Shaving Soaps

Somewhere in a bathroom cabinet in Halifax, a puck of shaving soap is drying out next to a half-squeezed tube of cream nobody can decide between. It’s a small dilemma, but it’s a real one, and it trips up more beginners than any razor ever will. Shaving soap vs cream isn’t really a fight with … Read more

Your face is not made of leather, no matter what your razor seems to think. If you’ve ever finished shaving and looked in the mirror to see a constellation of red bumps staring back, you already know that not all lather is created equal. Finding the right shaving soap for sensitive skin isn’t about chasing … Read more

There’s a specific kind of morning defeat that comes from scraping a dry razor across an even drier face, watching your neck turn into a constellation of red dots before you’ve even had coffee. If that sounds familiar, the problem probably isn’t your razor. It’s what’s — or isn’t — cushioning the blade. shaving soap … Read more