Limited-edition collaborations, reviews, and field-tested gear for the wet shaving community. Whether you're picking up your first DE razor or you've been at it for forty years, you're home.
Top: Freshly Ground Espresso Beans, Roasted Coffee. Middle: Dark French Roast. Base: Smoked Roasted Wood Accord.
Reviews, interviews, and dispatches from artisans and content creators across the wet shaving world.
I'm shaving today with Elysian Icing, a lemon-menthol tallow soap from Shannon at Elysian Soap Shop, the Shield Titan Elite Defender titanium razor, and a new matte white brush from Grizzly Bay.
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Jeff asked why anyone in this hobby stretches a blade when they've got hundreds in the drawer. The group had a good answer: because shave one usually isn't the best one.
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I'm setting the rotation aside for seven days: one soap, one brush, one razor, one blade, every morning. Day one is done, and the Tatra Red blade is already making me question my choices.
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Jeff asked, the group answered. Turns out 800 is just getting started.
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I thought the Cajun Blade ACR1 was too aggressive. Two weeks of deliberate technique work changed my mind, but this razor is still not for beginners.
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The ACR1 shaves like it costs twice its $28 price, and The Cutter is the best aquatic I've smelled in a long time. Both drop today from The Cajun Blade Store.
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The RazoRock Hawk III sits at the center of my nine favorite stainless AC razors. Five years of use, dings included, and it still delivers every time.
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Twelve shaves across three handles and half-face comparisons against the Henson, Rockwell, and Feather AS-D2. Guard side or smooth side, here's what the Tier One Echelon actually delivers.
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Last Pass is a coffee-forward tallow shaving soap from the Shave Dad and Van Yulay collaboration. Espresso and roasted coffee up top, smoked wood in the base. Sold direct on vanyulay.com.
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John at Cape Cod Wet Shaving reviews Last Pass, the new Van Yulay and Shave Dad collab. Not a sweet creamy coffee soap. This one is dark, dry, and roasted down to the wood.
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Glenn reviews Phoenix Shaving's Cucumber Fumbler, shaves with the Artifact razor and Cyclotrode X, and gives his honest take on the Bob Dylan show in Philadelphia.
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Van Yulay and Shave Dad Jerry teamed up on Last Pass, a coffee-inspired shaving soap dropping July 17. First look at the soap, the Cajun Blade ACR-1, and my morning shave routine.
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A discovery tour of the double-edge razor blades worth knowing, grouped by where they come from and what kind of shavers reach for them. Not a ranking, a map of the territory.
Each collab is a one-and-done partnership with an artisan. Each release is sold by the partner, links go directly to that retailer.
A discovery tour of the classic aftershaves worth knowing, splashes, balms, colognes, and cooling treatments, grouped by where they come from and what kind of shavers reach for them. Not a ranking, a map of the territory.
Small-batch makers, family-run soap labs, and independent razor smiths. Every Shave Dad release is a partnership.
Short guides built around the questions Jerry has answered ten thousand times in the Facebook group.
The Full Beginner's Path →
Wet shaving is the original way to shave, a brush, a soap, a single-blade razor, and water. Here's why people still do it.
What to look for in a starter double-edge razor, and three specific models that won't steer you wrong.
Synthetic, boar, or badger, what each is, what they cost, and which one to start with.
Soap vs. cream, tallow vs. vegan, drugstore vs. artisan, and three specific starter products that won't disappoint.
The single skill that makes or breaks a wet shave: turning a puck of soap into a thick, slick lather. With water ratios.
WTG, XTG, ATG, what they mean, why each pass exists, and how to actually do them without bleeding.
What you do in the five minutes before and after the razor matters more than most beginners realize.
Diagnose what went wrong from the symptom: stinging, red rash, bumps, or pinprick bleeding.
How to make a brush last 10 years and a razor last forever. Drying, blade rotation, soap storage.
The mistakes everyone makes in their first month, and how to recognize you're making them.
The vocabulary you'll see in every Facebook group, every YouTube review, and every Shave Dad release post.
Traditional Wet Shaving, men's grooming and healthcare. Everyone is welcome.
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