The 5 a.m. 7 O’Clock Black Shaves
Paul I struggled with that title. Can you tell? See, I normally wake up at 5 a.m. to start my day, and this week likely is no exception, even with Thanksgiving…
Proraso
The Long Overdue Gillette Black SOTD
Let’s face it, Gillette is the thousand-pound gorilla in shaving. They have a strong foothold in just about every aspect of shaving, and have a pretty broad product line (though…
The Mild Strangelet 200th Shave Week
It’s the last week (for now) with the PAA Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps. This week, I’m going with the Henson Medium, and while I could finish the tuck over the…
The Medium Strangelet Shave Week
Week two with the Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Platinum Strangelet Super Sharp blades. This week, I’ve moved over to the Henson medium, and I think I kind of know how this…
The Strangelet SOTD Week
After a few weeks of playing with my new Henson medium and trying out blades that I’ve used before, it’s time to get back to the two remaining blades that…
SOTD – Bonus Shave Edition
My wife and I are heading out to a belated anniversary dinner (31 years!) tonight, and I wanted to cut down the two-day stubble. So I started thinking about what…
The Mostly Proraso White Shave Week
I’ve been shaving with the Proraso white combo since early March of this year. And the Proraso soap was the second soap I purchased and used in shaving. It because…
The “How Medium is the Medium” SOTDs
In the Planning the SOTDs post, I talked about what goes into planning the shaves, and two considerations that came into play in a big way this week were a…
The Shaves of the Week – Green Edition
The last time I used the Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless Green blades was in February. This came after using the 7 O’Clock Yellows (Sharp Edge), and being very impressed…
Another Shark SOTD Week
If I haven’t said it, and in case you haven’t picked up on the idea here, I like to try the new to me blades in all 4 of my…