August 2023 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

[lasta]

Still out...catching baby bottoms.

Old Type, Treet 7 Days (3), Proraso Boar, CRS Wild Rose, Salvador Dali.

One weeper in the same spot as yesterday, but a very very smooth shave. Almost but not quite Dolphinic.

 

[Remy]

Still In

Repeat of yesterday's shave except for the blade. Since I'm not going to get to restock the Wilkinson's on the first I decided to start back using the Lab Blue's. I have enough to get me through, I think.

Catie's did the job this time, no issues there. I didn't notice two pimples along my helmet strap line until after pass one, at which point I'd skinned them into slight weepers. 100% my fault. Otherwise a very nice shave. Call it an 8 for closeness and a 9 for comfort. I didn't bother with any cleanup since even the worst spots are still pretty darn good. Lab's in that razor are like easy mode for a comfy shave, which is why I'm just swallowing the higher price point.

GFT Skin Food - Lime
Catie's Bubbles Irish Coffee
Trafalgar 2
40's Super Speed
Personna Lab Blue (1)
B&M Muir Wood balm

 

[Roedeer]

Day 28, 90.3% complete

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Wizamet SI #1
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea 2-in-1 Aftershave

Loaded a fresh Wizamet. A good near-BBS shave, despite a hint of first-shave roughness.

 

[ErkRusselReserve]

Well, I have three Gillette News and two different Schick Injector waiting for me stateside. I won't be able to get them until the end of year. Waiting is no fun, but I suppose I should enjoy the razors I do have.

 

[tjsgarden]

Still in GRUME & GRUYERE
No shave today.

 

[LJBraaten]

Still in. Forgot to report my great shave yesterday. The usual Feather and Tech, a 9.8 shave. Today I did my (sometimes) weekly Micromatic Monday shave. I thought about sticking to my favorite (Gem 1912 series), but decided to justify one of my other acquisitions, so I went with my Ever-Ready 24-14 (AKA Little Later Catcher). It was a decent shave, but I think I need to relearn some of the basics of these flatheads (as I call most of these older SE razors.) A 9.2/10. I’ve had a small bleeder on my left cheek the past two days. That’s very unusual, it has to be a blemish or small mosquito bite.

 

[Guido75]

Date	29.08.2023
365 daily shaves	241/365
GRUME August	29/28
SOTMC (All Aventus August)	29/31
Blade Biter’s Archive	05/32

Razor	Blade	Brush
Karve CB OC C	Gillette Black (9+10)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash Proraso Green preshave	Alpha Men 2.0	Cold splash Aftershave Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG TU
Efficiency (details here)	Quality / My process
8/10 (~20m)	10/10 (Clean)
Effectiveness	Comfort / Blade condition
9/10 (BBS)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes to this shave:

Still out Anna looking forward to September. Though month so far.

Summary - Wow! What a great razor this is! Thanks to @JAHE. Splendid head and face shave.

For extended shave notes click here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[Multum in parvo]

Still in - DFS+

New LC, 7 o’clock Super Platinum (4), Arko puck, Semogue 610, Nivea Deep Comfort AS

Headshave

 

[iver]

Still in

 

[JAHE]

Still in...!

Another great Aventus themed shave...

 

[den fly]

Still going for 30/31

Razor: Fat Boy E4
Blade: Perma Sharp (5)
Cream: Cremo Classic (SOTM)
AS: Lucky Tiger AS/Tonic GFT Limes Skin Food

Setting 6 for 1st pass everywhere and for ATG 2nd pass on face. Setting 9 for 2nd pass WTG on neck.
DFS.

 

[hopper_64]

Hello everyone!
Long time no see.

Have been away for the last week and a half visiting good friends in northern Norway.
No shaving, no computer just fishing, good eating, drinking beer and having a good time

Came home earlier today after a 24h drive.
I will try to get a shave later tonight.

Still in

 

[LJBraaten]

Still out...catching baby bottoms.

Why wasn’t this obvious the first time I read it?

 

[silverlifter]

Still out, and penultimate shave of the month. Great shave this morning!

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• Aug 29, 2023

Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple 15/16 Hollow - Odax Ebony Synth - Eufros Vetiver de Haití - Myrsol...

 

[Multum in parvo]

Hello everyone!
Long time no see.

Have been away for the last week and a half visiting good friends in northern Norway.
No shaving, no computer just fishing, good eating, drinking beer and having a good time

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Came home earlier today after a 24h drive.
I will try to get a shave later tonight.

Still in

Halibut, Jocke?

 

[FoolishMortal]

Still in...Las Vegas for a work trip. :|

I hate to check bags, so no blade, so I'm making do with a truly awful cartridge razor that I dug out of the hall closet. At least I can whip up great lather with Arko! and my after-care routine is such that even a mediocre shave doesn't cause much in the way of irritation.

I can't wait to be back home on Thursday...

Onward!

 

[La Malice]

Still in, 2 days of growth and managing to post on the day of shave

August GRUME : 17
2023 GRUYERE : 136

Razor : Merkur 34 HD C
Blade : Gillette Platinum (1)
Pre Shave : none
Soap (SOTM) : Arko
Brush : Semogue 1305
Aftershave: Osma Alum block , Sterling Margaritas in the Arctic balm

The blade did bite a bit which is inline with my experience with this bundle. no irritation though

 

[hopper_64]

Halibut, Jocke?

Yes, we got three.
This one was the largest, 82kg with head and guts removed

 

[hopper_64]

First shave in 11 days

Gillette Aristocrat
Polsilver SI (1)
Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Tabac

Fantastic razor and blade, mowed it down with ease, no nicks or cuts and no irritation.

Still in

 

[lasta]

A fantastic shave today, BBS with minimal sting and no lasting irritation.

FB Tech, Rubie (2), Omega 10005, TFS Red, Floid.