Out.
Shield Stomper
Rhinoceros ½blade (23)
Shield Stomper
Rhinoceros ½blade (23)
February 2024 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)
- Thread starter FoolishMortal
- Start date
In & February has been completed!
● Semogue Owners Club Mistura
● Blackland Dart
● Gillette 7'o clock SharpEdge (3)
● Blackship Grooming ~ Thomas Tew
See you all in good health in March GRUME!
Cheers, Friends!
Guido
● Semogue Owners Club Mistura
● Blackland Dart
● Gillette 7'o clock SharpEdge (3)
● Blackship Grooming ~ Thomas Tew
See you all in good health in March GRUME!
Cheers, Friends!
Guido
Sotd 2.29.24
Yaqi Final Cut
Razolution blade
Gdmg brush
Noble Otter Lonestar left over Lather
Yaqi Final Cut
Razolution blade
Gdmg brush
Noble Otter Lonestar left over Lather
In and done with February!
Thursday February 29, 2024
Brush: Simpson CH2
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson Mild
Blade: GSB (1)
Post: Tabac
Thursday February 29, 2024
Brush: Simpson CH2
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson Mild
Blade: GSB (1)
Post: Tabac
Still in. Made it through February. Leap day included 
Razor: Fat Boy E4
Blade: Bic (1)
Brush: Omega Hi-Brush
Bowl: Pereira
Soap: Extro Mandorla
AS: Proraso White
Razor: Fat Boy E4
Blade: Bic (1)
Brush: Omega Hi-Brush
Bowl: Pereira
Soap: Extro Mandorla
AS: Proraso White
Still in, no shave today. Made it through the month without issue
Final shave of the month snd a successful GRUME completed.
Pre-Shave: Warm Face Wash
Razor: GD 66 6/8
Brush: Frank Shaving 3-Band Silvertip Badger
Soap: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Post-Shave: Alum Block
Lothur Calm AS Splash
Bart’s Balm Unscented
Czech & Speake Ixford and Cambridge Cologne
Lovely calming Lavender themed shave to close out the month. No dramas just snd enjoyable straight razor shave. Still new to this way of wet shaving but am enjoying it so far. The GD proving to be a cost effective way into the world of straights.
Well done if of you that successfully competed the GRUME and must try harder to those that didn’t 🫢
Pre-Shave: Warm Face Wash
Razor: GD 66 6/8
Brush: Frank Shaving 3-Band Silvertip Badger
Soap: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Post-Shave: Alum Block
Lothur Calm AS Splash
Bart’s Balm Unscented
Czech & Speake Ixford and Cambridge Cologne
Lovely calming Lavender themed shave to close out the month. No dramas just snd enjoyable straight razor shave. Still new to this way of wet shaving but am enjoying it so far. The GD proving to be a cost effective way into the world of straights.
Well done if of you that successfully competed the GRUME and must try harder to those that didn’t 🫢
Leap Day, 100% complete
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat (Tallow)
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Personna 74 #37
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea Balm
Back to MWF for Leap Day. Got a reasonable social shave out of the stropped blade.
Made it to the finish line. I hope to see some of you over in the March GRUME.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat (Tallow)
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Personna 74 #37
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea Balm
Back to MWF for Leap Day. Got a reasonable social shave out of the stropped blade.
Made it to the finish line. I hope to see some of you over in the March GRUME.
Shave #24
- Still In -
3-days growth didn’t stand a chance
- Still In -
- Grooming Dept's La Rosa Profunda - SOTM, OBiF, Fruity February, GRUYERE
- Adam Grooming’s Pure Badger
- TI Le Grelot - 6/8"
- RR GC.84P
- Minora Platinum
- Speick Splash
3-days growth didn’t stand a chance
| Date | 29.02.2024 |
| 366 daily shaves | 060/366 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Blackland Blackbird | Gillette Bleue (9) | Omega 10810 |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash KCG Face Wash | Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (41) | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
| Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
| Consistency (details here) | Quality / My process |
| 9.75/10 (Significantly Consistent) | 10/10 (Clean) |
| Effectiveness | Comfort / Blade condition |
| 8.75/10 (BBS-) | 10/10(GlideFest) |
| Notes: |
Summary. Thursday so why not use a Blackbird? Splendid last shave of February and with this blade as well. Tomorrow we roll into March and are down two months with ten more to go in this year restraint. Feeling totally at ease with my hardware and software.
For extended shave notes click here.
Enjoy your shave!
Made it through February! I just realized I used an unusually large amount of my razor collection this month. They include my gold fat handle and silver PostWar Techs, a Gem Jr. 1912 series, an Ever-Ready 24-14 (Little Lather Catcher), and my Star New Model (1903). I’m fairly certain I used all three of my brushes, and three of Mike’s Natural Soaps.
See you in March, and thanks again to @FoolishMortal for making this happen again.
See you in March, and thanks again to @FoolishMortal for making this happen again.
No shave yesterday but another GRUME-ing-ly good month.
Hope to see most of you in March. Congrats to all participants.
Thanks Brandon, @FoolishMortal for keeping us going.
Hope to see most of you in March. Congrats to all participants.
Thanks Brandon, @FoolishMortal for keeping us going.
HSOTD 2.29.24
Yaqi Katana
Gillette 7 o’clock yellow
Gdmg Brush G5 knot
Castelbel Gentlemen’s Club
Yaqi Katana
Gillette 7 o’clock yellow
Gdmg Brush G5 knot
Castelbel Gentlemen’s Club
Been in a fog must of the week so only shave Tuesday and forgot to post about it.
Today's shave, 2 days of growth
February : 14
2024 GRUYERE : 32
Razor : Merkur 34 HD C
Blade : Wilkinson Sword (1)
Pre Shave : NA
Soap (SOTM) : Hendrix classic & Co Badass shave soap.
Brush : Maggard SY 26
Aftershave: Osma Alum block,
Today's shave, 2 days of growth
February : 14
2024 GRUYERE : 32
Razor : Merkur 34 HD C
Blade : Wilkinson Sword (1)
Pre Shave : NA
Soap (SOTM) : Hendrix classic & Co Badass shave soap.
Brush : Maggard SY 26
Aftershave: Osma Alum block,
Sotd 3.1.24
Rockwell T2
Razolution blade
Yaqi Twist
Razorock Emperor
Rockwell T2
Razolution blade
Yaqi Twist
Razorock Emperor
Here's to a successful March for everyone. Second day in, no temptations.
Razor: Fat Boy E4
Blade: Bic (3)
Brush: Kent Synthetic
Cream: Speick
AS: Speick Balm
Caught my neck pretty good on an upward stroke. Felt it right away. Honestly was shaving a bit lower than I need to. It happens. Otherwise a marvelous shave.
Razor: Fat Boy E4
Blade: Bic (3)
Brush: Kent Synthetic
Cream: Speick
AS: Speick Balm
Caught my neck pretty good on an upward stroke. Felt it right away. Honestly was shaving a bit lower than I need to. It happens. Otherwise a marvelous shave.
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