Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
Take the scissors to that tube. There are least 2, possibly as many as 4 or even 5 shaves left in there.
June 2021 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)
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Still in
Yates H tonight, I think I'll be putting it away for a few days. Not a great shave from it tonight, back to the EH or the Karve E.
Yates H tonight, I think I'll be putting it away for a few days. Not a great shave from it tonight, back to the EH or the Karve E.
Keepin' on with the Estoril cream and 34C...
Next purchases probably summer of 2022 with first European travel since Lisbon October 2019.
Next purchases probably summer of 2022 with first European travel since Lisbon October 2019.
Day 21, 70% complete.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: MWF
Brush: Men-U boar
Razor: GC.84 SB, Wizamet SI #2
Post-shave: Nivea Balm.
BBS face, and a very promising neck shave, getting the trouble spots clearer than usual. I'll use this razor for the rest of the month, to get it completely dialled-in.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: MWF
Brush: Men-U boar
Razor: GC.84 SB, Wizamet SI #2
Post-shave: Nivea Balm.
BBS face, and a very promising neck shave, getting the trouble spots clearer than usual. I'll use this razor for the rest of the month, to get it completely dialled-in.
As usual with me, when I fall out of GRUME, I fall hard... As well as the Penhaligons tallow soap I've also picked up an SV 70th Anniversary Soap, a NOS Penhaligons Sartorial Shaving Cream (that comes with a Penhaligons razor and some Wilkinson Sword Blades), an Esteem Barbershop Soap and Sensitive Post Shave Balm, and I've ordered a Vulfix No 28 Boar Brush and spare Mondial Boar (although that is out of stock and it's unclear if they will get more in)... Hopefully next month is a better one for restraint!
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Still in
Parker A1R
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (India) 1st use
Yaqi Moka Express 2-Band Badger
TOBS Grapefruit
Stirling Orange Chill
The TOBS Cream is almost finished, probably 5 or 6 shaves left.
Parker A1R
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (India) 1st use
Yaqi Moka Express 2-Band Badger
TOBS Grapefruit
Stirling Orange Chill
The TOBS Cream is almost finished, probably 5 or 6 shaves left.
Still in.
This is what I settled on for moving shaves, all the shaving stuff goes into a box and will be moved to the new place. Could go even more minimalist and just hand lather and pack the brush.. sure.. and even do without the Lucky Tiger and use conditioner etc? sure... but.. I like this.
Still in
Fat Handle Tech
Personna Platinum (3)
RazoRock Boar
Stirling Rambling Man
Fat Handle Tech
Personna Platinum (3)
RazoRock Boar
Stirling Rambling Man
Still in. I'm itchin' for the end of the month though. That's no lie.
Got a DFS on the neck today. Very little irritation and thought I got away weeper-free, but alas two small ones popped up and had me break out the styptic. Still, all-in-all a great shave.
'54 Super Speed
Feather (3)
Lee's Safety Badger
MoonSoaps Havana (I am so in love with this scent and this soap)
Pinaud VIBR
Nivea Sensitive Skin
Got a DFS on the neck today. Very little irritation and thought I got away weeper-free, but alas two small ones popped up and had me break out the styptic. Still, all-in-all a great shave.
'54 Super Speed
Feather (3)
Lee's Safety Badger
MoonSoaps Havana (I am so in love with this scent and this soap)
Pinaud VIBR
Nivea Sensitive Skin
I though about it briefly and closed my eyes looked the other way and decided I was done with it. That because I had "finished" it I was due to replace it. Now a soap will replace it so I guess there will not be any gray line when that one will be finished.
Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
I'm just messing about... it is a good feeling whenever I finish a soap or a cream, as it happens infrequently. I always have a Proraso green soap or cream going, and it takes years to finish it because I use so many different products. Congratulations on finishing yours and enjoy your new soap.
Still in.
Had a great shave yesterday with..
Razorock Lupo
Nacet (6)
LASSCO Black Void soap
RV Synthetic
Thayer's WH Lavender
Almost BBS result
Had a great shave yesterday with..
Razorock Lupo
Nacet (6)
LASSCO Black Void soap
RV Synthetic
Thayer's WH Lavender
Almost BBS result
Better add 5 x Palmolive sticks (cheaper in bulk and discontinued) and a puck of Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera (to make up the free shipping) to the list as well...
Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
Wow... this must be quite a vendor... your original stockpile didn't already qualify for free shipping? What's the threshold for free shipping- half a million dollars?Better add 5 x Palmolive sticks (cheaper in bulk and discontinued) and a puck of Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera (to make up the free shipping) to the list as well...
Separate orders with different vendors. Don't worry, I made sure I bought enough of a stockpile to get free shipping from each one (bar the Bay for the Penhaligons items as they were individual listings)
PAX 178
Arko (not pictured)
CRV
TOBS Eaton College
Finished off the Arko this morning! That's three soaps in two months.
Replaced the Arko with a new Arko Stick (always in my rotation). And, after careful consideration, replaced the XPEC with DG Trismegistus.
Still out. No further purchases.
Really loving the SOC boar that I got started this week. It’s plenty soft right out of the box with just a test lather. I’m not sure why I keep seeing these elaborate boar break processes. It doesn’t take much to get them going.
Really loving the SOC boar that I got started this week. It’s plenty soft right out of the box with just a test lather. I’m not sure why I keep seeing these elaborate boar break processes. It doesn’t take much to get them going.
Still in but no shave today as I am still close to clean shaven 24 hours later. My Razorock Hawk v3/Feather ProGuard shave last night was insanely close. I have never had Electrolysis, but I doubt it would be any closer. 
I think this has been my easiest GRUME to date. Yeah, yeah… famous last words!
I think this has been my easiest GRUME to date. Yeah, yeah… famous last words!
Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
Aren't you out on the muskeg on bivouac?Still in but no shave today as I am still close to clean shaven 24 hours later. My Razorock Hawk v3/Feather ProGuard shave last night was insanely close. I have never had Electrolysis, but I doubt it would be any closer.
I think this has been my easiest GRUME to date. Yeah, yeah… famous last words!
Day 22, 73.3% complete.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Arko
Brush: Men-U boar
Razor: GC.84 SB, Wizamet SI #3
Post-shave: Nivea Balm.
Blade, razor and technique all behaved perfectly, and I got a mechanically fine shave. There was some post-shave irritation though, which felt like a reaction to the soap.
I probably won't last long in Arko August. Have we got an MWF month?
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Arko
Brush: Men-U boar
Razor: GC.84 SB, Wizamet SI #3
Post-shave: Nivea Balm.
Blade, razor and technique all behaved perfectly, and I got a mechanically fine shave. There was some post-shave irritation though, which felt like a reaction to the soap.
I probably won't last long in Arko August. Have we got an MWF month?
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