Prior to that, shaving was haram, forbidden, and men grew their beards long in keeping with Islamic belief. When Süleyman the Magnificent took over as Sultan in 1520, Turkish society changed.

Pelser agrees. “Shaving in the opposite direction of the way the hair grows risks a cut,” he says. Ultimately, going against the grain shouldn’t be a problem as long as you don’t do it on ...

The number of U.S. barber schools rose 8% last year, to 454, from 420 in 2010, according to the National Assn. of Barber Boards of America. And the number of barbers has climbed to about 250,000 ...

A comb or brush helps detangle and even out hair before trimming. “Depending on your beard’s length, you might opt for a small beard comb, or it might make sense to get a comb that works for ...

Bailey recommends Taylor of Old Bond Street’s shaving cream bowl because “It lathers properly and shaves quite well.” He notes that it requires a shaving brush for application.

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Then some shaving cream applied by brush … then the first pass of a straight razor. Rinse and repeat. A few more hot towels. More cream and another pass of the razor.