Wet Shaving Talk For 13 October 2025

You’re listening to Wet Shaving Talk powered by Sharpologist.com where we’re dedicated to preserving the art and skill of classic shaving. I’m your host Joe Borrelli and today is October 13th, 2025.

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Today on the Show:

 

Loosening The Handle Provides a Better Shave? 

Are You Really Going To Cut Your First Strop? 

Collector Series: P160 Shave Soap

Fall Seasonal Special: Coming up this October 27th 2025

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Does Loosening The Handle Provide a Better Shave? 

 

 

A myth legend or does it actually work?  I’ll tell you my thoughts. 

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Are You Really Going to Cut Your First Strop? 

 

 

Are you?  Well, maybe.  I personally have nicked every strop I’ve owned.  It happens and when it does, it can sting! I’ll give you some advice and my thoughts on this! 

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Collectors Series: P160 Shave Soap 

 

One of the most if not the most collectable soaps of all time, P.160 Tipo Morbido Shaving Soap, was a staple for Italian Barber Shops for years.  Available in “hard” and “soft” versions, this soap’s popularity emerged in the early 2000s with the advances of the internet. (This soap brought the popular “almond” scent mainstream” 

 

In 2015, the company no longer produced p.160 and collectors went crazy over it.  Some bars fetched as high as $500 on secondary sites. 

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Fall Seasonal Special 10/27/25 

The most anticipated podcast of the year is right around the corner. The 10th Annual Fall Seasonal Special features fall releases from all artisans and vendors alike.  Fall is the #1 season for specialty items and the most fun in my opinion. 

 

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Mantic’s New Site: The Black Coffee Life 

 

 

MAntic has a new site dedicated to coffee:  Check it out: https://theblackcoffeelife.com/ 

 

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Special Thanks to:

 

Mark aka Mantic 59

Most of All……….YOU!!!!

 

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Don’t forget to check out my book “The Modern Guide to Straight Razor Shaving” available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at Pasteur's Pharmacy in NYC. 

 

If you’re a vendor and would like to be featured on the show please contact me!!