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Monday Daily Questions (Newbie Friendly) - Jun 05, 2023

This is the place to ask beginner and simple questions. Some examples include:

  • Soap, scent, or gear recommendations
  • Favorite scents, bases, etc
  • Where to buy certain items
  • Identification of a razor you just bought
  • Troubleshooting shaving issues such as cuts, poor lather, and technique

Please note these are examples and any questions for the sub should be posted here. Remember to visit the Wiki for more information too!

rocksalt131

Please say no


cowzilla3

Will r/wetshaving go dark over the API thing? On the one hand, yes it should. On the other, how will I know what people on Reddit are shaving with?


jeffm54321

So new shavers will seek help where? Redirect them to DFS? B&B?


Sandman0

Decent point, shouldn't be terribly hard to put up a note on why the sub is shut down, when it will reopen, and where they can go if they have an emergency shaving question. I'm not often for this kind of thing but in this case the path Reddit has chosen is so egregious I'd be willing to have every sub I'm a member of go dark for two days to send an unequivocal message to the people making these decisions that they can and will lose money if they go forward with this.


bigwalleye

idk i'm down but its stupid, 2 days aint gonna do shit to change minds. i just wont use reddit on my phone anymore and less overall, ive always used a third party app on my phone


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cowzilla3

Ahhh, I should have looked. Sorry! I was Maggarding all weekend.


putneycj

Point of clarification - until what or when?


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June 12 to 14: https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/141dpgz/rmusic_will_be_going_dark_from_june_1214_in/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23749188/reddit-subreddit-private-protest-api-changes-apollo-charges Edit: Here's a list of participating subreddits: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/1401qw5/incomplete_and_growing_list_of_participating/?sort=top


cowzilla3

Here is the run down r/videos gave: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/140vubs/why\_is\_rvideos\_shutting\_down\_on\_june\_12th\_how/


[deleted]

I'm also in favor. For maximum impact, it would be good if the mods shut down this place for two days, and add our subreddit to the others that go dark.


djundjila

> Will r/wetshaving go dark over the API thing? I vote yes > On the one hand, yes it should. 💯 >On the other, how will I know what people on Reddit are shaving with? See the posts over on https://wetshaving.social (and post your own SOTD, while you're there), where r/wetshaving refugees can be free and hold their heads high. Here's an [invite link](https://wetshaving.social/invite/RaKZAg3h) to skip mod approval to join


cowzilla3

Another place to post my SOTD! Bestill my heart.


djundjila

> how will I know what people on Reddit are shaving with? You asked, you received :D


jwoods23

I’m in favor of this!


wallygator88

I'm also in favor


InfernalInternal

We do have an IRC channel and a Discord server. There's even a Mastadon instance. We could manage if that's what the sub wanted.


cowzilla3

I'd vote yes.


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mitosismonkey

What’s the question?


jeffm54321

GDI


Thesunsetreindeer

What’s the freshest B&M scent? I’ve smelled a fair amount of them but wanted some other opinions. My favorite from them is probably Terror, and my favorite scents from other companies are Orbit, Dayman, SoCal Hipster


Tetriside

42, Adagio, or Presto.


mitosismonkey

Honestly Adagio is really refreshing in my opinion. It’s really bright and the menthol adds a cool blast on a hot day.


chronnoisseur42O

+1 for waves and cool. Atomic Holiday is quite refreshing and not talked about a lot.


jeffm54321

Probably Waves or Cool


verdadkc

Cool.


OnionMiasma

Oceana?


mitosismonkey

Oceana+++


USS-SpongeBob

Waves is a classic, if you haven't tried it.


Thesunsetreindeer

I have the hand soap, it’s so good :)


phright

I dislike having to dry my brush when traveling. Any tips of alternatives for building lather without a brush when on the go?


PhilosphicalZombie

Synths are better for this, however, I often take a crappy generic badger and have it hang out in an unused cup holder if I am on a driving trip.


Ramjet615

Synthetic is the way to go. Boars can work well too, but require a bit of breaking in. A good plastic brush holder will keep it separated from your other stuff to keep it dry.


verdadkc

I use Speick cream brushless when traveling. Works great.


OnionMiasma

Yes, the others saying to take a synth and dry it well are right. But, a counterpoint. If you're in the US, Cremo is a brushless cream that actually works really well for me. It's very slick- before I got into soaps I used it every couple days with a DE for 6 years.


Semaj3000

Probably use a synth, I've taken a boar brush on my travels and it's fine.


pilgrim32

I often just go with a cream when traveling but if i use a brush I go for a small synthetic


tim33z

Use a synthetic. I smash the living life out of the knot against the towel for 15-20 seconds.


djundjila

This is the way.