Let’s Talk (Blade) Gaps
Paul I (and my shaving enthusiast brethren) talk a lot about mild, medium, and aggressive razors, or as some prefer: efficient and less efficient. While this is a somewhat subjective measure,…
Shaving
The Jolly New Red Shaves
As you’ll have read by now, I was gifted one item from my shaving wish list on Christmas–the Oliworks M3teorite aluminum razor in red. I’ve been seeing some good reviews…
Another December Mail Call
Thanks to the sample haul back in July, there were a couple of lathers that I really have wanted to add to the collection. I put them on my wish…
The State of the Shave of the Day (TSOTSOTD)
It's the end of the calendar year now, with only a couple of hours until the clocks tick over to 2026, and this seems like a good time to look…
The Christmas Gift Haul
Christmas gifts are all opened and everyone is back where they should be. Friday will be a day of relaxation for everyone here, and hopefully for you too. I got…
The Black and Yellow Christmas Week Shaves (with a debut)
It’s Christmas week this week, and it’s also the third and final week for now with the Gillette 7 O’Clock Sharp Edge (yellow) blade. It’s delivered some great shaves in…
The Christmas Eve Bonus Shave
I really enjoy bonus shaves. They let me plan a shave that’s different from whatever shaves I’ve got going at that time, and they give me the opportunity to play…
A Mid-December Mail Call
Recently, in an overall review of all of the lathers I have in the collection (shaving soaps, creams, sticks, tubes, foams, gels, etc.) I ranked Taylor of Old Bond Street…
The Henson Blue & Gillette Yellow Shaves
I’ve mentioned this before, but here’s full disclosure on this week’s shaves: This isn’t the first time I’ve shaved with this razor and blade combo. Back in March, after getting…
Talking Passes
Let’s talk passes. Shaving passes. I’ll address the elephant…er…nostrils in the room in a moment. As I’ve mentioned before, there are three types of passes, and they’re pretty fundamental to…