SOTD: More With the Samples
Paul After today’s shave, there are just two more soap samples to try. And two more after shave balms to try. For those who didn’t grow up in the ’80s and/or…
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The Proraso (Blue) Sunday Anniversary Month SOTD
I’m in my anniversary month, and for those new here or not paying attention, August 2025 represents one year since I started on my wet shaving/double edge safety razor shaving…
The Cella Sample SOTD
I’m continuing to work through the samples. 3 soaps/creams left! Of all the samples I got recently, this is one of a couple I was most looking forward to. This…
The Proraso (green) Sunday SOTD
Welcome to the last week before the anniversary shaves! I’m still working through the sample haul, and swapped in the Proraso green menthol & eucalyptus pre shave and shaving cream…
Rating My Razors
I have 4 razors. One of them has 6 plates that provide 6 different shaving experiences. And a key difference between all razors is their aggressiveness. Whether it’s blade gap…
The SOTD – What a Dorco!
I’m continuing to work through blades in my collection, and this time, it’s the Dorco Platinum HQ Red. Dorco is an interesting story in the shaving world. Or at least…
SOTD – Proraso Sunday with the Durablade
Back in April, I’d decided to pull the trigger on getting my fourth razor, the Rockwell 6C. I’ve written about it (and my other razors) here. I’d also been wanting…
The Sunday Bic SOTD
The Bic Chrome Platinum blades shown above came to me as part of a sensitive skin blade sampler from Razor Emporium back in September 2024. (I see that since then,…
SOTD – Getting Over My Fears
It’s the last shave of the week–Thursday. And this week, I’ve been using the Rockwell 6C razor with the Rockwell blades it came with. (You’ll recall that I’m doing this…
SOTD – Proraso Sunday, All Rockwell
Back in the Blade post, I mentioned that I hadn’t shaved with the blades that came with my 3 best (and most recent) razors. The reason was basically was that…