Over the last year or so I have just collected so much stuff, it's become more about collecting then shaving and I'm always thinking about what to use, what's the best and so on….. It's just not as relaxing or as simple as it once was…I started with a DE and a tube of Proraso green. I just consider most of it clutter now….

So I chopped my whole collection today..

Filled several boxes with the stuff thats going on ebay, scuttles, mugs, strops, DE's and straight razors vintage and new alike. I gifted all my the opened products to a friend I just introduced to wet shaving (he thought it was christmas, come early…lol…)

What I decided to keep,

My favourite Whipped Dog Silvertip Badger brush and matching Mug from the Firehouse Potter

My fantastic Simpson Wee Badger (travel Brush)

Dovo 6/8 Bismarch (present from the wife)

Gotta 6/8 120 (present from a friend)

1 paddle strop / 1 12K barbers hone

Merkur Futur + 100 Personna Red Blades (the best DE money can buy bar none in IMHO)


All my soaps except my remaining Arko Sticks (the best ever soap made by the turkish god ARKO…lol)

All my creams except Proraso Green, TOBS sandalwood, Lemon & Lime, Grapefruit and Lavender and CRS Mint… (can't live without any of these at the moment….(from wakey wakey to sleepy sleepy and all in between ) Looks like i'm a TOBS fan after all...

All my colognes and aftershaves except;

TOBS No 44 victorian lime cologne, TOBS Sandlewood cologne, Cussons original, Calvin Klien CK one EDT, and Natio Maximum EDT (I still have Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum, brut and Old spice and a couple more, but once its gone its gone).

All Balms / moisturisers etc, except Natio Moisturiser and Natio Razor Burn relief (used very occasionally but its the best)

For me the stuff listed above is the cream of the crop, the stuff I really do enjoy using. TBH I think it will get cut a little bit more when things run out, but for now I think I have been very brave…..


I'm actually feeling pretty good about the whole thing.

Anybody else taken drastic measures to control their Acquisition disorders????