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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🌹 Rosy 🌹
I had planned to be on theme today, but then my wife got a bottle of Parfums de Marly Delina (a delicious rose scent) in the mail yesterday, so my cool shave is relegated to Second Luxury Shave ™ later today and I'm going for a Wallygatorian complementary non-dickhole shave pairing (quadrupling?) lather, post, my frag, and my wife's frag today. I enjoy rose scents a lot, but I don't have many to work with in my den. This, YRP, Orbit, Rose Santal and that's about it, I think. I'll have to keep this in mind when I allow myself again to buy new software. Anyway, this was a very nice combo, even if Gravity sets a cooler mood than Delina.
I'm surprised by how much I enjoy using this Geo.F. Trumper cream. The scent is simple and nice, and a good glob of cream in the bottom of the lather bowl is enough for loads of pink lather. Even the performance is surprisingly good for a cream. I may have reconsider my disdain for shave creams when compared soaps. It may be an unjust prejudice.
The Fili 14 continues to impress me and treat me with great shaves; it's just so easy to feel and hear this blade cut, it's like having a friendly guide making sure everything is going well.
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I like the shaving soaps from Trumper in terms of fragrance, but I don't want to achieve optimal lather. I don't know the shaving creams from Trumper yet. According to your description, they foam well!?
Yeah, I've heard that the GFT soaps don't perform all that well, but I haven't tried them myself.
I really can't complain about the crab, though. It lathers super easily and you can add a lot of water without breaking the lather.
Maybe I get a little slicker lather with soap bases I have more experience with, but it was plenty good enough for an enjoyable, smooth shave.