General Guidance

Shaving with a safety razor is not only a great way to honour traditional shaving methods, but it also has a vast range of benefits for your skin, the quality of your shave and your bank balance. For good reason, double edge safety razors were used by men for decades before cartridge razors with disposable blades came into play. The single sharp Read more...

Any man or woman who has shaved before will be familiar with razor burn. It can be a real pain, appearing anywhere on the body after shaving, most notably your face, legs, underarms or bikini areas. Razor burn can show itself in a number of ways on the skin including burning sensations, itchiness, red bumps or tenderness but luckily it isn’t Read more...

In some circles, men shaving their legs used to be seen as strange or emasculating. However, it is now becoming a more widespread occurrence favoured by men who are tired of having an out-of-control jungle on their lower appendages. Recent polls have shown that many men are now choosing to either trim or completely shave their legs on a Read more...

With most of us spending the majority of our time inside our homes at the moment and only coming into contact with other people at the supermarket, it’s easy to slip out of old grooming routines and stop taking good care of ourselves. Perhaps you’ve decided to grow a hefty beard, let your hair grow down to your shoulders or maybe you’ve Read more...

When shopping for hand soaps, it’s tempting to opt for the most colourful and strongly scented product on the shelves in an effort to have skin that smells fantastic. After all, who wouldn’t want hands that smell like grapefruit, roses or pomegranates? However, at a time when hand hygiene has never been more important, it’s crucial to Read more...

At one point or another, we’ve all wanted to try the ultimate beard fade to see if we can pull it off ourselves. If you’ve got the trimming basics nailed on the head then there’s no reason why you can’t give it a good go! Getting it right might take a few attempts, but with the right fade, you can transform your entire look. As many of Read more...

We’ve heard a lot of beard-related questions here at the English Shaving Company, so we thought it was high time to give some answers! If you’ve ever wondered why men who aren’t ginger have ginger beards, or you’re interested in whether a beard gets in the way of kissing, you’ll discover the answers to all your beard-related questions here!

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Beards have been around for as long as humans, but their cultural significance, associations and status has varied hugely throughout the centuries and can say a lot about the beard trends of today! (Read more about beard and shaving in history here!) The Victorian period was one of the longest in history. This means there were a lot of different beard trends, many of which still inform our opinions of beards to this day.

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Throughout the history of shaving, beard styles, grooming and shaving have had major cultural significance. Beards have acted as a way to show personal and cultural identity, to mark belonging to a group, or to set oneself apart from the crowd. The English Shaving Company have compiled a guide to the history of shaving. If you think the hipsters of today value their facial hair, wait to you see how seriously some of our ancestors took shaving...

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