Oliworks

The Blades They Rode In On (Part 5)

This week: something different. A departure from the normal in terms of planned shaves. A couple of weeks ago, I planned shaves with the Cella Rapid Shaving Cream and Truefitt & Hill No. 10 Sensitive shaving gel, and as it turned out, those did not need brushes. So at the time...

Paul June 7, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Space Shaves?

With the Artemis II mission set to rendezvous with the moon and return to Earth this week, it seems fitting that I have some shaves with a M3teorite. And it's also time for another week of matching a favorite blade with a new(er) razor. This time around, I'll be pairing the...

Paul April 12, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

Favorite Blade, New Razor Shaves

As I try to do with all new razors, I'm continuing to try favorite blades with the Oliworks M3teorite to see how it handles. And since the M3teorite is adjustable, with its three plates of varying aggressiveness/efficiency/mildness, that works out perfectly to try all three plates during my 3 shave weeks....

Paul January 25, 2026

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

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 Jolly New Red Shaves

As you'll have read by now, I was gifted one item from my shaving wish list on Christmas--the Oliworks M3teorite aluminum razor in red. I've been seeing some good reviews and generally positive comments about it, and it seemed to tick the boxes for what I look for in a razor....

Paul January 4, 2026

Mail Call Personal Care Shaving

The Christmas Gift Haul

Christmas gifts are all opened and everyone is back where they should be. Friday will be a day of relaxation for everyone here, and hopefully for you too. I got one shaving item as a gift (though there are a few things coming that I've ordered for myself). That was an...

Paul December 30, 2025