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Sample Reviews – Part Two

A little while ago, I reviewed some of the samples I'd received in July, with a promise that I'd be back to review more of that collection. So here goes, the review of the rest of the samples: Edwin Jagger...

Paul October 16, 2025

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Razor Rating Redux – A Razor Ratings Revisit

Back in July, I rated my razors (and razor experiences) and dropped them into a ranking against each other. While it's only been three months, I've added two razors and think I need to revisit this. So here goes. First,...

Paul October 14, 2025

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Some Shaving Observations

This hobby/experience/journey/whatever-you-want-to-call-it is an odd thing, especially in the forum of r/wicked_edge on Reddit. I've recently noticed that as I've gotten into this, I truly have been working to experiment and experience a wide variety of hardware and software combinations,...

Paul October 7, 2025

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Planning the SOTDs

I've made a post talking about my shaving spreadsheet. Go ahead and check it out if you need to. As I mentioned, it plays a few vital roles in this journey for me: it helps me track inventory--what I have,...

Paul September 18, 2025

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The New to Me Lord Shark (Shark Lord?) Blade Week

Now that Anniversary Month is over, I can get back to some of the more normal shave plans. Like trying out new (to me) blades. Going into this week's shaves, there are 3 blades that I haven't yet tried. So...

Paul September 14, 2025

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More Software – Aftershave Balms

The first aftershave (or post shave) anything I used was Clinique for Men Maximum Hydrator Activated Water-Gel Concentrate. It came in a starter kit that I bought at Target for $15 at the same time I got the Van Der...

Paul August 28, 2025

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The Shaving Spreadsheet

I am a Microsoft Excel nerd. Everything that I can possibly do in Excel, I will. And if you don't know what it is, Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows for the entry, sorting, management, and reporting of data....

Paul August 26, 2025

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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

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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

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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