In modern Western society, having someone else shave your face is considered to be a luxury. But it wasn’t always this way: Many cultures throughout history valued their facial hair so much that having someone else forcibly chop it off was one of the worst punishments imaginable....
In a recent survey we conducted, we found that 83% of the men we spoke to trimmed some or all of their body hair. In the chart above*, you’ll see the breakdown of who shaved what. Ears, eyebrows and noses made a predictably high showing, but the...
After we ran this piece on whether or not manscaping a lone body part looks odd, a few readers asked us what the term manscaping really refers to—does it simply mean any kind of trimming of body hair, or is it strictly referring to trimming below the...
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
Grunge fans rejoice: Of the men we spoke to who maintain some form of facial hair, nearly a quarter are letting their 90s flag hang high, proudly displaying Seattle’s former face fuzz of choice. Perhaps more surprising, considering the hirsute style that’s been around for the last...
Your mom might not shave her face, but that doesn’t mean she can’t teach you how to shave yours. That’s what we learned when we asked a bunch of guys on Reddit what their mothers taught them. Our favorites from the more than 3,000 responses are below (along...
If your morning shave routine ends up looking less like the one in Key Largo and more like the one from Dumb and Dumber, don’t go running to the doctor raving about hemophilia—the explanation is actually quite simple. Your face is incredibly vascular near the surface, meaning you’ve...
Hair, then body, then crotch. Over the roll. The stand-up wipe. Everyone’s got a way of doing things in the bathroom, and that way is the way. Just ask them. In truth, there’s rarely ever a right answer to these restroom-related disputes—you don’t have to wash your...
It’s never fun when your own body turns on you, and ingrown hair happens to be a repeat offender. They might begin as a harmless nuisance (just a bit of light treason), but they become full-blown infected areas (DEFCON 1 level severity) in the blink of an...
Here at Dollar Shave Club, we appreciate the power of good ol’ sharpened steel. And while we get to shave with our razors every day, we don’t often get the chance to toy around with other wicked edges—like the precision-carving tools needed to hone a humble ice...
Razor burn may not get the highest score on the pain-o-meter compared to all other unpleasant side effects of shaving, but it definitely wins for being the most pervasive and unsightly. Anyone who has ever shaved a body part—man or woman, face or legs—has experienced some form...
Winning is like shaving—you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum. — Jack Kemp, Politician “Though it’s a small price to pay, shaving my head has opened more doors than I ever thought possible.” — Michael Rosenbaum, Actor “In a network situation,...
