Bonus Anniversary Month Mail Call
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Bonus Anniversary Month Mail Call

Something that happens relatively often in this hobby/pursuit is that some brands/companies go out of business and stop making their products. And when that happens in this field, especially when it comes to the artisanal soap makers in particular, there's an initial run of people who are fans of said brand...
An Anniversary Month Mail Call
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An Anniversary Month Mail Call

Thanks to a bunch of things (including weird shipping delays), I've been receiving a few orders during Anniversary Month. Now I know that I've really said that I don't need anything else, I have also said that if the opportunity presents itself, I'll take advantage. Treet Falcon blades Something you'll see...
Flipping My Bic?
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Flipping My Bic?

As seems to be a theme with these SOTD posts, let me address how this one got started: plain and simple, I needed a chance to get the Razorock GameChanger .68-P into action. It's been sitting unused since May, and I've only used it in two weeks' shaves, so only in...
Another Gem?
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Another Gem?

The planning for this week was remarkably simple to start: I wanted to try the Personna Gem blade with my 3rd mild razor: the Mühle R89. So far, it's performed wonderfully well with the Henson mild and Feather AS-D2, but you know me, I can't call it a success unless I...
Back to the Gem
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Back to the Gem

This shave (and next week's shaves, for that matter) was set up as a chance to try out the Personna Gem blade with some more razors. So this week, it meets the Feather AS-D2, and next week, it will play with the Mühle. I've mentioned it before, but I prefer to...
A Mini Mail Call
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A Mini Mail Call

I picked up yet another brush recently. I've had this one on the wishlist for a while, having decided after seeing it that a d20 die suspended in an acrylic brush handle looked really cool. Yaqi R2002-S Lucky Dice synthetic brush So I present to you the Yaqi R2002-S Lucky Dice...