Fantastic picture of a perfect setting! What razor is that?
August 2022 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)
- Thread starter FoolishMortal
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@ivan_101 will know for sure. I would say Karo Classic (red) but I have no clue what the prevalent AS in Barbershops would be…
Tuesday August 2nd - Still in
Yaqi Slant
Personna Red (6)
Shavemac Silvertip Bulb 22mm
La Toja Soap
La Toja Balm
Yaqi Slant
Personna Red (6)
Shavemac Silvertip Bulb 22mm
La Toja Soap
La Toja Balm
SOTD #2
Beautiful results again, a touch above yesterday's.
A wee bit of water on the brush tip as I lathered the face made for an upgraded performing lather.
Still dries out on me as I conclude, but using a wetter razor helps in that
Beautiful results again, a touch above yesterday's.
A wee bit of water on the brush tip as I lathered the face made for an upgraded performing lather.
Still dries out on me as I conclude, but using a wetter razor helps in that
- No Pre-Shave Oil
- ARKO (SOTM) (Arko August)
- Yaqi Ruby - two band
- Mühle R89
- Voskhod (3)
- Kiehl's Blue Astringent
- Speick Splash
- No Post-Shave Balm
A few new straights and a whetstone. Most already arrived.
Very few people in Bulgaria will shave in a barbershop. No demand, as this is considered a sign of low social class here. Just like shaving sticks. You show someone a stick and he will not believe it you use such thing from the primaeval times. There are the old style barbershops (very few of them left) which will offer a shavette shaving. Straight razor shaving is forbidden, they must use shavettes. There the barbers will buy anything of the 3 brands. Viking, Karo or TOP TEN.
In the last 2-3 years lots of new style "barbershops" appeared. Bearded young guys doing haircuts / and beard styling on bearded young guys. If they shave anyone's beard ever, I don't think they will buy Karo, TOP TEN and Viking.
What would have been the AS of choice for the Old Timers, Ivan?
I should check at the salon I visit, but I am almost sure I have seen a bottle of Viking AS lotion at some time. There is this thing - 4 people are working, but only one can shave. The demand is so low.
Day 2 - still in
Hey thanks! My wife helped me, she has a good eye for those type of things! The razor is my favourite, a wolfman wr1 .67! I just received it in May and I think I have only used another razor, 3 times since!!
I thought it was a Wolfman but wasn't confident; I hear really good things about them.
Day two and back to my usual setup. A Feather Blade (shave #61), and my Gillette Early Postwar Tech, skinny handle, Mike’s Natural Soap. A nice irritation free BBS!
Day 2, 6.5% complete.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: Rockwell 6C R4, Ti Handle, Astra SP #1
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea 2-in-1 Aftershave.
Used the Rockwell for a change, with a fresh Astra. Got a relaxing DFS.
Thanks for the link to the thread with blade pictures, @Guido75. That will make interesting reading. My Nacets are supposed to turn up soon, so I'll post my comparison with a KCG.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: Rockwell 6C R4, Ti Handle, Astra SP #1
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea 2-in-1 Aftershave.
Used the Rockwell for a change, with a fresh Astra. Got a relaxing DFS.
Thanks for the link to the thread with blade pictures, @Guido75. That will make interesting reading. My Nacets are supposed to turn up soon, so I'll post my comparison with a KCG.
Date | 03.08.2022 |
|---|---|
| Main Focus: | 3/31 Days in GRUME (9.6% competed and easily still in) 212/215 in 365 days of shaving (98%) |
| Other: | High Efficiency Razors Summer Steep Angle Shaving Alliance All Aventus August |
| Prep: | Cold splash Proraso Green preshave |
| Cream: | The Alpha Men 2.0 |
| Aftershave: | Floïd The Genuine |
| Balm: | Executive Man |
| Bowl: | Proraso tub / Face lather |
| Brush: | Razorock Plissoft 400 |
| Passes: | WTG (NE-SW) ATG (S-N) slanted Touch up XTG (W-E) slanted |
| Razor: | English Flat Bottom Tech |
| Blade: | Dorco ST300HQ (1) |
| Rating: | 8/10 SAS/CCS/DFS/BBS |
First run with a new blade and this blade is always a little more edgy on the first use. Combined with me wanting to go too fast resulted in some minor weepers on the second ATG pass.
Overall a smooth ride and the Flat Bottom Tech handles the Dorco wonderfully. It handled my whiskers wonderfully as well, so I feel like a smooth little boy again. Like Hannibal (Cal reminded me only yesterday) said: “I love it when a plan comes together.”
Still in
Razor: Ever-Ready 1924 Shovelhead
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (1)
Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Omega 10065 Boar
AS: Denim Aqua
Razor: Ever-Ready 1924 Shovelhead
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (1)
Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Omega 10065 Boar
AS: Denim Aqua
I followed your advice and have placed the order for the brush with a Motherlode knot. It should be a good entrace knot into wet shaving, something that is far better than I started with.
It'll be delivered in a few weeks time, maybe next month; till then other items for the kit will be procured.
Thanks for pushing me in the right direction, sometimes all it needs is another voice to do something good.
Still in - BBS 
Still in!
Traveling at the moment so same setup yesterday as today …
Disposable cartridge
LaToja stick
Self made travel brush with 24mm synth knot
Traveling at the moment so same setup yesterday as today …
Disposable cartridge
LaToja stick
Self made travel brush with 24mm synth knot
Still in, Day 3....
Razor- Lupo 95 sb
Blade- PAA Platinum Strangelet
Brush- Razorock Big Bruce
Soap- Tabac
Razor- Lupo 95 sb
Blade- PAA Platinum Strangelet
Brush- Razorock Big Bruce
Soap- Tabac
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