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/.

Community Rules

Rule 1 - Behaviour and Etiquette

• Be Respectful. Do not bully, flame, or harass others.

• Malicious comments are not allowed but heated discussion and salty banter is okay.

• Low effort replies and complaints about content will be removed.

Rule 2 - Content Guidelines

• Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.

• Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.

• Images, links, or videos must include additional text that summarizes the topic.

Rule 3 - Reviews and Disclosure

• Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.

• Use the [Review] in the title if you can provide comprehensive details with enough familiarity to answer follow-up questions.

• 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

• Vendors are to keep marketing within the biweekly Deals/New Products threads.

• Non-vendors may post topics about products if it will foster a compelling discussion.

• Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.

Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content

• All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.

• 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.

MODERATORS

Christmas in July, but in June

"Product must be:
     - Explicitly marketed as a Winter scent OR
     - Explicitly marketed for a holiday occuring between Winter Solstice and Vernal Equinox OR
     - Strictly feature pine, fir, or spruce.  (Evergreens with dirt or lichen?  Nope.  No dirt allowed in the living room - only the tree!)
Caveat: Products explicitly marketed for multiple seasons or other seasons do not count (eg. ""a summer breeze through pine trees"")."

Winter is a special time in Upstate New York. Deer season opens, folks fire up their wood stoves, and the mountains become dusted with caps of glittering snow.

But, more exciting than any of those, the snowmobile trails open again. Promises is an ode to this most exhilarating time of the year, the smell of a warm drink from a thermos while out on the trail with friends. Notes of orange and bergamot are suffused with the warmth of real honey, whiskey lactone, peat, and nutmeg. To finish it off, we’ve incorporated the strange, rubbery, industrial character of a high grade saffron molecule to give the scent the feel of being out on the trail with idling sleds all around.

Promises is a slice of Northeastern wintertime. Let it snow!