Every Shave Dad post in the community category.
Andrew's Yaqi badgers wouldn't load while synthetics sailed through. The group zeroed in on hard water, then compared notes on loading time, water removal, and the prep fixes nobody mentions.
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Round 1 of Blizzard Battles 2026 pits Mama Bear Soaps' one-off Bedford Falls, a blend of Bear Ice and Hot Buttered Rum, against Adopted Acres' Triple Dog Dare. Twelve artisans entered. One trophy.
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Ryan asked the group what shave soaps are worth buying on Amazon. Thirty-eight replies. The list runs from grocery-store creams to artisan soaps most people don't think to search for there.
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HAGS marks five years with reissued Eulogy and Resurrection in the premium CORTEX X base, plus four debut releases for summer: Mirage, Abyssal Lagoon, Barbershop Our Signature, and the Baby Blue cooling line. All stocked at The Wet Shaving Store and The Shave Supply.
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Shave Dad and Razor Emporium's Back To Glory drops Friday, June 12. Bergamot, lavender, cedarwood, amber. A tribute to the vintage razors and rituals that built the hobby. Exclusively at Razor Emporium.
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Subtle Art Soap Co. releases Whispering Woods as a full three-piece set, soap, aftershave, and EDP, anchored by Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, vetiver, amber, vanilla, and white musk on the V4B vegan four-butter base.
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Doug's summer SOTD with Subtle Art Soap Co.'s Draconis Glacialis: strong menthol, a new four-butter formula, BBS finish, and a soap headed into Blizzard Battles with A Texan Shaves.
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Phoenix Shaving and Shave Dad return with the Shave Dad's Dad collection for Father's Day 2026, a limited edition built around the memory of Lectric Shave.
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YAQI has kept showing up for the Shave Dad community, running giveaways and helping members find quality shaving gear. A long-overdue note of thanks.
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Jerry refreshed the Shave Dad logo and group banner. The new mark will debut on a Shave Dad release expected this September.
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Jerry's launching a new Smooth Operator soap at the Texas Wet Shave Meetup, marine scent, clean and easy.
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Two months in, three times a week, and Frank has already landed on the two things most new shavers take much longer to name.
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Jerry put up a heat safety reminder in the Shave Dad group, and the message is worth slowing down for. Heat exhaustion doesn't announce itself politely.
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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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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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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.
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The Rex Konsul ran away with the vote, but Yaqi, the Wunderbar, Above The Tie, and a Danish antique all had their people. Real picks, real shavers.
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Jerry paused the feed to say what needed saying. A brief message of remembrance from the Shave Dad community.
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Soap Commander has been around long enough to be an OG in the artisan shave renaissance. Forty-one reactions later, the Shave Dad group was pretty clear on where it stands.
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Jerry reviewed the Razor Works razor and Forbidden Root soap by BCSoapsNSuch ahead of a group pass-around. There's a learning curve on the razor. The soap was a genuine surprise from a newer artisan.
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Shave Dad hit 5,000 members. Jerry's thank-you singled out the members who help newcomers, and that's the part worth reading.
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The Shave Dad Flea Market runs daily in 2026. Razors, soaps, brushes, full trifectas: members buy, sell, and trade in the comments every day. Here's how it works.
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Joseph didn't discover House of Mammoth on his own. His friend Josué pointed him there with a tip: some of their scents are right in your wheelhouse. Dark and bold. That tip paid off.
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Matt asked the Shave Dad group what they wear to work. Thirty-two answers later, the picks range from Mennen Skin Bracer to Sauvage Elixir, with real talk on shared workspaces and fragrance etiquette.
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Four main approaches came out of this thread: dish soap and a toothbrush, ultrasonic cleaners, a DIY disinfecting spray, and rinsing with water alone. All practical, all valid.
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Jerry's running a Razor Works R1 Hammerhead pass-around. The 6061 aluminum razor takes half DE blades, sterilizing packets come along, and spots are open now.
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Daniel set out to fix a residue problem and ended up with a practical tip: lukewarm water keeps the lather slicker than hot.
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Jerry's backing a newcomer: Blaine is launching BCSoapsNSuch on Etsy and kicking things off with a giveaway of Forbidden Root, a warm earthy shaving soap with a smoke edge.
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Three giveaways, a YouTube directory thread with 198 comments, and a first look at a Shave Dad x Razor Emporium collab. Here's the week.
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Jerry just announced Back to Glory, an upcoming Shave Dad x Razor Emporium collab built around the Gillette Red Tip. Scent notes: bergamot, lavender, cedarwood, amber.
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Jerry put out the call to the group's YouTubers: Shave Dad is nearing 5,000 members and could use a mention.
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Two community meetups to put on your calendar. The Great Texas Wet Shavers Meetup at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock on June 6, and The Great Mid-Atlantic Wet Shavers Meetup at Conshohocken Brewing on October 18. Hosts, vendors, and how to get tickets below.
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Jerry pinned The Hone Zone in the Shave Dad group - a permanent thread where experienced honers share gear, instructional videos, and hands-on advice. Bryan put up stones and practice razors on day one.
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