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, […]
My First Year of Traditional Wet Shaving
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
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
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
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 […]