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The Syntesi Swan Song Shaves?

The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi razor. It came into my world by accident--thrown into a box with some other ordered items. I contacted the business and they said they didn't want it back, so I was randomly gifted a $65 or $70 razor. The Goodfellas' Smile Syntesi razor. The Syntesi, while being...

Paul October 11, 2026

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The Martin de Candre Week

Just a reminder that the new rating system goes into effect with this week's shaves. You stand warned. Oh, and there have been a few design changes. Enjoy! Martin de Candre Magellan Shaving Soap With my last sample soap purchase from Maggards', I added a couple more Martin de Candre soaps....

Paul October 4, 2026

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The Evolution of Ratings

In the beginning, there was a simple 5 point scale, divided into quarter point increments. And this was used for rating my shaves. It worked for its time, but was seemingly imprecise and didn't quite capture what I was really looking to capture in rating my shaves. Then it became a...

Paul September 29, 2026

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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 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 PAA Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps, and the Parker Premium Platinum. Uh...the last week of the Anniversary Month shaves. The last...

Paul August 30, 2026

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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 should be a fun week of shaves with all of that stuff. Proraso Azur Lime single-blade aftershave balm. Here's the origin...

Paul August 23, 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