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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11.08.2025
Today I finally found the motivation to shave again - been going with electric trimmers lately but it just isn't the same. I tried two things inspired by @walden@sub.wetshaving.social 's latest SOTD posts: first this shaving cream/paste made under license by Meißner Tremonia, and then a small "battle of the blades" from blades I found in my drawer.
While MTs pastes used to be harder creams that were even a bit harder than some artisan croaps (kinda like resin), this one got a little softer over time and was more like a shaving mousse. The scent is nothing to write home about: menthol, eucalyptus and that's it. Kinda like an ointment for sore joints and muscles. While MT isn't mentioned on the packaging anywhere, there are clear signs that it was made by them: the consistency of the product, the violet glass jar and last but not least the ingredient list matching perfectly to their paste. Unfortunately, MT has stopped making any soaps or pastes and only has some beard care products in their portfolio. I even suspect they went bankrupt, since there's almost nothing available anymore. It's sad.
For today's small blade battle, I took one blade from an unmarked ziplock bag I found and a single Derby Premium. The blade in the plain white wrapper turned out to be a AccuTec Personna "Super" made in the USA. I guess it has some kind of coating, judging by the feeling of the shave. The Derby is kinda like a turkish basar of coatings: it seemingly has them all. Both are on the milder side, at least by my judgement. I did the first mostly WTG pass with the Personna, then the Derby, and some final cleanups with the Personna yet again. While this setup was perhaps not the best for a fair comparison, the Personna felt sharper while not sacrificing any mild feeling for it. So yeah, this is a narrow US win. Sadly I won't get any more of these blades thanks to the tariffs enforced by President Cheeto. 😑 I also got rid of all russian blades I still had left. Don't want to support a warmonger with future purchases, even though the russian population can't do anything about their shitty leader and have to suffer for it.
Still, glad to be able to shave again - I love the smooth feeling of my dome!
Invariably, on days when I shave just because it is habit, I feel exactly like you did afterwards. Today was, in fact, one of those days. I was thinking of the shave as a chore to fit in between other tasks. Afterwards, I was just glad to have had such a great experience.
tbh I often still see it as a chore that I need to fit between other tasks. This time was different though, I actively chose to do it at a set time and listened to ambient music while shaving. It was noticeably more relaxing that way.
For me, it is time that I have already set aside. Normally, I treat it as a practice of mindfulness, like meditation. There are days, of course, when I’m just not in the mood and just go through the motions, but I normally look forward to each shave.