SOTD – The Proraso Blue Sample Sunday
Paul Everything’s blue for today’s shave! The Proraso blue formula, the Henson AL-13 mild razor, the, uh….Okay, not everything. Just most of it. I recently jumped on a discount on a…
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Rating My Razors
I have 4 razors. One of them has 6 plates that provide 6 different shaving experiences. And a key difference between all razors is their aggressiveness. Whether it’s blade gap…
The Saturday Proraso Shave of the Day
You’ll recall that a couple of weeks ago, I tried out the Bic Chrome Platinum blades that I’d had in inventory since last September. I’d seen them posted in the…
The Sunday Gillette Platinum SOTD
In the Wicked Edge subreddit, the Gillette Platinum blade is frequently held up as a favorite. It’s frequently presented as being very sharp and very efficient. I’ve had a tuck…
SOTD – The Henson Setup
Week two of my shaves using my favorite razors and the blades they shipped with. Today’s SOTD (May 25, 2025): As I’ve said before, it stands to reason that blades…
Software – Let’s Talk Blades
Blades are the fundamental software–in fact, initially I thought they were classified as hardware in the discussions. But no, they’re a consumable, so they’re software. Outside of razors, soaps/creams/gels, brushes,…
The Hardware – Razors
As of this writing (May 6, 2025), I have 4 razors. The first two were completely uneducated purchases bought out of convenience. One turned out to be good. The other,…