October 2020 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

[Vaporstang]

Down the home stretch and I am still in!

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Merkur Progress 510 @ Level 3​

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)​

Pre-Shave Cream: Proraso Red, Sandalwood & Shea Butter​

Brush: Elite Razor Waterfall Bubinga w/ 26mm High Mountain White Fan​

Soap: Proraso Shaving Soap for Sensitive Skin​

Aftershave: Proraso Blue Balm, Aloe and Vitamin E​

 

[Vaporstang]

November is right around the corner, so here's the thread:

November 2020 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)

This restraint is for November 1-30, 2020. If you're seeing this late and you've made no purchases in November, feel free to jump in. Registration closes on the 15th. Have what you need and use what you have: that is our definition of "Restraint". The idea is to use, learn about and enjoy...

www.badgerandblade.com

Come one, come all, and beat the ADs during the holidays!

This one might be a tough one. I am starting a restocking list, but when the time comes, I might need clarification between what is restocking and what is treewhaling. Plus, with the holidays approaching, I can see it getting tough not to request something as a gift.

 

[Adam18]

Creeping towards the final days of October, and the end of this GRUME.
Proudly, I am still in ! This evening's luxurious shave ..... Very nice !!

 

[SharpieB]

This one might be a tough one. I am starting a restocking list, but when the time comes, I might need clarification between what is restocking and what is treewhaling. Plus, with the holidays approaching, I can see it getting tough not to request something as a gift.

Do what I did... Go out in a blaze of glory in the October GRUME and buy more than you can afford before the November GRUME starts. Easy peasy.

I now cannot afford any shaving gear in November, so a GRUME should be a breeze.

 

[Roedeer]

Still in, on the home straight. Just need to ignore a few e-mails from the usual suspects...

Preshave: Hot washcloth, trying no oil for a change
Soap: Palmolive, bowl-lathered
Brush: Men-U boar
Razors: GC.84, Astra SP #12, GC.68, Personna #4
Post-shave: Nivea 2-Phase Lotion.

Skipping pre-shave oil, I got an easy near-BBS, but there was slightly more post-shave sting. It's cheap, so there's not much incentive to skip it.

 

[SillyPancake]

Still in.
Went with Tatara and Gillette Rubie, software is the same as for rest of the month.
November 1st is going to be a tough day....Mühle STF is in stock in one online shop...damm ..do I really need it? No..Do I want to try it? Oh yes.

 

[BigD]

Williams Wednesday!!!!!

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in

1915 Gillette Single Ring
Dorco ST-301 (9)
Stirling Arkadia
Omega 10065 boar
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[Timeclo]

Still in!

Lather - Mike's Natural Lime
Brush - Omega 10098
Razor - PAA BOCS w/ Treet Platinum (2)
Post - Alum block

Great shave in the evening. I didn't chase the BBS this time and ended with a comfortable result. Mike's Lime soap really lathered up beautifully this time around.

 

[Schnitzel52]

Still in
Gillette New SC
Feather (4)
Colonel x2L
Stirling Autumn Glory

 

[Owen Bawn]

Gillette 70s Super Speed with Shark SS; Simpson M7 Best; Arko à la Mug; Aqua Velva. Still in restraint.

 

[Vaporstang]

I was EXTREMELY temped by a couple of Elite Razor brushes last night. (Dang October 20% off handles coupon!) I had a couple of handles and knots in my cart trying to decide which set to order. I ended up not pulling the trigger, but was mighty close...

So, I am still in!!!!

Strop: Tony Miller​

Razor: Ralf Aust 5/8 Full Hollow Spanish Point​

Pre-Shave Cream: Proraso Red, Sandalwood & Shea Butter​

Brush: Elite Razor Spalted (‘rotten wood‘) Maple - Full Moon Synthetic 26mm​

Soap: Williams Mug Shaving Soap​

Aftershave: Proraso Blue Balm, Aloe and Vitamin E​

 

[Timeclo]

SOTD - 28 OCT 2020

Pretty good shave today. Natural hair brushes are still challenging to work with the shave stick so I'll be trying bowl lathering next time. Other than not having enough lather, the shave went well.

 

[Roedeer]

Still in.

Preshave: Hot washcloth, Nuage oil
Soap: Arko, bowl-lathered
Brush: Wilkinson boar
Razors: GC.84, Astra SP #1, GC.68, Personna #5
Post-shave: Brut AS, Nivea Balm.

Despite a "lively" fresh Astra, got less of a post-shave sting using the oil, so it's worth it for me.

Bought a new SSD for one of my computers, and was amused/horrified to see that there were 500 Astras in the cart, which of course I removed.

 

[SillyPancake]

Still in.
Good close shave with Tatara and Rubie blade. Software is still the same as for rest of October.

 

[BigD]

Wow, just a really nice Turkish Thursday with Derby Soap (Green Tub Version), Mamara Barber No 1, and even had The Shave Factory Boar Brush. Just a superb shave.

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in

1915 Gillette Single Ring
Dorco ST-301 (10)
Tabac stick
Omega 10065 boar
Pitralon Classic

 

[Schnitzel52]

Still in
Gillette New SC
Feather (5)
Omega 10066
Pre de Provence 63

 

[Jmp63]

Still in Yesterday’s SOTD
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Astra SS (3)
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Bowl: Timeless Black
Soap & A/S Proraso Green

 

[Owen Bawn]

So this morning I see that Paladin are offering a 24mm knot in a Chubby 1 size handle, and my tortured disordered heart wants... well, you know what it wants...

Today's shave was outstanding. A relatively cold, quite rainy day, and no responsibilities at work that can't be handled with this laptop. I went sandalwood. Shark in the Super Speed, a Zenith Manchurian, Proraso 'red' soap, and DR Harris Sandalwood after shave. I find it a bit oily, but the DRH Sandalwood splash is great for rough skin. It even has camphor.

I just can't believe that I'm sitting here having to argue with myself about buying that Paladin... I guess I see why Eastern Orthodox monks grow beards down to here... they never have to learn to extricate themselves from a disordered attachment to brushes, soaps, razors, and after shave.