The 5 a.m. 7 O’Clock Black Shaves
Paul I struggled with that title. Can you tell? See, I normally wake up at 5 a.m. to start my day, and this week likely is no exception, even with Thanksgiving…
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The Long Overdue Gillette Black SOTD
Let’s face it, Gillette is the thousand-pound gorilla in shaving. They have a strong foothold in just about every aspect of shaving, and have a pretty broad product line (though…
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…
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…
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…
Mail Call – Some New Additions
There have been some reports coming out of late in the forums and Reddit site saying that people are starting to notice price increases on a lot of shaving products…
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…
SOTD: More With the Samples
After today’s shave, there are just two more soap samples to try. And two more after shave balms to try. For those who didn’t grow up in the ’80s and/or…
The Proraso (Blue) Sunday Anniversary Month SOTD
I’m in my anniversary month, and for those new here or not paying attention, August 2025 represents one year since I started on my wet shaving/double edge safety razor shaving…
The Parker & Proraso Sunday SOTD
Welcome to Anniversary Month! I’m entering my second year of safety razor wet shaving by trying something new. As you’ll have seen a couple of days ago, my son gave…