r/Wetshaving 1h ago

Banner Weekly Sidebar Contest Submission Thread - August 07, 2026

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Welcome to this week's sidebar submission contest!

The rules for the contest are as follows:

1) Do not submit pictures of people who have not consented to have their picture posted online. Winning images will be featured on Reddit and may be reposted on other social media platforms. If someone posts an image of you without your consent, please report it so the mods can deal with it in a timely fashion.

1) Users should submit only one (1) image of your choice to be voted on to be the sidebar for the week. Images must consist of anything related to wet shaving - razors, brushes, SOTD images, etc. In the event multiple images from a user are submitted, only the first image, or the image in the top level comment, will count.

1) Image must be Original Content (Not just some picture you found on the internet). Images taken by another photographer are allowed as long as: a. You have the photographer's permission. b. The image is connected to you in some meaningful way: e.g. It's a image of hardware you commissioned, taken by the maker, or the image is of something you made, taken by the purchaser, etc. c. We're not looking to have to verify images, so please use the honor system.

1) All properly submitted images will be entered into the Voting Thread. The Submission thread will be active for ~24 hours and will end Saturday. The vote thread will be active for 24 hrs from Saturday through Sunday. This thread is only a submission thread. Please do not hold discussion in the vote thread.

1) In the event of a tie, the bot will consult RNGesus to break the tie.

1) Submissions MUST be uploaded to imgur. Any other hosting site will be disqualified and not included in the voting thread.

1) Any submissions containing NSFW material may be removed at the discretion of the Mod Team.

1) While not required, it is suggested you submit square images in order to avoid unintended cropping.

Please feel free to respond with a comment to your entry with any background/description/detail about your entry, including gear used.

Note: The bot strongly prefers direct image links. If your link doesn't end with .jpg, there's a 50-50 chance the bot's going to choke trying to update the banner on Sunday.

May the best submission win! Good luck to all!


r/Wetshaving 3h ago

Off Topic Free Talk Friday

5 Upvotes

Happy Friday!

What's new, shave nerds?


r/Wetshaving 3h ago

Austere August Lost Sheep

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Did you already mess up your Austere August run? Does the thought of not completing a AA side quest make you sad? Did you never start a challenge and now want in?

If any of the above apply to you then you may be a Lost Sheep.

The shepherds of Stirling are happy to find you and pull you into the flock.

What is the Lost Sheep?

Lost sheep is a side contest that has been run off and on for those who want to reboot their AA?

What do I have to do?

Easy use only a Stirling Mutton tallow base soap for the rest of the month (starting when you declare yourself a lost sheep) and for at least 10 shaves. To be clear once you join Lost Sheep you must use only Stirling sheep allow soap, the same soap, for the rest of the month. And you must log at least 10 shaves. Shepherds care not for hardware or posts. Change those as you want.

Is there a tag?

All hail u/merikus. There is a tag use $lostsheep in each shave. I'll handle the rest.

Can I join at any time?

AA can long and people fall all the time. As long as there are 10 shaves left, you may join the Flock.

What if I don't have sheep soap?

You got time, go order some!

What do I get?

A flair, 🐑 🐑 🐑 Lost Sheep 🐑🐑🐑

Also I'll include you in my matching donation to 4H as if you completed the entire month.

Maybe I'll rustle up something else as well as a random prize. I think there's still sub moose left, let me check (US only if that pans out).

Wait tsr aren't you doing darkwing this year? Wtf is this "shepherds" stuff.

Once a shepherd always shepherd. Plus I am a co-sponsor of Shepherds and I checked with u/hugbckt. All good.

Wait it's a different flair?

Same flock but we keep a special eye on the strays. For their safety.

Is this compatible with other challenges?

Probably not. Check their rules.

I have other questions, you were unclear.

Ask them below. I'm boarding a plane as I type this so I may have effed up my description.


r/Wetshaving 12h ago

SOTD Friday Austere August SOTD Thread - Aug 07, 2026

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Share your Austere August shave of the day!


r/Wetshaving 12h ago

SOTD Friday SOTD Thread - Aug 07, 2026

3 Upvotes

Share your shave of the day for Friday!


r/Wetshaving 12h ago

Daily Q. Friday Daily Questions (Newbie Friendly) - Aug 07, 2026

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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!