SOTD – Page 7

The Mostly Proraso White Shave Week

I've been shaving with the Proraso white combo since early March of this year. And the Proraso soap was the second soap I purchased and used in shaving. It because a long-time staple of my Sunday shaves, becoming the defacto standard to start my shave weeks. But now that I've added...

Paul October 26, 2025

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Changing the Ratings

Back to the spreadsheet! I bet you never thought you'd see so many entries about an Excel sheet in a primarily shaving blog... I live by rating the shave products I use, along with the comfort, quality and overall ratings of each shave. It was the only way I could think...

Paul October 23, 2025

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The “How Medium is the Medium” SOTDs

In the Planning the SOTDs post, I talked about what goes into planning the shaves, and two considerations that came into play in a big way this week were a theme, and continued experimentation. This week, I'm continuing to use the Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (green) blades. I've got 52...

Paul October 19, 2025

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The Shaves of the Week – Green Edition

The last time I used the Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless Green blades was in February. This came after using the 7 O'Clock Yellows (Sharp Edge), and being very impressed with them. The KCG was my main razor at the time, having kicked the VDH to the curb a couple of...

Paul October 12, 2025

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Another Shark SOTD Week

If I haven't said it, and in case you haven't picked up on the idea here, I like to try the new to me blades in all 4 of my primary razors (the Henson mild, medium, the Rockwell, and the King C Gillette) to see how the blade performs in them...

Paul October 5, 2025

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That New Henson Smell Shave Week

What a week I have planned for you, face! We're closing out the month by putting a couple of new products to use, seeing how a new recent favorite blade works in the newest razor, and trying out a shaving soap stick that is a favorite of a ton of people...

Paul September 28, 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, what I've used, and what I think about them--, it helps...

Paul September 18, 2025

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The End of the Anniversary Month SOTD

This is the fifth and final week of Anniversary Month shaving. During this month, I've tried some new things, re-tried some old things, and had a generally good month of shaves. This week, I committed to come back to the Parker 55SL Semi-Slant. I really want to see if I need...

Paul September 7, 2025

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The Anniversary Month Blade Revisit

You know when you've had a tough week and just want to relax or do or eat something that just brings comfort? Yeah, that's where I was on Sunday morning. While the Van Der Hagen was surprising in that it wasn't quite as bad as I'd remembered, it still was a...

Paul August 31, 2025

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The Anniversary Shaves of the Day

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 razor to see if it really is terrible, or if it was just a victim of lack of experience and technique...

Paul August 24, 2025