Aug. 10, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 10

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Alive - Eau de Parfum

AA Tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia #>!hidden!<

Pretty close shave today with a tiny weeper along the jawline from trying too many different angles. I couldn't really focus on the shave this morning because the kids were running around and yelling outside the bathroom and both kids decided to take a dump at the same time during my shave. The joy of parenthood. Maybe tomorrow I should wait until the kids are out of the house before getting my shave on.

The brush was comfortable once again, and my recent experiments regarding soap consumption has come to an end. The conclusion is that this brush is not a lather hog (pun intended) and I'm just going to load generously and enjoying my luxurious lathers without worrying about running out of soap before the end of the month. My gut feeling is that the soap consumption of this brush is much closer to that of a synthetic than a dense badger.

The recent release of Permafrost made me realize that I really need some menthol in my life to survive summer here (35C+ every day for several months at a time) but unfortunately getting the product to Taiwan would not be straightforward. I decided to pick up some WS-23 locally (as well as WS-5 which is supposed to be colder than WS-23) and experiment with adding some drops to my lather and see how that feels so I'm looking forward to trying it out tomorrow.

Aug 10, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 10

• Prep: Warm Water Wash
• Prep: Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
• Brush: Zenith Cobalt Blue 28mm Boar Knot (505BC SE)
• Razor: GEM Open Comb Micromatic (2nd Gen.)
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (10)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave

It was a better shave today. The brush is really feeling more comfortable, and it can put together a really great lather when I get all the variables right.

One thing that I noticed this morning is that I seem to have become nose blind to the scent. I didn't realize it the last few shaves, but I haven't really been getting a scent from it. I focused more on it today and the scent is still there, but I'm just not registering it like I used to.

Save for a small weeper on the side of my neck where a little raised bump had formed, the rest of the shave with the MMOC went well. It was close enough after two passes that I didn't push it, and I only had very minor irritation.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Rating: 3.5/5

Aug. 10, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

#MammothMafia

• Prep: warm shower
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: Novelty Cutlery Co straight razor
• Lather House of Mammoth - Z
• Post Shave: Equate witch hazel
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - unscented aftershave balm

Headless Horsemen

#RawHoggin #unscented #MammothMafia

Austere August 2022 day 10 https://imgur.com/a/rcHCGZW

Aug. 10, 2022

• Brush: Solid Set B3
• Razor: Stirling Stainless Standard Dallas
• Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (8)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chatillion Lux - 1904

  #MammothMafia

Aug. 10, 2022 - ten days of hygge

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Good shave. Good smells. Great slickness. Easy shave. Soon enough the blade will turn on me but for now still a pleasant experience overall. Hump day. Bring it!

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August 10 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (13)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo splash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo balm
• Fragrance: Stirling - Lightish Pink

I've used this soap 13 days in a row now and it looks about the same as when I started. Shoulda weighed it before I started.

I received this bottle of Lightish Pink in the mail yesterday, I had resisted initially but when it went on sale I couldn't resist, as Fierce by Abercrombie & Fitch was my fragrance in high school so it is a nostalgic smell for me. No idea what the name refers to but it is a pretty accurate dupe, with the caveat that I haven't smelled the original in like 15 years.

Anyway I got an easy three passes with the MMOC this morning. The blade has evened out nicely and shows no signs of slowing down yet. Light touch people, that's the key to good shaves with the MMOC. Have a great Wednesday y'all.

#MammothMafia

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Aug. 10, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

After a week of coughing, I've decided it's time to go back into the office. Physically going there doesn't really bother me as much as some people (ambiguity fully intentional here), but I can't say it doesn't involve a lot of sacrifices.

(edit: Actually drove most of the way there, but as a bout of coughing intensified, figured I should turn around)

Nearly a third of the way through the month, today I am reminded of the swift passage of fleeting time bring us ever-more-quickly toward the end. What does make the passage of the month seem to take longer? Face-lathering.

u/Teufelskraft's #sidetracked got me thinking about some music that I haven't so much as thought about in a huge amount of time, and I'm almost inclined to dig up the ol' book of CDs. The rabbit-hole I wandered down did lead to a song coming to mind that I nonetheless have no CD for: Kaizers Orchestra - Bak et Hallelujah. I don't remember exactly how this song originally came to my attention, but I'm sure it was an internet video of some kind, probably a flash video. Now, I don't speak Norwegian or any other variety of Scandinavian, but I do seem to recall that the lyrics belie the upbeat tempo in that they are quite bleak. I'm not particularly inclined to seek the translation, though.

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

August 10, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 plate
• Blade: Feather (10)
• Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

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A Mammoth Micromatic Raw Hoggin’ August

Brush Progress

• Brush: Zenith B26 #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM MMOC #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM (10)
• Lather: House if Mammoth - Hygge in Tusk
• Post Shave: Hygge Splash & Balm
• Fragrance: Hygge EDP #MammothMafia

A real real turning point for this brush. Possible the best lather I’ve had this month and I didn’t load particularly heavy or anything. I may even jest that 10 days in this brush is broken in:

• no more hog smell
• not really losing anymore hairs
• no more jabs and pokes - hairs are softened
• great backbone (I’ve never gotten to this point in a boar brush — the other zenith I have is the floppy type)

The blade isn’t as comfortable as I’d like, and it continues to lack the level of efficiency I like. But still can’t complain much about the result after some extra neck clean up. Still more feedback from the alcohol splash than a perfect DE shave.

Day 1 Prep Video

RawHoggin Unboxing Pics

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Aug. 10, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (10)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

Tags:

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

10 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: long, steamy shower
• Brush: Sterling boar
• Razor: Maggard V3
• Blade: Derby Extra
• Lather: House of Mammoth Fu Dao
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth Fu Dao splash

Still under the weather but starting to see improvement. Two-pass shave: with and across.

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10 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (10)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 10, 2022 - Day Ten

• Prep: Outdoor shower
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MicroMatic Open Comb
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Aftershave

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Eau de Parfum

If this blade gets any worse, I will have to change it.

Yes, the razor is balanced on a round brush handle. This isn’t the greatest stack in the world, this is just a tribute. Inspiration from u/carbonshavingco’s advertisement and u/Tonality’s tribute.

Edit: formatting 🙄

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 10, 2022 - AA Day 10

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber - Eau de Parfum

As you can see from my SOTD pic, the living with these little girls is getting out of hand. But, you know, they're cute so I'll take it.

We'll start with the Sonder thought of the day, today: My attitude affects my family in huge ways. And, so does yours. As a husband and dad, I've noticed that waaaay too often if I have a bad attitude it poisons my home. This morning was an opportunity for me to fix that. Last night did not go well, at all. My youngest (who turns 3 on Monday) told us before she went to bed that "tonight I'm going to cry for you" and sure enough she did, starting at 5:30am. She has an OK to wake clock that turns green at 7am when she's allowed to get up. Well, this morning she decided 5:30 was enough and absolutely would not go back to sleep or stop whining, no matter what we tried. Also, my 4 year old son woke at about 2:30am because he had to pee, and, of course he needed help. Dad to the rescue. I've also been dealing with a stupid head cold since last Friday and had every reason to have a bad attitude this morning, but as I sipped my coffee and took pics of my gear and pondered Sonder for a bit, I thought - I'm going to choose to not be in a bad mood this morning, not succumb to the irritability that I feel, and fight to have a positive attitude. Just like a poor attitude can be toxic to my family, a good attitude can be so uplifting. And, sure enough, it was. My wife and I got along this morning, my kids were happier (although still sleep deprived and at times a roller coaster of emotions), and the morning has gone pretty darn well. So - for you - consider how your attitude affects those around you. We're all selfish and we all think of ourselves more than anyone else, but, just like someone else's negative attitude can trip up your whole day, yours can for others, too. So - choose to reject that irritability and be happy. Uplift those you love instead of being nitpicky and bickering about stupid stuff. I was tempted to do it this morning (and I'm sure I'll fail again), but I didn't succumb, and the trajectory of this day is infinitely better for it.

Today's shave was a solid start to the day, if for no other reason than I was able to reorient my day as touched on above.

The Zenith was still a bit damp from yesterday (darn humidity) but I've found that doesn't matter too much. It might help, even, in lathering up as I try and get a bunch of water into the brush prior to loading. The bristles seem to be splitting more and more each day, which is nice. Probably not trying out slows that down a little and letting it dry for 2 days would help, but this is the month to Raw Hog every day so I won't find out. Maybe when that killer green sub exclusive arrives I'll do it a better way and I'll get to enjoy GUTL again. Speaking of that brush, u/J33pGuy13 promised official purchase information "within a week" and he only has one day left. Given his incessant asking for Lather Games results, it only seems reasonable to start dogging him for information here. You're welcome.

MMOC was fine. I think getting up so early made me sloppy and I had several small nicks and some razor burn to deal with afterwards, but nothing terrible. I pulled the blade out to give it a look and it seems fine in there still, no rusting or anything even though I haven't been taking it out to dry daily or anything like that. Seemed a little tuggier today than it has been, but, again - who knows. That could be just a perception and not reality. Hopefully it's not on the decline just 10 days in, that would suck. With almost 2/3 of the way to go, if the blade starts to crap out now, aye.

Sonder was, as usual, lovely and inspirational. Paired it with some Ghost Town Barber EDP today and honestly it's not the best pair, but it's not the worst either. The woody note from Sonder works with GTB and all its glory, but, Admiral is better.

Welp, back to work for me. Enjoy the afternoon/evening/morning, all!

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Aug. 10, 2022 - Austere August Day 10

• Prep: House of Mammoth Almond Leather Bath Soap
• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Mire 26mm Zenith Unbleached Boar
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1 through 7
•Shave 8
•Shave 9
•Shave 10

Thoughts for the day:
I like potatoes.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug 10, 2022 - Getting Sidetracked while searching for the Wisdom of a Mammoth

• Prep: Hot shower and CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser

• Brush: Maggard Green Handle 2 Band Badger 24mm

• Razor: GEM - MMOC

• Blade: Personna GEM Stainless (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

#Sidetracked u/Teufelskraft

You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring

This song solidly lands in the “Let’s get this shit started” phase of my workout playlist. It has a great beat and there’s no denying the lyrics are absolutely perfect to start a run with. I mean come on!

You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid!

How much more motivating can you get? For that reason it is the first song in my playlist for my yearly (or twice a year depending on how well I do) PT test. It never fails to set the mood for me!

I’m starting to figure out this razor a little more thankfully. Using a little steeper angle helps it not have quite as rough of a feeling while shaving. It’s still giving really close shaves which I guess is the goal, but I’m working to make it feel a little smoother during the process.

Aug. 10, 2022 - August Austere Day 10

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Paladin Chief 26mm
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

As I have relatively recently begun my decent into the rabbit hole, my son has been rather intrigued with my purchases. Last night he asked me, dad why do you like shaving? It took me a minute to try to put it into words. I did my best to explain the scents and the feel. I even tried to explain the simple pleasures of taking just a little bit of time to take care of yourself. Admittedly I probably butchered the answer, but it did give me a chance to think and reflect on the joy it gave me. So today as I whipped up my lather and took my time to enjoy a nice shave it made me smile just a little more as I enjoyed everything I had told my son the night before. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

August 10th, 2022 Mammoth Raw Hoggin MMOC

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM (is truly outrageous) MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (dieci)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before the shave and After

Shaved a bit earlier today, but took a while before I could write it all up. One benefit to Austere August, you can just copy yesterday’s post and edit it. No worrying anout the format. I am on the iPad app, and the having to jump back and forth for the symbols is a bit annoying.

Lathering is starting to get a little easier. I am seeing more split ends forming, and it is not hard to get the brush to splay. Still it’s a scrubby little knot. The GEM was about the same as yesterday, moderate feedback, but no tugging or chatter. I had no irritation again, and I gave myself an extra shake or so of the splash. Almost 1/3 through, I know the blade should last for at least another handful of shaves, but will try and get it to the full month.

I have tomorrow off, so will have time for a shave in the morning. Taking my wife to an appointment, and in the evening we are taking my daughter to a sing along performance of “Encanto” at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. It will be our first time going to this venue even though we have lived in the area for a while.

2022-08-10 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower

Brush: Semogue Torga - C5

Razor: GEM MMOC version 2

Blade: GEM Stainless (10)

Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Fragrance: Issey Miyake -L'eau d'Issey pour Homme

https://imgur.com/a/LWegzgP

The razor blade is still ok, using it everyday means there isn't a lot of stubble to remove. The brush is really nice after 10 uses, l am excited to see how it is after 30 days.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 10, 2022

• Brush: Frank Shaving 30mm Badger
• Razor: Henson AL-13 ++
• Blade: Feather (1)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

#MammothMafia

Aug. 10, 2022 - Austere August Day 10

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soap Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM Micromatic OC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Holy crap has it been a busy week, just now getting around to posting my morning shave. Was a decent shave, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t getting a bit burnt out. I just miss muh smells. Tusk is insanely good though, so that is a plus. My face feels fantastic. MMOC is doing well, not having any sort of issues with the blade, don’t expect I will. Hopefully after tomorrow my work will be less hectic and I can enjoy the weekend.

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 10, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: Zenith B10 Boar
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR
• Blade: Feather Professional (1)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave

• Post Shave: alum

Shave of austerity #10

2 pass shave; smooth sailing shave tonight! The boar is really being a monster of a brush; I can’t imagine the green beast that’s coming thanks to u/j33pguy13 and u/djundjila. We’re a third of the way there!

Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen

Aug. 10, 2022 - AA 10

• Prep: Cold Water Splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Balm

• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Seville - Eau de Toilette

Break in album with SOTD in title.

Little nick on the chin today but nothing serious. 1/3 of the way down. I’ll never grow weary of Sonder or Seville. So good. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Aug 10 2022

• Prep: Mineral oil massage

• Brush: Wenghè Pure Bristle 🐗

• Razor: Brassbird head CG brass bishop

• Blade: Voskhod

• Soap: Mammoth Z

• Balm: Mammoth Z

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

#Unscented

#ZFighter

Boary Povich

Aug. 10, 2022 - SOTN AA Sonder 10

• Prep: splash of cold water
• Brush: Summerbreak Soaps 26m SHD
• Razor: Merkur Progress
• Blade: Wizamet (5)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Zingari - Rescue Potion - Serum

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Eau de Parfum

A third of the way done with AA already...have a great day and shaves all #MammothMafia