March 2023 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

[SharpieB]

I passed on March GRUME as I was going to London.

I am nominating myself as an honorary March GRUME member. I went to 3 European countries (including the UK) in March and bought NOTHING shaving related.

JK. See you in April!

I may need to get my head checked! LOL

 

[LJBraaten]

I said I needed more practice with ASR types, so today I pulled out my favorite SE, my 1912 series Gem Junior. I loaded the GEM blade, sixth use. My hunch was correct, these types of razors need a loftier lather than I can use with my Tech. I used the RIGS Shim the whole shave, which gave me better results than my Monday shave with the Squathead. I kept correcting mistakes, mainly reverting to my Tech style of shaving. It took me a little longer than usual, but I got a DFS with minimal irritation and no weepers.

 

[Roedeer]

Day 29, still out.

Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Nivea Men Shaving Creme
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Astra SP #8
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Proraso Balm

It got late again, so had a quick but effective DFS. Got a better lather out of the Nivea Creme this time.

 

[JAHE]

Still in...

I'm catching up with my SOTD from Wednesday... another nightly shave.

Hang in there, Comrades, we are almost there...

Cheers
Guido

 

[Guido75]

Date	30.03.2023
365 days of shaving	89/365 (100%)
GRUYERE	89/365 (100%)
GRUME March	30/31 (100%) 03/12 (100%)
Soap of the Month Club(SOTMC)	30/31 (100%) 01/12

Razor	Blade	Brush
Green Cult 2.0 II	Gillette 365 (10)	Omega Roma Capitolina
Soap	Passes	Pre- & Post-shave
Mike’s Barbershop	(3:here) (2.5: here)	Cold splash Floïd

Efficiency (scoring details here)	Quality
8/10 (~20 minutes)	9/10 (tiny weeper)
Effectiveness	Comfort
8/10 (DFS+)	7.5/10 (harsher than yesterday)

Notes to today’s shave:

Only one more day and March is successfully completed. Three months in a row. I feel like a king! Hang in there everyone - w are almost there!

The G365 went into double digits today. The GC2 is just a dream to shave with.

A very nice shave with great results. Tomorrow is the last day for this blade in the Piccolo SE.

Further details to today’s shave can be found here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[Multum in parvo]

still in - DFS+
quick morning shave on autopilot

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in and a nice BBS to start the day!

Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (17)
Soap: Wickham Soap Co. 1912 Scottish Heather
Brush: Vie-Long BGS 2012 Butterscotch Beehive Horse
AS: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum

 

[Markdad2]

One more day after today!

 

[cantujm]

Still in and probably the last shave of the month for me.

 

[La Malice]

Still in, 1 day of growth

March GRUME and all over Acronyms I signed up for this month : 18
2023 GRUYERE : 51

Razor : Merkur 34 HD C
Blade : Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Pre Shave : none
Soap (SOTM) : Palmolive classic
Brush : Semogue 1305
Aftershave: OSMA Alum Block, Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic AS balm

A tad of irritation again, I think the blade was not the greatest, should have tossed it yesterday mid-shave. Enjoyed the after shave balm as well as the cooling effect during the commute in the car.

See you all next month in a new thread, still trying to figure out what I will shave with. The Soap will must likely be my Toja stick, as for the rest ... hmmm no clue.

 

[hopper_64]

Thursday March 30 - Still in

Eversharp Hydro-magic ’500’
Schick Injector (17)
Omega EVO 2.0
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Williams Aqua Velva

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When I got home from work this morning.

Cheers..

 

[tjsgarden]

I am nominating myself as an honorary March GRUME member. I went to 3 European countries (including the UK) in March and bought NOTHING shaving related.

JK. See you in April!

I may need to get my head checked! LOL

...Honorary March GRUMEer indeed!

 

[tjsgarden]

Still In GRUME, GRUYERE & 365 Shaves

EJ D89 with Q Shave blade, Semogue SOC and Muhle Sea Buckthorn puck (in owl cup)

I am proud to be a GRUMEer and GRUYEREer. It is a lot more enjoyable and meaningful than my rocky road "SAD" history. I suspect others in our midst have their own SAD stories, so I say cheers to all of us. Let's finish the month strong!

This humble razor and combo performed elegantly. With the large wet boar brush, I had to use a lot of soap but at the finish it was a close DFS+ start to the day.

Please take care of yourself and each other.

 

[Jack Goossen]

Still out

Well... even though I have had no serious craving for months, I feel that some acquisitions are justified. Ignoring your genuine hearts desire borders on flagellation and cannot be considered a healthy attitude. I join GRUME to prevent me getting into a frenzy and buying anything that catches my eye, not to frustrate real passion.
Since I broke my GRUME for the rare opportunity to get a LeCoq Cage Head and there is a couple of days left in March, I mailed Darwin shaving in France and asked to be put on the waiting list for the true key to shaving Nirvana for lovers of assertive razors, the infamous Famex Cage Head.
As weird as it may seem: he had just acquired one and put it on sale. You can guess....I bought it.
I had some money coming in because I sold a highly demanded ticket to a match I cannot visit because of this annoying post covid.
Brethren: I present my latest love baby.

 

[Guido75]

Ignoring your genuine hearts desire borders on flagellation and cannot be considered a healthy attitude.

Words of wisdom right there. I don’t know whether to take them to heart or not though. I have seen plenty of fine razors to have that’s for sure!!

Excellent catch Jack!!

 

[Jack Goossen]

Words of wisdom right there. I don’t know whether to take them to heart or not though. I have seen plenty of fine razors to have that’s for sure!!

Excellent catch Jack!!

I understand. On the other hand: there ARE many fine razors. But there are not many rare razors you didn't expect to stuble upon. I am having a shave in a minute, by the way... with a Swing OC.

 

[sandorfi]

Still in, last shave of the month.
I can resist for the rest of the month, so another grume success.
See you all next month.

Fatip picollo
Gilette nacet (3)
Anbbas synth brush
simple Proraso Red (untill the end of the month)
Labell ASB
Zara Tabacco AS

 

[Guido75]

I understand. On the other hand: there ARE many fine razors. But there are not many rare razors you didn't expect to stuble upon. I am having a shave in a minute, by the way... with a Swing OC.

Now, this is sir…you are just…

Speaking of rare razors I like to have! I have seen some Gladweg razors too recently. They seem nice!

Enjoy and let us know!

Guido

Ps: you might wanna check the April thread

 

[silverlifter]

Day 31 and the final shave, and I made it! Finished with a magnificent shave: 3 passes for a very comfortable BBS! Great way to complete my fifth from seventh GRUME. Not signing up next month as I am having a blade reground, but I'll see you all in May. Stay strong brothers!

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[den fly]

Still In GRUME, GRUYERE & 365 Shaves

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Still In GRUME, GRUYERE & 365 Shaves

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EJ D89 with Q Shave blade, Semogue SOC and Muhle Sea Buckthorn puck (in owl cup)

I am proud to be a GRUMEer and GRUYEREer. It is a lot more enjoyable and meaningful than my rocky road "SAD" history. I suspect others in our midst have their own SAD stories, so I say cheers to all of us. Let's finish the month strong!

This humble razor and combo performed elegantly. With the large wet boar brush, I had to use a lot of soap but at the finish it was a close DFS+ start to the day.

Please take care of yourself and each other.

Congrats. Love that owl mug.
EJ D89 with Q Shave blade, Semogue SOC and Muhle Sea Buckthorn puck (in owl cup)

I am proud to be a GRUMEer and GRUYEREer. It is a lot more enjoyable and meaningful than my rocky road "SAD" history. I suspect others in our midst have their own SAD stories, so I say cheers to all of us. Let's finish the month strong!

This humble razor and combo performed elegantly. With the large wet boar brush, I had to use a lot of soap but at the finish it was a close DFS+ start to the day.

Please take care of yourself and each other.

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