Greatest Hits and Misses of 2008?

This is somewhat inspired my Mike's thread here.... Thanks Mike! ......although, I was thinking about it prior to his thread


Just curious what some of the great finds and bombs were for 2008? or........ just the new things you liked or hated in 2008


Some of mine.....

Hits...

Czech & Speake Cuba
Penhaligon's English Fern EDT
D.R. Harris Sandalwood Aftershave
Olivia's Tallow Shave cream
Red Personna DE Blades

Misses....

Trumpers Hard Shave soaps, didn't work well for me at all
Penhaligon's English Fern Tallow Shave Soap....I know I am not alone in my dislike for their soaps
Spanish Floid Menthol, I liked it.....my wife didn't
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 EDT, smelled horrible on me and didn't last



Oh.....and it doesn't have to be shave related

 

Uhhh..... You do realize that you're opening Pandora's box now, don't you?

 

Why do I have a sneaky suspicion that marriage may come up again under the heading of MISSES.

Mikes Misses:
Tabac Aftershave

Hit's
Gillette Aristocrat

 

Off the top of my head

Hits: C&S #88, Penhaligon line, Creed Green Irish Tweed/Boid De Portugal/Virgin Island Water, T&H Rose, Shapton Ceramic Hones, Tim Zowada Straight, IK Soap

Miss: Floid Blue, Norton Hones, Length of life on my Creed colognes, Taylors Rose Cream, Olivia's Rose Cream (trouble lathering), One livi razor that tore up my strop, Sejanus Winter soap (sorry ken)

Thats all i can think of now...

Ohh..and the stock market

 

That didn't take very long! :happy102

 

Hits:
My new baby girl!

Misses:
More dirty diapers :mad:

 

+1 I got one of those too! They sure are cute, but man can they produce some waste!

Shaving related hits: Derby blades, 1937 Gillette Sheraton, C&E shaving cream, Williams shaving soap, Susie's Bubbles shaving soap.

Shaving related misses: Dorco blades, Zorrik blades, Sharp Stainless blades, a 1970 Gillette adjustible, a 3-piece feather travel razor, Derby Menthol Shaving Cream, using Edge gel for superlather

 

Hahaha, Lee...Been there...too funny


@ Isaac, I have been lathering the Olivia's Rose cream rubbing the brush directly into the jar like soap....works great.

My K2 Radical 100 inline skates have been AWESOME

I am liking my new camera a lot too

 

Greatest Hits:
Wetshaving - Just started in January, love it
Double Edge razors in general.
Canon XTi DSLR
TSD Soaps
Wesley and Scott ASB
Wood Turning
My Son
Safety recalls

Misses:
Razors that arrive damaged
Sellers that lie - "no cracks in the handle! never used!"


I am sure I will add more to the lists, but those came off the top of my head. Generally I have been very happy with my purchases.

 

Hits. Omega Professional brush,Gem Razors and Personna s/e blades,Wahl shaving cream. Misses. Fat Boy,Weishi,Dorco blades.

 

hits:
migrating to Linux and abandoning Microtrash
(hopefully a hit) My new Imac which I'll buy for christmas
japanese hones
getting a LARGE Thuringian for very little money
straight shaving
grades at university
discovered CSI (original series)
my new Canon PSSX100IS (great addition to my EOS350D)

misses:
no summer-job
invested WAY too much money in wetshaving and can't sell any of the gear because no one wants it
Spyderco UF
dealing with a guy who still owes me money and doesn't respond any more (50+ USD)
Leaving a German wetshaving-community due to morons posting in every thread

 

Hits:
Growing a beard
Buying a D300
Drinking absinthe
Metal Gear Solid 4

Miss:
Parking in a garage

 

Hits
Belgian Coticules - nice to use something that really works
Shapton 16k - best finisher I have used
Rooney Heritage
Nancy Boy Signature shave cream
Proraso AS Splash - nice balance of sting & soothe
MB Lime Ice Milk - genius concoction
British Gillette DE's

Misses
Norton - couldn't get consistent results
SCS shave creams - liquified in the warm months
TOBS Avocado - triggered my grass allergy
GFT Skin Food - I don't like having a shiny face
Booster AS - cool-aide

 

Hits:
Red personna blades
Joris shave soap
Nancy boy products especially SC and bar soap
Osage Rub
TGR ASB-go to balm

Misses:
T&H shave soap-smells great but doesnt do it for me
Any merkur razor
Any SCS edt I really wanted to like them but too damn picky
C&E shave soaps

 

HITS:

Discovering wet shaving
Almost any DE razor that says Gillette
Almost any DE razor that says Merkur
Almost any SE razor that says GEM or Ever Ready
Almost any.....Oh, you get the idea!
JOINING TSD

MISSES:

Getting banned from B&B

Oh wait, I'm sorry -- that also belongs in the "HITS"! :happy102

 

Hey me too!

Hits:
Discovering wet shaving
Proraso!
Vintage Thin blades

Misses:
Coates cream
Merkur razors and blades

 

I think their initials actually stand for "Belittle & Banish". :happy102

 

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Say it in the dirty jokes Forum. :happy102

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