I’m a nerd. I am an extra nerdy nerd when it comes to shaving. My father never used shaving cream from a can or a bottle. He used a brush with shaving soap in a mug. Old school… is that the proper term? I started out with an electric razor but lost it somewhere and had to borrow his mug/soap/brush kit once and ever since then I have been a mug/soap/brush user too. Maybe the best way to describe it is a mug/soap/brush snob. Yeah, that works.

Years ago… I can’t remember when… 2008? 2010? Jen and I were on a weekend getaway in Manhattan and we stumbled across this super fancy, high end, shaving supply store. We went in because Jen wanted to feed my shaving snobbery because she loves me. We left with this super fancy brush and a super fancy razor handle and a groovy stand that held them both. The razor handle just used Gillette Mach 3 blades, which I was using at the time anyway. The last time I changed the blade the connection piece of the handle broke. I managed to piece it back together but I couldn’t take the blade off anymore. Today I needed a shave… badly… and I also needed a new blade. I tried to figure out how to get the blade off so I could change it, but as I feared the whole thing is broken in such a way that I cannot fix it anymore.

I’ve been a shaving snob with this snooty razor for all of these years. 10 years? 12 years? Something like that. I just ordered a less fancy, less snobby, but still kinda snobby new Mach 3 razor handle online. I am sad. Like… why am I sad? Because I am a snob, and also because Jen and I bought that razor together on a really great weekend trip to New York and that made it extra special.

The new razor is going to be fine. I think it will fit on my snooty, snobby razor and brush stand. It’ll be fine. It won’t, however, be the same. I am a sad snooty snob.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/05/09/rest-in-peace-razor/

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• Brush: #Dogclaration Purple Hybrid 28mm B7
• Razor: #EldrormRIndustries MM24 #MMarch24
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
• Lather: #SouthernWitchcrafts Lycanthropy
• Post Shave: SW Lycanthropy AS
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• Brush: #GrizzlyBayBrushes/#DeclarationGrooming "Fireball" 30mm B15
• Razor: #EldrormRIndustries MM24
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
• Lather: Dr. Jon's RoP
• Post Shave: #NobleOtter Queen AS
• Fragrance: Hermès TdH EIV EdP

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Mar 1, 2024 #sotd
• Brush: Druida / HoM "Tobacconist" C&H v8
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
• Lather: CGC / HoM Armonía (Darkwing)
• Post Shave: HoM Shire 2 AS
• Post Shave: CGC Golden Balm Balm
• Fragrance: HoM Shire 2 EdP

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Jan 8, 2024 #sotd
• Brush: WWBW Blue/Black 26mm BOSS Knot
• Razor: Karve Overlander
• Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
• Lather: B+M Eigengrau (Omnibus)
• Post Shave: HoM Uitwaaien AS

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