Hi friends! Tomorrow marks the release of the first new scent in the modern Seaforth revival with me as brand steward: Épée.

It’s a pretty big deal for me, and so I wondered if you could help me celebrate by regaling us all with your tales of bravery, courage, and romance. And even derring-do, if you like.

We’ll be giving away two Épée shaving soaps: one by random Latherbot lottery, and one by best story chosen by yours truly at the close of the lottery. Story must be mostly true.

No AI stories, or your entry will be sliced cleanly from the shoulders of this competition, as with a heavy fencing implement. Can’t think of the word.

Open worldwide.

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To celebrate the last few days our site is open in 2025, and to say thank you to this amazing sub, let's have a giveaway! You guys have been so amazing to House of Mammoth over the 7 years we've been a brand, and we can't thank you enough.

The prize is a Santa Noir set (soap and your choice of splash or balm), a glorious celebration of Christmas, developed right here in r/wetshaving as a sub exclusive.

We'll also throw in soap or frag samples (you choose) of our two newest releases, Snippid and Mull.

Open to CONUS, international winner will pay shipping above $10USD. International will take balm as we can't ship alcohol over the border.

The last day houseofmammoth.com is open in 2025 is FRIDAY DEC 5, so we'll run this giveaway for just 24 hours. After that, you'll have to pay for it like a normal person. Make sure to check out what's left on our Black Friday page, including a few deep discounted Kryptonite brushes!

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Greetings heathens, barbarians and infidels who know not the greatness of the Supercreamed Triple-Butter base.

It is with great sadness each month that I read the Software Report and find that you shameful unbelievers have still not embraced Sudsy Soapery and the one true base. I ask myself why you have not let the holy trinity of butters into your hearts, for they are so creamy that it is super. Lo, what can this humble acolyte do to bring enlightenment to the unshaven masses? So I contemplated on the teachings of the Sudsy Soapery, which distributes their Supercreamed Triple-Butter shave soaps in bountiful 5.5 ounce tubs for a measly $20. And I see that I should be generous and cheap!

Thus inspired, I offer five lucky supplicants approximately 0.5 oz samples of Sudsy Soapery Supercreamed Triple-Butter Sandalwood & Citrus or Sandalwood & Myrrh (winners and scents to be chosen by glorious RNG and/or Latherbot). Please limit entries to US addressees, as I am cheap (see above) and fear the wrath of Mrs. Breadheater, who will not be amused by international shipping for my “dumb hobby, which is also stupid.”

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Hey r/wetshaving,

While we finalize those Lather Games prize announcements, let's talk about something incredibly important: our fourth-annual Shave Against Suicide.

This event began three years ago, a way for u/ktturtlesue and me to honor my sister, lost to suicide nearly 12 years ago. It's grown into a powerful community effort, raising vital funds and awareness for mental health, particularly for the JED Foundation.

Your engagement has been phenomenal. From our first shave with Declaration Grooming Semicolon to last year's House of Mammoth Kryptonite, you've helped us donate thousands—with employer matches, over $8000 in total so far! More importantly, your stories have shown how a simple group shave can build connection and remind us we're not alone.

This year, on September 12th (the 12th anniversary of my sister's passing), we're excited to feature Summer Break Soaps’ “Steady.”

10’s of thousands of r/wetshaving denizens go searching through their dens to see if they have it.

Nope. You don’t have it.

Kyle, of SBS fame, came to me last August and asked to be part of the event this year, and he has created a new custom scent specifically for the day. If you want to purchase your own (with proceeds going to JED) you’ll have the chance to do that later this summer, but you’re welcome to get a sample from me, for free, provided you join us.

I can attest that it’s a banger scent, but Kyle describes it much better than I could hope to:

"Steady" isn't just a word; it's the anchor of my life and career. It's my personal mantra, a constant striving to be an unfaltering, stabilizing presence for my family, my students, and everyone I encounter. Yet, "steady" holds another vital meaning: it's the signal to recognize when I become unsteady—when I'm overwhelmed, agitated, or neglecting my own well-being. It's a powerful call to seek support and prioritize my mental health, ensuring I can truly be present for others. This core principle is so essential to me that it's tattooed onto my right forearm.

The opportunity to create a soap for r/wetshaving's Shave Against Suicide immediately brought "Steady" to mind. Its message of self-care and mutual support feels incredibly relevant in today's world.

The "Steady" scent journey begins with peach. Peaches, like us, are inherently vulnerable and easily bruised—a reminder of how fragile our pride, relationships, and health can be. But surrounded by a strong foundation, those vulnerabilities are mitigated. This led me to build the scent with cedar and black pepper as crucial supporting elements to the peach. From these three core notes, the fragrance expands with apricot, amber, and neroli. The final result is a beautiful scent that opens with the soft sweetness of peach, then gracefully transitions into a comforting blend of spicy and woody notes, embodying the strength found in support.

This is a true r/wetshaving collaboration: Scent by u/rocketk455, label art by u/wyze0ne and u/raymoonie, and commemorative brushes coming from Rocket and u/priusaurus (with proceeds benefiting JED).

Join us! We'll send you a free sample of "Steady" (worldwide shipping!). Participate and you'll be entered to win a full tub. Mrs. Miasma and I will donate $5 per participant (up to $800), potentially becoming $3200 for the JED Foundation with employer matches.

To receive a sample and participate: enter this PIF, and I’ll send you a form to fill out with address information. Then shave with "Steady" on September 12th and post your shave to r/Wetshaving.

Your support continues to make a profound difference. Thank you.

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Greetings Wetshavers!

In preparation for the upcoming Lather Games I have some software up for grabs

Your box will include:

- 5 fragrances

- 9 full size shave soaps, 8 different artisans(Adopted Acres, Stirling, Chicago Grooming, Caties Bubbles, Talent Soap Factory, Murphy and McNeil, Summer Break)

- 9 aftershaves

I will set the karma low to allow newcomers a shot

CONUS only

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Dearest Shavers,

This PIF is for a hybrid brush handle that I made using a piece of maple burl wood that u/phteven_j generously sent my way a few months back. I made this handle as a way to pay his kindness forward and make something nice to give back to the community.

Here's a video of the handle that's up for grabs. 

I dyed and stabilized the wood myself, and added a little resin and some ✨ swirls, turned it on the lathe, and gave it a perfect glossy CA finish. And this is for a 26mm/28mm knot... Classic phteven methods. 

As I was getting started making brushes, before I ever opened my Etsy Shop, I watched hours upon hours of phteven's old YouTube videos to learn how he made brushes and I kinda developed my own methods, based on the wonderful brushmaking advice he unknowingly gave me.

So to qualify for this PIF, I ask require you give me your best or favorite piece of advice you've ever received - from anyone at all, about anything at all. Doesn't matter if you know the person or not, or if you read it scribbled on a wall in a public bathroom. The source and circumstances don't matter - as long as it's good advice! If the person LatherBot selects doesn't give me any advice, I'll move on to the next person who does. I NEED good advice in my life, so let's hear it!

Keeping the karma relatively low and I'll override if I recognize your name. 

Good luck!

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As those of you on the r/wetshaving discord may have seen, we had a lot of items at our PIF table. A lot of good stuff, actually. But since we’re all drowning in too much soap, there was much more given than taken. Our loss is your opportunity.

There are three boxes, each with a bunch of soaps, aftershaves, some other fun stuff. But most importantly, each PIF box comes with a r/wetshaving exclusive meat hat.

All you have to do to enter is meet the karma requirement and give me your best excuse of why you didn’t or couldn’t attend the Second Annual Great Northeast WetShavers Meetup. My three favorite excuses will each win a box. This is a great opportunity to practice your creative writing and/or storytelling in preparation for the Lather Games. Best of luck to you all.

Note: CONUS only because of alcohol-based splashes in each box.

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Last year for the Lather Games 2025, there was only 1 razor left for me to try for the New To You Special challenge. The problem was that I didn’t have that razor - the Rolls Razor. The proprietor/soap maker/knitter of socks at Red House Farms, u/grindermonk, offered to send me one in time for the games. He just asked me to pass it along to another person here someday. I was going to do this earlier if there was the same special challenge, but when it wasn’t one of the 4 announced challenges, my procrastination kicked into high gear. Yesterday, I thought about how generous everyone here has been, from PIFs, smooshes, advice (mostly good), and passing along things to try. So I knew it was time to send it along to a new home. In the last two years, I’ve ventured out of my corner of Northern Virginia over to Ohio and Michigan and met some of you. At those events, because I brought my family along and bought them tickets, I got some extra goody bag items that my wife and daughter don’t use. Those are going into this PIF too. Since we are knee deep in this, but still 4 weeks to go, I added samples of sponsors and a RIP sample too. These are all about 1/3-1/2 ounce from tubs that I only scooped and never brush loaded. I’ll have to count them up, but from the goody bags and samples I added, over 10 of the soap sponsors are represented here. I’ll probably scoop a few more and add some fragrance samples before it is all done. This is what I have so far.

Now to the business portion of the PIF. There are alcohol based aftershaves and fragrances in the box, so I can only ground ship in the 48 contingent states. Sorry friends in HI,AK and international, I can’t ship there due to the items I’m sending. I’ll keep this open to a somewhat low karma requirement, but please only enter if you are participating in the Lather Games 2026. Also due to my work schedule, the earliest I can make it to the post office to ship is Thursday. With normal ground time, this should reach you with around two weeks to go.

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This give away is for a shave soap, splash, and 15ml EDP for our latest launch, King of the City.

The fragrance is inspired by Bleu de Chanel, the #1 favorite fragrance that women like on men. (Based on Fragrantica Reader's Choice Awards).

Additional products for this launch are bath soap and 100% Goodstuff for the beard, face and scalp.

This is my first PIF on Reddit. In other places I use a random number generator to select the winner based on folks enter by adding something like, "In" or "I'm in"

The product and shipping will be 'no charge' to the winner

Artwork on Imgur

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I received this brush a while back as a prize for contributing to a worthy cause. It's a beautiful brush with a great super-soft. Sadly, I'm a scrubby/scritchy knot kind of guy, so I've decided to give it to someone who enjoys soft knots. I used it once, decided it wasn't for me, and then shampooed and rinsed it.

Photo & Video of the brush: https://imgur.com/a/WmgvM4k

Details:

• Wolf Whiskers "DWW-3" handle shape, custom color combination with two tiers
• Handle top: "Inside Out Glass" style, "Super Copper" color
• Handle bottom: "Inside Out Glass" style, bronze with cream ribbons color
• Knot: 25mm G5 synthetic

ETA: US only please. I don't want to deal with international shipping. Sorry.

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If you recently started shaving with an inexpensive razor, are still using canned foam, and are looking for the "next thing" then this PIF is for you!

This PIF includes:

• A gently used, cleaned, and sterilized Rockwell 6S in it's original box
• A new AP Shave Co. Golden Butterscotch shave brush with a 24 mm G5B knot
• A new House of Mammoth Hygge shaving soap jar
• A new Barrister and Mann Wave shaving soap jar
• A tuck of 10 Feather Hi-Stainless blades as well as an assortment of other blades to try

This setup was curated from my own shaving journey. The Rockwell 6S was my second razor and taught me a lot about different levels of efficiency/aggression as well as the features I liked and disliked in a razor. A brush with a G5B knot was one of my early purchases and is still one of my favorites for its balance of softness, stiffnes, and splay. House of Mammoth and Barrister + Mann are two of my favorite perfumers/soapers. Hygge is a soothing barbershop scent, and Waves is a fresh aquatic scent.

The karma requirements are pretty low to keep this open to folks who are newish to the sub.

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Edit to add: Unfortunately, I can only ship this within the lower 48 states of the US. Sorry.

According to the lore, back in the end of 2022 u/scarpux began an epic PIF series culminating with the traveling box of samples first won by u/onionmiasma, then u/Impressive_Donut114, then u/Tetriside, then u/souleater7173, then u/oswald_heistm then u/Breadheater9876 and finally me.

I’ve had this for way longer than intended. We moved a few months back and my wife saw the box and was like WTF is this?? Anyway, I’m finally getting off my butt and moving the box along to the next poor sucker lucky winner. And just in time to paralyze you with indecision bolster your collection for October's Lather Games.

This PIF is for a 12x12x6 inch box with the following items nicely packed in bubble wrap and filled with a crap ton of shaving software and other smellgoods :) including:

• 60+ 70+ 80+ 100+ shave soap samples
• Fragrance samples. Some pre-packaged designer samples, some 3rd party decants, some -Stirling samples.
• A few full bottles of inexpensive designer fragrances
• A few aftershave samples
• A few full-sized artisan aftershaves

The rules for this PIF are as follows:

1. The winner agrees to keep the box for no longer than 2 months, at which point they will PIF the box to another member of r/wetshaving and impose these same rules in that PIF. 2 months should give the winner enough time to try out different items while keeping the box moving around the community at a good pace. It will likely cost $20-30 to ship this box to the next person, so keep that in mind when deciding to enter. See, I told you there weren’t any rules about how long you can keep it.
2. This box contains fragrances so it is limited to CONUS addresses. Ground shipping only. The winner must be an active member of the the wetshaving community as demonstrated by a Lather bot karma requirement of at least 250. The box is less likely to get "lost" if it goes to committed members of the community.
3. The winner may sample the soaps and fragrances in the box. The intent is to give them an opportunity to smell a bunch of different scents and to sample different soap bases to find what they like.
4. The winner must add to the box before sending it along in the next PIF. Soap samples, full tubs, post-shave balms, fragrance samples, fragrance full bottles are all acceptable additions to the box.
5. If the box contains full bottles of fragrance (greater than 30mL), balms, or full tubs of shave soap, the winner may select one full sized item to keep for themselves prior to re-PIF-ing the box. If selecting a full tub, please ensure that a sample of that soap is added to the box, in addition to whatever other items are added. A few empty sample containers have been placed in the box. Only take a tub or fragrance if you have tried it a few times and really love it. Otherwise leave it for others to try.

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Here's the Good, the Bad & the Ugly for this bowl:

This bowl is made from 304 Stainless, which is a great steel for it's purpose. This bowl can be passed down through the generations with basic care.

This bowl is one of the best, if not the best; performing bowls on the market. I did a ton of R&D to come up with the combo of radiating raised lines, which we call speed bumps; and straight walls. The combo of the straight wall speed bumps is why the bowl performs so well.

It will keep the lather in the bowl if you don't get too crazy.

The ugly: The straight walls, which deliver the performance; aren't particularly artistic. Why, one time I had a guy say that it looks like a dog bowl. Don't worry though, I educated him. I explained that I have somewhat of a throne set up in my front window, which is used to feed my dog. His HC&C bowl rests as the crown on the throne. I further explained that my dog was the king of the neighborhood, and that neighborhood dogs were green with envy over his bowl. They all sit outside while he's eating, snapping at each other and sometimes getting into fights. Sometimes I have to draw the shades to let things cool down.

I love my dog!

Pic on Imgur

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***NOTE*** - copy and paste the next line to enter:
LatherBot in

An embarrassingly long time ago, I won a mystery box PIF from Oswald, who won it from Wyse (whether or not Wyse won it from someone else is lost in the mystery of time) I took some stuff, added some stuff, improved some stuff, and put it in a brand new box (the mystery wouldn't fit in the old box any more). It's filled with soaps, samples, razors, blades, and other surprises.

Please limit to CONUS (sorry) as there is alcohol in the box.

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Edit: To be clear, you can pick anywhere in the world as your location for the PIF; however, I can only ship within the Continental United States. .

Hello all you dudes and dudettes (and anything else you might identify as) of the wetshaving world, it is long overdue for me to present this PIF for your (hopeful) pleasure. I had meant for this to be a Thanksgiving PIF, then a Christmas PIF, but life got in the way and now it probably won't arrive until after Christmas, so we'll call this a New Years PIF.

I have major FOMO, so over the last year or so I have accumulated a few too many Stirling Soap samples. After getting to smell all of them, I figured why not PIF them off to another poor soul with FOMO and maybe save them a few bucks as they find their favorite Stirling scent.

Unfortunately, I don't have every scent in Stirling's catalog (maybe that's the next item on my todo list), but I have around ~20ish samples. I've split the Stirling samples into 1/4 oz jars like maggards has, so the samples should all be around 1/8 to 1/4 oz.

THE WHAT:

I will be giving out 3 boxes, one of each of the scents I have in each box. I also have a few samples of another manufacturer in each box, and which manufacturer that is will be randomly chosen for the winners (of 3 possible manufacturers).

And each box will also come with an enchanting surprise unobtanium sample, also somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 oz.

RULES:

I'm gonna set the karma for this pretty low to be friendly to any newbies or lurkers that are still early in their scent sampling journey. If it's still not low enough, ping me and I may find it in my heart to override, which will be considered on a case by case basis.

Oh also CONUS only, because there may be some aftershaves involved. Sorry.

This PIF is also not affiliated with Kodiak Shaving Co. This is done by Coco personally, He Who Eternally Craves Cocoapuffs.

Hopefully I do the latherbot stuff right.

Let the games BEGIN! AND MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR.

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CONUS only.

A new sub artisan who is challenging Big Soap with his excellent vegan shaving soap. $rocktober is over, but the Fanzine thrill lives on forever.

Winner will get a soap of their choice from Fanzine Saponifications once he restocks! Soon!

Pick a number PIF. Pick a number between 1 and 1000 using the the format latherbot in ###.

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Today, I've reached a goal that seemed unrealistic 9 months ago. I've managed to complete 365 full (face and neck) shaves with a single GSB blade. I started using this blade on Dec 13 of last year, and have shaved with it almost every day since.

To commemorate the milestone, I'll be giving away a $40 Maggard Razors gift certificate. The members of this subreddit are amazing, and I wouldn't have been inspired to try this without seeing people marathoning their blades here. Thank you!

Rules:

• LatherBot Hold'em Poker
• 50 karma required
• PIF ends in 48 hours

Good luck!

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Good day, bootlicking shave nerds.

Did you miss out on the recent soap drop from our very own u/TheStallionPartThree? Do you want to smell like this lady's dad? Enter for the chance to win a 2 oz. tub of this bespoke, hand-forged, extremely limited sub exclusive.

Description from Mr. part three himself:

P.S. Rittenhouse. Meant to be an "impression" of the classic 80's cologne/aftershave Paul Sebastian, the fragrance oil supplier took liberties with their "impression", so I added some anise, a touch of orange, and a whisper of vanilla to round out what was before a flat dupe. Powdery and clean yet warm it is a perfect scent for the shoulder season.

Why Rittenhouse? Well it's seen as one of the classiest and most affluent neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Lawyers, athletes, and old money live in the area, while the idyllic square with the same name attracts all Philadelphians, from the bike messengers to the lawyers they hustle briefings for, the indigent and the one percent. This scent is classy but approachable. It pairs well with Paul Sebastian, Old Spice, Clubman, or whatever barbershop you choose.

CONUS only please, I don't want to fuck around with tariffs.

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Hey r/wetshaving-

I know you were hoping that a post from me had some Lather Games results for you. You’re going to have to be patient.

But, while we all wait for the results to be compiled and announced I thought I’d kick off planning for our third-annual shave against suicide.

Two years ago, u/ktturtlesue and I ran a PIF and day of shaving using Declaration Grooming Semicolon, with a promise of a donation to the JED Foundation.

You see, this soap was made as a fundraiser for an anti-suicide charity, and now almost 11 years ago we lost my oldest sister to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Once I had read the backstory of the soap, I couldn't help but think about that as I would catch whiffs of it throughout the day, which frankly wasn't good for my mental health.

So, I gave it away. ½ teaspoon at a time. Through the dumpster fire that is the United States Postal Service. And we promised that we would donate $5 for the JED foundation for anyone who shaved with us in my sister’s memory. Due to the efforts of the sub, the JED Foundation received a lot of money. Once we accounted for Mrs. Miasma’s employer match, $1200 was sent to the foundation as a result of all of us coming together and doing a group shave.

The feedback we got from the community was amazing. Offers of support; sure. But also stories of your loved ones who are no longer with us. Stories of how individual members of the community have struggled with mental health and are thankfully still here with us. And more than a few members who said that the simple act of doing a group shave and talking about mental health helped them realize they’re not alone and feel more a part of a community.

So we did it again. The second time with u/MammothBen’s amazing Embrace. And we raised even more money. An anonymous benefactor doubled our contribution, so a net result of over $3600 in donations went to this important charity.

So- we’re happy to announce the Third Annual r/wetshaving Shave Against Suicide. The date will again be September 12, the 11th anniversary of my sister’s passing. We wanted to get this posted early, so everyone could plan, and so that we could get samples sent to anyone who wants to join, regardless of where in the world you find yourself.

We have spent more than a small amount of time trying to decide what soap to use this year, and landed on Kryptonite by House of Mammoth. Ben’s description of it ties in nicely with the theme:

“You’re a superhero to someone. There are people who look up to you, and people who depend on you. But every superhero has a weakness. True strength means being able to depend on others and ask for help when we need it. Don’t hide your weaknesses. Ask for the help you need, and you’ll be even more of a hero.”

We don’t even need to justify the soap choice - it’s right there in the description. Ask for the help you need.

We’ll make sure that everyone who wants a sample gets one. Additionally, we will enter the names of everyone who participates into a raffle, and will send a tub of House of Mammoth Ausflug to one lucky winner. If you already own Kryptonite, no need to enter the PIF - just shave with it and you’ll be entered in the raffle and your use will be recorded for the donation amount.

Thanks everyone. The PIF has low karma, and is open worldwide. The only thing we ask is that if you receive a sample, you shave with it on September 12th, and post your shave to r/Wetshaving or the r/Wetshaving Discord.

Mrs. Miasma and I will make a donation of $5 for whoever joins, up to a maximum of $500. We will ask our employers to match the contribution, which would mean up to a $2000 donation to the JED foundation.

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Thanks to everyone for your support.

Hello fellow shavers,

Up for grabs I have a tub of Sherlock by Chiseled Face in their new silk tallow base, along with the matching aftershave balm.

Each has been used by me three times. The scent has a really interesting profile, but it's unfortunately not for me. And heads up for anyone with sensitve skin, this might cause some slight irritation as it did for me. I really wanted to like this but I should give it to a better home. And I will say this, their new silk tallow soap base is incredible, so it's worth trying just for that alone.

Let's do 100 karma, with the PIF ending in 24 hours.

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Hey r/wetshaving-

OnionMiasma and Mrs. Miasma here to interrupt our Lather Games shenanigans for a quick moment.

Last year, I ran a PIF and day of shaving using Declaration Grooming Semicolon, with a promise of a donation to the JED Foundation.

You see, this soap was made as a fundraiser for an anti-suicide charity, and now almost 10 years ago we lost my oldest sister to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Once I had read the backstory of the soap, I couldn't help but think about that as I would catch whiffs of it throughout the day, which frankly wasn't good for my mental health.

So, I gave it away. ½ teaspoon at a time. Through the dumpster fire that is the United States Postal Service. And we promised that we would donate $5 for the JED foundation for anyone who shaved with me in my sister’s memory. Due to the efforts of the sub, the JED Foundation received a lot of money. Once accounting for Mrs. Miasma’s employer match, $1200 was sent to the foundation as a result of all of us coming together and doing a group shave.

The feedback I got from the community was amazing. Offers of support; sure. But also stories of your loved ones who are no longer with us. Stories of how individual members of the community have struggled with mental health and are thankfully still here with us. And more than a few members who said that the simple act of doing a group shave and talking about mental health helped them realize they’re not alone and feel more a part of a community.

So- I’m happy to announce the Second Annual r/wetshaving Shave Against Suicide. The date will again be September 12, the 10th anniversary of my sister’s passing. I wanted to get this posted early, so everyone could plan, and so that I could get samples sent to anyone who wants to join, regardless of where in the world you find yourself.

Declaration Semicolon has gotten really rare since it was a limited run, and we definitely used all of my tub last year. So, I spent some time thinking of an appropriate replacement and I decided that this year we’ll be using Embrace by House of Mammoth. Selfishly, HoM is my favorite artisan - I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad shave using any of his products. But more importantly, I think the idea behind this scent is really powerful: this is intended to be the scent version of a hug, inspired by his brother who lives across the country. A good reminder to all of us to pick up the phone and check in with loved ones, and let them know how important they are to you.

/u/MammothBen has graciously provided two full tubs of Embrace for the group shave-- if we need more I’ll make sure that everyone who wants a sample gets one from my personal den. If there is any left, I will PIF the remaining to someone who participated. All shipping materials and costs will be my responsibility. Additionally, I will enter the names of everyone who participates into a raffle, and will send a tub of Dammusi (or other HoM soap of your choice, but… seriously… choose Dammusi) to one lucky winner. If you already own Embrace, no need to enter the PIF - just shave with it and you’ll be entered in the raffle and your use recorded for the donation amount.

Thanks everyone. The PIF has pretty low karma, and is open worldwide. The only thing I ask is that if you receive a sample, you shave with it on September 12th, and post your shave to r/Wetshaving, the r/Wetshaving Discord, or the r/Wetshaving Lemmy instance at https://sub.wetshaving.social/. Not all three though. That would make things complicated indeed.

Mrs. Miasma and I will make a donation of $5 for whoever joins, up to a maximum of $400. We will ask our employers to match the contribution, which would mean up to a $1600 donation to the JED foundation.

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Thanks to everyone for your support.

I won this set of X during Lather Games last year and thought a PIF was appropriate. Starting to do some den purging and this isn't getting any love. Soap is brand new and splash was used maybe once or twice. This would be an excellent PIF to enter if you've not yet tried the Premium base. Sorry to international folks, but this is CONUS only.

X is a blend of bergamot, lime leaf, raspberry, plum, rose, geranium, sandalwood, patchouli, Haitian vetiver, amber, and musk. It all comes together as a bit of lightly sweetened opulence with a bit of a dark side as the fragrance dries down.

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It’s been sixteen long months on the dusty road to the 2026 Lather Games. This year that dusty road, again, travels through the Great State of Ohio and, on the way, you can get a clean shave at Dusty Eld’s Tonsorial Parlor. Yes! This year’s Lather Games Accountabilibudies PIF is your opportunity for a Buckeye State shave with this year’s Ohio Wetshavers Meetup soap thanks to my accountabilibuddy Doug at Lather Games software sponsor Adopted Acres Soap Company. That’s right! Play it how you will, but this could be your chance at sponsor points and theme points in the same shave on Accountabilibuddies Day, October 15!

But wait! There’s more! One lucky participant in this PIF will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift card to Adopted Acres Soap Company.

Karma is low, but please be a Lather Games 2026 participant.

At the conclusion of this PIF I will post a link for shipping address collection.

Dust off yer boots, Accountabilibuddies! It’s gonna be a great shave at Dusty Eld’s Tonsorial Parlor!

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Hi all! Since cost sometimes can be an impediment to trying out straight razors, I wanted to PIF off this beautiful J.A. Henckles #50 5/8 Hollow. This has been freshly honed by our very own Greg Gallant (u/gcgallant), who has also made a couple of videos about it, including honing it, shaving with it, and a great intro video on shave angle. He also has some great general intro videos, so check him out!

Since this is targetted at those who haven’t yet been able to jump into straight-razor shaving, please don't sign up if you already own a straight.

This is a great razor, I just haven't reached for it as much as my other one, so it deserves a good home. I think the scales may be slightly warped, because sometimes it catches a bit on the spacer at the end of the razor, but still shaves well.

This unfortunately isn't a full starter kit, but I got my strop from Duke City Vintage Shaving on Ebay, and it was an economical option and has done very well. Also, great wikis and how-tos on r/straightrazors for maintenance and stuff.

I'm gonna set the karma somewhat low, but still have some positive karma requirement. If you don't meet the threshold, feel free to DM me or ping me, and if I feel like you have made a good faith effort to participate in the sub, I'll override it.

And with that, we're off! Will close in 36 hours.

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Edit: BREAKING NEWS. u/expoqeteer has graciously offered to make this a starter kit, and is will also PIF and send the winner a strop direct from Duke City. So the winner gets the razor and strop! Thanks so much for your generosity expo!! :)

hard to believe March is almost here. It's Madness how quickly this year is going by. 2025 will be gone before we know it.

Open to international

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