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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Baccarat Dupehole
I love the warmth and comfort this Baccarat Rouge dupe conveys. Very nice before a wintery Saturday morning on the playground.
This B21 is my most-used brush, and it's a pleasure to use. It used to feel huge, but the Moar Boar took good care of that misconception.
I came in from walking the dog to see this. Perfect timing! Haven't seen that Sparschweinchen in a while!
It's that Koraat box! Because of the larger box size, the Sparschweinchen sits behind all other straights in my out-of-reach-of-curious-toddlers top shelf and gets used less frequently than other razors. I should just bite the bullet, get rid of that pretty box and stick it in a smaller razor sleeve 😅
Heresy! What about getting an over-the-top shelf?
That being said, the TI leather sleeve is neat.
As the tallest in the family, all the over-the-top shelf space is arleady my natural habitat in this apartment. The ceilings are 3.80 high, so that's quite a bit of usable real estate :)
I have mixed feelings about that TI sleeve. Since it doesn't actually close and the razor can slide out, it's not something you could just through in a box of razors, unlike razors in these Maggard sleves for instance. So I'm left with something that looks and feels neat, but still needs to go in some sort of secondary container in my box of razors.
I have this one, which seems as functional as the Maggard one:
Oh, that's nice!
Mines just a sleeve, with an open end. @gcgallant's le Grelot has the same. I didn't know some TIs come with good pouches like yours. TIL
This might be because it's old - I bought it second hand off eBay, and the engraving shows sign of ware.
Either way, yours seems nice ☺️