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Shaving Parlour

Traditional wet shaving, explained: safety razors, soaps, brushes, and a closer, kinder shave.

Safety razors, soaps, and brushes: a close shave without the burn.

Wet shavers' forum

The corner of the site where readers compare notes: technique problems, lather troubleshooting, and the gear rabbit hole we all fell down. New shavers are welcome, nobody sneers at a cartridge convert, and old threads stay up because the answers keep being useful.

Technique and skin

Blade angle, pressure, grain mapping, and calming a face that's had enough.

Razor burn on my neck every single shave, face is fine. What am I missing? started by mikeyc44, Mar 22, 2026

5 replies · 520 views · last reply by mikeyc44, May 6, 2026

Lather, soaps and gear

Soaps, creams, brushes and razors, and making them all behave.

How many shaves per blade is normal? Mine starts tugging by shave four started by petek77, Jun 16, 2026

5 replies · 340 views · last reply by petek77, Jul 5, 2026

My soap will not lather no matter what I do. Hard water, or am I the problem? started by Graham B, Oct 5, 2025

4 replies · 380 views · last reply by Graham B, Nov 16, 2025