/fa/ - Fashion

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Alexander
>Alexander the Great encouraged his soldiers to cut their beards so that they couldn’t be grabbed by the enemy if it came to hand-to-hand combat
>Shaving razors were soon made out of copper or iron and looked much closer to the straight razors we know today
Julius Caesar
>Julius Caesar is reported to have had his beard hair plucked out with tweezers
>Young Roman men would celebrate their first shave with a party as a way to welcome in adulthood
>The novacila was used for shaving, the pumice stone made an appearance again to help rub off stubble, and afterwards, massage oils and perfumes would be used to soften the skin
George Washington
>The General kept his face stubble-free with the help of a few good tools: a razor, a comb, a strop, a whetstone, a shaving brush and box, and a traveling razor case
>Gentlemen in the 18th century often traveled with compact razor cases and Washington is known to have ordered several throughout his lifetime
MacArthur
>No idea, probably safety razor.