Knowing how to clean a straight razor should be a top concern if you use one. Cleaning your blade properly will help preserve the life of it. These razors will last a lifetime is taken care of and maintained. Proper cleaning is also essential for the safety of use. It helps to ensure a clean, […]
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The Revival of Traditional Wet Shaving
If you walk into any bathroom, you can usually find at least one razor. They range from the use once and throw away plastic ones, through a variety of reusable cartridge – but ultimately disposable, razors and even pretty feminine ones. They come in a range of designs and colors but generally consist of similar […]
An In-Depth Guide to Stropping
You might be wondering what stropping is. In a nutshell, it is a method of knife or razor sharpening. You are not sharpening your tool so much as making it keener as you are not removing any metal in the stropping process. When you hone a razor or a knife you are simultaneously straightening and […]
A Guide to How to Prevent Acne After Shaving
First, it’s important to understand that shaving-induced acne is different from razor bumps. When we know this, we learn the best way to treat or prevent acne after shaving. A shaving induced acne break out can be caused by using irritating shaving products, poor preparation before you shave, and using dirty razor blades. It often […]
10 Benefits of Shaving With a Straight Razor
Using a straight razor offers the closest shave you will ever experience. That explains why most expert barbers love using them. Men who use these tools often feel manlier and have a sophisticated value about themselves. Other than that, there are many more benefits of shaving with a straight razor. Benefits of Shaving with a […]
Best DOVO Straight Razors of All Time
Daily grooming is equally essential for those who love shaving and those who find it to be a chore. That is why it is necessary to have a shaving kit. For most men today, their shaving set contains modern shaving machines. But for those who love fine things of life and enjoy taking a little […]
Best Budget Straight Razors 2019
If you are here, you must be looking for the best budget straight razors. There is a huge selection for you in the grooming market. But if you are still in the experimental stage of conventional shaving, there is likeliness that you don’t know where to begin your search. Those who are familiar with straight […]
The Anatomy of a Straight Razor
The straight razor has curved its name to be a useful tool in the wet shaving industry for centuries. It is also known as a cut-throat razor. In the recent past, its popularity has kept soaring, and more and more people shave using it now more than ever. Wet shavers keep increasing by the day, […]
Safety Razors vs Straight Razors
In a scenario that would have the onlooker spewing clichés like “each to their own,” it’s quite the wonder why things become heated when the straight razors vs. safety razors debate ensues. Is it not ultimately about finding the best solution for you? It just goes to show how competitive we naturally are, even going […]
The Nitty-Gritty of How to Shave With a Straight Razor
It is no secret that shaving with a straight razor is increasingly becoming popular by the day. Men are abandoning modern shaving tools and adopting the straight razor. Central to this migration is the fact that shaving with this tool is considered a manlier way to shave. It is luxurious. And the quality of the […]