August 2021 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

[hopper_64]

First shave of the month.
Still in

Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Gillette Super Thin
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia Tuxedo 24mm
Soap: Razorock XXX
Aftershave: Stirling Orange Chill

 

[Sinnbad11]

Still in,
Glad to be starting again, this is a great subcommunity that is nice to be part of.

 

[BobbyB]

I am in. I have enough blades, razors, soaps & creams, plus A/S to last past 31 Aug.

) FoolishMortal - Arko August
2) Sinnbad11
3) SharpieB
4) JKar
5) Roedeer - Arko August
6) hopper_64
7) Doti B
8) cryhavoc - GRUYERE - Arko August
9) Mike M
10) linty1
11) Dodger59
12) 12Stones
13) wmadoty - GRUYERE - ShArko August
14) henrickd - GRUYERE
15) Herrenberg
16) RumpleBearskin - QUADSAB, Arko August
17) ‘Bout Time
18) Jmp63 - GRUYERE, QUADSAB
19) Timeclo
20) pdieten - GRUYERE. Arko August
21) sarir97
22) stuartganis
23) mattps1
24) Owen Bawn - Arko Sharko Whole Hog
25) Sandorfi
26) FL shaver
27) La Malice
28) BobbyB

 

[Dodger59]

Still in.

Bonus: haircut and back of neck shave from my wife.

 

[Mike M]

Still in, 24hrs down 720hrs to go

 

[Roedeer]

Day 1, 3.2% complete.

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Arko (for Arko August)
Brush: Men-U boar
Razor: GC.68 SB, Astra SP #4
Post-shave: Nivea Balm.

The shave with Arko is like MWF (my current gold standard), as it lathers up as easily, and performs well. Got a BBS face, acceptably smooth neck, and no user error.

Where it loses marks is post-shave, as it's drying and leaves a bit of sting. It pairs up better with a balm than an alcohol aftershave.

My home-made puck was aired-out for 2 weeks. The scent is like a laundry product, "clean" but nothing fancy.

 

[sandorfi]

Setup for the week:
FOCS with Gillette Nacet, Stirling soap.

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in

Schick Injector Type E3
Schick Injector (12)
Arko
Yaqi Purple Haze Mew Brown synthetic
La Toja splash

 

[SharpieB]

Still in!

 

[hopper_64]

Still in.

My July fails arrived from Spain today.
Took only 7 days which I think is very good.

And I got the old formula

 

[mattps1]

Still in

SOTD:

Ralf Aust 5/8 SR
Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia Soap
Simpsons Chubby 2
Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia AS

 

[Herrenberg]

Still in.

Somehow, during the last month, I had resolved not to shave with a razor I acquired in June. I don't think I was following Owen Bawn's example of superhuman restraint, but I might have been, it was pretty inspiring. It just seemed like the right thing to do, after the June flunk-out and mini-treewhale.

But now it's August, with a successful July GRUME under my belt, so I can shave with it.

That's a (pause to look up correct spelling) Heljestrand 4/8, with ivory scales. I got it off of eBay, sort of casually, and when it arrived, I was stunned at how awesome it seemed. That's not rational, but it was where I was. Perhaps not shaving with it in all of July was an attempt to postpone the moment when it would disappoint.

That moment arrived today, and whoa! What a great shave! I see now why these are sought-after. The steel seemed very hard, using my usual yardstick of "if I can hear each hair cut, the steel is hard." Absolutely extraordinary shave that has me now, 6 hours later, wondering when the stubble will make an appearance.

Kamisoris will probably always be my first love, but Heljestrands are now firmly in the second position. There's something about this steel that I have not experienced outside of Japanese steel, ever.

 

[Sinnbad11]

Still in,
This is the mildest razor I've used in some time, but the results were very serviceable with some blade buffing. The red tip will forever have a spot in my den, I am definitely out of practice with it though.

 

[Roedeer]

Day 2, 6.5% complete.

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: MWF
Brush: Men-U boar
Razor: GC.68 SB, Astra SP #5
Post-shave: Nivea 2-Phase Lotion.

Back to the favourite combination, and got a fine autopilot result.

 

[RumpleBearskin]

GEM Jr. Bar / GEM Personna SS PTFE
Arko Stick
Simpsons Duke 3 in Best
Pinaud Clubman

 

[Doti B]

Still in
Last nights shave
Pre-shave: Warm shower
Brush: Omega S-Brush
Razor: Rockwell 6C (4)
Blade: Wizamet Polsilver 1st use
Soap: Kmart Seifen Lemongrass
Post shave: Alum Block
D R Harris Windsor AS Splash
Nivea Protect & Care ASB

Nice close shave with a couple of weepers. Bit of sting with the old alum but shave was BBS. 3 pass plus touch ups
Now to show restraint while abroad on holiday

 

[hopper_64]

Still in

First shave with my July fail, late yesterday evening.

Pearl Flexi
Supermax Super Stainless
Shavemac 2-Band Fan
Razorock XXX
Stirling Arkadia

 

[linty1]

Still in.

Decided to switch it up and use the Lucky tiger cream, I like the unique bottle, Lucky Tiger is very easy to use.

 

[Dodger59]

Still in. Second shave in August after 36 hours

Hot shower with SuperZero bar
Williams mug soap
Omega ? brush
RR GC 68
GSB (3)
Lucky Tiger

3 pass no buffing DFS+

 

[FoolishMortal]

First shave with my July fail, late yesterday evening.

And...?!?