You can do it man, you are in the home stretch!!Still in
Still tempted by the extremely freaky bakelite, but resisting.
August 2022 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)
- Thread starter FoolishMortal
- Start date
I too am wavering. A perusal of the BST showed up a couple of items that have been wanting for a while. Fortunately the seller isn’t responding to me so still in …..phew
It seems the last (and sometimes the first) week of the GRUME presents the most challenges and temptations. Just a few more days...
Regarding Post #621...
I've found it helps me to survive sabbaticals and GRUMEs if I have a distraction such as participating in as many monthly events as possible to keep my mind on shaving instead of shopping.
For instance there's One Blade In February, Fixed Four For March Madness, April Frugal Follies Cheapskate Challenge, Mistura May, Arko August, SEptember, OCtober, SOCtober, and DecemBoar just to name a few.
And of course, there's the support of participants in the monthly GRUME. I'm usually okay as long as I don't focus too much on the SOTD pics.
I've found it helps me to survive sabbaticals and GRUMEs if I have a distraction such as participating in as many monthly events as possible to keep my mind on shaving instead of shopping.
For instance there's One Blade In February, Fixed Four For March Madness, April Frugal Follies Cheapskate Challenge, Mistura May, Arko August, SEptember, OCtober, SOCtober, and DecemBoar just to name a few.
And of course, there's the support of participants in the monthly GRUME. I'm usually okay as long as I don't focus too much on the SOTD pics.
Headshave today - Still in
Gillette Tech
Gillette 7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Yaqi Sagrada Familia
La Toja
Stirling Orange Chill
Gillette Tech
Gillette 7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Yaqi Sagrada Familia
La Toja
Stirling Orange Chill
Still in. Shave #18. Back in town, so I switched some gear for today’s shave. BBS shave.
- Pre-shave: Art of Shaving Unscented Pre-shave Oil
- Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Best Badger
- Cream: Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar (SOTM)
- Razor: Merkur 34C (4-pass)
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
- Aftershave: Art of Shaving Bourbon Aftershave Balm
I want to start head shaving myself. Any tips ?
Still in.
Afternoon shave before a family wedding with the same travel kit as yesterday.
Stay strong!
Afternoon shave before a family wedding with the same travel kit as yesterday.
Stay strong!
Day 28, 90.3% complete. You can do it, waverers!
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Wizamet SI #5
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea 2-in-1 Aftershave.
Got a great MWF lather, and a comfortable near-BBS. Almost finished this hard-to-get Nivea, will have to open one of my 6 spares.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Wizamet SI #5
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea 2-in-1 Aftershave.
Got a great MWF lather, and a comfortable near-BBS. Almost finished this hard-to-get Nivea, will have to open one of my 6 spares.
Good Morning, this day marks the second anniversary of me joining B&B.
What a ride
What a ride
Items that are up for sale cannot be posted, but I'll send you a private message with a picture of my first temptation in months.
Start with clippers.
Maybe use a disposable first time too?
I'm wondering whether to sign up for September.
I took July off (and did get 100 x Nacet, a positive result✓) but it was really because I was interested in Lupos.
Talked myself out of going the "just buy a Lupo 72 and see" route, because the only concrete difference from a GC is the head "cutaways", which might enable a more direct attack on under-nose hairs, but with a bit of user attention, the GC.84 does get them.
Unless someone produces a convincing argument why Lupo 72 > GC.84P, I think I'll sign up.
I took July off (and did get 100 x Nacet, a positive result✓) but it was really because I was interested in Lupos.
Talked myself out of going the "just buy a Lupo 72 and see" route, because the only concrete difference from a GC is the head "cutaways", which might enable a more direct attack on under-nose hairs, but with a bit of user attention, the GC.84 does get them.
Unless someone produces a convincing argument why Lupo 72 > GC.84P, I think I'll sign up.
I forgot: bravo
This is a huge step, every head shaver knows.
You are gonna love this.
Ah... the first time I caressed my naked scalp skin
Haven't used any of those.
But I'm sure there's a challenge in approving your under-nose hairs technique with the GC too
A second day trying to get used to the B&M soap. The idea of putting it aside as an emergency backup is getting more appealing by the minute; time to break into my last Mike’s?
A CCS on my Feather blade, shave #81.
A CCS on my Feather blade, shave #81.
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