SOTD – Getting Over My Fears
Paul It’s the last shave of the week–Thursday. And this week, I’ve been using the Rockwell 6C razor with the Rockwell blades it came with. (You’ll recall that I’m doing this…
SOTD – Proraso Sunday, All Rockwell
Back in the Blade post, I mentioned that I hadn’t shaved with the blades that came with my 3 best (and most recent) razors. The reason was basically was that…
More Software – Soaps
Early on in this journey, I kept seeing posts saying that the only way to shave is with a good soap. Gels, creams, foams, etc. aren’t worth it at all…
Software – Let’s Talk Blades
Blades are the fundamental software–in fact, initially I thought they were classified as hardware in the discussions. But no, they’re a consumable, so they’re software. Outside of razors, soaps/creams/gels, brushes,…
More Hardware – Brushes
In the Wicked Edge subreddit and elsewhere, shaving gear is referred to broadly as hardware and software. This pretty much falls along the lines of items that are designed to…
The Hardware – Razors
As of this writing (May 6, 2025), I have 4 razors. The first two were completely uneducated purchases bought out of convenience. One turned out to be good. The other,…
Chicken Nuggets
There was a time when my wife decided to try living a gluten free/minimal diet to see if it helped her health. So I accommodated it. Gluten free pasta, mixing…
Welcome to Wisterberg
Cities Skylines II is a simulation video game I play in which the player can build a city of remarkable complexity while managing the needs of the citizens of the…
SOTD (Shave of the Day)
This was my Shave of the Day (SOTD) for Sunday, May 11, 2025. The Wicked Edge SubReddit has a tradition of people posting their shaves of the day. Most of…
In the beginning…
The start of my shaving journey, from age 13 until age 55.