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The Merkur Progress 500 Adjustable Review

Adjustable razors have a special place in shaving. It takes some engineering to make a safety razor that can basically change the blade gap of the razor while not altering the rest of the razor. And I think this is why there are so many different designs for adjustable razors: 2...

Paul March 3, 2026

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The Merkur Progress 500 Shaves

This is the last of the new razor shave weeks...for now. I'd like to say I have enough razors and won't be buying any more, but I want one or two more, so I won't lie to you or myself. The Merkur Progress Adjustable deconstructed. The Merkur Progress 500 (or occasionally...

Paul March 1, 2026

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The Goodfellas’ Smile Syntesi Review

So yeah, the bonus razor. Why is it a bonus razor? Because it was in the box with the Merkur, and the vendor I ordered from didn't want me to send it back, so I've got a free $80 razor. Now, truth be told, the Merkur, which was supposed to include...

Paul February 24, 2026

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The Goodfellas’ Smile Tryouts

I could also call this week's shaves happenstance, since I didn't actually order the razor, but it came to me anyway... The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi razor. The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi is a bit of an enigma for me right now. I've never considered getting one, I haven't looked into them, so...

Paul February 22, 2026

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The Mühle R89 Review

I know what I said in The State of the Shave of the Day post at the end of the year, as I listed out the razors I was thinking I'd be getting in 2026. And none of them were a Mühle. The R89 in the box. Yet to be unboxed....

Paul February 19, 2026

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The Fine German Shaves of the Week

It's time to start breaking in the new razors, and I'll be starting with the Mühle R89. The Muhle R89. Fine German engineering. The Mühle R89 is often referred to as a fairly mild razor, good for starters, but is also a solid, well engineered and made razor that serves experienced...

Paul February 15, 2026

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New Arrivals

Okay, have a seat. This may take a while. I was good during all of the Black Friday sales and didn't buy anything, even though there were some great deals to be had. But I had my wishlists out there to my family and hoped I'd get something from them. I...

Paul February 10, 2026

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The Shark Comparison Shaves–the Conclusion

Okay, it's week two of the two week Shark comparison shave series. Last week, I used the Shark Super Chrome blades, which were new to me and needed comparing to one of their brand-mates and one of my favorite blades: the Shark Super Stainless. The (Lord) Shark Super Stainless blade. As...

Paul February 8, 2026

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Another Blade Comparison SOTD

I'm really liking this idea of trying a new to me blade and comparing it to something else in it's brand line. Recently I compared the Astra Superior Stainless (blue) to the Astra Superior Platinum (green), and really learned a lot. The Shark Super Chrome blades. The Shark Super Stainless is...

Paul February 1, 2026

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The Official Cella Product Line Reviews

Back between Christmas and New Year's, I picked up two product lines I was excited to get into--one because I have been using a sample of it and love it, and the other because it's iconic and I needed to try it and apparently couldn't be bothered to go down the...

Paul January 27, 2026