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WetShaving

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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.

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This is the place to ask beginner and simple questions. Some examples include:

  • Soap, scent, or gear recommendations
  • Favorite scents, bases, etc
  • Where to buy certain items
  • Identification of a razor you just bought
  • Troubleshooting shaving issues such as cuts, poor lather, and technique

Please note these are examples and any questions for the sub should be posted here.

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[–] souleater7173@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Posted this in my SorD but I’ll post here too, anybody try Dammusi yet? The scent is incredible, I wish the soap actually smelled like the splash :(

[–] merikus@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven’t tried it yet but really want to. It sounds amazing.

[–] souleater7173@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The scent has been awesome all day. The soap is more complex than the splash, so it’s going to take me a while to really get into it.

I've only tried a sample of the fragrance, so I can't speak to the rest of the line, but I generally find that dirt and mineral notes read as way stronger in shave soap scents than they do in an aftershave. I wonder if that's what you're picking up here.

[–] bmac92@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

My shipment just came in with the sample of the EdP and shave soap (along with the towel). I'll be trying the soap later today for my SotD. I'm liking the EdP (sprayed some on my arm to test). I'll give it a fun run next week, but I may end up buying a full bottle.

[–] Rassawyer@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a day late. :)

But does anyone know where to get an antique straight razor sharpened? I have two of them, and both seem a little too far dulled to recover with just a strop.

[–] sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, there are enough guys around that shave with a straight that you should have a few choices with that. I know Maggard Razors does it.