What’s Next In My Shaving Journey?
Paul 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…
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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.…
SOTD: More With the Samples
After today’s shave, there are just two more soap samples to try. And two more after shave balms to try. For those who didn’t grow up in the ’80s and/or…
My Best Shaves
Okay, since it’s anniversary month, and I’m celebrating a year of returning to shaving with a safety razor, let’s talk about the best shaves I’ve had in the last year.…
The Proraso (Blue) Sunday Anniversary Month SOTD
I’m in my anniversary month, and for those new here or not paying attention, August 2025 represents one year since I started on my wet shaving/double edge safety razor shaving…
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…
The Cella Sample SOTD
I’m continuing to work through the samples. 3 soaps/creams left! Of all the samples I got recently, this is one of a couple I was most looking forward to. This…
The Parker & Proraso Sunday SOTD
Welcome to Anniversary Month! I’m entering my second year of safety razor wet shaving by trying something new. As you’ll have seen a couple of days ago, my son gave…
The Pre-Anniversary Week Mail Call
The mail just arrived a bit ago (as I write this), and in it was something addressed to my son. (Yes, our adult son lives with us, rents the upstairs…
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…