It’s nearing Christmas time, which means lots of TV advertising for electric shavers. When I was a kid, I used to like the commercial for Norelco featuring Santa riding one of their razors down a slope as though it were a sled. The brand name at the end would morph into the spelling “Noel co”. [...]

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I’ve mentioned that lots of guys get into wet shaving initially because they’re sick of paying through the nose for overpriced cartridge blade shaving systems, a la the Gillette Fusion. Yeah, you come for the money savings. Then, you get used to the sheer pleasure of warm lather being worked into your face with a [...]

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One of the oldest and most natural shaving or skin products around is the humble alum block. First used by the Egyptians, alum acts as an astringent (closing the pores and tightening the skin, much like witch hazel) and is a great antibacterial agent. Rubbed over a wet, freshly-shaven face, the alum block makes a [...]

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