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Four Lords A-Leaping – Lord Super Stainless

Here we are: the last week of the four week trek through the Lord blades in the collection. Lord Super Stainless blades. To recap, I started with the uncoated Lord Classic blade, followed by the Lord Platinum and then the Super Chrome. The shaves have progressively gotten better, but I'm not...

Paul September 27, 2026

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Four Lords A-Leaping – Lord Super Chrome

Lord Super Chrome blades. It's week three with the Lord blades, and this week's entrant is the Lord Super Chrome. It's another coated blade, so I'm expecting good things, but I've been burned by chrome coated blades before (I'm looking at you, Shark Super Chrome, which is also a Lord product)....

Paul September 20, 2026

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Four Lords A-Leaping — Lord Platinum

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 blade that obviously is coated with platinum. Lord Platinum Class blades. As a reminder, I'm pairing the blades with the Rockwell...

Paul September 13, 2026

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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 to normal, right? Well, not quite. Lord Classic blades. I've had 4 different Lord blades in the collection for a while...

Paul September 6, 2026

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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 consideration to their order. And since I was just going to mix up the blades as well, the razor order became...

Paul August 16, 2026

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The Derby Derby – Part 2, The Premium Part

Derby Premium blades. 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 Extra exceeded my expectations and surprised me with its closeness and comfort. So can its black-clad sibling surpass...

Paul June 21, 2026

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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 items to see who's better. The Maggards' Purple Swirl synthetic brush. And the brand I'll be comparing is Derby, specifically their...

Paul June 14, 2026

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The Shark Comparison Shaves–the Conclusion

Okay, it's week two of the two week Shark comparison shave series. Last week, I used the Shark Super Chrome blades, which were new to me and needed comparing to one of their brand-mates and one of my favorite blades: the Shark Super Stainless. The (Lord) Shark Super Stainless blade. As...

Paul February 8, 2026

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Another Blade Comparison SOTD

I'm really liking this idea of trying a new to me blade and comparing it to something else in it's brand line. Recently I compared the Astra Superior Stainless (blue) to the Astra Superior Platinum (green), and really learned a lot. The Shark Super Chrome blades. The Shark Super Stainless is...

Paul February 1, 2026

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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