A Mini Mail Call
Paul I picked up yet another brush recently. I’ve had this one on the wishlist for a while, having decided after seeing it that a d20 die suspended in an acrylic…
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An Anniversary Bonus Shave
No, no, no, not my shaving anniversary. That comes next month. I’ve still got about three weeks to get through first before the crazy anniversary shave month comes, and you’ll…
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 Goodfellas’ Smile(s)
First, about the elephant in the room. Yes, I scheduled the Proraso blue for the second week in a row. I didn’t notice until I’d already taken the picture of…
The Much Hyped Blade Shaves Week
Yeah, I’ll talk about the big bag in that picture up there in a second. But let’s talk about the star of the week’s shaves first. Last year, Personna announced…
The Goodfellas’ Smile Tryouts
I could also call this week’s shaves happenstance, since I didn’t actually order the razor, but it came to me anyway… The Goodfellas’ Smile Syntesi is a bit of an…
The Fine German Shaves of the Week
It’s time to start breaking in the new razors, and I’ll be starting with the Mühle R89. The Mühle R89 is often referred to as a fairly mild razor, good…
The Black and Yellow Christmas Week Shaves (with a debut)
It’s Christmas week this week, and it’s also the third and final week for now with the Gillette 7 O’Clock Sharp Edge (yellow) blade. It’s delivered some great shaves in…
A Mid-December Mail Call
Recently, in an overall review of all of the lathers I have in the collection (shaving soaps, creams, sticks, tubes, foams, gels, etc.) I ranked Taylor of Old Bond Street…