Safety razor and straight razor reviews from Thomas Hargrove: 20+ years of wet shaving experience in every assessment.
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Thomas Hargrove reviews Feather Hi-Stainless razor blades after 20 years of wet shaving — sharpness, longevity, best razor pairings, and why beginners should wait.
Astra razor blades review by Thomas Hargrove: 20+ years testing. Platinum vs Superior Premium compared, cost per shave math, best pairings.
Parker 99R safety razor reviewed after 90 shaves. Thomas Hargrove, 30-year barber, gives his complete verdict on this $30 butterfly razor.
When you decide to get serious about wet shaving, you’re going to run into a choice that seems simple but turns out to have some real nuance: double edge or single edge? I’m James, and…
I picked up my first Merkur razor about fifteen years ago — the 34C Heavy Duty — and I still remember the shave. Clean, close, no irritation. After years of fighting with cartridge razors and…
When I first started wet shaving, loading a double-edge safety razor felt like defusing a bomb. Three pieces, alignment issues, fumbling with a blade over a sink at 6 AM — it was clumsy until it…
If there’s one safety razor I’ve recommended more than any other over my 15 years of wet shaving, it’s the Merkur 34C. I’ve handed this razor to nervous beginners at meetups,…