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 ...

It is not surprising that the expression “a close shave” is used to describe a dangerous, often near-death experience. Trusting another person with a sharp blade up against your neck in any other ...

Q. I was wondering if you know of a barbershop in Orange that still does an old-fashioned shave. My elderly dad has been talking about the old days of getting a shave and I thought it might be fun to ...