Am I SAD?

beardybrewer

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Despite thinking it was crazy when I first started I think I've got soap acquisition disorder.

  • DR Harris Windsor
  • DR Harris Marlborough
  • Mike's Bay Rum
  • Mike's Barbershop
  • Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
  • Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper
  • Mike's Vetiver
  • Mitchell's Wool Fat
  • Muhle Sandalwood
  • Palmolive sticks
  • La Toja
  • Arko
  • Omega Shave cream
  • Proraso Sandalwood cream
  • Mama Bear's Samples
  • Ogallala bay rum samples

This is why I can't come to forums like this too often. Soaps are just too affordable to resist.

Top 3: Mike's, DR Harris, Palmolive.
Bottom 3: Omega, Arko (phew!), Mamas

So, do I qualify as an addict yet? The nice weather inspired a few purchases for summer soaps and splashes. But I think I'm going to cut myself off for another year. I haven't even finished 1 puck yet! :blush:
 
newkie said:
Despite thinking it was crazy when I first started I think I've got soap acquisition disorder.

  • DR Harris Windsor
  • DR Harris Marlborough
  • Mike's Bay Rum
  • Mike's Barbershop
  • Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
  • Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper
  • Mike's Vetiver
  • Mitchell's Wool Fat
  • Muhle Sandalwood
  • Palmolive sticks
  • La Toja
  • Arko
  • Omega Shave cream
  • Proraso Sandalwood cream
  • Mama Bear's Samples
  • Ogallala bay rum samples

This is why I can't come to forums like this too often. Soaps are just too affordable to resist.

Top 3: Mike's, DR Harris, Palmolive.
Bottom 3: Omega, Arko (phew!), Mamas

So, do I qualify as an addict yet? The nice weather inspired a few purchases for summer soaps and splashes. But I think I'm going to cut myself off for another year. I haven't even finished 1 puck yet! :blush:
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Mild. You need to work harder!

If I think about it...

  1. Proraso white jar
  2. Prep Sapone da barba jar
  3. Mitchell's Wool Fat
  4. Martin de Candre Fougere
  5. Figaro P.160 brick
  6. Dr Dittmar Speziale
  7. Proraso Red Tube
  8. Musgo Real Lime Basil Cream
  9. Crabtree and Evelyn West Indian Limes Cream
  10. Tet -a - Tet cream
  11. Tabac Shave Stick
  12. Sir Irisch Moos shave stick
  13. Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes and Peppercorn shave stick
  14. Arko shave stick
  15. Palmolive / La Toja shave sticks grated together
  16. L'Occitane Cade cream (sampler)
  17. L'Occitane Cade bowl
  18. Roger et Gallet soap
  19. Otoko Organics soap
  20. Old Colonial Sandalwood, Tobacco & Lime
  21. TFS Tobacco Verde Intenso
  22. TFS Tobacco Verde
  23. Jabonman Lime & Pepper
  24. Jabonman Neroli, Mint & Grapefruit
  25. Erasmic cream
  26. Shulton Old Spice Cream
  27. Shulton Old Spice Shave Stick
  28. Shulton Old Spice Soap puck in OS Mug
  29. Ortigia Bergamot Shave Cream
  30. Godrej Original
  31. Godrej Fresh Lime

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I think that's it, but I can't be sure

It should last me a while!

Jon
 
I'll list mine later, when I get in. I'm not as "prepared" as you for a shaving embargo, but I have enough to last me a while!

When I started I thought blades would be my only AD. How naïve.....
 
I've got my soaps down to my favourites now, after selling quite a few :-

  • MWF
  • Lea (+5 Spare Sticks)
  • VITOS Super Extra Coconut
  • D R Harris Almond
  • D R Harris Windsor
  • Proraso Menthol

Then a stick of Valobra & Palmolive to use up.

The Arko and Derby sticks that arrived last week will be used to clean the bathroom :)

I'm only infected with RAD at the moment...
 
This sounds familiar you are not alone! I measure my SAD by box size it started of with a windowsill, moved to a metre by half a metre box that fit under my bed, to now a metre by a metre box in my cupboard I have the entire TOBS collection and then around 40 more soaps/creams that's roughly 10 per month of the 6 months I've been wet shaving and no my face is not the size of the amazon nor do I eat soap in my sleeping just obsessed with scents/texture/cushion. That felt like a councilling session!
 
Considering that creams, fragrances etc do have a shelflife, SAD has always struck me as less justifiable as hoarding razors (for example). That said, I do have enough for a rather long time! I'll be on a soap/cream purchase embargo for the foreseeable future.

Open
Martin de Candre scented
Vito's Extra Super Coconut
Palmolive stick
Barbon cream

In stock
Figaro cream
La Toja Classic cream
La Toja Sensitive cream
DR Harris Lavender soap
DR Harris Marlborough soap
Institut Karité soap
Proraso red croap
Proraso green croap
Tabac soap
La Toja stick
LEA stick
Palmolive stick
Speick stick
Valobra stick
 
Nice collection. I think there are people with a bigger SAD and other areas of shaving too but you find your 'thing' and then stick to it.

For me it's creams. I did attempt to get into blades but didn't find it fun enough. I buy creams just for their smell really! Fortunately I'm out of the shaving obsession phase for now so I'm managing to use up what I have.

I agree with DR Harris for soap though. I'm not a huge fan of their cream (have Windsor) but the Arlington soap I have is amazing. The sole reason I never got properly into soap is because they last for so long and I'm all about sampling. I feel guilty if I buy too many without using them up though so creams sit better with me.
 
Open
Creams Palmolive and Ingram

Soaps
Proraso red and green
Arko
Wilkie
Palmolive
Tabac
MWF
3x scent from heaven (really 6 but they are doubled up so when I get through or it will be straight into other)
 
Probably. Pasting from my SOTD in Evernote:

Soap: Proraso white
Soap: Proraso green
Soap: Queen Charlotte Vostok
Soap: Taylor's Jermyn Street
Soap: D R Harris almond
Soap: D R Harris lavender
Soap: D R Harris Marlborough
Soap: D R Harris Arlington
Soap: Trumper's Eucris
Soap: Trumper's West Indian Limes
Soap: Cella
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Soap: Nanny's French Lavender (hard)
Soap: Nanny's Ice & Slice (soft)
Soap: Prof Blighty's Peppermint
Soap: Prof Blighty's Rosewood
Soap: Pre de Provence
Soap: Palmolive stick
Soap: La Toja stick
Soap: Erasmic stick
Soap: Taylor's sandalwood stick
Soap: Tabac stick
Soap: Arko stick
Soap: Provence Sante verlaine
Soap: Martin de Candre
Soap: Monsavon
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Soap: Vitos Supercrema
Cream: RSC double concentrated (tube)
Cream: Taylor's Lemon and Lime
Cream: Taylor's Violets
Cream: Trumper's Sandalwood
Cream: Truefitt and Hill #10
Cream: Palmolive
Cream: Boots cool cologne
Cream: Ingram's
Cream: Body Shop Maca Root
Cream: RSC shave squared (pot)

Petty sure I threw out some of the creams when I moved, but the soaps are still current and correct.
 
Here we go, all open too :S (except duplicates)

Supermax Ultimate cream
Lea Cream x2
Palmolive Cream
Ingrams
Erasmic cream
Palmolive stick x3
Boots Shaving stick
Proraso green tub (1 extra on its way)
Proraso red tub
Proraso white tub (on it's way)
Cella
Provence sante Verlaine
Trumpers coconut x7
Body shop Maca root cream
Lea stick x3
TOBS Rose
5-600g Vitos
Groomed cream
Arko x12
RSC Shave2 cream x14

Christ, I think I better stop buying it now!
 
I haven't bought any in ages as I've now put a rule stating something must go.

Palmolive - shave stick
Palmolive - Cream
Ingrams
Proraso Green tub
Proraso red tube
Proraso blue tube
TOBS avocado
C&E Nomad
C&E West Indian Limes
C&E Sandalwood
RazorRock XXX
Valobra Menthol
Cella
Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn
Wilinson Blue tub
Boots Cool Cologne cream
Clinique Shaving cream
Fitness For Men
Body Shop Maca Root

I did have a couple of Nanny's soaps but didn't get on too well with them so a mate had them off me and loves them - way it goes some times. The palmolive stick resides in a Boots shave stick case as the Boots made my skin feel very tight and a little too warm for my liking so the soap got binned.
 
SmallBeard said:
I'm not as "prepared" as you for a shaving embargo, but I have enough to last me a while!
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Gravy said:
I've got my soaps down to my favourites now, after selling quite a few
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I hope to trim down do just favourites as well. There's a 8 in my list I could live without. You have to try a few to discover what you like the best. I love Mike's Soaps so much I'm nearly paranoid he'll quit one day so feel I should stock up!

Nishy said:
This sounds familiar you are not alone! I measure my SAD by box size it started of with a windowsill, moved to a metre by half a metre box that fit under my bed, to now a metre by a metre box in my cupboard I have the entire TOBS collection and then around 40 more soaps/creams that's roughly 10 per month of the 6 months I've been wet shaving and no my face is not the size of the amazon nor do I eat soap in my sleeping just obsessed with scents/texture/cushion. That felt like a councilling session!
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Happy to help! I love how many of you have listed your collections so I don't feel so guilty. I think I'm drawing the line at what doesn't fit under the sink has to go. I'm nearly inspired to pass on a few items (to make room for others!).

Burgundy said:
Considering that creams, fragrances etc do have a shelflife, SAD has always struck me as less justifiable as hoarding razors (for example).
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This concerned me when I first read it. Then I read it's more of a concern for creams than soaps, which I prefer. However it's a good point on the fragrances. That said, I'm not hoarding. I have everything in rotation so I'm enjoying the fragrances while I can.

SuperChrome said:
Fortunately I'm out of the shaving obsession phase for now so I'm managing to use up what I have.
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Yet you're visiting a shaving forum. You, my friend, are playing with fire!

p.b said:
How can you not have any Nanny's Silly Soaps!!!
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Damn, I am aren't I? Ordered.
 
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