It is not surprising that the expression “a close shave” is used to describe a dangerous, often near-death experience. Trusting another person with a sharp blade up against your neck in any other ...

DIY web site Instructables goes step-by-step on how to shave with old-timey style using a straight razor—you know, like Sweeney Todd but without the blood. The tutorial includes lots of photos and ...

Face it: you need a change in the shaving department. We’re here to tell you that a straight shave is a good shave, especially if you’re willing to take a little extra time every morning and you ...

Many years ago, I asked John and Joe, the no-nonsense barbers in my small town, about shaving with an old-fashioned straight razor. "Don't bother," they told me. "You'll ruin your face." So I know ...

Lynn Abrams is telling men to kick the can, ditch that safety razor and shave like you mean it. For the past 12 years he's moderated an online forum, straightrazorplace.com, for straight razor and wet ...

Claire Gillespie is an experienced health and wellness writer. Her work appears across several publications including SELF, Women’s Health, Health, Vice, Headspace, and The Washington Post. Casey ...

1893: Year first barber school opened in United States Chicago, Ill., by A.B. Moler A flash of light gleams off the silver blade. Surgeon-steady hands draw the straight razor slowly and carefully over ...

Men started using metal blades to shave their faces around 3,000 BC when copper became the medium of choice for all things utilitarian. Since then, shaving has advanced to electric razors that clean ...

With nothing but his nose peeking up through a steaming towel wrapped around his face, Tim Sullivan’s body seemed to gently melt into the reclining chair. In the chair beside him, barber Juan Naranjo ...

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