Shaving – The Eclectic Mix @ Lathropworld

Changing the Ratings

Back to the spreadsheet! I bet you never thought you'd see so many entries about an Excel sheet in a primarily shaving blog... I live by rating the shave products I use, along with the comfort, quality and overall ratings...

Paul October 23, 2025

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Sample Reviews – Part Two

A little while ago, I reviewed some of the samples I'd received in July, with a promise that I'd be back to review more of that collection. So here goes, the review of the rest of the samples: Edwin Jagger...

Paul October 16, 2025

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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 with them. The KCG was my main razor at the...

Paul October 12, 2025

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Some Shaving Observations

This hobby/experience/journey/whatever-you-want-to-call-it is an odd thing, especially in the forum of r/wicked_edge on Reddit. I've recently noticed that as I've gotten into this, I truly have been working to experiment and experience a wide variety of hardware and software combinations,...

Paul October 7, 2025

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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 primary razors (the Henson mild, medium, the Rockwell, and the...

Paul October 5, 2025

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That New Henson Smell Shave Week

What a week I have planned for you, face! We're closing out the month by putting a couple of new products to use, seeing how a new recent favorite blade works in the newest razor, and trying out a shaving...

Paul September 28, 2025

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Some Sample Reviews – Part 1

You may recall that back in July, I ordered 17 samples thanks to a sale at Maggard Razors. The samples included three complete product groups (pre-shave, lather product, aftershave) of the same brand or line, and then piecemeal samples of...

Paul September 23, 2025

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The New to Me Lord Shark (Shark Lord?) Blade Week

Now that Anniversary Month is over, I can get back to some of the more normal shave plans. Like trying out new (to me) blades. Going into this week's shaves, there are 3 blades that I haven't yet tried. So...

Paul September 14, 2025

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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

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More Software – Aftershave Balms

The first aftershave (or post shave) anything I used was Clinique for Men Maximum Hydrator Activated Water-Gel Concentrate. It came in a starter kit that I bought at Target for $15 at the same time I got the Van Der...

Paul August 28, 2025