Category: Shaving Advice

Choosing a shaving brush can be as challenging as choosing a safety razor. The large selection of brushes, array of hair sources (badger, boar or horse), range of grades of hair (pure, best, super and silver-tip in the case of badger hair), choice of shapes or materials for handles, and variety of knot sizes seem to produce a certain “buyers’ block”. Some simple rules to follow: Bigger is not always better. Some big brushes, while certainly looking the part, might…

With the variety of safety razors on offer and the amount of conflicting advice, choosing my first razor has become rather overwhelming. Can you give me a clear answer on which is the best razor for a beginner? First, before we go into the issue of finding the “perfect” double-edge safety razor for a new wet-shaver we have to clarify several terms:

Men are notorious for skimping on our skin maintenance routines. Skin care has not been considered manly, and the label “beauty product” has not helped to get us close to moisturizers, face washes and the like. Now, things have changed quite a lot, and a weathered, leathery face is not what we want to sport anymore, nor what women prefer. But what are the bare essentials of skin care? Is there a simple routine to improve the health of our…

I’m new to wet-shaving. What kind of double-edge safety razor would work better for me: adjustable or fixed-head? This is a common question with new wet-shavers, and we always recommend to start with a non-adjustable razor. Fixed-head safety razors are well-suited for beginners since they eliminate the adjustability factor and allow you to concentrate on what is important, your technique. It may be a while until you consider switching to an adjustable double-edge, if at all. You might end up discovering you don’t…