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In for April 2022

Soap: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver

Attempts: 71
( 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: 71
Fails: 0
Months skipped:6
Consecutive month:0
 
Late reply, but I succeeded in March with Geo F. Trumper Spanish Leather shave cream.
Entering April with Tabac, I missed it. One of my favourites.

Attempts: 45
Completions: 43
Fails: 2 (July 2015, August 2016)

Soaps Used: Tabac soap x12, T&H Sandalwood soap x3, 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, 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
 
Success with Tabac in April.
Entering May with Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood.

Attempts: 46
Completions: 44
Fails: 2 (July 2015, August 2016)

Soaps Used: Tabac soap x13, T&H Sandalwood soap x3, 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, 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
 
Completed April with Barrister and Mann Bay Rum.
Entering May with The Goodfellas' Smile Amber Fougere

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Attempts:8
Completions: 7
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 -
Soaps finished during a month: 0
Months skipped in total: 0
Consecutive months: 7
 
Moderate success in April. I was hoping to finish the Mike's, but I was not keeping well and just didn't shave often. The remnants in the tin were thin, and starting to spin, so it was time to get them move in...to a new home.

I have transplanted the dregs to my Mug of Gross* and packed them in. When they are gone, I'll consider the Mike's to be done and move on, as seen below.

Soap: Stirling Orange Chill + Omega Eucalyptus
Attempts:2
Completions:1
Fails:0
Consecutive months:1
Months skipped:0
Soaps Used: Mike's Lemongrass and Eucalyptus (almost)

*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.
 
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In for May 2022

Soap: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver

Attempts: 72
( 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: 72
Fails: 0
Months skipped:6
Consecutive month:1
 
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Completed April with Barrister and Mann Bay Rum.
Entering May with The Goodfellas' Smile Amber Fougere

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Attempts:8
Completions: 7
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 -
Soaps finished during a month: 0
Months skipped in total: 0
Consecutive months: 7
Yum Amber Fougere - bet it smells awesome!
 
Success in May with Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood.
Entering in June with Arko.

Attempts: 47
Completions: 45
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, 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
 
Strangely, I don't think I got through all of the Mike's to the layers below, but I'm calling it a win anyway because I used the declared soap and no others. I'm going to set that MoG aside now and work on the Stirling/Omega combo.

Soap: Stirling Orange Chill + Omega Eucalyptus
Attempts:3
Completions:2
Fails:0
Consecutive months:2
Months skipped:0
Soaps Used: Mike's Lemongrass and Eucalyptus
 
Completed May with The Goodfellas' Smile Amber Fougere.
Entering June with Barbiere de Figaro Esclusivo.

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Attempts:9
Completions: 8
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
Soaps finished during a month: 0
Months skipped in total: 0
Consecutive months: 8
 
Success in May
Intentions set for June

Soap: Floris No. 89
Attempts:3
Completions:2
Fails:0
Consecutive months:2
Months skipped:0
Soaps Used: Truefitt's Sandalwood, B&M Paganini’s Violin
 
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