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.
Inspired by Tom Ford's Beau de Jour: lavender extract and fresh lavender over rosemary, oakmoss, mint, basil, and geranium, on a base of patchouli and amber.
Reviews, interviews, and dispatches from artisans and content creators across the wet shaving world.
Look closely at the brushes in the Shave Dad group and one name keeps turning up: Frank Shaving. Ming builds knots and custom brushes for the group's creators, supplies the house brushes at The Wet Shaving Store, and has quietly become one of the community's favorite makers.
Read more →
A shave den is not a shrine, it is a station: the small set of gear that keeps your razor dry, your brush alive, your blades safely retired, and the whole ritual ready to go. Here is what actually earns counter space, what is merely nice, and what to skip.
Read more →
I came out of retirement for one review: Strike Gold Shave's 9/11 tribute soap, with every dollar going to Tunnel to Towers.
Read more →
A benefit release for the 25th anniversary of September 11: a shave soap and aftershave splash from Shave Dad and Strike Gold Shave, made by a retired NYPD officer and a retired Port Authority police officer, with 100 percent of proceeds going to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Read more →
Two safety razors can look identical in a photo and shave nothing alike, because the head is the razor. Closed comb, open comb, slant, adjustable: here is what each head actually does to the blade, who each one suits, and how to pick your next one on purpose.
Read more →
The five-blade cartridge was sold to you as progress, but the mechanism it uses to feel smooth is the same mechanism that causes ingrown hairs and razor burn. Here is what actually changes for your skin when you switch to one blade, and what the switch honestly asks of you.
Read more →
Ming Lee at Frank Shaving sent me their matte copper twist-to-open, and it might be the smoothest TTO I've ever used.
Read more →
The brush is the most misunderstood tool on the shave shelf, and the specs are a wall of jargon: badger grades, boar break-in, knot millimeters, loft, fan versus bulb. Here is the whole picture in one place, what each fiber actually feels like, what the numbers mean, and how to pick your first or your fifth.
Read more →
It looks like a bar of soap made of quartz, costs almost nothing, and lasts for years. The alum block is the oldest tool on the wet shaving shelf and the most misunderstood: part aftershave, part nick treatment, and, most usefully, an honest report card for your technique.
Read more →
Aaron admitted he'd thrown away his own Razorworks R1 by accident, and the group's confessions got a lot messier from there.
Read more →
A honeycomb-textured Van Yulay bowl, a sample of Raise the Bar soap, and the Leaf Twig razor add up to a close, no-irritation shave.
Read more →
The honest answer is not a number of days. A double-edge blade lasts most shavers three to seven shaves, but the real signal is how it feels, not the calendar. Here is what actually wears a blade out, how to tell when it is done, and the myths to ignore.
Read more →
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.
One short newsletter, twice a month. No spam. No filler. Unsubscribe whenever.
