I found this interesting article on shaving in Roman times. Seems shaving and shaving gear was just as complicated back then as it can be now.
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The history of shaving
The history of shaving, as seem by ModernGent.
How a Double-edge Razor Can Change Your Life
More things to read – “How a Double-edge Razor Can Change Your Life” is an article by one of the moderators from a shave forum; it’s a good read even if it’s not my favorite forum.
Razor Sharp
Another article for y’all today – “Razor Sharp – The return of the classic wet shave” tells the story of a visit to Trufitt & Hills in London.
A relaxing, rewarding, and self-indulgent morning routine
Still trawling the net, I came across “The Wet Shave“, an article that tells a story that in many way resembles my own quest for a smooth shave.
…traditional shaving is all about tailoring to the individual
A little while back someone linked to “The Triumphant Return of Wet Shaving” over at my favorite wetshaving forum. Half information, half entertainment, half advertisement… but if it can get people interested and make them explore the options, it’s all good in my book.
…turning the morning shave into a tug-of-war between men and their facial hair.
A little while ago I happened upon “The Racially Fraught History of the American Beard“, and found it an interesting read. The rise and fall of the african-american barbers in the early 1800’s, the rise of the beard as a masculine symbol… an interesting history indeed.
A new standard?
Someone on my favourite shave forum posted a link to a now-to-me razor manufacturer: Standard Razors.
While some of their spiel seems… well, a little over-the-top and bombastic, that is the style of advertisement these days. Their actual product looks good – if slightly costly – and has gotten praise from shavers such as Leisureguy. Machined from “aircraft grade” aluminium (why not just tell us what alloy it is?), with a handle that differs from most of the offerings on the market… It is nice to see a razor that is not cast from brass of machined from stainless steel, and I’m sure we’ll see more of these pop up on the various shaveforums and blogs in the near future.
In other words, they might be worth keeping an eye on for the future.
“How are you fixed for blades?”
No razor? No problem?
At least not for this Russian guy… apparently, his grandfather told him that “Razors are an expensive, unnecessary luxury” and that during the Great Patriotic War the soldiers would shave with anything – so logically he decided to learn how to do the same.
I’m not sure about y’all, but I stick to a nice DE for now – and proper lather too, instead of the canned goo I spy on this fellows table.