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.
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/.
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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Micromatic 3/7: A Clog-Pruf Tabac Tuesday
Great shave with the 1ˢᵗ gen Clog-Pruf (the middle child of the Micromatic family) and the Stank®. The brush keeps shedding large amounts of bristles, it's time to order a replacement knot and hope it arrives before this brush goes bald.
I can thoroughly agree with merikus' statement. GEM razors in particular are a great piece of engineering - still working flawlessly despite being almost (or in some cases over) 100 years old! Shame that DE blades took over in terms of popularity and availability. It's really hard to find good GEM blades over here nowadays.
Sorry to hear about your knot going bald 😔 as a headshaver, I can sympathise with it but unfortunately it won't yield the same good results as a full brush knot. Hope your replacement arrives in a timely manner!
Are you familiar with connaught shaving in the UK? They sell 100 packs for £14 and ship to Europe for £2, so even with the high import duties in the EU, it's a great way to get enough blades for years of shaving at a cheap price per blade.
Thanks!
I got a 100-pack by "Nassrasur-Shop" from Germany around 2021 and those still serve me well, but the shop owner is kind of... ugh. So my next replacement order will definitely be from Connaught, Thanks!