The 2026 Anniversary Month Shaves – Week One
Paul You no doubt have already read the announcement post which laid out the selections for the month’s shaves and some of the reasoning behind them. If not, please do so…
Stirling Soap Co.
Flipping My Bic?
As seems to be a theme with these SOTD posts, let me address how this one got started: plain and simple, I needed a chance to get the Razorock GameChanger…
Another Gem?
The planning for this week was remarkably simple to start: I wanted to try the Personna Gem blade with my 3rd mild razor: the Mühle R89. So far, it’s performed…
Back to the Gem
This shave (and next week’s shaves, for that matter) was set up as a chance to try out the Personna Gem blade with some more razors. So this week, it…
The Back to Normal Shaves
After a celebratory week of shaves, I’m back to normal(ish) shaves, meaning I’ll stick with one razor and one blade all week. But if you enjoy the chaos I demonstrated…
Shave 300 Week
I’ve been making a big deal of this for a while now. Sunday’s shave is shave #300, though honestly, I made a rough estimate of about the first 60 shaves…
The Blue Italian Week – or – The Last Shaves Before 300
I’ll get to the first title up there in a moment. But wow, three full-sized tubs of soap take up a lot of space. So yeah, to the name of…
The Derby Derby – Part 2, The Premium Part
To finish up this comparison series, I’ll be putting the Derby Premium blade to the test to see how it compares to the Derby Extra. You’ll recall that the Derby…
The Derby Derby – Part 1, The Extra Part
For the next two weeks, I’ll be comparing two blades from the same brand in shaves with the same razor. It is a derby, of sorts–a competition between two similar…
The Blades They Rode In On (Part 5)
This week: something different. A departure from the normal in terms of planned shaves. A couple of weeks ago, I planned shaves with the Cella Rapid Shaving Cream and Truefitt…