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!
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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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January 8, 2024
Tub Kill!
Varen is one of my favorites, and I am sad to see it go.
Varen comes in the mutton tallow base, and as such it was discontinued with the rest of them when mutton got too expensive a year or two ago.
Later, the price of mutton went back down, and the mutton soaps returned! Rejoice!
Unfortunately, when I check the Stirling website, Maggard, etc... Varen seems to be sold out everywhere. Has anybody had their ear to the ground about that?
So, this might be my last Varen shave ever. In order to give it the respect that it deserves, I used an unscented aftershave and no frag today.
Holy shit!
๐ฑ๐ญ
I hope this doesn't come true
Pasteur Pharmacy has 4 in stock, but I'm just going to hold out hope that it'll come back.
Shit, I'm considering getting one of those, you stoked fear about a Varenless future ๐
I emailed Stirling last night... we'll see what they say!
I'd be interested in hearing what you learn
"Thanks for reaching out. Varen will be back in the next month or two (hopefully by the end of January). I will send out an announcement via our email newsletter as soon as it is back in stock. If there's anything I can be of help with in the meantime, please let me know.
Take care and have a great day,
Rod"
an there was much rejoicing!