June 2021 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

[RumpleBearskin]

06/26 - Still in. Changed it up a little today.

GEM Jr. Bar / GEM wedge blade / GEM Personna SS PTFE
DG Trismegistus
Heritage Collection Klenzo
Hazlett's Apothecary 1888

Someone in another thread asked about the "extra" flanges on the bar of the GEM Jr. Bar. It was postulated that they might be there to accommodate older wedge blades. So today I thought I'd give it a try.

Mechanically it certainly works and I'm sure that's what they are for. But my shave with the wedge blade was only SAS. Could have easily been a less-than-sharp wedge blade. Finished off with a 4th pass ATG with the modern, spined blade for a nice BBS.

 

[henrickd]

Still in.

Head shave only. Same kit as usual but I used my A&E Kaizen. I bought it when it first dropped and used it for a week. Pretty good stuff and the scent smells really nice for summer. I'm feeling guilty I didn't use it more.

I fly out tomorrow morning for Alaska. I mailed a tuck to the hotel we're staying at tomorrow night. I'm going to be on and off grid quite a bit so let it be known now while I still have internet, I intend on being in the July GRUME.

Good luck everyone with the rest of the month. I'm sure if you made it this long you'll make it the final push.

 

[sandorfi]

Still in, morning shave with Muhle rytmo, Treet blade perfect for daily use.

 

[12stones]

Still in! No shave today.

What's funny is the closer we get to the end the harder I find it to not just pull the trigger on some new stuff.

 

[Schnitzel52]

Still in
Gillette New SC
Personna Platinum (1)
RazoRock Boar
Pre de Provence 63

 

[linty1]

Still in.

Still getting really close shaves with this set up, I may just keep a bottle of this Lucky tiger always on standby, its just so easy to use.

 

[hopper_64]

Still in

Gillette New RFB
Gillette Wilkinson Sword
Yaqi Aqua High Mountain Badger 24mm
TOBS Grapefruit
Stirling Arkadia

3017ed the Grapefruit cream today.

 

[Sinnbad11]

Still in,
The closest shave I've had in some time, only one weeper from a careless pass near my adams apple. I'm surprised to find this aggressive razor prefers sharper blade ime. Very near bbs for me.

 

[Tomo]

Still out. No further purchases.

I’m getting pickier with my soaps. I’ve decided to stick with only the best of the best in my daily line up to see me through the year. After much consideration Castle Forbes is out. The scent is fantastic but I’m getting some minor irritation from it. My skin is not loving it as much as the others.

The current best of the best title goes to. Adp, Baume, SV, SMN and Tabac. Further culling from here would be difficult.

 

[FoolishMortal]

The July thread is up.

July 2021 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

This restraint is for July 1-31, 2021. If you're seeing this late and you've made no purchases in July, feel free to jump in. Registration closes on the 15th. Have what you need and use what you have: that is our definition of "Restraint". The idea is to use, learn about and enjoy what you...

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[mattps1]

Out.
I felt the need to add another MDC soap and some of their moisturising oil to my setup, plus a variety of DE blades to see me through the rest of the year.
By my standards, I've done well. I avoided buying more brushes, I was toying with the idea of adding an SV brush and Chubby 2 in Best. I'm pretty sure these notions are behind me now!

 

[Roedeer]

Day 27, 90% complete.

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: MWF
Brush: Men-U boar
Razor: GC.84 SB, Wizamet SI #6
Post-shave: Nivea Balm, Brut AS.

Thorough shave, and got a BBS face but only average neck. Time for a new blade.

 

[Contact_vs_Feedback]

Still in.

I started this year with daily shaves and for the first two months I almost didn't skip a day.

By the beginning of the Summer, my daily shaves became alternate day shaves and then a gap of weeks became the norm.

There was a hole in my shave setup regime for aftershave as I had no idea how to take care of my skin properly.

I ordered some ingredients to create a homemade recipe for aftershave and they are yet to reach me.

Since I didn't ordered anything labelled as aftershave but various ingredients, so I think I'm not out due to this.
I didn't had anything to use as aftershave for the summer.

Nivea aftershave balm was too much, Anherb aftershave balm died (not finished), it lost it's consistency and became all watery.

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in and getting great shaves with this set up

Schick Injector Type E3
Schick Injector (7)
Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Yaqi Purple Haze Mew Brown synthetic
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[Schnitzel52]

Still in
Gillette New SC
Personna Platinum (2)
Omega 10066
Stirling Rambling Man

 

[linty1]

Still in,

no shave today, although I'm thinking for tomorrow maybe go for 4 pass shave, as close as I can so I can move my shave stuff to the new place. We'll see. It will be a hectic week.

 

[hopper_64]

Still in

Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Shavemac 2-Band Fan 24 mm
Soap: La Toja
Aftershave: La Toja

 

[La Malice]

Have you tried the Ice Dragon Liquid Ice Drops? I might look into these.

I have not, I had to search i on the interweb to even understand what we were talking about to tell you depth or lack of , of my wet shaving knowledge ....

 

[pdieten]

Out.
I felt the need to add another MDC soap and some of their moisturising oil to my setup, plus a variety of DE blades to see me through the rest of the year.
By my standards, I've done well. I avoided buying more brushes, I was toying with the idea of adding an SV brush and Chubby 2 in Best. I'm pretty sure these notions are behind me now!

With just two days to go? Duuuuuude.

Still in. Desperately needed a shower and shave before bed last night. Grabbed my Schöne razor and my TSS Mimik Badger with Proraso green cream. Nice combination.

 

[FoolishMortal]

SOTyesterD

• Thin-cap Old Type
• Nacet (28)
• WSP Formula T Tobacco - 3017
• Fuller Brush of Mystery
• WH w/menthol, LTFT
• Stirling Spice ASB

I finally managed to kill the Formula T Tobacco. After chasing the last remnant around the tin for my lather, I scooped out that tiny final bit and put it on top of my Tabac, rinsed out the tin and called it good. Next up is Stirling Orange Chill, and my ASB order included the matching ASB, so I'm ready for the incoming heat wave.

Yesterday's shave was a night-time shave. That's different for me, as I usually shave in the mornings, but I had played evening tennis with my son and knew that I would have an early day today. I was working on a few days' growth thanks to the weekend and brought out my best tool for that job, the thin-cap Old Type. With a very light touch, whiskers melted away, even though the blade was on its last legs. Into the bin with the blade and into bed with me.

I'll start the next month-ish of shaving with a new-ish kit: back to the steady Rockwell, but with the above-mentioned Orange Chill components and, assuming delivery happens as it should, my new puppy.

Onward!