Our product picks are editor-tested, expert-approved. We may earn a commission through links on our site. Why Trust Us? THERE'S A reason why getting an old-school shave from barbers gives you such a ...

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 ...

We understand how annoying it is to tell you to buy a straight razor. We're 120 years past the invention of the safety razor and 50 years past the invention of the cartridge razor. So yes, saying you ...

Straight razor shaving isn’t a popular at-home shaving method because it’s so difficult to master. It does give you complete control of a razor, though (safety razors offer only partial control of a ...

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 ...

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.