Performance is and will always be king when it comes to evaluating shaving soaps and creams, but, for me, a close second is fragrance. Shaving is a sensory experience. The feeling of the blade just barely scraping the surface of my skin, the precision of finishing off the tough spots,…
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Fine Accoutrements “L’Orange Noir” Review
When I first started my journey into traditional wet shaving, there were three brands that initially hooked me. These were the products which showed me the possibilities of what shaving could be, transforming it from a daily chore to an experience of the senses and a lifetime skill. Fine Accoutrements was one of those three brands.
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Some of My Favorite Scent Combinations Part 1
Ok, so when I was putting this post together, I discovered that I have more than a few favorite scent combinations. In fact, I came up with nine! So this will be my first two-part post. Sometimes I choose a shaving soap for performance. Sometimes I choose for simplicity. Sometimes…
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Sticks and Stones
I was taking a look at my incredibly disorganized shaving cabinet over the weekend, thinking about which wet shaving and grooming products to review next, and I realized that I needed the ability to try more products in smaller quantities. That thought process led me to thinking about a couple…