The art of shaving, which is the ceremony of shaving itself and not The Art of Shaving shaving specialists, is the subject of today's ASW video shot at that same specialist's San Francisco barber spa. Shaving art is in my opinion the wet shave, the multi-stepped process that few men will spend the time on daily but every man should treat himself to periodically (I shave with an electric six days a week but lather myself on Saturdays).
The Art of Shaving's royal shave ceremony is more time consuming than the wet shaving ritual known to most men, incorporating as it does a post shave mask and a hydrating toner that turns the experience into something spa-like, but the explanation of the wet shave itself will be useful to any man who faces himself in the mirror each morning, razor in hand.
Thank you to master barber Joe Roberts and the rest of The Art of Shaving staff in San Francisco.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Video: The Art of Shaving
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7 comments:
Shaving cream from a dispenser? No cream/soap and brush?
Think I actually picked up a few tips there, great post!
Will, looking good. My wife and I enjoyed your shave this morning.
I use a wet electric shaver. Nothing like it.
Wet shaves everyday of the week with a DE safety razor. With hot towel,shaving cream and badger brush! And as you rightly said, periodically a cut throat from my Barber!
Definitely worth it at least once a month if not once a week...
...even if you really can't afford it...trust me it will lift your spirits because it's one of the few times in a man's life where he can be coddled a bit without feeling creepy about.
Throw in a manicure and a few good barber jokes, and you can handle all the stuff they'll throw at you for the next week.
What amazes me is that Mr. Roberts manages to give you a truly superior shave with all the hot towels, shaving cream and emollients without messing up that splendid shirt and vest. There is a true artist!
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