Second PassShaving choices set out plainly

Men's grooming

Budget and prices

What the total comes to once everything is counted.

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Chrome double-edge safety razor, boar-bristle shaving brush and a mug of lathered soap on white — The traditional three-piece kit: razor, brush and a soap you lather in the mug rather than the hand.Photo: Hustvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Small leather travel case open to show a nickel safety razor, handle and two metal blade tins

Budget and prices

Cost per shave: what five years of shaving really costs

Handles are cheap and blades are not. The five-year arithmetic for cartridges, double-edge blades and electric heads, with every division shown.

Updated 11/3/2026 · 8 min

Photo: Joe Haupt from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons