In this post, I discussed wet shaving reducing environmental impact, helping keep the planet green. During my shave today, the thought occurred that without world peace and free trade, we wet shavers would really be over a barrel. Consider the global representation involved in the shave: Russian blade. German razor. Lather made with Turkish soap [...]

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Making lather is what separates old school wet shaving from ‘wet’ shaving using canned foam or gel. Once you’ve experienced the feel of rich, warm lather being spread on your face by a quality shaving brush, rarely is there any going back. So how do you make lather? Using a bowl or large mug (a [...]

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Did you ever see a movie where a man is being shaved at a barber shop, and the barber wraps his face in a hot towel before starting the shave? That’s not done just because it looks cool in the movies, or so the shavee can’t see the hit man who’s coming in the barbershop [...]

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