The Anniversary Shaves of the Day
Paul The Van Der Hagen razor. I show it very little love, despite it being the one that started it all. That’s what this week is all about: revisiting that first…
Shaving Reviews
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…
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…
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…
The Proraso (green) Sunday SOTD
Welcome to the last week before the anniversary shaves! I’m still working through the sample haul, and swapped in the Proraso green menthol & eucalyptus pre shave and shaving cream…
A Mini SOTD – The All Barbasol 1919 Team
Well okay, that title isn’t entirely true. The pre-shave isn’t Barbasol, but I don’t think they make a pre-shave product. But, some backstory: The Barbasol 1919 line was released in…
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…