Italian Barbers vs. American Barbers, Italian Razor vs. American Razor

Oct 04, 2022 2:51 pm

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What Your Father Didn't Teach You About Shaving


3 Ways Italian Barbers Differ From American Barbers

Sure, a barber is a barber no matter where you are. You'll get your hair cut and maybe your face shaved. 


But the the way it is done can vary quite a bit. Having been through my fair share of barbers in the US (from the "spa" places to the local clip joints) and a sample of Italian barbers (old-timers in the US plus a few in Italy itself), I think I can contrast the two environments into three ideas:


  • Time at the shop
  • Experience of the shop
  • Background of the barber


To give some additional perspective I also reached out to some barbers I know for their comments too. Justin is my barber, Jason ran a local barber school, Antonio is a retired barber who moved from Italy to the US a number of years ago, and Luca is the head barber at Mondial Gentlemen’s Barber, an upscale barber in Florence, Italy and birthplace of the Antica Barberia Mondial brand (via an Italian-speaking intermediary).


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The Focus R48 Pivot DE Razor Gets an Update for 2022!

Back in 2018 I bought a Focus Dynamic R48 razor. It was an interesting concept–a razor with a pivoting head that uses one snapped-in-half double edge (DE) razor blade–but I had a few issues with it.


All-in-all it just didn’t seem to be “ready for prime time” and with the success I was enjoying with OneBlade razors (in addition to some competition from the new Broman razor at the time) I relegated the R48 to the back of the razor drawer.


But as it turned out Focus was not quite satisfied with the R48 either.


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Western Razor Company High Noon Razor Review

Joe Borrelli recently wrote an article based on razors built in North America and found this company during his search.


Their story intrigued him to learn more about the company and see what they are all about.


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