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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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/).
https://gem.wetshaving.social/ - a nice modern interface
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January 30th, 2026
Shave 7 of the brain bowl
January 30th, 2026
Nice DE shave.
SOTD - 2026-01-30
Single pass WTG. Not super close but not too bad; a comfortably close shave. I did a relatively good job keeping it irritation free except for a few places on my neck and my chin. This razor and blade combo feels like a winner potentially. Deton-8 is awesome!
Fougére Friday + Sample kill. I need more Varen. It's such a great scent!
Have a good one.
Varen++
It'll probably be back this spring
I'll be lucky to get three more passes out of this tub, she's almost dead. Great timing, since ASSHOLE starts on Sunday!
Happy Friday, folks. Praise the weekend.