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!
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https://gem.wetshaving.social/ - a nice modern interface
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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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Rare GEM - 11. Dezember 2025
1 pass on the head as well as one each for neckline and cheek lines. A bit of a rough shave yet again, don't know how old this blade is.
One of my few rare GEM SE razor shaves. Especially with this gold-plated razor, it's probably getting the fewest uses out of the bunch. Unfortunately the head shave wasn't so nice, I thought one day off would allow my skin to heal, but nope. It scraped up a few of the old weepers. Thankfully, only a bit - so no alum block was required. The end result was rather close, but less comfortable. Same for my neck. Btw, by reading neckline and cheek lines you can probably guess that the henriquatre is no more. Actually, for a few days already. I simply obsessed too much about perfect straight lines and my short stubble allows me to appreciate imperfections much better. It's still kinda hard for my inner perfectionist, but hey, I rocked a job interview like this.
Speaking of the job interview, it went well. Really interesting workplace and they'd hire me on January 1st if everything fits. I have an appointment for a "hospitation day" next Tuesday, to see if I can get along with this kind of work and the potential colleagues of this station. So far, so good. The Monday before is yet another job interview, so I actually have two places to compare. I'll try to leave my best impression so that ideally, both places would want to hire me and it's up to my decision what I choose.
Great to hear things went well. SOunds like you got a good plan moving forward!
Thanks! Yeah, it seems like everything's moving in the right direction ๐๐ป