Splice Barbershop Articles

First patented in 1880, the modern safety razor is a shaving tool that utilizes a protective guard between the skin and the edge of the razor. Typically featuring a double head — hence the name “double-edge (DE) razor” — with two opposing sharp edges, the safety razor was the razor of choice among men until recent decades when the mass marketing of multi-bladed razor blades eclipsed DE shaving. A leading worldwide manufacturer of quality shaving equipment since 1906, the Merkur Solingen company is a subsidiary of DOVO Solingen Steelware. DOVO is an independent concern headquartered in Solingen, Germany producing a variety of men’s...

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Gentlemen, let me introduce you to Dovo Straight Razors. A little over a hundred years ago, the only way you could get a decent shave was with a straight razor. Technology has improved to the point where men can shave with five blades, or more, at one time. Despite these advances, consensus says that the closest shave still lies with the straight razor. There’s something to be said about tradition. Men expect results when they spend their hard-earned cash on their shaving materials, and if they don’t get it, they don’t buy from that company again. DOVO has long understood...

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  Article by: Fred Cole (thefederalist.com) The idea of having a Hooters girl cut your hair is just gross. Use a barber, not a 'stylist.' In the car this weekend, I had to misfortune to hear an ad on the radio. It was for a men’s hair salon with a business model similar to Knockouts. If you don’t know, Knockouts is a franchise chain of hair salons for men with more than 500 locations in 29 states. They are sports themed (specifically boxing and mixed martial arts), and the hair stylists are busty young women who wear t-shirts and short...

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Article by: Brett (artofmanliness.com)   For the past few months, I’ve been having my haircut at various barbershops. For most of my life, I went to unisex salons that reeked of perm chemicals and mousse. Every time I’d go, I’d walk away with a bad haircut. On top of that, I always felt out of place. Most of the clients were usually women and a woman was cutting my hair. I’d just go in, sit there silently while the person cut my hair, and leave. I don’t know why I stopped going to a barbershop. As a child, I went...

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By Dennis Green (Business Insider)     It turns out "dress for success" is much more than just a catchy motto. Recent studies have indicated that there is some value in dressing for the job you want, as noted by the Wall Street Journal last year. Studies have shown that wearing nice clothes in the office can affect the way people perceive you, how confident you're feeling, and even how you're able to think abstractly. In a study completed at Yale in 2014 that used 128 men between the ages of 18 and 32, researchers had participants partake in mock negotiations of buying and...

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By Adam Hurly You’re a natural: You look good with a beard. Damn good. But a full mug of face fuzz sometimes gets in the way of your dadly duties. Like, sometimes it rubs against your kids or partner and they get a bit of a bristle burn. Not a great look. Luckily, there’s a follicle-fluffing regimen that can remedy all of this, sparing you and your family any agony, at no cost to your beard’s magnitude. The key is to keep your chin curtain hydrated, both with natural oils from the skin and supplements like beard oil and balm....

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By Adam Hurly  Maybe it’s genetics; maybe it’s the stress of mortgage payments and work and all that “Dad! Dad! Daaaaaaaaaad!” But whatever the cause, your follicles are starting to recede like a defeated army.  Pills, plugs, and topical creams might add density to your thinning crown, but they’re usually a last-ditch effort to stop the very gradual process of hair loss. Whether you’re taking any medications (or having procedures done) to thicken your hair, it’s still important to proactively prevent further loss through smart grooming habits. The same can be said for anyone with a full head of hair. Like...

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By Katie Cheng (AskMen) As you already know, not all hair is created equal. Just because you’re able to grow a lustrously thick head of hair doesn’t meant growing a beard or mustache will come just as easily. In fact, a lot of guys — while attempting to grow out facial hair — run into a whole new set of frustrating issues. Perhaps the biggest one of all? How to make grow it faster. First things first: how is the hair on your head different from the scruff on your face? Rayon Mclean, renowned barber and creator of the buzzy new grooming...

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These days, when we hear the phrase “dress code” we’re most likely to associate it with workplace rules. A lot of jobs still have written guidelines for employee attire, at varying degrees of strictness. Much rarer are dress codes for social events. These written requests for attendee attire are usually only one or two words long, meant to be printed on an invitation and understood by all the potential guests. Unfortunately, universal understanding of social dress codes is going the way of cursive handwriting: it has an old-fashioned appeal to some people, but most of us don’t bother with it anymore. So if you’ve been invited...

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BY DAVID ALEXANDER     I'm quite often asked, "Should I go to a barber or salon?" The answer to that question depends on a number of factors. Just as you wouldn't go to a cardiologist for brain surgery, you won't want to go to a salon for a flattop. Likewise, a barber isn't likely to give you a long shag with chunky highlights. Deciding how to chose a barber vs salon and find a men's haircut near you can be tricky. The main difference between the two types of haircutters is that barbers are typically trained to cut shorter,...

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