Still in - Barber shave and beard trimming today
Shavette with Derby Usta
Arko
WTG & ATG
= DFS for EUR 15.00
Shavette with Derby Usta
Arko
WTG & ATG
= DFS for EUR 15.00
May 2022 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)
- Thread starter FoolishMortal
- Start date
Still in
Trader Joe's Honey Mango Cream (preshave)
Executive Man Soap
Zenith Boar Brush
RazoRock Game Changer 68 SB
Kai (5)
Clubman Pinaud
Stirling Spice EdT
Nice CCS. Going to keep running the Kai blade a bit more. Happy Friday!
Trader Joe's Honey Mango Cream (preshave)
Executive Man Soap
Zenith Boar Brush
RazoRock Game Changer 68 SB
Kai (5)
Clubman Pinaud
Stirling Spice EdT
Nice CCS. Going to keep running the Kai blade a bit more. Happy Friday!
Thank you sir, perhaps on the 1st - seems like a solid $8 investment for the head alone
-Still In-
SOTD #17
BBS
What a pleasure to end the work week with this razor / blade combo. Super efficient for me, the 3rd pass was really keeping to routine within the process.
- No Pre-Shave
- B&M PV (SOTM)
- Adam Grooming's Pure Badger
- Mühle R41
- Nacet (6)
- Kiehl's Blue Astringent
- B&M FMoM
- No Post-Shave balm
Here's the matching thread.
R41/SLOC review: Topcaps matter!
All right. I know R41 has many fans ... deservedly so; it occupies a place on the far-end of the shave scale. Over there with alligators, pirhanas, barracudas ... I have dozens of razors, new and old, and R41 is one of the meanest-shaving to me. Aggressive, yes, but I LIKE that. I shave with...
www.badgerandblade.com
These 8 $ will be well spend!
Danke !Here's the matching thread.
R41/SLOC review: Topcaps matter!
All right. I know R41 has many fans ... deservedly so; it occupies a place on the far-end of the shave scale. Over there with alligators, pirhanas, barracudas ... I have dozens of razors, new and old, and R41 is one of the meanest-shaving to me. Aggressive, yes, but I LIKE that. I shave with...
These 8 $ will be well spend!
Most welcome
I'm out. I succumbed to buying more brushes from Simpsons, to complete my set of polo brushes. It's been a pretty decent stretch in restraint since last year, but alas no more.
SOTD
TI 6/8 le Grelot
Simpsons Chubby 2 2-band
SV Felce Aromatica soap and aftershave
Stay strong everyone else !
You can still make it a good run by going 30/31 in May. If this is your only unnecessary purchase since 2021 than your restraint is impressive. Enjoy your complete set of polo brushes and we shall hopefully see you in June.
I got the suggestion from JAHE last year.
And since I already had a RR SLOC razor and a R41 head it was an easy decision to try it out.
It's a nice combo.
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I'm out. I succumbed to buying more brushes from Simpsons, to complete my set of polo brushes. It's been a pretty decent stretch in restraint since last year, but alas no more.
SOTD
TI 6/8 le Grelot
Simpsons Chubby 2 2-band
SV Felce Aromatica soap and aftershave
Stay strong everyone else !
As HMH says, you can still go 30/31 and we'll hope to see you for June. Please be sure to post pics of the new acquisition and the full line-up of Polo brushes!
1) @FoolishMortal - SOTM
2) @Guido75
3) @Doti B
4) @bubo_strix
5) @iver
6) @Heavy_Metal_Hound
7) @ChriWilson - SOTM
8) @Kyle89
9) Balin - GRUYERE - out (5/13: Tallowhale)
10) @Chef455
11) @mattps1 - GRUYERE - out (5/19: Simpson brush)
12) @Multum in parvo
13) @JKar
14) @cryhavoc
15) @kjbarth - GRUYERE
16) @hopper_64
17) @wes1953
18) @sandorfi - SOTM
19) @BobbyB
20) @Roedeer
21) @Stuart Ganis
22) @SharpieB
23) @elmo_koffman - GRUYERE
24) JAHE - out (5/15: Wolfman)
25) @bjm
26) @linty1
27) @La Malice
28) @Contact_vs_Feedback
29) @Frinstance
30) @johnottavio
31) @Dodger59
32) @FL shaver
33) @Timeclo
34) @lomfs24
I had to read that twice.
Cheers,
Guido
R41/SLOC - like where is the other razor then? Did he do a second pass of some sorts? But then I saw the second picture you posted. W O W! Amazing design. Other handle works better as well. Hmm. Just when I thought I had taken the R41 off my list…local shop has that cap available for indeed somewhere around €8.
Cheers,
Guido
Whirlwind of a week, but at least I smell good!
Happy Friday.
Day 20, 64.5% complete.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Astra SP #4
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea 2-in-1 Aftershave.
Let the autopilot do the work again, and got a comfortable DFS.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Astra SP #4
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea 2-in-1 Aftershave.
Let the autopilot do the work again, and got a comfortable DFS.
View attachment 1458929The first shave ever with a Wolfman razor is in the books️
Stunning shave
BBS
A remarkably soft face feel.
High hopes I chose a proper gap combo
Happy camper
Happy shaves, y'all!
Congratulations on picking one that you like!
Thank you very much for clearing this for me, I do have the Wizamet blade then. It is certainly a more crisp shaving blade than anything I've tried. I'll see if it is worth considering procuring or if I'm better off with my locally available (but short life span) blades.
@JAHE Mighty congratulations on Wolfman, it is a piece of art and fits nicely in your gorgeous SOTD posts
21.05.22 - 21/31 (67.74% completed for GRUME in May and still in). We are two thirds underway!!
Extended notes for today’s shave can be found here:
www.badgerandblade.com
Have a Great Saturday everyone.
Cheers,
Guido
| Prep: | KCG Face Wash |
| Razor: | King C Gillette |
| Blade: | Dorco ST300HQ (1) |
| Brush: | Omega Proraso Boar |
| Cream: | the AlphaMen 2.0 |
| Bowl: | Proraso |
| Passes: | WTG - CB Slide and Gillette Slide (NE-SW and E-W horizontal on the neck) W/XTG - Gillette Slide (NW-SE and S-N on the neck) ATG - Slightly slanted (S-N and W-E horizontal on the neck). |
| Aftershave: | Proraso Green |
| Balm: | Executive Man |
| Rating: | 8.5/10 DFS/BBS |
Extended notes for today’s shave can be found here:
A newbie’s journey into DE shaving
16.05.22 - 16/31 (51.6% completed) and still in. We have crossed the midway point! border="1" style="width: 100%" width="666" |- | width="216" | Prep: | width="450" | KCG Fash Wash Proraso Green preshave |- | width="216" | Razor: | width="450" | Fatip Piccolo Gentile |- |...
www.badgerandblade.com
Have a Great Saturday everyone.
Cheers,
Guido
Pre-Shave: hot water & GFT Ecruris Skinfood, 50 laps on strop
Brush: Shavemac Beagle
Lather: Proraso Red
Razor: John Heiffor "made for the army " 6/8
Strop: Invisible Edge standard plus canvas backed hanging strop
Post-shave: Cold water, alum block and Geo F Trumper Ecuris Skin Food, 50 laps on canvas and leather.
EDT: Brut
It is a Saturday and I have the weekend off from work, I am therefore shaving with my Vintage weekend set. Today, oddly enough, I am shaving with the SR with "Saturday" on the spine. This was one of those shaves in which everything came together beautifully, the lather was near perfect, the blade still almost DE sharp and the results are bbs. It is shaves like this that remind me of why I love this hobby.
Brush: Shavemac Beagle
Lather: Proraso Red
Razor: John Heiffor "made for the army " 6/8
Strop: Invisible Edge standard plus canvas backed hanging strop
Post-shave: Cold water, alum block and Geo F Trumper Ecuris Skin Food, 50 laps on canvas and leather.
EDT: Brut
It is a Saturday and I have the weekend off from work, I am therefore shaving with my Vintage weekend set. Today, oddly enough, I am shaving with the SR with "Saturday" on the spine. This was one of those shaves in which everything came together beautifully, the lather was near perfect, the blade still almost DE sharp and the results are bbs. It is shaves like this that remind me of why I love this hobby.
Still in.
A peaceful Sat morning shave, this Dettol shaving cream... works ok, if you like a faceful of dettol smelling cream lol I'm not sure what else I was expecting. Still better than the sv soap last time. I think I will see this cream till the end.
Fighting an urge, but still in.
Great edge, great soap and no complaining noses around so Pinaud Classic gets the nod. Love it when a plan comes together.
Great edge, great soap and no complaining noses around so Pinaud Classic gets the nod. Love it when a plan comes together.
Still in, still strong, but I'm checking new razors more often lately 
Perfect shave today:
Brush: Semogue 1250
Razor: Rockwell 6C (R5)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (5)
Preshave: glycerin soap with calendula
Soap: Fine L'Orange Noir
Aftershave: Pitralon Pure + Proraso Blue balm
Perfect shave today:
Brush: Semogue 1250
Razor: Rockwell 6C (R5)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (5)
Preshave: glycerin soap with calendula
Soap: Fine L'Orange Noir
Aftershave: Pitralon Pure + Proraso Blue balm
Hang in there Shave-gents.
We are gentleman of gently restraint!
But I can totally relate! My search history contains the words vintage and soap much more than normal these last few days!
And following my chat with @thombrogan I have been eyeing Semogue horse brushes as well
. But he managed to set me straight again 
.
Two thirds!
Cheers,
Guido
We are gentleman of gently restraint!
Still in, still strong, but I'm checking new razors more often lately
Perfect shave today:
Brush: Semogue 1250
Razor: Rockwell 6C (R5)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (5)
Preshave: glycerin soap with calendula
Soap: Fine L'Orange Noir
Aftershave: Pitralon Pure + Proraso Blue balm
But I can totally relate! My search history contains the words vintage and soap much more than normal these last few days!
And following my chat with @thombrogan I have been eyeing Semogue horse brushes as well
. But he managed to set me straight again .Two thirds!
Cheers,
Guido
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