December 2017 Recap and 2017 Highlights
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With both my daughters and I having birthdays between Thanksgiving and the New Year adding to an already busy time of year, things can get really hectic in our household. So the small reward of Decadent December comes at the perfect time of year for me. A drama free rewarding shave in the morning seems to start the day off correctly. This month delivered those drama free shaves on a daily basis. During this month, I used the OneBlade Genesis for all the shaves with the exception of my birthday weekend where I used my birth year Super Speed. The soaps and creams ran the range of CO Bigelow to MdC. A special thanks to
@Drygulch and
@Douglas Carey for their generous gifts of Jeeves Bay Rum and Oleo El Caballero shaving soaps. I enjoyed using them both this month and look forward to using both throughout 2018.
Since it is the end of the year, I thought it would be appropriate to post a brief recap of my year in shaving. I will preface my comments by admitting I am a numbers geek and the girls would say I can take things a bit to far in that area.
During 2017 I shaved each of the 365 available days. My usage of shaving brushes was somewhat evenly spread with the least use brush, Zenith B0, being used 4% of the time to the most used brush, Simpson Jade CH2 Synthetic, being used 9% of the time. I was able to complete 8 full size containers of soap during 2017 with 7 of these soaps having been used previous to 2017. I showed a clear preference for SE razors during the year using them for 228 shaves or 62.47%. I also have a clear preference for my favorite or as I can them my 1st string razors having used them 86% of the time. I am content with my shave den and do not plan any major additions. That of course is subject to change.
I do plan on thinning out some of my less used razors and brushes during 2018.
I do want to thank the members of the 30DC for a fantastic year. The friendship and fellowship of this thread provides a sense of community that is difficult to achieve anywhere much less on an internet forum. I have enjoyed following along as new members mastered the technique and in turn have helped newer members develop their skills. As always the banter and shenanigans provide a break from the normal day to day routine. Thanks again for the opportunity to follow along and participate. I am looking forward to a great 2018.
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