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 ...

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 ...

For hundreds of years, a trained barber used an extremely sharp blade known as a straight razor to accomplish a close shave. When the first self-contained “safety razors” became widely available, many ...

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Disposable razors are made to be tossed, but that doesn’t mean they don’t deliver. They’re the lightest razors around—cheap, ...

MY BROOKLYN BATHTUB had an infestation. Not of roaches (as far as I know), but of pink plastic razors discarded after hurried A.M. shaves. What is your favorite razor? Join the conversation below.

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.

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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 ...