Personal Care – Page 6 – The Eclectic Mix @ Lathropworld

SOTD – Proraso Sunday, All Rockwell

Back in the Blade post, I mentioned that I hadn't shaved with the blades that came with my 3 best (and most recent) razors. The reason was basically was that I'd already had favored blades that I wanted to try...

Paul May 26, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

More Software – Soaps

Early on in this journey, I kept seeing posts saying that the only way to shave is with a good soap. Gels, creams, foams, etc. aren't worth it at all and don't perform well, blah, blah, blah. Hey, those gels,...

Paul May 24, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

Software – Let’s Talk Blades

Blades are the fundamental software--in fact, initially I thought they were classified as hardware in the discussions. But no, they're a consumable, so they're software. Outside of razors, soaps/creams/gels, brushes, and pre- and after shave routines, few things generate as...

Paul May 22, 2025

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More Hardware – Brushes

In the Wicked Edge subreddit and elsewhere, shaving gear is referred to broadly as hardware and software. This pretty much falls along the lines of items that are designed to be replaced and used up, and items that are designed...

Paul May 20, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Hardware – Razors

As of this writing (May 6, 2025), I have 4 razors. The first two were completely uneducated purchases bought out of convenience. One turned out to be good. The other, not so much. The Van Der Hagen There's a point...

Paul May 18, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

SOTD (Shave of the Day)

This was my Shave of the Day (SOTD) for Sunday, May 11, 2025. The Wicked Edge SubReddit has a tradition of people posting their shaves of the day. Most of the time there's a photo of what was used. Sometimes...

Paul May 11, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

In the beginning…

The start of my shaving journey, from age 13 until age 55.

Paul May 4, 2025