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 ...

Electric razors are the quickest and require the least prep, cartridge razors are the most convenient and best for travel, and safety razors leave the least amount of ingrown hairs or irritation.

LEARNING TO SHAVE properly is a key rite of passage for men—nearly as important as realizing flip-flops and jeans are never a good combo. Circumventing this lesson can wreak havoc on your skin, no ...

Most of us learn how to shave with a cartridge razor, which has a pretty simple learning curve—call it the “automatic transmission” of the best razors. From there, many guys level up to the safety ...

Some say traditional shaving—also known as wet shaving—is a lost art. Everyone is in a rush these days, so shaving with a single edge razor is a thing of the past. It takes more time than shaving with ...

No matter how practiced you are at shaving, one wrong movement or angle could result in a cut. It can happen so subtly that you don’t even know exactly what you did to nick yourself. Shaving wounds ...

In a 1990 consumer handbook, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that the U.S. produced 2 billion disposable razors and razor blades per year. There are now 80 million additional people ...

Katie and Brandon Ferguson sold everything they had to travel in Central and South America for most of 2012, keeping open the possibility that they might move out of the United States. The couple ...

Shaving with a straight razor is the best way to get a close shave, but the easiest way to filet your face. Here’s how to avoid becoming steak. The catch is that safety razors, which have a guard so ...