2023 Shave Purchase Sabbatical - The Year of The Prisoner

[tjsgarden]

Fatip Friday!

Fatip Lo Storto Grande Gentile slant with Q Shave blade, D.R. Harris Naturals and RR Big Bruce

It has been a good B&B month for me...Still In GRUME, GRUYERE and 365 Shaves.
I want to thank Brandon, @FoolishMortal, Stan, @KQY61 and @Leverspro for sponsoring my monthly threads.
Thanks to the rest of the guys for your participation and for making B&B a very very special place!

When I returned to B&B last year, Guido, @Guido75 was the first person to help me identify the razor I am using today. In honor of his friendly, funny and gregarious personality, I am participating in Fatip Friday (started by David, @never-stop-learning).

Tomorrow, (April Fools Day) is also Semogue Saturdays! , the start of April GRUME and Vintage April.

Please take care of yourself and each other.

 

[kjbarth]

Still in. Smooth and easy two pass shave today.

 

[EB Newfarm]

#24 in.

 

[linty1]

Still in.

Forgot to get a photo today as I was immersed in shaving and brushing teeth with the kiddo. Growing up too quickly lol. Hope eveyone's doing well.

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in

1st shave of the month and a great BBS.

Razor: Ever-Ready 1914
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (1)
Soap: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, Black Pepper
Brush: Vie-Long BGS 2012 Butterscotch Beehive Horse
AS: Pinaud Clubman Citrus Musk

Be Seeing you!

 

[Jim99]

No April Fools here. I used my Karve Chris Bradley with the B plate this morning and got a smooth, close and enjoyable shave. I loaded it up with a Nacet blade and lathered up with Proraso cream. It was nice to use Skin Bracer aftershave today as it’s been on hiatus since October. That menthol scent is so nice!

 

[Fred D]

Still in.

I had a wonderful shave this morning!
After not shaving for 7 days, I thought I would use my Fatip Open Comb Lo Storto razor, and a Gillette Platinum blade.
I also used Rasozero Barbacco shaving soap, and a Yaqi Synthetic brush I've had for a few years.

With this combination I was able to remove 7 days of growth from my face with only two very comfortable and efficient passes.

 

[tjsgarden]

SV Saturday
Semogue Saturdays!
Vintage April
1st Day of April GRUME
Q1 of GRUYERE completed
Still on track with 365 Shaves
Whew!

Schick Krona with Q Shave blade, Semogue 830 and SV Manna Di Sicilia

Yesterday Kathy and I did some yard work and started our new herb garden. Potatoes and onions are in the ground and tomatoes and peppers will be soon. (We discovered the Mediterranean Diet a couple months ago) The LSU ladies basketball team advanced to the March Madness Championship Game.
Today our granddaughter has a couple of her paintings on display at a local art gallery and more men's March Madness games tonight. Oh yeah, I gotta mow the yard later this afternoon. We're cooking falafels and rice for supper. Whew!

to the start of a new month!

Please take care of yourself and each other.

 

[Jim99]

SV Saturday
Semogue Saturdays!
Vintage April
1st Day of April GRUME
Q1 of GRUYERE completed
Still on track with 365 Shaves
Whew!

Schick Krona with Q Shave blade, Semogue 830 and SV Manna Di Sicilia

Yesterday Kathy and I did some yard work and started our new herb garden. Potatoes and onions are in the ground and tomatoes and peppers will be soon. (We discovered the Mediterranean Diet a couple months ago) The LSU ladies basketball team advanced to the March Madness Championship Game.
Today our granddaughter has a couple of her paintings on display at a local art gallery and more men's March Madness games tonight. Oh yeah, I gotta mow the yard later this afternoon. We're cooking falafels and rice for supper. Whew!

to the start of a new month!

Please take care of yourself and each other.

It sounds like your month is off to a great start.

 

[Guido75]

02.04.2023

• Guido75
• Apr 1, 2023

Swing • Personna Lab Blue (2) • Zenith 502B XSE • TGS Inferno

Date	02.04.2023
365 daily shaves / GRUYERE	92/365 (100%)
GRUME April / Soap of the Month Club(SOTMC) / Vintage April	02/30 (100%)

Face

Razor	Blade	Brush
Swedish Swing	Personna Blue (2)	Zenith 502B XSE
Soap	Passes (3:here and 2.5: here)	Pre- & Post-shave
TGS Inferno	WTG/XTG/ATG	Cold splash Floïd

Head

Razor	Blade	Brush
Swedish Swing	Personna Blue (3)	Zenith 502B XSE
Soap	Passes (3:here and 2.5: here)	Pre- & Post-shave
TGS Inferno	WTG/ATG	Cold splash Floïd

Efficiency (scoring details here)	Quality
8/10 (~20 minutes)	10/10 (clean)
Effectiveness	Comfort
8/10 (DFS+)	8/10 (comfortable)

Notes to today’s shave:

Still in. The universe decided to test me again on my Karve Kravings. Fits the bill perfectly. I have been able to restrain myself for now. And I hope it sells pretty soon!

The star of today’s shave was the Zenith by @flask28! Wow! Based on this one performance I might even develop a liking to boars! Excellent lather thick and slick. Worked very well.

An excellent start of this Sunday I would say. Did errands yesterday so today is more about tidying up and relaxing before another week of work starts.

Full shave notes and more can be found in my journal here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[Sotiris_A]

Q1 check in. #32 still in.

 

[KQY61]

I believe the great blade exchange is available to us in the GRUYERE. You aren't technically buying anything and it is more of a trade. Hopefully I'm correct because I had planned on using it in the next month or two.

Hi,

Yes, it is available to us all. It's a B&B official operation. All such are automatic exceptions.

And, caught up on the check-ins. I have been pretty busy the past couple of days and haven't looked in. Lots of check-ins to catch up on.

Looks like only 18 to go.

Stan

 

[jamesearthdrum]

Number 40 checking in and still in. Started the month with the Swedish Swing OC this morning. DFS! The Old Spice vintage is still holding strong, probably at least another month left. The Omega mixed midget is just right for the Old Spice mug. Be seeing you......

Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect and creator of Portmeirion in North Wales, meets Patrick McGoohan on the set of The Prisoner, 1967.

 

[Guido75]

It's a B&B official operation

Isn’t BST the same?

 

[Guido75]

Number 40 checking in and still in. Started the month with the Swedish Swing OC this morning. DFS! The Old Spice vintage is still holding strong, probably at least another month left. The Omega mixed midget is just right for the Old Spice mug. Be seeing you......

Excellent razor! I used the safety bar version this morning.

Enjoy!

Guido

 

[tjsgarden]

Synthetic Sundays!!!

Gillette Slim (setting 6) with Q Shave blade, Omega EVO 2.0 and Proraso Azur Lime

Still In GRUME, GRUYERE, 365 Shaves and Vintage April

Please take care of yourself and each other.

 

[Tillerman]

Just when I don't feel any temptation, I hear gillette Nacet production may change. It is my favorite blade. Was planning on buying more during next years restocking dates, and would sure hate to try finding suitable alternative.

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in, no shave today

 

[VerbaVolant]

...Was planning on buying more during next years restocking dates, and would sure hate to try finding suitable alternative.

Look at this as an opportunity rather than a mistake, or tragedy.

 

[La Malice]

Well Another month down, no struggle in the do not purchase anything department, with the heat turning on here I have plenty of purchase to do for the wardrobe anyway.

13 weeks, 13 blades down so far, barely noticeable in the blade box