IN THE shaving world, there are two camps: the people who swear by multi-blade cartridge razors and those who favor old-school single blades. The reason is that everyone is after a perfectly close, ...

Claim: There is a better way to shave than with a cartridge razor. After testing out a safety razor for the past two months, I can say with great confidence: there is a better way to shave. Now that ...

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Shaving once required a skilled barber with a steady hand and a sharp straight razor. Any attempt to duplicate the act at home usually ended in bloodshed. In 1904, King Gillette introduced the first ...

Safety razors are a great way to get a cheaper, better shave, but a new razor can cost you $30 or $40. The Art of Manliness has a great guide to restoring old vintage razors to like-new conditions.

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The resulting Guard razor has one blade, to put the emphasis on safety rather than closeness, compared with two to five blades found on U.S. razors. One insight from filming shavers was that Indians ...

Two billion disposable razors are thrown out in the U.S. every year. By swapping to a safety razor, you’re eliminating a portion of this waste and feeding into a cycle of resources rather than a cycle ...