Manscaping 101 Men's Grooming Tips from head to toe for looking and smelling great

July 2nd, 2008

Whoa straight razor, now that’s hardcore shaving

A new reader sent me a link today with the top 10 reasons you should try a straight razor—10 Reasons to Shave With a Straight Razor—I love shaving humour.  Seriously most of the tips are applicable to DE safety razors as well.
I’m still not up for trying and the biggest reason is that I’m a […]

By Tris Hussey -- 3 comments

June 16th, 2008

What are your best safety razor tips?

I’ve been using a safety razor for, what, about a month now.  I am far from an expert, as my neck will attest to at the moment, but I have picked up a few things and I thought I’d share them with you (for those who are considering going old skool):

Patience isn’t just a virtue, […]

By Tris Hussey -- 4 comments

May 18th, 2008

Men’s Shaving Tips: Third shave with the Merkur Progress safety razor

It’s been a few days since I’ve started shaving with my new safety razor, I’ve been learning a lot about shaving and, by extension, skin care.
First thing was mantic59’s comment not to increase the dial too quickly on the Merkur (since it is an adjustable safety razor after all), which I did.  Except I made […]

By Tris Hussey -- 1 comment

May 14th, 2008

Manscaping 101 Shaving Tips: My first safety razor Merkur Progress adjustable razor

I finally did it.  I went out and bought my first double-blade safety razor, a Merkur Progress adjustable.  Hefty little bugger.  Took me a bit to figure out the whole putting the blade in thing.  Not to mention I didn’t know that the blade bends!
I got it at Simply the Best on Broad St. in […]

By Tris Hussey -- 12 comments