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The 5 a.m. 7 O’Clock Black Shaves

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 coming on Thursday. Just as a reminder, last week went...

Paul November 30, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Mild Strangelet 200th Shave Week

It's the last week (for now) with the PAA Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps. This week, I'm going with the Henson Medium, and while I could finish the tuck over the next two weeks and try it in the King C...

Paul November 16, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Medium Strangelet Shave Week

Week two with the Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Platinum Strangelet Super Sharp blades. This week, I've moved over to the Henson medium, and I think I kind of know how this week is going to go. Last Thursday's shave with the...

Paul November 9, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

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 a long-time staple of my Sunday shaves, becoming the defacto...

Paul October 26, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

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 theme, and continued experimentation. This week, I'm continuing to use...

Paul October 19, 2025

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Razor Rating Redux – A Razor Ratings Revisit

Back in July, I rated my razors (and razor experiences) and dropped them into a ranking against each other. While it's only been three months, I've added two razors and think I need to revisit this. So here goes. First,...

Paul October 14, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

Another Shark SOTD Week

If I haven't said it, and in case you haven't picked up on the idea here, I like to try the new to me blades in all 4 of my primary razors (the Henson mild, medium, the Rockwell, and the...

Paul October 5, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

That New Henson Smell Shave Week

What a week I have planned for you, face! We're closing out the month by putting a couple of new products to use, seeing how a new recent favorite blade works in the newest razor, and trying out a shaving...

Paul September 28, 2025

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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 due to tariffs. Let's face it, just like in other...

Paul September 16, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Anniversary Month Blade Revisit

You know when you've had a tough week and just want to relax or do or eat something that just brings comfort? Yeah, that's where I was on Sunday morning. While the Van Der Hagen was surprising in that it...

Paul August 31, 2025