What’s Next In My Shaving Journey?
Paul 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…
Shaving
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In the beginning…
The start of my shaving journey, from age 13 until age 55.