Four Lords A-Leaping — Lord Platinum
Paul It’s week two of the four weeks of Lord blades, and this week, after a week of an uncoated blade that felt rough, I’m back with the Lord Platinum, a…
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Four Lords A-Leaping – The Lord Classic
Ah, September (almost). Summer gives way to Fall, school goes back into session, the sun rises later and sets earlier, and I am finished with the Anniversary Month shaves. Back…
The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week Four
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:…
The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week Three
There’s a lot of stuff on that stage. Lots of stuff that seems particularly large: 3 full-sized soaps, 3 brushes, 3 pre and after shaves, 3 razors. 3 blades…But it…
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…
The Back to Normal Shaves
After a celebratory week of shaves, I’m back to normal(ish) shaves, meaning I’ll stick with one razor and one blade all week. But if you enjoy the chaos I demonstrated…
An Anniversary Bonus Shave
No, no, no, not my shaving anniversary. That comes next month. I’ve still got about three weeks to get through first before the crazy anniversary shave month comes, and you’ll…
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 Blue Italian Week – or – The Last Shaves Before 300
I’ll get to the first title up there in a moment. But wow, three full-sized tubs of soap take up a lot of space. So yeah, to the name of…
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…