- u/gfdoto posted on 2022-08-25 23:39:55-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 26
AA Tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia
Solid 3 pass shave today. Today I decided to try a steeper angle with the shavette to see if I could gain a bit of efficiency and it might be placebo but it certainly felt like I was getting a bit closer with each pass. I may have ended up with just slightly more irritation, but that may also be due to the mileage on the blade, who knows.
One thing that I've been thinking about is the idea that the rate at which a brush picks up soap is probably closer to asymptotic and than linear, but I have no way of scientifically measuring it but it makes sense to me. When a brush has no soap on it, the fibers make direct contact with the soap and the friction of the brush should be greater than when a brush is full of soap. If a brush is already saturated with soap, then I would imagine rubbing soap against soap you're less likely to pick up more. Of course this is complicated by the amount of water in the brush and how much pressure you're exerting when you're loading, but for someone like me that loads with a very light touch it has been fairly easy to get the right amount of soap to build the type of lather that I want without feeling like I overloaded.
Now that we're near the end of the month of boar, it's also time to be a bit more objective in evaluating boar brushes now that we're well past the honeymoon period. At the beginning of the month I was curious about how soft the boar would actually get and whether it would actually end up feeling pillowy soft and luxurious, and right now the answer for me is no but that may be because I'm not using a nice Zenith. What it is is a great tool for building excellent lather very efficiently with a little bit of scrub. It will be interesting to see if I end up reaching for my boars at about the same rate as my badgers and synthetics. I tend to reach for synthetics when I want a quick brainless lather that's very easy on the face maybe after a rough shave the previous day and when I want that silky face feel. In the end I'm guessing I'll just pick up a boar when I want some variety and it's different enough to keep in the den.
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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This SOTD was djudged by u/Semaj3000 for RawHoggin' 2022
- u/sahenders posted on 2022-08-26 00:01:57-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug 26, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 26
Another good BBS shave. However, I went a little rogue with the buffing and had some irritation.
While I've grown to truly appreciate this entire setup, I am really, really looking forward to using some different stuff.
#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#MammothMafia
Rating: 4/5
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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This SOTD was djudged by u/EldrormR for RawHoggin' 2022
- u/_crowy_ posted on 2022-08-26 03:02:18-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022
#MammothMafia
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/Open-Positive1982 posted on 2022-08-26 04:44:31-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
26 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
New blade! One pass.
mammothmafia
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/rocketk455 posted on 2022-08-26 04:53:06-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/raymoonie posted on 2022-08-26 05:27:34-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - Fried day shaves
Once again nothing to complain about here. Nice 3 pass shave. Maybe I've gotten used to shaving with a dulled blade, but all still goes well, much to my surprise and delight.
Less of an exciting end to month than expected, but this is a good thing. I still love the scent of hygge in the morning...
#GEMsOfWisdom
#MammothMafia
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/oswald_heist posted on 2022-08-26 07:09:46-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
August 26 2022
- Brush: Zenith B28
- Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
- Blade: GEM PTFE (29)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo splash
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo balm
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Beloved
Almost at 30 shaves with this blade and it has been trouble free I'm happy to report.
For u/Teufelskraft's #sidetracked challenge I will toss out a newer song from one of my favorite bands, the Decemberists. I had the pleasure of going to see them last night and it was a great show. So here's The Decemberists - Once In My Life
#MammothMafia
#GEMSofWisdom
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/ginopono posted on 2022-08-26 08:59:01-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022
Oh, Nigel Thadeus Dade, we hardly knew ye. Perhaps you would have been with us longer were I not compelled to be so unnecessarily wasteful with your soap. Face lather!!! All for a subpar lather, too.
Alright, I wasn't planning to do u/Teufelskraft's #sidetracked thing today, but something happened this morning that only makes sense to talk about in that context.
Weeks ago, I came across this Silvastone - Full Moon Tonight. The vocals give me a kind of speakeasy vibe that I like, if that makes sense. What really caught my ear, though, is that it instantly brought to mind another song, one that I couldn't quite put my finger on, but I could almost hear it while hearing this song.
But I was at a loss, because I was not able to recognize the song that was only vaguely "activated" inside my head, aside from a few bars that may or may not even be right. I resolved that I would just have to wait for it to come up again, and hope that I noticed in the event that that did happen. In the meantime, I wrote down the above song, for reference.
This morning, I came across the note I made to myself, not for the first time since. This time, those same few bars from the mystery song popped into my head. In the weeks since, I don't think I heard whatever song it was. Maybe I had been listening in the wrong places, so I pulled up my Pandora Thumbprint station, thinking it might be more the kind of song that would play there...
Katie Herzig - Hologram was the very first song to play! Never would have guessed; the name doesn't really even have a place in my brain.
Maybe you think I'm crazy, but the "All the ghosts are out, see them dance around through the streets and all over town" sounds just like the "I'm in a love affair without a love song / I'm in the habit of having what I don't want". Enough for my brain to go right to it, anyway, and for me to instantly know that I had found the song well before it even got there. I really thought it would have had the speakeasy thing, too. Oh well, I like the Katie Herzig one far better, anyway.
Now watch me hear a different song in a couple weeks and be like, "Oh, wait, this was the one..."
#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/JoboozeRum posted on 2022-08-26 10:03:53-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - Austere August Day 26
Day 26 in the books. 5 more shaves until freedom. Wanted to kill Restore, but I don't think that is going to happen. I do have the ring beginning so I am close. Problem is, I don't know if I want to smell this scent for a good six months after this month... I have a couple sets that are new and begging me to use them. Also need to get some Agua Fresca in before the hot weather disappears. AF is the best scent that has come out this year imo, so if you haven't checked it out... you should.
Mandatory Tagging:
#GEMsOfWisdom
#Rawhoggin
#MammothMafia
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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This SOTD was djudged by u/djundjila for RawHoggin' 2022
- u/Degensfromupcountry posted on 2022-08-26 10:38:43-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
2022-08-26 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC
Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (26)
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/3S31H6h
Another smooth shave, almost there :)
#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#MammothMafia
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/Ark235 posted on 2022-08-26 10:44:52-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
August 27, 2022
- Preshave: Hot water
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
- Blade: Feather (7)
- Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm Fanchurian
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm
MammothMafia
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/parotian posted on 2022-08-26 11:32:55-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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This SOTD was djudged by u/Semaj3000 for RawHoggin' 2022
- u/curbside_champ posted on 2022-08-26 12:56:01-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - August Austere Day 26
A little under the weather today. Couldn’t let that stop me from a hot shower and a nice shave. Thankfully I can still smell enough through the congestion to enjoy Sonder. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE
- UnChallenge 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/Environmental-Gap380 posted on 2022-08-26 13:52:36-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
August 26th, 2022 - 🎵Oh, I, oh, I’m still Alive🎵
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Prep: Warm water
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Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”
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Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
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Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (26)
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Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive
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Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash
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Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm
#MammothMafia
#RawHoggin
#GEMsOfWisdom
*Before the Shave
*After the Shave
*Side view before
For some reason, got a bit of Pearl Jam stuck in my head today. Not a problem, just looking at my set for AA kind of triggered it today. “Black” is among my favorites of theirs. Rick Beato did a “What Makes This Song Great” for it. I really like the song though for the lyrics. It is truly a great break up song.
The shave today started very rough. After an early shave yesterday, I had an afternoon one today, so about 30+ hours elapsed between shave. First pass very tuggy on the face, struggled on the neck too. Lather was good though, probably loaded too much soap, but I was able to get a well hydrated lather today. It really depends on how much water I shake out before loading. Second pass was better, it is the initial full stubble that is giving me problems in the first pass. Maybe I should just skip the first one and go straight to the second.
The brush handle patina is really difficult to get in the pics with my phone. Depending on the light, I get glimpses of purple, blue, and green iridescence. On the picture today can see it a little where the bathroom light is reflecting off the handle. I will probably leave the handle out to check on how the color is coming along, but I’ll mostly use other brushes next month.
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/Crisp_Mango posted on 2022-08-26 14:08:55-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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This SOTD was djudged by u/Semaj3000 for RawHoggin' 2022
- u/Banedon38 posted on 2022-08-26 16:33:58-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/jwoods23 posted on 2022-08-26 16:39:07-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/InfernalInternal posted on 2022-08-26 17:03:37-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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This SOTD was djudged by u/Semaj3000 for RawHoggin' 2022
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- u/putneycj posted on 2022-08-26 17:50:24-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - AA Day 26
Shave today was great. Went for a bike ride with my daughter and then a quick 2 mile run so I was good and hot and Sonder synthetic really cooled me down. I love using this soap.
MMOC was smoother than expected. I decided not to flip the blade and just play it out, come what may, and it was smoother than it has been in a while. I'm not sure what that's about, but it was great.
The Zenith is just cruising along. I don't really know how much more it can break in, but I am excited to see how it lathers when I get to use it in the superior GUTL lathering method. Pic 1 Pic 2
Sonder thought of the day:
Today (and every Friday) is my day off. This was my last Friday with my eldest daughter being home. She starts kindergarten next week and I feel awful about it. I have no doubt that I'm going to cry as she's dropped off and am going to be very excited to have her back home. She did 4k last year and it was half days, but, there's something about whole days that are daunting. While I'm struggling with her leaving, she can't wait. So - Sonder - I'm trying to take her perspective as a bright kid who is eager to learn and be in school. All summer long we've read books, she's written and learned to spell, she's colored, she's crafted, we've spent time riding bikes and wrestling (because what are dads for if not rough housing?), we've sincerely enjoined each others company. We've had a great summer, and she's ready, even if I'm not. When I told her I was going to miss her when she was at school she reminded me that it'll be alright because I'll be a work and she'll be at school so since we're both doing things we won't need to miss each other. Kids are people, too. And she has good perspective. I'm still gonna miss her, though.
Have a great evening, all.
#mammothmafia
#RawHoggin
#GEMsOfWisdom
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/spazztik88 posted on 2022-08-26 18:23:04-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/chronnoisseur42O posted on 2022-08-26 22:33:13-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - AA 26
Da Break in album with SOTD in title.
Despite the late night post I actually shaved about 15 hours ago in the morning. From late night last night to the morning today, was mostly going through the motions. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/imblasted posted on 2022-08-26 22:44:30-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - Day 26: this stuff is on fire!
To be fair the software is excellent and the hardware well it’s alright. It’s growing on me. I do not know how the grand masters can possibly have near 100 shaves on a single blade, but i am still learning.
The house of mammoth performance has been excellent all month. So much so that I purchased 2 soaps and another splash from HoM. I am excited to try the new HoM scent Voices!
Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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- u/Rdthedo posted on 2022-08-27 07:38:50-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 26, 2022 - Austere August
Shave of austerity #26
2 pass shave; lots of weepers. Shave was completed a bit after midnight and I crashed before adding the write up. Supers seem to peak at shave 3 similar to the pro’s
Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen.
- MammothMafia 2022
sotd.djudgement_invitations: [<DjudgementInvitation 3563>]
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- u/ginopono posted on 2022-08-27 10:47:34-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment
Aug. 27, 2022
I'll be surprised if I don't break through the bottom tomorrow. If not, it'll definitely be Monday. Against the light, you can see the ring and lines of text on the sticker on the bottom of the jar. Not only that, but another little melanoma-lookin' spot has surfaced. Don't worry, Nigel, we'll get that removed tout de suite.
Four days left, right guys? Why do we do this to ourselves? Four more days until a fresh blade. Four more days and I no longer need to lather like a troglodyte. Come the 1st, I'll see how this brush fares with a civilized lather.
Oh, and four more days until scents! Did I forget that shaving used to involve wonderful smells? That can't be a good sign...
#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia
- GEMsOfWisdom 2022
- RawHoggin' 2022
- MammothMafia 2022
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