Aug. 29, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 29

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (29)

• 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

Another solid shave. The loading of the brush has been slightly hampered by the ever growing ring of death and I've been compensating by loading a bit longer, but if the ring expands much further I'll spend some time gathering the soap back into an even layer on the bottom to facilitate loading. The brush is comfortable but I do still feel a few stiffer bristles here and there and that takes away from the enjoyment of the brush slightly.

My care package from /u/frankieivfingers (thank you!) arrived today just in time for Sample September! There are some nice samples of some of the newer releases I've been wanting to try and also my birth quarter Gillette Super Adjustable AKA Black Beauty, so I can finally start thinking about what I want to use on September 1st. The timing couldn't have been better, because the temptation would have been too great if I received these things in the beginning of the month.

This month feels like it's going slowly and quickly at the same time but I'm just glad AA is almost over. I really have a love hate relationship with AA, but I do appreciate that I was finally able to get very comfortable with the shavette which is now making me want to try out an actual straight razor. I'm looking forward to trying out my new Zenith brush, but at the same time I'm also not looking forward to going through the break-in process again especially since I want to go back to using a variety of brushes, so it might take until the end of the year for the Zenith to break in properly. It will be hard to evaluate soap scents in September if the scents are fighting against boar funk as well.

Aug 29, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 29

• 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 (29)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Valley of Ashes - Eau de Parfum

It's hard to believe there are only two days left in AA. Flipping the blade yesterday has made the shaves much more bearable and efficient.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Rating: 4.5/5

Aug. 29, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Dorco Stainless (10)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

#MammothMafia

29 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

Single pass. Weekends are never long enough.

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Aug. 29, 2022

• Brush: Zenith Boar B30
• Razor: Chiseled Face Ti
• Blade: Personna Super Stainless (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chatillion Lux - 1904

It's just the final Mammoth Monday. I wish it were Thursday. That's my Coffee & Contemplation day.

 #MammothMafia

August 29, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
• Blade: Feather (2)
• Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm Fanchurian
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

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Aug. 29, 2022 - Final AA Monday

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Still going strong. Blade was NOT comfortable today. Brush was. The hole at the bottom of my Hygge tub gets bigger...

Happy Monday – the shittiest day of the week.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#MammothMafia

August 29 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (32)
• 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 - Alive

Making some progress today, I can finally see a bit of the tub peeking through the bottom of the soap and I finished off my sample of Alive. Feels good! Two shaves left!

For u/Teufelskraft's #sidetracked challenge I'll throw out a song by Steve Earle. The quality of his music over his almost 40 year career has been amazingly consistent.

Steve Earle - Waitin' On the Sky

#MammothMafia

#GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 29, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

If it wasn't yesterday, it was going to be today: I broke through to the bottom.

I suspect it goes without saying that this blade has been next to worthless for the past couple of weeks. I do think there's value in having the experience of pushing a blade past its useful point, because it allows one to recognize when a blade has reached that point. To continue to use it, though, feels pretty asinine, but Mr. ST:TNG dictates another two days.

I've said that—even though it, too, surely goes without saying—come Thursday, I plan to take this brush for a proper lather after a month of such unrefined face-kneading. Probably more important, though, is the opportunity to use a fresh blade. I do not consider it unlikely that, while I grew adept with the MMOC after my first uses last month and then as I commited to daily use this month, using it for so long with an ineffective blade has allowed some bad habits to develop without me noticing. Habits that I will discover that I need to unlearn after a sharp blade acutely brings them to my attention.

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

Aug. 28, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (29)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

Another busy day, another boring picture. I'm hoping to set aside a little time to get half decent pictures for the next couple of days to finish the month out strong, but we'll see what happens.

Tags:

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 29, 2022 - August Austere Day 29

• 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

Beautiful Monday morning and an equally nice shave for the morning. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

A Mammoth Micromatic Raw Hoggin’ August

Brush Progress

• Brush: Zenith B26 #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM MMOC #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM (29)
• 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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29 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (29)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 29, 2022 - Austere August Day 29

• 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 (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1 through 7
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•Shave 29

Thoughts for the day:
I've really contributed very little to the wisdom part of GEMs of Wisdom... Huh...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

2022-08-29 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (29)
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/sStVFgk

29 shaves with the same gear, it's all good.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 29, 2022 - Austere August Day 29

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soap Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Day 29 done. Only two shaves left gents. That makes me very happy. I am about to go crazy with this stuff. Two more.

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug 29, 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 (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

Aug. 29, 2022

• Brush: Chisel and Hound V16 Fanchurian
• Razor: Leaf Stainless
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Permafrost

Almost there!

#MammothMafia

Aug. 29, 2022 - AA Day 29

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Quick evening shave tonight after a long day. Great way to unwind, though.

Razor, Blade, and Brush were all fantastic tonight. No tugging, minimal aftershave burn, and a great lather. I think 3 passes with the MMOC is not the way to go, and I need to stick with just 2 and a buff, I still get almost BBS and about 5% as much burn as when I go the full 3. Maybe something to take forward there in general.

Zenith B34 - Pic 1 Pic 2

Finally busted through, too.

Sonder thought of the day: Life is hard. Everyone is struggling. Everyone is tired. We all cope in different ways and it's ok to deal with things different than someone else would. Obviously it's best to choose healthy coping mechanisms, and it's great to encourage those around you. People need to hear it. Be a kind and encouraging voice. It makes a difference.

#mammothmafia #RawHoggin #GEMsOfWisdom

August 29th, 2022 - If we did Austere August in February, we’d be finished.

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (29)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before and After

Meh, Monday, back to work, didn’t shave early today, and the moon shot got scrubbed. Shaving pretty late today. Had me worried since it is almost a day and a half since Sunday’s shave. Feedback is getting harsh, very loud. Still very tuggy at times, especially first pass.

For all the harshness, the splash didn’t sting much, no real irritation tonight. A little balm to make the skin feel nice. Overall, not the worst shave this month. Blood free for over 3 weeks now. I think I can make it for the last 2 days. Not the smoothest shave. To get there would need the other direction xtg, or an atg pass, but I am not doing 3 passes on this blade.

Aug. 29, 2022 - AA 29

• Prep: Cold Water Splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (35)

• 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.

Yet another late night shave. Its nice smelling good when going to bed soon after. #GEMsOfWidom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Aug. 29, 2022 - Day 29: almost there

• Prep: Warm water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MMOC GEN 2
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (29)

• 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 was the only blade, My whiskers would be as long as this shag rug!

The brush got tossed in my bag for most the day, and so it became misshapen. After using it the brush went back ti normal.

House of Mammoth software is the saving grace.

Brush break-in album, brush break in album part 2 #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom