Rotation breakers.the one that makes you forget others Not a desert island thread!

[boogieman_]

I am not looking for the one item "desert island" scenario that is so often discussed. I would like to discuss more of an item that sneaks up on you and you find it taking up most of your rotation without planning for that to happen.

I love variety and never really thought this would happen. I have quite a few soaps, but it's been 2 weeks and all I have been using is Mike's Natural Coconut. Is it bad if I could use this soap exclusively for the rest of my life and not mind? I did use Bigelow once in the period, but I would even give up Bigelow and not care as long as I had Mike's.

The one other item is my cheap badger brush. It a finest badger, but it really surprised me since it was only $15 for a metal razor stand and the brush. I was happily using my Vie-Long horse, which is a great brush, but then I used this one and have only used my Vie Long about three times in a month.

So, do you have anything that took you by surprise and that takes up the majority of your rotation?

 

[sgtd]

Tabac or Mike's barbershop. As far as brushes go I'd say my restored Everready with a TGN finest.

 

[dduck]

Arko and the Merkur 23C dominate my "rotation"!

 

[Mad Man]

Funny how with the first sign of warm Spring weather my sleepy hand automatically found the Green of Proraso. This after 3-4 months of Tallow, Tallow , Tallow in Arko, The Fat and Cella...

 

[Uncle Brian]

The first shave soap I ever used was Aussie made Palmolive and now many months later I back to using it, it's available from the local supermarket at a low price and it works and smells great.
I would mention my Fatboy but i expected it to be as good as it is so no big surprise huh?

 

[The M]

For me it has to be my Parker SR1. I have shaved with it 3 times but it has taken over my rotation. I am considering purchasing another one that is very similar but hopefully looks nicer.(ebay has one in particular that i like the look of)

 

[chris.hale]

The two I keep coming back to are D R Harris Arlington and Prof Blighty's grapefruit. I love the citrus scents.

 

[5Cantonas]

The Mighty Midget from my dopp kit. I use it once in a while to help further break it in. Its always enjoyable and suprisingly adequate.

 

[5savages]

Mystic Water soaps.
Voskhod blades
Gillette Old Type razor

 

[JaggerDragger]

Schick injector, Pinaud Clubman, Merkur 39c slant.

 

[Toothpick]

mine was Clubman AS. i've been using Proraso for months and on a whim bought Clubman used it once and it stuck. just love the scent! and i know anyone that is within nose distance will think "someone just had a fresh shave".

 

[Brian S]

Merkur 39C, always in my rotation but sometimes I get stuck on it for weeks at a time. Also, regular Aqua Velva- it just works.

 

[RonV]

I have purchased four and given away two (always well received)- now I just keep one in my travel kit (in a B&B leather holster) and one in a handy location in my shave den. No matter what blade I use in it, it is always there for me. Dozens of vintage razors later- SEs, DEs and injectors- I come back to my trusty little Red Tip and it always gets a few consecutive days before I go on to the next great hope for the rare single pass BBS:
I used it today and I am still feeling the love.

 

[JoshuaNY]

Aqua Velva, it finds its way into my hand more then any other aftershave.