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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June 26, 2023
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
Thanks to @[email protected] for this generous sample of Musashi. I really like this scent. The jasmine tea, florals, and spice really come through. There's a calm comforting feeling to this fragrance.
As I thought, I was able to get a very nice shave from the Vector. It was comfortable, and almost as close as my shave with the WR4, but I find that I have to work at it a little more, and there's just no area for lather accumulation so attentiveness to what's happening at the edge gets interrupted a lot by rinsing accumulated lather from the razor.
Now, the Vector has an extremely clever design and the geometry between the handle and the blade's edge are unusual. I'm certain that if I used this razor more frequently I would adjust my shaving pattern so that rinsing occurred at convenient intervals, and I would hunt a little less for small adjustments to the edge angle. As it is, though, even with only two shaves, the WR4 just feels right to me. It provides a surprisingly close shave effortlessly.