July 7th, 2025: Centennial

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
• Blade: Personna P74 (100)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford - Soap
• Post Shave: RazoRock - Puros - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
• Fragrance: Azzaro - Pour Homme Night Time - EdT

100 uses! And it still shaves like new, maybe even better than new. Tomorrow I’ll use a Bolzano with my Blackland Era which is one of my favorite combos. After using this blade for a while I expect it to feel different, but perform about the same.

I’ve been using this blade since January 17th, 2025, which was 171 days ago. That means I’ve had 71 non-DE shaves since then, as I shave every day. I’ve done 40 straight razor shaves, so that leaves 31 shaves with a cartridge (while traveling for work). I haven’t strayed from this DE blade or used any GEM razors in that time period.

I was giving a friend scent recommendations for Stirling yesterday and remembered about my Haverford sample. I absolutely love it and should get a tub.