June 2023 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

[sandorfi]

My first gruming shave of the month, and it was a splendid one.

Gillette new rfb
Gillette Platinum (1)
Anbbas synth brush
Extro Cosmesi 17 Stormo (SOTM)
Nivea sensitive ASB
Brut Musk EdT

 

[Balin]

Still in!

 

[The Blackadder]

Still in! First shave of the month

 

[LJBraaten]

Back home, shave 295 on my Feather blade. I had enough time to get a 9.6 shave.
We had a great time in Ashland, I think The Twelfth Night as adapted by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival director and cast is one of the most entertaining plays I have seen there. Ashland is one of my favorite towns, your father (@FoolishMortal) was very fortunate to have spent some time there.

 

[LJBraaten]

Hi LJ, I like your way of reasoning and that is the case for GRUYERE, but GRUME has a different interpretation. Amd it’s ok. I don’t feel I have failed or anything, just an inconvenient timing difference. I could have started the process a bit earlier in May and have it over with long before June.

Even when I am not in GRUME I am still in GRUME. I like the group too much and you all keep me at least a little in check before hauling a motherload of razors and soaps into the house.

Thanks,

Guido

Yes, I thought so.

 

[Wgg2017]

I'm out. Bought a NOS straight razor as a birthday present to myself. Shouldn't have joined during the month of my b-day. Will continue to support those still in and will join next month GRUME.

 

[Jayson74]

Still in.

No shave today.

 

[Roedeer]

Day 2, 6.7% complete

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Ti Handle, Astra SP #4
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea Hyaluron

Back to the Game Changer for a good, easy shave, and it didn't disappoint. A comfortable near-BBS.

It seems that as soon as I enter a GRUME, my temptation button is pressed

While I was out last month, not many things tempted me. Now I'll start spotting things, though...

Glad to see that Roedeer got his Twig. It's a great and super easy to use razor. I did not love the blades that came with it and get better results with a Feather typically.

Thanks, @Dodger59. I'll try an Astra SP, they've been OK in all my other razors. The Twig probably deserves a solid week, to get used to the angle.

 

[silverlifter]

Shave 3 and still in. Honed the Colling yesterday and today's shave was much better. MdC lather was ridiculously good!

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• silverlifter
• Jun 2, 2023

SK Colling “14” 15/16 Hollow Ground - Zenith Manchurian - MdC Fougère - Floïd Vigoroso - Sukin...

 

[Wgg2017]

Shave 3 and still in. Honed the Colling yesterday and today's shave was much better. MdC lather was ridiculously good!

030623

• silverlifter
• Jun 2, 2023

SK Colling “14” 15/16 Hollow Ground - Zenith Manchurian - MdC Fougère - Floïd Vigoroso - Sukin...

Beautiful razor and photo. I'd take more photos if my bathroom was that photogenic.

 

[Guido75]

Date	03.06.2023​
365 daily shaves	154/365​
GRUYERE	154/363​
GRUME June	02/29​
SOTMC	03/30​
High Efficiency June	03/30​

Razor	Blade	Brush
Timeless Ti95 SCL	Gillette Platinum	Omega Roma
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash Proraso Green preshave	Haslinger Sandelholz	Cold splash Aftershave Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG
Efficiency (details here)	Quality
8/10 (~20 m)	7.5/10 (multiple weepers)
Effectiveness	Comfort
8/10 (BBS-)	9/10 (Buttery smooth)

Notes to these shaves:

Still a ghost and nothing bought.

Returning to my number 1 for another check in with the dark blue Gillette Platinums. So far these blades have been semi-ok which is counterintuitive to all the record I see here so I want to check (in with) this blade again. Still semi-ok. Nice end result though.

For extended notes click here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[V12Stu]

Still in - shave number 2 this morning.

1.5 days of growth

Razor : Lambda iAthena
Blade : Nacet (1)
Pre Shave : Shampoo and conditioner in the shower
Soap : MdC Nature
Brush : Zenith 502 (jade resin) bleached boar
Aftershave: None

All the same as yesterday except a new blade and my other Zenith boar.

The blade was a single blade I bought as part of a blade sample pack a few months ago and not one of the batch of 50 blades in tucks that I've been using over the last couple of weeks. The shave was great but the blade didn't seem as sharp as I expected and it appeared to have some surface rust/discolouration after the shave. Strange. Not worth chancing for the next shave so that blade has gone to the bank. New blade again tomorrow.

 

[Eshebert]

Preshave- face scrub, bloom water
Soap - What the Puck (yellow)
Brush - Monster 26 Synthetic
Razor - Henson AL13+++ w/ Nacet (1)
Post Shave - Proraso Red Splash / Nivea Balm
Black Dark Roast Coffee and some good scenery.

10/10 BBS

Impressive first shave wit the AL13+++. It’s right in my sweet spot. Not an aggressive razor but it’s efficient as hell.

Have a great weekend Gents!

 

[JAHE]

Still in!

Enjoy the weekend, Guys!

 

[Jayson74]

Still in.
6-3-23 Saturday

Razor1: Henson ++
Razor2: n/a
Blade1: BIC(4)
Blade2: n/a
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Pre: Shower
Post: Clubman

Saturday morning shave, 2 days growth. Was going to use both Hensons as I have been, started 3rd pass with the ++ so just carried on. DFS+++.
Cleaned up and put gear away, made a coffee and sat down to record the shave. Dont need any post shave...fantastic!
Going to apply some Clubman anyway tho.
The recent shake-up with Mitchells prompted me to pull it out of the drawer. 1 minute load off a dry puck with a medium damp brush worked a treat. Had a 4th pass of lather left in brush...perfect in my opinion.

Be well
Jay

 

[hopper_64]

Headshave today - Still in

Eversharp Hydro-magic ’500’
Schick Injector (1)
Yaqi Tuxedo 28mm
Karo Classic
La Toja

The Karo cream bit the dust today

Hope you all have a great weekend!

 

[La Malice]

still in no shave

 

[LJBraaten]

I just found out about this Terracycle program and it is great! There are many household products in this program, including Brita and Gillette. Even though it has "Gillette" in the title, it accepts all brands of razors and packaging Cartridges, disposal razors, plastic or metal razor tuck boxes, etc. You go to terracycle, establish an account, search Gillette, and click print a mailing label. The mailing labels are free on some programs (Brita included), I am not sure about Gillette. This is especially good news to those of us who might like a particular brand of Blade (e.g. Feather), but had decided not to purchase it again due to the plastic packaging.

Just a quick drop in before catching up after our short holiday. I've mentioned before that I started traditional wet shaving to avoid single use disposable plastics, etc. I just found out about the Terracycle program that recycles a number of household products, you just print a (free) mailing label (see above). I will continue traditional wet shaving, but now I know I can recycle those plastic blade tuck packages or cartridges that I use when I air travel.

 

[TOVT]

Still in!

Orders placed over the Memorial Day weekend have begun arriving. Today was from Barber Supplies. Orders from RBC, Shave Nation, and Amazon due Monday.

The Prorasso Blue creams smell phenomenal! Does Prorasso have a matching aftershave for the Blue? I can't know now.

Received some single edge Derby Premiums in this order. Had hoped they'd fit the LEAF 3-blade I got a couple of weeks ago. Nope. The middle blade position in that razor is a touch too narrow. 4 out of 5 blades did not fit in there, even the LEAF SE blades that came with it. Those weren't as bad as the others, but still, the blade had to bend to fit in. No way I'm rubbing that on my head. So, email sent to company, will test their return/refund program.

Lilac Vegetal also arrived in this order. It smells like the hotels from my trip to India several years ago.

In researching the definition of Treewhaling; it seems I've been in rather a season of Treewhaling since early April!

At least I'm returning something. Maybe I'll post a picture of pre-April vs early June.

This Lilac Veg is growing on me already!

 

[ChriWilson]

Shave #2
- Still In -

• AOS Bourbon - SOTM
• Kent BLK8 - Silvertip
• Muhle R89
• Rapira Swedish Supersteel (5)
• Kiehl's Blue Astringent
• Speick Splash w/ Frost Drops

Enjoy your weekend !