2025 – Page 3 – The Eclectic Mix @ Lathropworld

What’s Next In My Shaving Journey?

It's been a year of safety razor shaving. New razors, new blades, new soaps, balms, pre shaves, beard oil and the like. I've been on a journey of discovery, and that discovery has led to spending somewhere north of $400...

Paul August 21, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

Shaving: What Won’t I Try?

It's time for a little internal Q&A. The overall topic: what shaving products/devices/etc. won't I try in general and why? #1: Straight Razors. The idea of that just terrifies me. Now, don't get me wrong: I am pretty confident in...

Paul August 19, 2025

Personal Care Site News SOTD

A Change of SOTD Plans

I'm announcing a change of posting plans that I've been thinking about for a while. As you know, I shave 3 times a week (occasionally 4, but that's very, very rare). And the way I've structured the week of shaves...

Paul August 17, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

SOTD: More With the Samples

After today's shave, there are just two more soap samples to try. And two more after shave balms to try. For those who didn't grow up in the '80s and/or don't enjoy sci-fi, you may not get the reference here,...

Paul August 14, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

My Best Shaves

Okay, since it's anniversary month, and I'm celebrating a year of returning to shaving with a safety razor, let's talk about the best shaves I've had in the last year. As of this writing (August 10, 2025), I've had 28...

Paul August 12, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Proraso (Blue) Sunday Anniversary Month SOTD

I'm in my anniversary month, and for those new here or not paying attention, August 2025 represents one year since I started on my wet shaving/double edge safety razor shaving journey. You can read my shaving story here. It's been...

Paul August 10, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

Always Learning

I keep saying it every chance I get, whether it's here or on Reddit: just keep experimenting and learning. I say it because this entire year of double-edge safety razor shaving has been a learning experience, and only in learning...

Paul August 7, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Cella Sample SOTD

I'm continuing to work through the samples. 3 soaps/creams left! Of all the samples I got recently, this is one of a couple I was most looking forward to. This is because of my experience with Proraso. Cella is also...

Paul August 5, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Parker & Proraso Sunday SOTD

Welcome to Anniversary Month! I'm entering my second year of safety razor wet shaving by trying something new. As you'll have seen a couple of days ago, my son gave me a slightly early birthday gift of a Parker 55SL...

Paul August 3, 2025

Mail Call Personal Care Shaving

The Pre-Anniversary Week Mail Call

The mail just arrived a bit ago (as I write this), and in it was something addressed to my son. (Yes, our adult son lives with us, rents the upstairs as a multi-room apartment and pays rent.) Now, packages coming...

Paul August 1, 2025