WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
New subscribers welcome!
Please visit our wiki, which is always and forever a work in progress.
Check out these alternative front-ends for this server:
https://gem.wetshaving.social - a nice modern interface
https://old.wetshaving.social - designed to look like old.reddit.com
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social.
Community Rules
Rule 1 - Behaviour and Etiquette
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Be Respectful. Do not bully, flame, or harass others.
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Malicious comments are not allowed but heated discussion and salty banter is okay.
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Low effort replies and complaints about content will be removed.
Rule 2 - Content Guidelines
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Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.
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Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.
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Images, links, or videos must include additional text that summarizes the topic.
Rule 3 - Reviews and Disclosure
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Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.
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Use the [Review] in the title if you can provide comprehensive details with enough familiarity to answer follow-up questions.
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Disclose how the product being reviewed was acquired (e.g., PIF, loan, or purchase). If the product was provided to you directly by the maker or vendor free of charge or at a discount, you must disclose this fact even if the item will later be returned to the maker or vendor.
Rule 4 - Advertising
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Vendors are to keep marketing within the biweekly Deals/New Products threads.
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Non-vendors may post topics about products if it will foster a compelling discussion.
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Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.
Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content
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All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.
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Non-shaving related NSFW/L content is not allowed.
Rule 10 - Moderator Discretion
- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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New Year, New TabacTuesday
First TabacTuesday of 2024: Yay!
Not having my Dogwood Tabak Oridjinal brush: Boo!
Wolfie WR4: Yay!
The Tabac kill continues, and the hole at the centre of the ring of death is about the size of a 1 Franc coin (super helpful reference, right?). For Tabac Tuesdays, I had been using my beautiful Dogwood Handcrafts (e.g., here, here, or here) with a Zenith knot almost exclusively ever since I debuted it in the 2022 Lather Games alongside some commentary about Tabac, until that knot started loosing bristles by the hundreds a few weeks ago. Alas, the replacement Gelousy knot is still somewhere between Canada and Switzerland in the mail, so I was reduced to using a generic, non-Stank®-bespoke brush today, like some pedestrian. I didn't check with the DjSIA, but this may be the first time I've lathered Tabac with a badger brush, and I am happy to report that I've adjusted just fine.
The WR4 is a true pleasure to use. The feedback, the intuitive geometry, the efficiency, everything I've experienced so far from this razor makes me like it. Easy BBS with close to no feedback from the splash on the second try is not something I'd expect to get from just any razor.
Ahem! I resemble that remark 🤨
Yup!
If the shoe fits... 😎