OneAndOneIs2

I cut myself shaving earlier. I don't often do that these days, since learning to shave properly. But I was testing out a new razor - the Merkur slant-bar. It's very weird. It exposes more of the blade than I'm used to, but at a slight angle. So it gi… more »

Not a bad day, all-round. The two classes I was taking were the first two periods, so I got them out of the way right at the start, and they went fairly OK. There are no more stressful classes this week, and we have Friday off to go back to Uni. and bitc… more »

But for once, that's not a problem, thanks to that visit, many months ago, to that shop that ISN'T in Old Bond Street... I might have far more badger hair and sandalwood soap on my bathroom shelf than most, but it's come with advantages. Not only do T… more »

The Gillette Mach 3, contrary to popular belief, isn't a razor. It's a self-torture device with clever marketing. So I would have sworn after it made four long years at university noticeably longer. It's amazing how much sore bleeding skin can impact… more »

Tried my new razor today. It's a Merkur razor, so I figured I might as well start with Merkur blades. Just as well I did! I dread to think what Feather blades might have done to me - those being the ones made in Japan by ninjas who also use them as th… more »