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.
๐ช Check out these alternative front-ends for this server:
https://gem.wetshaving.social/ - a nice modern interface
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social/.
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๐ช 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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Sun 20 Jul 2025
First vacation shave. We travelled early this morning and I shaved in Istanbul right next to the Bosphorus. Tomorrow, I'll check out Atelier Rebul and buy a frag or two. Florentine Fern was a gift sample from Catie's Bubbles, and I really like it.
Sounds like a really interesting trip. I'm hoping to drag the family to Europe in October. We haven't been since before the pandemic.
Oh, where are you planning to go?
I also haven't been across the pond post pandemic
We'll fly standby so it somewhat depends which flight has seats. I'm partial to Belgium, but I'll have to take a look and see where we operate to these days. I've always wanted to go to Switzerland, but last we looked (a long time ago) it was a pricey place to visit.
Belgium is great to visit.
And it got about 25% more expensive for Americans since liberation day :(
We fly to Zurich and Geneva, which is twice as many airports as I initially thought!