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The Cella Italian Shaves

Okay, okay. Yes, I know Cella is Italian, so this probably is a redundant name for a shave week. But I'm reinforcing the Italian...ness with a couple of new items to the collection. The Cella Professionale Riserva Fresco lather First, when I planned this week's shaves, I had one of these...

October 18, 2026

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The Syntesi Swan Song Shaves?

The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi razor. It came into my world by accident--thrown into a box with some other ordered items. I contacted the business and they said they didn't want it back, so I was randomly gifted a $65 or $70 razor. The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi razor. The Syntesi, while being...

October 11, 2026

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The Martin de Candre Week

Just a reminder that the new rating system goes into effect with this week's shaves. You stand warned. Oh, and there have been a few design changes. Enjoy! Martin de Candre Magellan Shaving Soap With my last sample soap purchase from Maggards', I added a couple more Martin de Candre soaps....

October 4, 2026

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The Evolution of Ratings

In the beginning, there was a simple 5 point scale, divided into quarter point increments. And this was used for rating my shaves. It worked for its time, but was seemingly imprecise and didn't quite capture what I was really looking to capture in rating my shaves. Then it became a...

September 29, 2026

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Four Lords A-Leaping – Lord Super Stainless

Here we are: the last week of the four week trek through the Lord blades in the collection. Lord Super Stainless blades. To recap, I started with the uncoated Lord Classic blade, followed by the Lord Platinum and then the Super Chrome. The shaves have progressively gotten better, but I'm not...

September 27, 2026

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In the beginning…

The start of my shaving journey, from age 13 until age 55.

Paul May 4, 2025

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