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.
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- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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June 30th, 2025: My favorites
Theme justification: I bought this tub of soap on a trip to Merz Apothecary with u/VisceralWatch, and it has become my favorite scent! Weird, right? Everybody seems to hate Batters Up. VW handed me the tub and said "smell this", so I did. I was initially surprised by what was happening in my nostrils, and agreed "yeah, I can see why people don't like it". Then I smelled some other stuff, returning to Batters Up to give it another try. It didn't put me off, it was just different. I smelled it a couple more times and decided "you know what, I like it". I'm so glad I bought it. Noble Otter is, of course, great soap, and the scent represents what I love about artisan shaving -- uniqueness, variety, exploring, being bold, trying different things, telling a story, etc. That type of thing isn't possible outside of the artisan world, because a scent like Batters Up wouldn't be approved by the CEO's and other Executives involved in the process.
Everything else I used could be considered my favorite, too. The CFG Legacy razor, the Wolf Whiskers handle with my favorite synthetic knot, my favorite aftershave formula (and scent), and my favorite soap-scent-turned-frag, Lavanille. Fantastic all around!
Oh yeah, and the blade. This Personna P74 is nearing marathon territory, often defined as 100+ shaves. 100 isn't a goal, but at this point I can't not do it. After 100 I'll set it aside and try another DE blade for science. If I like the fresh blade better, I'll stop using the P74. Otherwise, I'll keep going with the P74. I haven't used any other DE blades since starting with this blade, but I've used cartridge's and straight razors. Here's my first shave with this blade, which was on January 17th of this year https://sub.wetshaving.social/post/1824382/2944765.