Aug. 23, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 23

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (23)

• 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

I can't really tell the difference between a 1 minute soak and a 5 minute soak so I'll just go with a shorter soak going forward. What I thought was a weakness/annoyance with boar brushes may not actually be that big of an issue after all. When I dip the brush in the mug of water I can tell that it absorbs water very quickly because the color changes in less than 30 seconds up to where the water is, then eventually that water is pulled to the base of the knot through osmosis but I have no idea how long that takes.

I'm not able to perceive day to day differences in the brush anymore so there doesn't seem to be a whole lot more to look forward to this month other than the end of the AA and being able to switch things up. I'm still patiently waiting for a care package from /u/frankieivfingers (thank you!) which I think should arrive any day now and the anticipation is keeping the thrill alive.

I can tell I'm a bit more careless with the shavette now possibly because it doesn't feel like the dull blade will bite very easily so I will need to be a bit more conscious during my first few shaves with a new blade next month.

Aug 23, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 23

• 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 (23)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave

While I had a great shave with no issues, the blade is noticeably rough. Here's hoping it will stand up to another 8 days.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Rating: 4/5

Aug. 23, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Dorco Stainless (4)

• 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 23 https://imgur.com/a/RxSUIYT

22 August 2022 - Austere August

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

One pass

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Aug. 23, 2022

• Brush: Summer Break Confidence B9a
• Razor: Stirling Stainless Standard Dallas
• Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (9)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chatillion Lux - 1904

  #MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022 - AA Day 23

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (23)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Early morning today after a long night with the kids. I was up 4x with 2 different kids and my wife remembers being up another 2-3x. Why. Just why. And, always on a day when my wife will be home with the kids by herself from just after breakfast until well after bed. I feel terrible, but what can I do.

Anyway - quick 2 pass to start a long day but it felt great.

MMOC performed well - GEM still tugging away but switching down to a 2 pass with no buffing took away a lot of splash burn so that may be the way to go the rest of the month. Sonder - great. The chill hit hard this morning with the splash and I appreciated it helping me wake up. Zenith - love. Pic 1 Pic 2.

Sonder thought of the day: Early morning risers exist. People also exist who can full on thrive on just 6 hours of sleep. Your life is as vivid as mine, but you're wrong about this being the better way. Let me sleep in an extra 2 hours and make it up in the night by staying up later. This is the way.

Go back to bed, people.

Have a good one.

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Aug. 23, 2022 - Tabarnak. Not Tabac Tuesday

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (22)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Once again, not bad for the 23rd blade use. Or maybe I am just getting accustomed to a draggy, shitty shave. Either way today was 3 passes and resulted in a very close shave with the most minimal irritation. Surprising. Nearing the end here, thank goodness. I can't wait to use other gear. Brush continues to impress. Rainy, grey day here. It has been a while. And of course, Maynard always gets in the way.

A titillating Tuesday to ya!

#GEMsOfWisdom

#MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022 - Austere August - Z

• Brush: Declaration 28mm B14 Jefferson Artisan’s Choice
• Razor: Blackland Era lvl 3 oc
• Blade: Personna med prep (23)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Splash & Balm

#MammothMafia #Unchallange #Unscented

August 23, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
• Blade: Feather (4)
• Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm Fanchurian
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022 - Austere August Day 23

• 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 (23)

• 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
•Shave 11
•Shave 12
•Shave 13
•Shave 14
•Shave 15
•Shave 16
•Shave 17
•Shave 18
•Shave 19
•Shave 20
•Shave 21
•Shave 22
•Shave 23

Thoughts for the day:
23 shaves down, 8 more to go. My skin is great. My will is waning, though. I will say this much- forget Sample September or any other such orchestrated nonsense. I need mah control back.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (23)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

Today's picture only looks so-so. I think I had a reflection coming off of something that over-lit the brush and made it look washed out. Oh, well.

Tags:

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug 23, 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 (23)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

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

Day 1 Prep Video

RawHoggin Unboxing Pics

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Aug. 23, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (23)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

I had toyed with the idea of drawing a face around the dark spot in my soap, Nigel Thadeus Dade, but a little face surfaced on its own! I noticed it a couple days ago, but after today's excessive soap-loading (as is demanded by the ravenous and wasteful lathering method), part of it was gone.

I had noticed that the original "eye" was starting to fade before the rest surfaced. And then... well, and then the rest surfaced. Now, the original spot was Nigel Thadeus Dade, and the face that appeared surely was as well. There is continuity in all of the features, tying the original to whatever it may be at the end, but will that still the same Nigel Thadeus Dade?

This is an original thought experiment on the nature of identity that I just invented, unlike anything that has ever been considered before in the history of philosophy! I shall call it... The Face of Thadeus!

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

23 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (23)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

2022-08-23 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower

Brush: Semogue Torga - C5

Razor: GEM MMOC version 2

Blade: GEM Stainless (23)

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/g1R52iN

23rd shave of the month, everything was good.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022 - August Austere Day 23

• 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

Smooth clean shave this morning. Just trying to make it through the week. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

August 23rd, 2022 - Raw Hoggin Mammoth GEM Wisdom

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (23)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before numero 23 and After

Shave today was back to a bit tuggy. At least there was no blood, and it stayed irritation free. Second pass was not as tuggy, but still the feedback is getting crunchy again. 8 to go, still no clue how some people are able to go much beyond the 31 shaves on a blade. If I could have a blade stay like this one felt around shaves 6 through 15, then I’d keep it longer. Alas that hasn’t been the case for me, I doubt I will keep it past next Wednesday. Getting close to the point where breaking in a new blade will take longer than trying to last through the month.

Aug. 23, 2022 - Austere August Day 23

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soap Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (23)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Day 23 complete. 8 shaves left. Shave was much better this morning than yesterday. I experienced some tugging yesterday and I thought I was in for a horrible last stretch. Today was a decent shave, albeit still on a blade that I would've normally tossed. I do feel like I am not getting as close as shaves anymore, a three pass shave where I took my time left me a bit disappointed in regards to closeness. I am still missing variety, but I have a boost of excitement as we approach the finish line. There are a couple of surprises at the end of this for the worthy. Respect is earned. Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned.

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

#MammothMafia

August 23 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (27)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo splash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo balm
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - O Unknown

Decided to have an evening shave today instead of the usual morning routine. This means when I shave tomorrow morning it won’t really be necessary but I’m not going to let that stop me! Mood Indigo smelled great this evening, plenty of water and therefore plenty of slickness. Blade is fine; last year my blade had a few rough patches but this year has been smooth sailing. I’ve been using a GEM for about half of my shaves since last AA so I know my technique is a lot better.

#MammothMafia

#GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 23, 2022 - AA 23

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Balm

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

break in album. SOTD in title.

Earlier morning shave, so I only had about 10 hours between shaves, so a lot of going through the motions. The boar remains similarly soft to the past few shaves, with the occasional hair that still likes to make its presence known. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022

• Brush: Chisel and Hound x Mammoth Voices V16 Fanchurian
• Razor: Henson AL-13 +++
• Blade: Feather (1)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Permafrost

Happy Monday x2 everyone. Is it Friday yet?

#MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: Zenith B2 Boar
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR
• Blade: Feather Super (1)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap

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

• Post Shave: alum

Shave of austerity #23

2 pass shave; smooth and painless. I soaked the boar in vinegar and gave a dawn dishsoap rinse today; it is really struggling to catch up with soap tonight to form a good lather. All in all, I had to load about twice as much as normal, but the shave was very reasonable.

I also realized my boar has been labeled wrong for who knows how many shaves. It’s a B2. I don’t know if there is a B10 even?

Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen.

Aug. 23, 2022 - Day 23

• Prep: Warm water rinse
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (23)

• 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

Night shave. I blame u/J33pGuy13 for distracting me, making this post late.

I didn’t have time to shave this morning. So a night shave it was. I figured this dark picture represents the shave time and the future for this blade and razor. Tomorrow’s shave is going to suck. This one had some discomfort but the blade is pretty much dead to me.

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 23, 2022 - SOTD AA Sonder 23

• Prep: splash of cold water
• Brush: Summer Break 26m SHD
• Razor: Merkur Progress
• Blade: Wizamet (3)

• 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

Late post but a much smoother shave then yesterday's. Also had to be careful around a few pimples. Its been awhile on the terrible diet because of vacation. Have a great day and shaves all #MammothMafia