At one time, in the not so distant past, it was a tradition for a father to give a boy a razor when he became a man and teach him how to shave like a real man. They would gather by the bathroom mirror, sharpen the straight razor on a leather strop, gather the rich shaving soap and good round shaving brush, lather up and get the closest shave possible with an old school straight razor. Women love the feel of a freshly shaven face and the cool guys have not dismissed the traditional ways; they embrace the old with panache.
A man can spend way too much money buying disposable razors only to spend their lives with a bad shave. A good close barbershop shave will not be found with cheap plastic razors. No, a real man needs a real barbershop shaving experience every morning and before hitting the town at night. Suaveness requires a razor sharp shave. A man saves money buying an old school razor. Rather than spending thousands of dollars going through disposable shaver after disposal shaver, a straight razor and all the accoutrements will only cost a few hundred. Where do all those wasted throwaway razors go? To the back of your medicine chest, filling up land fills? Save the environment and go green by going back to the classics.
More and more men are finding that shaving with a straight razor if fun. For thousands of years men, and women, enjoyed the ritual of shaving the old school way and now they are rediscovering what their forefathers knew: that shaving is an art.
Where can you start rediscovering the satisfaction of a close, even, smooth, touchable straight razor shave? You need to start by buying yourself a straight razor kit. One of my favorite fashionable old school shaving kits includes a Dovo Straight Razor with a striking ebony handle, a Bismark Razor Strop, must have Strop Dressing, a Surgical Extra Fine 3000 grit Stone to hone your blade, beautiful Shave Brush Stand, Dovo Deluxe Badger Shaving Brush for a luxurious shave, Geo F Trumper Sandalwood Hard Shaving Soap in a hand-turned wooden bowl, and for a soothing finish Geo F Trumper Coral Skin Food. You can find the kit of your choice online at quality stores like ExcaliburCutlery.com and join the new shaving revolution.
