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.
While this server is funded by personal contributions, we'd like to thank Zulip for giving us a Community subscription to their chat software (available at https://chat.wetshav.ing/).
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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29.10.2025
So I did a head shave earlier before my late shift, also with Samhain but just WTG with a cartridge razor since I was already running late.
Work was really exhausting, so I looked forward to yet another great scented shave with one of my favourite soaps ever. This is a proper return of Witchcrafts Wednesday, as I haven't had a 3-pass shave in ages! The Perun made short work of all the stubble around my circle beard, but honestly I'm glad once it's moustache season in November. Not the biggest fan of doing the contour lines over and over until it's finally right...
Turns out the most problematic thing isn't ATG for me, but XTG. At least that was the least comfortable pass and the one where blood spots started to appear in two different spots. No big deal, as the shave was really comfortable everywhere else. But this is worth keeping in mind. I want to use my "Moustache November" to gain more proficiency at shaving my face (except the upper lip and maybe soul patch area) and I look forward to it. Should be fun in an otherwise gloomy month. Have a good time!
Samhain is so goodโฆ
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