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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

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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

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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

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The SOTD – What a Dorco!

I'm continuing to work through blades in my collection, and this time, it's the Dorco Platinum HQ Red. Dorco is an interesting story in the shaving world. Or at least I find it interesting. It's a South Korea-based company that...

Paul July 6, 2025

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The Saturday Proraso Shave of the Day

You'll recall that a couple of weeks ago, I tried out the Bic Chrome Platinum blades that I'd had in inventory since last September. I'd seen them posted in the Wicked Edge subreddit a few times (certainly less than some...

Paul June 29, 2025

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SOTD – Proraso Sunday with the Durablade

Back in April, I'd decided to pull the trigger on getting my fourth razor, the Rockwell 6C. I've written about it (and my other razors) here. I'd also been wanting to get more of my favorite blade, the Gillette Nacet,...

Paul June 22, 2025

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Software – The Pre-Shave

A lot of people get into wetshaving/safety razor shaving/double-edge razor shaving because it can be a simple thing: razor, soap, water...But you quickly learn that really, you've just changed some of the hardware, and that likely, you've ignored a bunch...

Paul June 17, 2025

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The Sunday Gillette Platinum SOTD

In the Wicked Edge subreddit, the Gillette Platinum blade is frequently held up as a favorite. It's frequently presented as being very sharp and very efficient. I've had a tuck of them since I got my Gillette sample pack back...

Paul June 15, 2025

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The Sunday Bic SOTD

The Bic Chrome Platinum blades shown above came to me as part of a sensitive skin blade sampler from Razor Emporium back in September 2024. (I see that since then, they have removed these blades from that sample pack and...

Paul June 10, 2025

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Shaving Storage – Hardware or Software?

As I started gathering more shaving hardware or software, I needed to figure out how to store it all. Our house and bathroom are not large, so figuring out how to efficiently store 4 aerosol cans of shaving foam and...

Paul June 8, 2025