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.
๐ช Check out these alternative front-ends for this server:
https://gem.wetshaving.social/ - a nice modern interface
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social/.
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https://uptime.splettnet.com/status/wetshaving
๐ช 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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19.12.2024 - Cyber test drive shave
-> 2 passes on the head, really smooth and rather quick shave.
First impression of the RR Cyber: this one is actually fun in design and use! Put a fresh RPL in it and then I started shavin'. On the first, slow WTG pass I actually had to check if I forgot to put the blade in - it has almost no blade feel despite being the medium version. Good that I didn't pick the mild one. It actually kinda works like a GEM razor in DE format: put the top cap flat on your skin and you'll get a smooth shave. On the sides of my head were a lot more and coarser hair grows, it actually had some nice audio feedback - not as crispy as a GEM and certainly no blade chatter either, but noticeable "toast buttering". The ATG pass was smooth sailing too - I'd currently think that I could also shave with this one while I am either massively sleep deprived or drunk, i.e. it's less thrill and more efficiency focused. Some might say this is like driving with training wheels, but in some cases where I just want to get done quickly with a shave, it has its use cases. Can't really say this is a useless addition to the collection. Of course, further shaves are required to judge its true merit for me. The initial impression is very positive though!
Hindsight was beckoning to me today: Hey, heard ya missed smoke in yesterday's Mammoth soap. Lemme fix that for ya! and it was gloriously smoky. I really have to compliment Scott on this one, making something so divisive yet oddly comfortable requires knowledge and grit. Good thing is that I really know well how to lather DG to my preference so it was really a very nice shave overall.
Just one more day of work tomorrow. It's yet another early shift for me (ugh) but at least before 3 days off (yay).