What are the three shaving items that you purchased in 2017 that were a hit and which were a miss?

My big hit was a custom SearsSabini Alibaba shaving brush in antique ivory stuffed with Lee's exquisite 3-band silvertip. My other 2 hits were a bottle of M&S aftershave splash and a tub of Trumper GFT shaving cream. My only miss was a bottle of Boots' aftershave splash; it does the job, but the scent disappears very quickly, even for a budget splash.

May I ask which M&S splashes?
 
HITS

Australian Private Reserve soaps;
Merkur Futur (picked it up by a lucky coincidence, and it works brilliantly for me);
Valobra Glyerlanolina pre-shave soap

MISSES

Saponificio Varesino soap - everything about it screams quality, but I just can't get a good shave with it;
Voskhod blades - just don't suit my skin
 
hits
a handful of vintage straight razors
3 m lapping film
Vitos green soap mixed with pieces of Erika Benke soap

misses
27 mm badger knot from Ace Shaving
the fabric part on my hanging strop probably from a pair of Chinese fake Levis factory rejects
 
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Hits...

Merkur 34c (until my son nicked it)
Geo F Trumpers sandalwood cream
A nameless brush from a boot sale (£4). I wish I knew who made it.

(Bonus hit... Suehiro Rika 5k stone. I'm cheating - it's only ever been used on kitchen knives so far, but it's awesome so I'm claiming it!

Misses:
Merkur Futur. It just doesn't work for me
Various soaps, too many to count
 
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Hits...
Ikon x3 slant
Perfume Parlour's Goochi Envious. Was a very sad moment finishing the last drop of the real deal, then I discovered this!
Brushguy Silvertip Badger

Miss...
My boat! One day it will come in I'm sure. :rolleyes:

No misses, it's been a good year for shaving discoveries I think.
 
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