Back then, Barbers were specially trained to give customers a thorough shave with a collection at hand.
However, contrary to popular fears, there is very little risk of seriously injuring yourself while shaving if you exercises proper method.Īlthough you barely see them anywhere now, straight razors were the most common form of shaving before the 1900s. With the proper disclaimer set in place, courtesy of popular culture, let’s dive right into this… The Cut-throat RazorĪlso called open razors or cut-throat razors (quite the comforting name), straight razors require a considerable level of skill to maintain and master. – Stories circulate as to how gangster Al Capone got his nickname Scarface: attributing it to an irate barber, who allegedly cut him with a straight razor.
This forced him to shave with a straight razor, resulting in a bloody mess. – In an episode from The Simpsons, Homer Simpson is forced to live in house that only allowed the use of items from the 1800s. Blonde slices off the ear (off-camera) of kidnapped LAPD Officer Marvin Nash in one of the film’s most memorable scenes. – In the film Reservoir Dogs, Michael Madsen’s character, Mr. 2, when Uma Thurman’s character is buried alive, she uses a straight razor to cut the rope that binds her
– In The Matrix Reloaded, the Twins use straight razors to fight Neo’s entourage Not only was the straight razor Sweeney Todd’s weapon of choice, but these notorious razors have showed up all over film & popular culture: A month ago, we did a post entitled “ The Elusive Perfect Shave.” This weeek we’re going to take it one notch extreme with the feared and revered “straight razor.”
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