Henson – Page 2

…And Sometimes They Don’t Excite

As much as I was excited about last week's shaves, I'm less excited about this week's shaves. But not completely unenthused, mind you. Let me explain a bit. I've got new things I need to try. And old things to finish. And almost too many razors to manage comfortably (at least...

Paul May 3, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

Old Razor, New Blade (and a bunch of other new stuff)

There are moments in this hobby when I come to the painful realization that I just can't get to some of my favorites as often as I want to. On the one hand, that's a nice problem to have. On the other, I kind of mourn for what I'm missing. In...

Paul April 5, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Dorco Dilemma – Platinum Edition

After a week with the Dorco Titan blade, it's now the Platinum HQ Red's turn. The Dorcos, head-to-head. I do have more history with the Dorco Platinum HQ Red blade, having used it for 10 shaves coming into this week, with half of those getting an overall rating of 23 or...

Paul March 15, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Dorco Dilemma

In the last blade pickup, I received a tuck of blades that I honestly hadn't heard of, but that makes sense, and I'll explain why in a bit. The blade is the Dorco Titan, and if Dorco sounds familiar, it's because I have used and really like the Dorco Platinum HQ...

Paul March 8, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Astra Green Comparison Shaves

This is week two of the Astra blade comparison shaves. If that doesn't mean anything to you, read last week's SOTD post, or just check out the next paragraph if you don't want to invest that much time or get into detail. Astra Superior Platinum blades (green). Similar to the Gillette...

Paul January 18, 2026

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The Astra Blue Comparison Shaves

Just a little behind-the-scenes for you: I planned this week's shaves (and next week's) the week before Christmas. And I'm really excited about these two weeks (and the two after that, but that's for a later post) because they give me the chance to compare two blades head-to-head. Astra Superior Stainless...

Paul January 11, 2026

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Let’s Talk (Blade) Gaps

I (and my shaving enthusiast brethren) talk a lot about mild, medium, and aggressive razors, or as some prefer: efficient and less efficient. While this is a somewhat subjective measure, it does have some basis in a quantifiable science: blade gap. Blade gap is the space between the blade and the...

Paul January 6, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Black and Yellow Christmas Week Shaves (with a debut)

It's Christmas week this week, and it's also the third and final week for now with the Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (yellow) blade. It's delivered some great shaves in the Rockwell 6C and last week was almost perfect across the board with the Henson AL13+ mild. So this week, it's...

Paul December 28, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Henson Blue & Gillette Yellow Shaves

I've mentioned this before, but here's full disclosure on this week's shaves: This isn't the first time I've shaved with this razor and blade combo. Back in March, after getting my Henson mild, I paired the Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (yellow) blade with it because it was a favorite from...

Paul December 21, 2025

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The Gillette & Henson Black SOTDs

My Henson AL-13 ++ medium razor is black. The Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum blade comes in a black tuck and is known as a 6 O'Clock Black blade. So this week will feature black shaves. Cute naming aside, I'm looking forward to this week, for a few reasons. First, I...

Paul December 7, 2025