Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of us learn how to shave with a cartridge razor, which has a pretty simple learning curve—call it the “automatic transmission ...

For hundreds of years, a trained barber used an extremely sharp blade known as a straight razor to accomplish a close shave. When the first self-contained “safety razors” became widely available, many ...

THERE'S A reason why getting an old-school shave from barbers gives you such a close shave, and it’s not because they use some sort of magical goop or secret shaving cream. They’re merely ...

Barber Tracy Crouch deftly wields a straight-edge razor, scraping the blade through the shaving cream to shape and trim a beard. Crouch is the barber at 19th St. Salon & Spa, 3915 S.W. 19th St., a ...

They called him Shotgun. He was a barber. He served in the military during World War II, but that's not where the nickname came from. Charles Noppert played baseball growing up. He was a pitcher, and ...

Some men may find the thought of having a stranger hold a sharp razor to their necks a little...scary. However, when you are in the chair of a skilled barber, there really is nothing quite like it.

Whether you need to tidy up your facial hair, are looking to ditch the mustache or want to shave your entire head, a straight razor shave is a classic option. Treating yourself to a straight razor ...