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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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September 27, 2026
The Merkur Progress 500 Adjustable Review
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The Merkur Progress 500 Adjustable Review

Adjustable razors have a special place in shaving. It takes some engineering to make a safety razor that can basically change the blade gap of the razor while not altering the rest of the razor. And I think this is why there are so many different designs for adjustable razors: 2...
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Posted by Paul March 3, 2026
The Merkur Progress 500 Shaves
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The Merkur Progress 500 Shaves

This is the last of the new razor shave weeks...for now. I'd like to say I have enough razors and won't be buying any more, but I want one or two more, so I won't lie to you or myself. The Merkur Progress Adjustable deconstructed. The Merkur Progress 500 (or occasionally...
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Posted by Paul March 1, 2026
The Goodfellas’ Smile Syntesi Review
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The Goodfellas’ Smile Syntesi Review

So yeah, the bonus razor. Why is it a bonus razor? Because it was in the box with the Merkur, and the vendor I ordered from didn't want me to send it back, so I've got a free $80 razor. Now, truth be told, the Merkur, which was supposed to include...
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Posted by Paul February 24, 2026
The Goodfellas’ Smile Tryouts
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The Goodfellas’ Smile Tryouts

I could also call this week's shaves happenstance, since I didn't actually order the razor, but it came to me anyway... The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi razor. The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi is a bit of an enigma for me right now. I've never considered getting one, I haven't looked into them, so...
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Posted by Paul February 22, 2026
The Mühle R89 Review
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The Mühle R89 Review

I know what I said in The State of the Shave of the Day post at the end of the year, as I listed out the razors I was thinking I'd be getting in 2026. And none of them were a Mühle. The R89 in the box. Yet to be unboxed....
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Posted by Paul February 19, 2026
The Fine German Shaves of the Week
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The Fine German Shaves of the Week

It's time to start breaking in the new razors, and I'll be starting with the Mühle R89. The Muhle R89. Fine German engineering. The Mühle R89 is often referred to as a fairly mild razor, good for starters, but is also a solid, well engineered and made razor that serves experienced...
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Posted by Paul February 15, 2026
New Arrivals
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New Arrivals

Okay, have a seat. This may take a while. I was good during all of the Black Friday sales and didn't buy anything, even though there were some great deals to be had. But I had my wishlists out there to my family and hoped I'd get something from them. I...
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Posted by Paul February 10, 2026
The Shark Comparison Shaves–the Conclusion
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The Shark Comparison Shaves–the Conclusion

Okay, it's week two of the two week Shark comparison shave series. Last week, I used the Shark Super Chrome blades, which were new to me and needed comparing to one of their brand-mates and one of my favorite blades: the Shark Super Stainless. The (Lord) Shark Super Stainless blade. As...
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Posted by Paul February 8, 2026
Another Blade Comparison SOTD
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Another Blade Comparison SOTD

I'm really liking this idea of trying a new to me blade and comparing it to something else in it's brand line. Recently I compared the Astra Superior Stainless (blue) to the Astra Superior Platinum (green), and really learned a lot. The Shark Super Chrome blades. The Shark Super Stainless is...
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Posted by Paul February 1, 2026
The Official Cella Product Line Reviews
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The Official Cella Product Line Reviews

Back between Christmas and New Year's, I picked up two product lines I was excited to get into--one because I have been using a sample of it and love it, and the other because it's iconic and I needed to try it and apparently couldn't be bothered to go down the...
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Posted by Paul January 27, 2026

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