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
https://old.wetshaving.social/ - designed to look like old.reddit.com
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social/.
๐ช Track the uptime of our various services here:
https://uptime.splettnet.com/status/wetshaving
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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Spearhead โค๏ธ vs CBubs ๐
This 7 vs 10 match-up is the hardest for me to date. Both artisans deserve the underdog boost and a chance to take a crack at the Mammoth (sorry Cow, but... You know).
In the end, I had to choose Spearhead which is just about my favourite brand. It's not a choice I can enjoy guilt freely, however, nor can I confidently predict the outcome of this match-up. Catie's Bubbles has a huge arsenal of great scents, and I think it has the edge today among the old guard on the sub. Spearhead is only 6 scents into its stellar ascent to shavedom greatness, but has been (subjectively, I didn't run the numbers) more visible on the sub than CBubs in the last two years or so, and we do have a big turnover. No telling at what rate new members vote today vs the grizzled veterans. On the other hand, CBubs has personally been a lot more visible on the sub discord than Spearhead recently. So in some sense, today may also be a generational struggle, or even a contest over who's closer to the cocaine. I'm going to follow it closely.
3 Scots smells like a fresh version of Spiced, less sweet and gourmand, and this solves my long-standing is-Spiced-a-Christmas-scent?-yes-of-course-it-is-u/semaj3000 conundrum: 3 Scots is my summer Spiced, Spiced is my winter Scots.
No matter the outcome today, we'll have a well-deserving winner and a tragic robbed runner-up.
Also, happy Wedgeday everyone!
Here here!
As we say here in the Sailing "Capital" of the US, I decided to split tacks with the fleet.