February 2025 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

[losing]

Still In.....

My gear shown above came to the bathroom as they like to travel, they prefer the Captain's Choice Bowl, they say pockets in my pajama bottoms gets too stuffy and hot...

Razor & Blade: 1959 Gillette Fatboy loaded with the final Rapira Blade.
Lather Gear: The Yaqi Brush whipped that Stirling Sandpiper Shave Soap in the Captain's Choice Bowl a bit drier today but still a good lather and it seemed a little more slidey today. Next shave i will try this again.
Aftershave Gear: Omega Alum and Stirling Soap Deep Blue Sea Balm finished off today's shave.

Today's shave as usual was WTG, ATG AXTG and was a good shave but i needed to widen my Gillette to a 7 width 5 wasn't slicing my face fur at all as it usually does (i usually use 3 on every other day shaves and 5 if i'm a day over) today was the 4th day since my last shave. I had to make more of the same passes than i typically do, almost double. Because of my technique (i believe) gave me 5 weepers, 3 on my throat by my neck, 2 on either side of my chin. Only 1 weeper remained bleeding at the end of my shave that Omega kindly stopped.

This 7th shave of the February GRUME was a 5/10 for me and a 10 out of my gear.

 

[Roedeer]

Day 18, 64.3% complete

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Lather: Nivea Men Shaving Creme
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Wizamet #2
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea Balm

The second shave with the Wizamet was a bit smoother. I got another easy DFS.

 

[hopper_64]

Still in

R41/SLOC Superknurl
Gillette Super Thin (10)
Yaqi Sagrada Familia
La Toja
Epsilon Blue

Cheers

 

[ChriWilson]

Shave #14
- Still In -

• Blue Devil - Lust (GRUYERE, SOTM)
• Simpson’s CH2 - Best
• RR GC.84p
• Lord Platinum - Blade 2 - (5) OBiF
• PdP 63 Balm

 

[Guido75]

Date	19.02.2025
365 daily shaves	050/365

Razor	Blade	Brush
Gillette UK Tech Postwar Greencult 1.0	Comet Super Stainless (19)	Razorock Big Bruce
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash Mastro Miche preshave	Hampshire Wool Fat (112+113)	Cold splash Aftershave Balm

Effectiveness	Facial Impact Score FIS™
8.75/10 (BBS-)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes:

Superb shave. Still in!

Click here for today‘s show notes.

Enjoy your shave today!

 

[Multum in parvo]

Still in - DFS+
R41, Dorco (2), Ralon Original, RV Synth, Ralon AS

 

[ric164]

Still out with a fantastic shave with my new Lupo 0.58 SB. The shave was smooth, comfortable and very close.

Stay the course and have a blessed day men.

 

[Bsamps]

Day 19, in. I’m on #11 with this blade. A lot of touch ups and more passes than I’m accustomed to but, a smooth comfortable shave with no drama.

Make it a great day!

 

[mikey517]

Wednesday February 19, 2025

In, and using up surplus, experimental purchases, and old stuff. Getting down to the items I'll use regularly.

Razor: VDH TTO
Blade: Astra SP
Soap: Clubman Shave Soap tub
Brush: Bassion
A/S: Old Spice Classic

 

[awk_m4]

In on 19.

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in and a DFS today.

Waiting on the Snowpocolypse to hit NC . The Omega Jade is breaking in nicely and I'm really enjoying it.

Razor: Ever-Ready 1914
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (7)
Soap: PAA Atmotic
Brush: Omega Jade Boar
AS: Vintage Shulton Old Spice

 

[WThomas0814]

19 days, 19 shaves, still in.

 

[JAHE]

Still out!

Well, today I paid the 25 USD deposit for the razor which kicked me out, but other than that, I have behaved in line with the restraint approach.


Cheers!

 

[JAHE]

Day 19, in. I’m on #11 with this blade. A lot of touch ups and more passes than I’m accustomed to but, a smooth comfortable shave with no drama.
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Make it a great day!

This bowl is so cool!
What a mass of shaving soap

 

[Pyrate]

Still in and this is my shave from much earlier today.

 

[Mesquite]

Still in.

Old Type, Tatara (8) blade — I typod that as 8 last time, this time it’s more likely correct 1-2 passes with some ATG on the cheeks and around jaw. Painless bloodless shave … then somehow had a couple pinpoints of red show up after aftershave plus a full minute.

Blade starting to feel a bit more scrapey, but still smooth and cutting well, no tugging. Got some better than average results on my face and around jawline for the same number of passes.

 

[ChriWilson]

Shave #15
- Still In -

• Blue Devil - Lust (GRUYERE, SOTM)
• Omega Pro48
• Mühle r89
• Lord Platinum - Blade 3 - (1) OBiF
• Trumper’s Eucris Skinfood

 

[Roedeer]

Day 19, 67.9% complete

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Lather: Boots Cool Cologne Shaving Cream
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC1.05 SB, Al Handle, Wizamet #3
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea Balm

The month is ⅔ done already!

Since the blade was smoothed out, I switched to the big gap Game Changer. It works best with a smooth blade that doesn't have to be ultra-sharp.

I got a comfortable near-BBS.

 

[hopper_64]

No shave today - Still in

 

[Jim in NZ]

Still in...
Gillette NEW long comb, with a Maggard MR11 handle. The Gillette handle is split on both ends and not secure, but the stainless fits well enough.
Brush is a Boti Badger that I bought last July but haven't really used much. It actually is really good though. I'll likely make more of an effort to use it....
The shave was just sublime - seriously smooth with no burn or irritation. I had 2 days' growth, and thought the Gillette New / FlyDear combo would be too mild, but I did a 2 pass shave and didn't feel the need to go for a third - it was an office day, and the finish was DFS+, which is more than adequate, but it was just super smooth and comfortable!

Face 3.0
Neck 3.0
Nicks, Irritation and weepers 3/3
Zen 1+
Score: perfect 10
Soundtrack: Freshlyground: I'd like