 

[NorthernSoul]

Do samples count? That's probably cheating...

- 1 x HC&C Hidden Goddess
- 1 x Captain's Choice Italia

I have a lot of soaps, so finishing one takes forever. They usually go into a frankensoap when they're close to done. My current frankensoap is

- Pre de Provence original + Osma Rasage (Vive les savons français!)

Probably won't replace these right away since I have enough soaps already, but I recently got a couple of Signature Soaps and a Lauger of Sweden soap to try something a little different. Good stuff.

I did finish a Tuff Green (unscented) aftershave this year. A fine product from the former East Germany. Will soon finish a bottle of the companion Tuff Red (herbal) aftershave. I already have backups for both of these.

 

[JeffJ]

• La Toja Shaving Cream, discontinued, 2 more in back stock
• Ariana and Evans Summer in Paris, not available, would not replace, too much geranium.
• Art of Shaving (tallow) Lemon - long discontinued, have a few Sandalwood versions in back stock
• Caties Bubbles Poseidon, suspect not available, Might repurchase

 

[babydials]

Wish they'd kept lemon

• La Toja Shaving Cream, discontinued, 2 more in back stock
• Ariana and Evans Summer in Paris, not available, would not replace, too much geranium.
• Art of Shaving (tallow) Lemon - long discontinued, have a few Sandalwood versions in back stock
• Caties Bubbles Poseidon, suspect not available, Might repurchase

 

[Opolar]

It was a fruitful year this 2023 year in 3017 ing my soaps and cream.

I finished off 2 pucks of Williams soap-tallow first ingredient and have replacements.
One stick of Arko finished and have replacements.
Wickham Super Smooth South Sea scent completed and have a spare tub.
Golddachs classic soap puck finished and have replacements.
Cella red tub finished and I got a Kilo Cella as a back up.
Super Max menthol cream done and I have a spare.
Williams mug soap and Wickham `Super Smooth` version isn`t available anymore.
Looking forward to finishing off other soaps and creams next year!

 

[ksblazer]

Arko stick

CBL Fresh Vetiver has about 2 shaves left in the tub.

I have plenty more arko sticks left.

Can’t get CBL fresh Vetiver. As they don’t make it with that scent anymore. But I have a few tubs of CBL with different scents in the den to use up.

 

[VerbaVolant]

Finished in 2023:

- Proraso Red croap (still available; not buying again)
- EJ Sandalwood soap (still available; not buying again, just because I have enough)
- Arko puck (still available; not buying again, just because I have enough)
- Catie's Bubbles, Le Marche du Rasage (still available; not buying again)
- RazoRock Gold Label puck (still available; not buying again)
- Cyril R. Salter small puck (still available; not buying again, just because I have enough)
- Tabac stick tallow (sorry folks, one of the best soaps, not available anymore)
- The Real Shaving Company Post Shave Soothing Balm (sorry folks, one of the best balms, not available anymore)

 

[Chumango]

I may be forgetting something - this is what I recall finishing this year

Tallow Tabac - can't get any more, but I have replacements
Old AOS (Valobra) - can't get any more, but I have replacements
Palmolive stick - can't get any more, but I have replacements
MWF tallow - can't get any more, but I have replacements (I actually don't recall if I finished it late last year or early this year)
Proraso Red cream - still available, I have replaced it and am using it
I may have finished a Stirling, but right now I don't recall.

All of the above except MWF are in my current rotation, along with SV (a most excellent soap), Arko, and RR Santa Maria del Fiore (which I find to provide an excellent lather).

 

[gdawg55]

Finished my first jar of Tabac. Lasted for years as I didn’t use it but maybe once a week. Been wet shaving for 15 years and this is only the third tub of soap I’ve completely finished.

Bought additional tallow refills so I’m set for many more years I guess.

 

[wrestlerjrh]

So I have finished nothing as today was my first DE shave, but I think this is amazing of you to keep this tradition going ladydials, and I will try to make sure I can give a good answer if you ask again next year