In many of our posts, we discuss wet shaving: the shaving technique that uses safety razors or straight edge razors, all-natural soaps and creams, and soft shaving brushes. We’re fairly in love with it, and we’ve written a whole slew of posts about it. But what about dry shaving? There’s not as much content about dry […]
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We love wet shaving, but maybe we’re biased: after all, we created and dedicated an entire website to wet shaving and wet shaving techniques, so it’s clear that we’re big fans. You don’t write post after post about shaving if you’re not really into it. But why? Why wet shave? What are the advantages over
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Welcome to Rough and Tumble Gentleman! This is our “Intro to Wet Shaving” post. Below, we’ll talk about what wet shaving actually entails, the process, and the tools you’ll need. We’ll keep it simple, and introduce the concepts as simply as possible. Let’s start at the beginning: what is wet shaving? We’ll start with a
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It’s an odd thing: it’s considered very impolite to criticize someone’s looks, or their personal style, or any of their fashion choices they’ve made. You’d never go up to someone and say, “You have a huge nose and you’re ugly,” or “Your grooming decisions sicken me.” That’s inappropriate, and most people don’t do that. (If
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If you’ve developed a new interest in wet shaving, you may have stumbled into a few of the excellent websites and forums that discuss the topic. You’ve probably discovered, pretty quickly, that the gents in these forums basically speak another language, using shaving terms and shorthand you’ve never heard before. For instance, one guy may
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