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.
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https://gem.wetshaving.social - a nice modern interface
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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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SOTD 23.01.2024
Tobacco Tuesday head shave. Again only one pass, but good enough.
Tobacconist is such a great soap. Easily in my top 5 of scents... There's something so unique and warm I enjoy about it. Plus, HoM has a great base that treats my skin really well.
No fragrance today since I got a bad skin reaction on both my trapezius and left wrist. Probably from spraying on way too many different fragrances. I guess it's back to spraying on my clothes and elbows for a while...
I've had frag burn from all sorts of soap scents, but never on my chest, etc. Of course I've used 10x or 20x as many different soap scents than frag scents, so maybe I've just been lucky.
Still, they're different types of skin so I wonder if the face is typically more sensitive to it.
Tobacconist++ my tub has a hole in the bottom.
On the other end of the spectrum, I've never had frag burn by a soap, not even the two A&E I own. However, I'm unsure if what I have could be called frag burn... It looks more like an allergic reaction. My scalp reacts really sensitive to alcohol, so any usual aftershaves are out but toners are ok. Skin is weird sometimes...
Tobacconist is definitely S-tier, both in scent and performance 👌🏻