Even the best straight razor can be a hard sell, especially since Sweeney Todd went and maligned them. Many of us happily lean back in the barber’s chair and get a brilliant straight-razor shave from ...

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 ...

MY BROOKLYN BATHTUB had an infestation. Not of roaches (as far as I know), but of pink plastic razors discarded after hurried A.M. shaves. What is your favorite razor? Join the conversation below.

Razors are marketed differently to men and women, and women tend to pay more. By Amy Jamieson Years ago I was walking through Central Park in New York City when a person working for Schick asked if I ...