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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The Elephantid-Bovine Showdown
Both brands today could be a Zoologist fragrance. I fear today's match-up might get as bloody as the Stomping of The Talent of 2024 (I'm simultaneously horrified and relieved that the Tabacalypse of 2024 is no longer the point of reference for the biggest rout), but still I decided to go with the favourite today for one reason: Shire. It's the scent of scout camps for me. Fresh spring air, tobacco, and smoke. If you add cheap beer then it's the perfect time machine to go back to those happy but tired evenings when the kids are already in their tents and we'd sit in the kitchen tent, shooting the (deliciously Shire-scented) breeze and planning the day ahead. It's a part of my life that I lost. The last scout camp I helped run was half-way through undergrad, and I like in a different part of the country now with zero connection to the local scene. Long story short, Shire is 100% happy nostalgia, so it had to win over Entropy Man, the (controversial) WK scent I was also considering for today.
I had a particularly smooth shave with the big Fili today, and I almost met the u/iamsms splash-feels-like-water-challenge but for a spot under my chin. So close.
Now I smell anachronistically great, I have a silky Borotalco finish, and my popcorn is ready for today's March Madness.