We’ve seen many posts, pictures, and videos of the Big Shave West 2 (TBSW2), held at The Old Town Shaving Co. in Pasadena on April 23, 2016 published in social media platforms. They showed hundreds of happy faces, and that it was a bigger event than last year’s inaugural meet-up with more shavers/attendees and artisans/vendors. […]
Taking a Fello For a Test Drive
March 17, 2016 by
Ever since I’ve had eye surgery to correct my vision in the late 90s which I took at one of the local hospital beds, I always wear sunglasses as soon as I step into daylight, especially while driving. I didn’t buy sunglasses before my surgery as I couldn’t even keep from losing my regular prescription glasses, […]
Interview and Tour of the US Movember Headquarters
December 7, 2015 by
Last October, I interviewed JJ Owen, the Movember Director of US Business and Community Engagement at Movember‘s US headquarters in Culver City. We talked about: how he became involved in Movember, the Foundation’s goals, and the expectations of the launch of MOVE and of Movember in 2015, and how they manage their business with the use of […]
2015 HTGAM Movember Challenge
October 29, 2015 by
Welcome! This is part of the HTGAM Movember teams’ fundraising campaign where those who accept the challenge can pour a bucket of bloom water on their head and/or lather their entire head, and/or donate $10 to either HTGAM Movember team: MovemberTeamHTGAM.com (US) and HTGAM-Eh-Team.com (Canada). The kickoff videos from the American and the Canadian HTGAM Movember […]
My First Year of Traditional Wet Shaving
June 2, 2015 by
After 30 years of shaving with multi-blade disposable razors and canned gel, I took the dive into traditional wet shaving early last April. The impetus? A nearly random trip to The Art of Shaving (AoS). I say nearly as 12 years ago I had used an entire puck of Wilkinson Sword shaving soap and […]
Fifty Shaves of Straight
May 16, 2015 by
It all began on Father’s Day 2014 (June 15), when my wife and daughter gave me a gift of shaving soap (Ocean Kelp) and matching after shave lotion from The Art of Shaving. My wife knew a shaving-related gift would be a hit, although I love all her thoughtful gifts. The only shaving-related store where […]
Me, My Moustache, and I
February 3, 2015 by
This article is a light read on my observations from growing a moustache. It’s the second moustache I’ve grown, but my first horsheshoe moustache. My first moustache was unceremoniously shaved off 3 years ago on account of being too itchy after 3 weeks. It seemed like I was spending all my time getting the […]
Using my Acquisition Disorder for the Good of Shaving
October 3, 2014 by
I started traditional wet shaving at the end of March 2014 and it transformed a twice weekly tedious chore into a 5 times a week anticipated ritual. My curiosity for wet shaving lead to internet searches that educated me to its benefits and I quickly acted to embark on this exciting journey of learning a new skill. […]
Etiquette in Social Media Groups, Please: 5 Helpful Questions
I apologize in advance if this blog post offends anyone; as a Canadian who’s perpetuating a stereotype, I’m apologizing gratuitously! Sowreeeee! Haha. I’ve joined several shaving-related Facebook groups, Google communities, bulletin boards, and a couple of Reddit forums since falling into traditional wet shaving a year and a half ago. Over time, I’ve gravitated […]