It is not surprising that the expression “a close shave” is used to describe a dangerous, often near-death experience.

Step back in time with me as I experience a classic straight razor shave at New York Shaving Company, a barbershop preserving ...

Even the best straight razor can be a hard sell, especially since Sweeney Todd went and maligned them. Many of us happily lean back in the barber’s chair and get a brilliant straight-razor shave from ...

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 ...