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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Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Burned by Old Strathcona?
I am getting careless: I believe that my very dry skin was in part caused by frag-burn coming from Old Strathcona (as much as I like it, the oakmoss is probably not for me). In related news, Marmara Barber also burned the hell out of my face โ though that may be simply the fact that it's almost pure alcohol. I will probably leave OS for some time, and then confirm whether I get a reaction from it.
Last minute instructions for the BVWSC shave tomorrow: Narcisse is rather middle of the road what concerns quantity of soap needed and quantity of water you should add โ do as you would do normally. However, LPL soaps often take more work lathering than the soaps you are probably accustomed to. If it seems to be a bubbly mess, just carry on carrying on lathering โ everything will be alright in the end.
Have a good day!
~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~
Thanks for letting us know!
Oh snap, an emacs plugin for your SOTD is next-level.
I wonder how much effort it would be to port to nvim... ๐ค
You could ask Claude, and see what happens. Often, it gets you 90% of the way.
Thanks for the instructions. Fortunately, I already had a LPL soap (something with Patchouli?) and it's closer to a hard soap IMHO. Heavy loading usually does the trick, at least for me...