The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week Four
Paul The last week. It ends here with the last three shaves. I’ve saved the more medium-aggressive razors for this last week, and I’m pairing them with some mellow, milder blades:…
Omega
The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week Two
When I was planning the month, I knew I was going to get in all of the razors. So I basically just throwing them into the plan with no real…
Another Gem?
The planning for this week was remarkably simple to start: I wanted to try the Personna Gem blade with my 3rd mild razor: the Mühle R89. So far, it’s performed…
Back to the Gem
This shave (and next week’s shaves, for that matter) was set up as a chance to try out the Personna Gem blade with some more razors. So this week, it…
Shave 300 Week
I’ve been making a big deal of this for a while now. Sunday’s shave is shave #300, though honestly, I made a rough estimate of about the first 60 shaves…
The Derby Derby – Part 2, The Premium Part
To finish up this comparison series, I’ll be putting the Derby Premium blade to the test to see how it compares to the Derby Extra. You’ll recall that the Derby…
The Derby Derby – Part 1, The Extra Part
For the next two weeks, I’ll be comparing two blades from the same brand in shaves with the same razor. It is a derby, of sorts–a competition between two similar…
The Goodfellas’ Smile(s)
First, about the elephant in the room. Yes, I scheduled the Proraso blue for the second week in a row. I didn’t notice until I’d already taken the picture of…
In Search of the Game Changer
I’m trying to get in a second shave with the new razors more quickly than a more normal rotation might allow. Plus, I’m just excited to get into another week…
The Green Shaves
This didn’t start out as a planned theme week. I really wanted to compare the Proraso Refreshing (green) shaving cream with the C.O. Bigelow Premium shaving cream in two shaves…