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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🪒 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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25.01.2025 - A Saturday Test
-> 2 passes on the dome with the safety razor and 1 around the doorknocker on the face with the kamivette. Very enjoyable shave and no bleeding!
For some odd reason, I had a craving to use my kamisori shavette again. As this doesn't lend itself well to head shaving, it was time to trim my stubble into a more suitable beard style to try it out. I have to admit, working with very short stubble complicates shaping a partial beard a lot but I managed. Despite that, I only went with a single pass to ease my face skin back into shaving (and honestly, the zero gap trimmer did irritate my skin already). I haven't used it for a full shave of the cheeks in ages, but I am satisfied for now with my technique. I went for a rather narrow goatee with sharp edges and that's where shavettes shine: clear & defined contours.
Masala Connection is a great soap. It's yet again a soap where you can barely make out individual notes, but José seems to be living by the mantra that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. This in particular is such a beautiful blend of almost all notes that I enjoy in wetshaving and fragrances that I really regret that he doesn't do toners/alcohol free balms. The base is really creamy once you load like a madman (note: that's how I mostly roll anyways) and despite the cinnamon in it, it gives me no skin irritation - just a very slick shave, perfect for razors like the kamivette.
NSR: had a big dopamine rush going into this shave since I finally managed to nail a lesson on my bass course that was giving me trouble. It took some elbow grease, but the feeling of finally conquering it was awesome. Deliberate practice is a real game changer!