Parker – The Eclectic Mix @ Lathropworld

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

The End of the Anniversary Month SOTD

This is the fifth and final week of Anniversary Month shaving. During this month, I've tried some new things, re-tried some old things, and had a generally good month of shaves. This week, I committed to come back to the...

Paul September 7, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Information

Always Learning

I keep saying it every chance I get, whether it's here or on Reddit: just keep experimenting and learning. I say it because this entire year of double-edge safety razor shaving has been a learning experience, and only in learning...

Paul August 7, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

The Parker & Proraso Sunday SOTD

Welcome to Anniversary Month! I'm entering my second year of safety razor wet shaving by trying something new. As you'll have seen a couple of days ago, my son gave me a slightly early birthday gift of a Parker 55SL...

Paul August 3, 2025

Mail Call Personal Care Shaving

The Pre-Anniversary Week Mail Call

The mail just arrived a bit ago (as I write this), and in it was something addressed to my son. (Yes, our adult son lives with us, rents the upstairs as a multi-room apartment and pays rent.) Now, packages coming...

Paul August 1, 2025

Personal Care Shaving Shaving Reviews

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, not so much. The Van Der Hagen There's a point...

Paul May 18, 2025