Over the past couple of decades, we’ve seen razor and shaving companies competing heavily to see who can fit the greatest number of blades on a razor. Gillette, for example, is known for its multiple ...

Is shaving a necessary evil? It depends on who you ask, but for many guys who prefer a clean shave, it is. But just because it’s a core part of many guys’ grooming routines, it doesn’t make it any ...

In a typical week, I shave my face two to three times—though sometimes, an entire week goes by. Regardless, sometimes those shaves are a quick pass that leaves a hair or two here and there but won’t ...

Many years ago, I asked John and Joe, the no-nonsense barbers in my small town, about shaving with an old-fashioned straight razor. "Don't bother," they told me. "You'll ruin your face." So I know ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Shaving is the core part of many guys’ grooming routines. Clean shaven, mustache'd, or bearded up, we all ...

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.

You have to hand it to the men's grooming industry. Faced with shrinking razor blade market share because more men sport beards, it has had to come up with inventive ways to sell more of its products.

Although we have a love-hate relationship with the tedious art of shaving, many of us can agree that it’s pretty hard to see a life where you shave without a razor. But before electric razors and ...

A steel razor blade can get dull surprisingly quickly when cutting something as soft as hair, and now researchers have gotten their first up-close look at how a close shave actually damages an ...