Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is not surprising that the expression “a close shave” is used to describe a dangerous, often near-death experience. Trusting ...

FOR A LONG time, I saw straight razors more as weapons than as grooming tools. Maybe it was Sweeney Todd, maybe it was the ear-cutting scene from Reservoir Dogs, but these nifty blades always seemed ...

THERE'S A reason why getting an old-school shave from barbers gives you such a close shave, and it’s not because they use some sort of magical goop or secret shaving cream. They’re merely ...

Due to some continuing dissatisfaction with normal razors (Gilette Fusion, the Quattro, etc) I am thinking of going old school - i.e. the straight razor route. You know, the single blades that you see ...

Many of us grow up learning how to shave with a cartridge razor, which believe it or not, is just over 50 years old. Gillette introduced the first cartridge razor, the Trac II, back in the early ‘70s.

According to Wikipedia, men have been shaving for thousands of years. The first implements used for this purpose were shaped pieces of flint and obsidian, and later, copper blades. Eventually, as the ...

“I got sick of paying $5 per shaving cartridge." Minimalist argues why all disposable razors should be ditched immediately: 'It'll last more than a lifetime' first appeared on The Cool Down.