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.
Rich, creamy, ultra-slick lather on the new EIEIO base (Wagyu tallow, duck fat, lard, castor oil), paired with a new alcohol splash designed with skin feel in mind.
Reviews, interviews, and dispatches from artisans and content creators across the wet shaving world.
Jerry's running a giveaway in the Shave Dad group with two soap and aftershave sets from Strike Gold Shave on the line. Camp David and Smooth Operator. Two winners, picked at random.
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I've been asking Ethan at The Shave Mercantile to make a splash for years. He finally did it, and Sangria Nocturne was the one I had to try first.
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Charles asked the Shave Dad group: open comb or closed? Twenty-six members weighed in, and the breakdown tells you something useful about guard geometry and how to pick.
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PAA's Coop soap and splash, inspired by Joop! Homme, gets a Memorial Day outdoor field test above Blue River Reservoir. Tobin's score: a 10.
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Adopted Acres entered the Blizzard Battles with Triple Dog Dare. The label stopped the group cold. The maker says the scent runs even further.
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Brush burn from face lathering has more than one cause, and the fix depends on which one you have. A practical breakdown from people who have dealt with it.
Read more →Each collab is a one-and-done partnership with an artisan. Each release is sold by the partner, links go directly to that retailer.
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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