December 2018 30 Day Rule/Focux Pix & Discussion

So I have been really bad about keeping up this list in the last two months. Can everyone check my records, and let me know what I missed? Finished soaps for 2018:
@mrchick
• 1/8/18 Maca Root Body Shop for Men
• 9/27/18 The Shave Den Barber Shoppe stick
• 11/2/18 Mystery Mug of soap
• 12/24/18 Stirling Executive Man Sample
@PLAla
• 1/11/18 Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Sample
• 2/13/18 Wholly Kaw Jamestown Gentleman Sample
• 3/4/18 Jeeves of Hudson Street Turkish Bath
• 6/9/18 Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
• 6/28/18 Stirling Lemon Chill Sample
• 7/18/18 Stirling Iced Pineapple
• 8/2/18 Stirling Iced Greatfruit
• 10/18/18 Hendrix Classics & Co Sample
@Norcalnewb
• 1/16/18 Mitchell’s Wool Fat
• 1/24/18 Stirling Frozen Tundra
• 2/8/18 Stirling Port-au-Prince
• 3/6/18 The Shave Den Pumpkin Spice
• 4/4/18 Arko Cool
• 4/6/18 Stirling San Antonio
• 5/4/18 Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
• 6/30/18 Stirling Electric Sheep
• 7/23/18 Barbon SC
@Keithmax
• 1/21/18 Route 66 Cavendish
• 2/1/18 Haslinger
• 3/1/18 L’Occitane Cade
• 3/21/18 Castle Forbes Cedarwood and Sandalwood
• 4/9/18 Tabac (Apparently it can be done.)
• 5/4/18 Art of Shaving Tallow
• 5/17/18 Acqua Di Parma
• 6/14/18 Arko
• 6/23/18 Razorock P.160
• 8/6/18 Stirling Clubman
• 9/12/18 DR Harris Cream
• 10/17/18 Marten de Candre (Who knew there was a bottom?)
• 11/8/18 Art of Shaving cream
• 12/23/18 Crowne and Crane Tallow
@Drygulch
• 1/26/18 Jeeves of Hudson Street Scraps Sample
• 2/2/18 Van Yulay Kansas City Meet Up 2016
• 5/1/18 Beaver Woodwright Queen Anne’s Revenge
• 7/20/18 Barrister & Mann 42
• 9/20/18 The Shave Den Purple Rain
• 10/11/18 Stirling Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle
• 12/8/18 Samples- Mystic Waters Cedar and Sage, Chiseled Face San Paulo, and CBL Dragon’s Blood
• 12/15/18 Stirling Arkadia Sample
@clint64
• 1/30/18 Cold River Jeff’s Soap
• 2/16/18 Fine Platinum
• 3/11/18 Nuavia Rossa
• 3/22/18 Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
• 4/16/18 CO Bigelow Cream
• 5/18/18 Art of Shaving Peppermint Cream
• 7/21/18 Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime
• 7/26/18 Fine Italian Citrus
• 8/26/18 Nuavia Blu
• 9/3/18 AOS Ocean Kelp Cream
• 12/29/18 Oleo El Caballero
@wristwatchb
• 1/26/18 CO Bigalow
• Honorary mention in January- ate a Fruitcake. Harder to use up than a soap.
• 6/12/18 Sample of Trumper’s Sandalwood Skin Food
• 7/1/18 Mike’s Natural Unscented
• 11/5/18 Le Pere Lucien Unscented
@Linuxguile
• 2/12/18 Stirling Mountain Man Sample
• 3/26/18 Stirling Baker Street Sample
• 5/18/18 RazoRock Amici
• 9/7/18 Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
• 10/22/18 Stirling Vanilla Sandalwood Sample
@Paul Turner
• 3/10/18 Route 66 Cavendish
@Screwtape
• 3/23/18 Four small samples: Salter Indian Sandalwood 3/11, Trumper Sandalwood 3/16, B&M Latha Sandalwood 3/21, Trumper GFT 3/23
• 3/28/18 Four small samples: 3/25 B&M Latha Oceana, 3/26 B&M Latha Limon, 3/27 B&M Taiga, 3/28 B&M Lavanda
• 4/9/18 Six small samples: 4/1 B&M Glissant Bay Rum, 4/3 B&M Glissant Seville, 4/5 B&M Reserve Cool, 4/7 Frist Canadian Maximo Gomez, 4/8 Soapy Bathman Desparado, 4/9 Soapy Bathman Fall at the Cabin
• 6/5/18 Vitos Eucalyptus Shaving Cream
@PickledNorthern
• 5/2/18 Stirling Black Ice
@9nein9
• April The Copper Hat
@jtspartan
• 5/17/18 Stirling Baker Street
@Boojum1
• 7/13/18 Cold River Soapworks Juniper
@Primotenore
• 7/25/18 Williams. (Mostly unmolested.)
@FaceScraper
• 7/27/18 VDH Soap
@SharptoothC
• 10/13/18 Lisa’s Natural
@jluc
• 11/11/18 Stirling Port AU Prince
• 11/27/18 Hendrix Classics & Co.

 

DEcember 31st
Cooper Monobilt w 7 O' Clock SP Blues
SV Felce Aromatica
30mm SynBad/ Poculi handle
Thayers
Barrister's Reserve Fern AS

Last shave of DEcadent DEcember, and last shave of 2018. Tried to go out in style with the Monobilt, Felce Aromatica and the big SynBad Chubby. Everything worked as it should and only two tiny weepers beside my mouth stopped this from being perfect. Still an excellent way to end the month (and year).

I really enjoyed this DEcember focus. I took the DE part literally and only used DE razors in the month, as well as focusing on some of my most DEcadent hardware and software. I defined Decadent differently a few times, and had a great month of shaves.

As for 2018 overall, it was a great year to be part of the 30DC again. Lots of new members joined with some awesome contributions to the group and I'm looking forward to all the great conversations and antics in the new year!
Personally, I started 2018 on a 'NB, and maintained it through 7 months or so until August. I ended up buying some hardware and software after that, traded a bunch as well and pif'ed a few combos too. Nothing like the year before in terms of den expansion, so I guess it worked. Made a handful of brushes, but that was down a bit this year as well. Tried some resin handles for the first time, and will try some more in the future. My last batch didn't harden properly, and I think my basement was too cold for it this time of year so I'll wait to spring to try again. You win some, you lose some.

Have a great New Years Eve all!

 

I finished off a Stirling Bay Rum this past month as well, Adam. Some of you guys used up some serious number of tubs!

 

Excellent picture and recap, Jason! Happy New Year!

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Thank you Jim


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Thank you Charlie. Happy New Year.


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Thank you Amigo


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Added it to the list. I was pretty proud of finishing off 8 soaps, until I realized that I purchased 18 full sized tubs this year, and got a bunch of samples. I can't find the NB19 thread to sign up, but I am in.

 

Vodka makes all things possible. Plus we have the Moscow division to help with the really tricky stuff. They have a longer history of it than our guys.

 

Thank you Doug. I hope you and you family have a Fantastic New Years. Wishing you all the best for 2019.


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Thank you Perry.


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That's a lot of soap throughout the 30DC! Neat to see the final recap. @Keithmax is the man - look at all those he finished! Way to go, guys.

 

Last shave post of 2018. Last three shaves:
12/24 Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet soap, Easy Aces razor, and Shave Den Barbershoppe Aftershave

12/27 Wild West Shaving Co. James & Artemus soap, Birth Quarter Super Adjustable, Jeeves Black Tea Aftershave

12/30 Route 66 Sweeney Todd soap (Why don’t we use more of this stuff?,) Survivor Wostenholm Big quarter hollow, and Stephan Island Lime with menthol added

It’s been a great year, and I appreciate being able to come to this thread and interact with you guys. Sorry I haven’t been around as much the last few months, but its good to check in every now and then. Happy New Year, gentlemen. I hope it is fantastic for you and your families.

I did get my EDRIO thread posted, if anyone wants to play along: https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/edrio-for-drygulch.60975/#post-1516515

 

Beautiful photo, Jason! Happy New Year!

 

Great pictures, Adam! You finished the year out in style! Happy New Year!

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Nice shaves, Adam! I agree with you about Route 66 soap. We all had some a couple of years ago (several of us even did a Route 66 January) but I ended up PIFing or selling my tubs. Not sure why. I have a sample of their Cavendish that I'll get to soon enough. Happy New Year!

 

Same to you! Like the CT, BTW.

 

Thank you!

 

nice way to finish the year jason,happy new year..

 

Well, I've mentioned a few times that the NB worked for me, even though I didn't make it all the way through. I ended up buying or trading for 6 full soaps/creams and 7 Aftershaves for the year (including the currently inbound). Pif'ed 2 tubs/tubes out, traded a few splashes out, and binned 2 rarely used drugstore splashes. I guess I only increased the den by 4 tubs of soap and 4 aftershaves. I can like with that.
Bought 100 blades, but probably used 80 or so for the year. That is a wash in my books.
As well, 2 razors out via PIF, 4 razors in via trade, purchase or pif. Only an increase of 2...I can definitely live with that too.
Made myself 2 brushes and pif'ed a third one. Also refurbished a vintage Rubberset. +3 in brushes for the year, but I have two more knots sitting at home and two big Omegas inbound. Full disclosure- I don't view brushes the same way as making them really is a hobby.