The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week Three
Paul There’s a lot of stuff on that stage. Lots of stuff that seems particularly large: 3 full-sized soaps, 3 brushes, 3 pre and after shaves, 3 razors. 3 blades…But it…
2026
Bonus Anniversary Month Mail Call
Something that happens relatively often in this hobby/pursuit is that some brands/companies go out of business and stop making their products. And when that happens in this field, especially when…
The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week Two
When I was planning the month, I knew I was going to get in all of the razors. So I basically just throwing them into the plan with no real…
An Anniversary Month Mail Call
Thanks to a bunch of things (including weird shipping delays), I’ve been receiving a few orders during Anniversary Month. Now I know that I’ve really said that I don’t need…
The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week One
You no doubt have already read the announcement post which laid out the selections for the month’s shaves and some of the reasoning behind them. If not, please do so…
Flipping My Bic?
As seems to be a theme with these SOTD posts, let me address how this one got started: plain and simple, I needed a chance to get the Razorock GameChanger…
The Second Anniversary Month – The Plan Announcement
August is self-designated as my wetshaving anniversary month–that is, the month that I have generally identified as the month that I started this shaving journey in 2024. You can go…
Another Gem?
The planning for this week was remarkably simple to start: I wanted to try the Personna Gem blade with my 3rd mild razor: the Mühle R89. So far, it’s performed…
Back to the Gem
This shave (and next week’s shaves, for that matter) was set up as a chance to try out the Personna Gem blade with some more razors. So this week, it…
A Mini Mail Call
I picked up yet another brush recently. I’ve had this one on the wishlist for a while, having decided after seeing it that a d20 die suspended in an acrylic…