Updated August, 2023! Sharpologist's "best shaving soap" article from 2014 has consistently been one of the most-popular on the site (and with search engines) and I continue to update it. What is the …
Take Your Aftershave To The Next Level
Grooming Dept makes a wonderful series of ultra-premium soaps (in three formulae: Nai, Kairos, and Mallard — and once they had a Donkey Milk formula, which I hope will return). I have bought a few of …
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Grooming Dept Moisturizing Pre-Shave: A Review
I wrote a guide to double-edge shaving, and in the course of doing that I tried a great many products, including a variety of pre-shaves. In general, I would use a pre-shave a week, skip it a week, …
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Grooming Dept Chypre Peach
Grooming Dept. is an artisan (Mohammad ) with an excellent reputation in the traditional shaving community. Mohammad also has a reputation for making traditional shave soap with non-traditional …
11 Non-Oil Pre-Shaves
Pre-shave oils get all the buzz in shaving circles, but what about pre-shaves that are not oil-based? There are actually quite a few, and they can work a little differently than oils. I have tried a …
