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The Shaving Spreadsheet

I am a Microsoft Excel nerd. Everything that I can possibly do in Excel, I will. And if you don't know what it is, Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows for the entry, sorting, management, and reporting of data....

Paul August 26, 2025

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The Anniversary Shaves of the Day

The Van Der Hagen razor. I show it very little love, despite it being the one that started it all. That's what this week is all about: revisiting that first razor to see if it really is terrible, or if...

Paul August 24, 2025

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What’s Next In My Shaving Journey?

It's been a year of safety razor shaving. New razors, new blades, new soaps, balms, pre shaves, beard oil and the like. I've been on a journey of discovery, and that discovery has led to spending somewhere north of $400...

Paul August 21, 2025

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Shaving: What Won’t I Try?

It's time for a little internal Q&A. The overall topic: what shaving products/devices/etc. won't I try in general and why? #1: Straight Razors. The idea of that just terrifies me. Now, don't get me wrong: I am pretty confident in...

Paul August 19, 2025

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My Best Shaves

Okay, since it's anniversary month, and I'm celebrating a year of returning to shaving with a safety razor, let's talk about the best shaves I've had in the last year. As of this writing (August 10, 2025), I've had 28...

Paul August 12, 2025

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Always Learning

I keep saying it every chance I get, whether it's here or on Reddit: just keep experimenting and learning. I say it because this entire year of double-edge safety razor shaving has been a learning experience, and only in learning...

Paul August 7, 2025

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The Saturday Proraso Shave of the Day

You'll recall that a couple of weeks ago, I tried out the Bic Chrome Platinum blades that I'd had in inventory since last September. I'd seen them posted in the Wicked Edge subreddit a few times (certainly less than some...

Paul June 29, 2025

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Shaving Storage – Hardware or Software?

As I started gathering more shaving hardware or software, I needed to figure out how to store it all. Our house and bathroom are not large, so figuring out how to efficiently store 4 aerosol cans of shaving foam and...

Paul June 8, 2025

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SOTD – The King C Gillette shaves

This is the last week of the series where I decided to try using my three favorite and best razors (the King C Gillette, Henson AL13 + mild, and Rockwell 6C) with the blades they came with from the factory....

Paul June 5, 2025

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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 because I wanted to see how my 3 favorite razors...

Paul May 28, 2025