Paul – Page 4 – The Eclectic Mix @ Lathropworld

SOTD – Sampling the Samples

Even almost a full year in to this experience, I'm still learning. Not only is the experimentation and learning about what products work for me, it's also about developing skills to help ensure the best shave possible. I'm working through...

Paul July 31, 2025

Mail Call Personal Care Shaving

Mail Call! Samples!

In the Wicked Edge subreddit, one of the frequent post types is the Mail Call. It's where the community members share their recent acquisitions (typically received by mail or other package delivery because there are so few brick and mortar...

Paul July 29, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Proraso (green) Sunday SOTD

Welcome to the last week before the anniversary shaves! I'm still working through the sample haul, and swapped in the Proraso green menthol & eucalyptus pre shave and shaving cream for the normal Proraso white products. And no, I used...

Paul July 27, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

A Mini SOTD – The All Barbasol 1919 Team

Well okay, that title isn't entirely true. The pre-shave isn't Barbasol, but I don't think they make a pre-shave product. But, some backstory: The Barbasol 1919 line was released in 2019 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the start of...

Paul July 24, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

The Anniversary Plans

The anniversary is coming up. Which anniversary, you ask? The one-year anniversary of getting started in this whole madness that is double-edge safety razor shaving. At least, semi-arbitrarily, it's one year. It was sometime early in August 2024 that I...

Paul July 22, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

SOTD – The Proraso Blue Sample Sunday

Everything's blue for today's shave! The Proraso blue formula, the Henson AL-13 mild razor, the, uh....Okay, not everything. Just most of it. I recently jumped on a discount on a bunch of sample soaps, creams, pre shave, and aftershave products,...

Paul July 20, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

Rating My Razors

I have 4 razors. One of them has 6 plates that provide 6 different shaving experiences. And a key difference between all razors is their aggressiveness. Whether it's blade gap or exposure or what, each razor feels different. And it's...

Paul July 17, 2025

Android Phones Technology

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 – My Favorite Burner Phone

Last week, I talked about my HTC phones, the One S and the One (M7). And I mentioned that I'd talk about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 at some point. You're certainly welcome to Google that mess, but here's my...

Paul July 15, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

Sunday SOTD – The Bic in the KCG

I've said it often that my experience with double edge or safety razor or wet shaving is a constant learning experience. I've got enough combination options to be able to change up almost every aspect of my shave with every...

Paul July 13, 2025

Games Sim

CS2: A New Beginning

Welcome to Newberg Here's a new Cities Skylines II city that I'm starting. And it appears that I can only name cities with a -berg suffix. The next one will be called Iceberg. I'm serious. It never fails. After a...

Paul July 10, 2025