Aug. 3, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 3

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

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

First day I had enough lather for 1 pass. The second day I had enough lather for 2 passes. On the third day, I finally made enough lather for 3 full passes so it should be smooth sailing from here. Yesterday I tried scooping and loading soap in an empty tub, but that wasn't very enjoyable so today I decided to try tub loading again because I like the simplicity of it, and I have too much soap so it's fine if I use more soap as long if I can get a solid lather. I tried shaking less water out of the brush today and that seemed to help with the loading, and I also did some loading with the tub upside down so that gravity can provide some assistance which may have helped to draw more soap toward the base of the knot. On the face, I still had to add quite a bit of water but in the end the lather was fantastic.

Visually, the brush seems to be breaking in nicely but when face lathering I definitely feel the pokiness from what I presume are the thicker bristles inside the brush. I'm not sure if those bristles will ever split so if I continue to feel those near the end of AA I might look for them and pull those out when AA is over.

With a solid lather, I was able to focus a bit more on my actual shave once again. A nice 3 pass shave with just a tiny bit of irritation from slight over shaving in certain areas, but nothing that the Mammoth balm couldn't take care of.

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Aug 3, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 3

• 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 (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave

The brush is starting to splay a little easier and feels a touch softer. It was also shedding more during this shave. Hopefully, it's getting some of the courser hairs out.

I guess since the brush is changing daily, gauging the correct load times and brush wetness is still kind of a moving target. This mornings lather was on the thin side, and I had to visit the tub again for the second pass.

The MMOC will bite you if you're not paying attention. Overall, today's shave went well. I think a little less irritation, but the shave was also not as close. So, when I was quickly trying to perform some clean-up of certain areas, I ended up nicking myself because I wasn't taking in to account the entire cutting edge in relation to the curves on my neck. It was a quick, careless mistake that I'll be more careful with in the future.

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Rating: 3/5

Aug. 3, 2022

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

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

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• 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

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Austere August 2022 day 3 https://imgur.com/a/abY33Wd

Still dialing in my lather, but it's getting better.

So. Much. Water.

I have spilled my first blood - I was running a bit late and rushing, which resulted in a couple of weepers. That's the first time I've cut myself shaving in a while.

3 August 2022 - Austere August

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

I shook a little less water out of the brush to load from the tub and got some better face lather, but got a nick just under my lip, necessitating alum and some toilet paper.

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Aug. 3, 2022

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Hybrid B3
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip
• Blade: Rapira Stainless (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Beloved

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Aug. 3, 2022 - Austere August shave three

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Brush still stinks but a little less each day. I can tell this will be a glorious knot once it’s well broken in. I think this knot might be easier to use than any of my higher end badger knots. Could this be? Still feels like pulling hay across my face though for the moment. I left lather in the brush to try to purge the stink a little. We will see how that goes. Hygge is still a delicious scent to me.

Today the MMOC was a cruel bitch. My face hurts. Very close shave and the second pass felt a little like skin grafts. No cuts or nicks but boy did my face burn with a hefty dose of aftershave to remove the H1N1 pig virus load from my pores, of course.

Happy Day three, and Wednesday to you!

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August 3, 2022

• Preshave: Hot Shower
• Razor: Blackland Era Level 3 plate
• Brush: Blackland 23mm synthetic
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave balm

Another great shave as usual. I thought I’d have issues shaving daily since I dont have a lot of facial hair but it has been nice. The smaller diameter synthetic was used to let my badger brush dry at a bit more as it was humid the last two days. I’d like to pick up another badger brush to rotate in the future.

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Aug. 3, 2022 - Austere August - Day 3

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Maggard 2-Band Fan Badger 26
• Razor: Maggard MR-18 with V3 head
• Blade: Feather (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite - Aftershave

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Aug. 2, 2022 - Austere August Day 3

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soap Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM Micromatic OC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Well Day 3 is done. Boar is working well, Zenith brushes are great and decently quick to break in. I am thinking by Day 10 we will already have a great brush that will just keep on getting better. Originally I had stated that I didn't notice much difference between Gen 1 & 2 MMOC, I would like to redact that statement as there is a noticeable difference between the two. Gen 1 is much more "bitey" and a bit harsher than the Gen 2. They are both great razors, but honestly I probably prefer the Gen 2. Let's see if the Gen 1 can change my mind this month, but that is where I am standing right now. Restore is honeyed rose and it smells good. I am hoping I can make a big dent in this tub and hopefully use it up this month, so I am currently loading it like I hate it even though I really like the scent. One thing that is quite funny; I purchased a pump top for my Restore and Stones balms, which require a different pump. Those pumps shoot that stuff out with some force! I still haven't gotten the touch down and every morning I keep falling victim to an explosion of Restore balm splatting ricochet all over me and the mirror. Great stuff that absorbs quickly and is light though. I feel like Grey Vetiver is a scent that I could never get tired of, so I am glad I picked it for AA.

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A Mammoth Micromatic Raw Hoggin’ August

Day 1 Prep Video

Setup Pic

RawHoggin Unboxing Pics

Brush progress

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• Brush: Zenith B26 #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM MMOC #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM (3)
• Lather: House if Mammoth - Hygge in Tusk
• Post Shave: Hygge Splash & Balm
• Fragrance: Hygge EDP #MammothMafia

I found today to be significantly easier to create lather with the new brush. Feels a lot less pokey and more springy! Also I'm starting to be able to smell lather, even though pig stank is still dominant.

My MMOC feels so smooth and delivers a very efficient shave. However, upon application of the splash I always feel more feedback than I usually do with Des (at least that's my perception).

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Aug. 3, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

Today I finally loaded enough soap from the get go, even with a small brush. Another good shave.

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3 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

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Only third day in but I'm enjoying the brush so far, once it stops eating up the lather I think it'll be amazing.

Aug 03, 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 (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

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#Sidetracked u/Teufelskraft

Something - The Beatles Todays song was picked by going into my phones library and hitting shuffle. To understand the significance of this I need to provide some background.

When I was a teenager I had a mentor who I call my “Second Dad.” He was one of those guys who was super invested in your life and made you into a better version of yourself. There were many weeks where I spent more time with him than my own family. I 100% believe that he is the reason that I am in the position that I am today because of him.

Background covered: Andy was one of those guys with a photographic memory and could literally remember anything. He also loved all music and had the road-trip setup that was the envy of everyone. Andy had one of those iPod Classics with 180GB of storage absolutely full of songs. I don’t exactly remember how many songs it was but it was more than 25,000 at one point! Andy could tell you every song on there, the album it was from and when it was released. This made road-trips an adventure every time!

Todays shave was the best it’s been so far in this short period with the MMOC. Not sure if the initial hardness of the blade has subsided or if I’m getting better with finding the right angle with it.

Aug. 3, 2022 - Thrice as nice!

• Prep: Water water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (3)

• 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

It’s neat to see how the boar knot is starting to change already. You can see it starting to loosen up a little. It still stinks when wet, but my girlfriend said: “it just smells like an old man.” 😂 I hope I do not smell like that when I am an old man! There is still more backbone than I like. It only lost hairs on the second shave so far. The handle is already starting to patina, I think this is going to be a cool brush.

I purposely over hydrated the tusk base soap to see how it shaves. I was pleasantly surprised that while it was running off my face and neck it still provided enough protection and lubrication to have a close comfortable 2 pass shave.

The scent from the splash and balm lasts for an hour maybe 2, but the fragrance lasts much longer. I think 1-2 sprays of the EdP is enough; however, I am going to go with the Stag Rules and use 1 spray for number of weeks we are into Austere August.

edit: formatting 🙄

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Aug. 3, 2022 - Austere August Day 3

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

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

What can I say, another day, another Sonder. I do feel like my lather was a little better today than the past 2 days. Who would’ve guessed you can improve through repetition. I also had the joy of one of the ladies in my office telling me that I smelled nice yesterday. Honestly the first time one of my coworkers has even noticed the scent of my soap/aftershave as I don’t have a bottle of the frag. Sonder working wonders.

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Aug. 3, 2022

• Brush: Frank Shaving 30mm Badger
• Razor: Leaf
• Blade: Voskhod (2)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Day 3, so far so good! Still trying to get used to badger brushes after using mostly synthetic when first starting. Loading heavier helps, but sometimes it seems to be a little more difficult to get them to let go of the lather. Can often squeeze quite a bit out of the brush when cleaning up.

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2022-08-03 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (3)
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/m0EsOsm

A beauty of a shave. The brush is feeling good and the GEM blade is mellowing out a bit. My SO approves of the scents ;)

A DFS in 2 passes. I hope everyone had a great day.

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Aug. 3, 2022 - AA Day 3 - MMOC Bloodbath

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Ok look, this MMOC thing is for the birds. If it weren't some stupid inner voice telling me I can't quit because I committed and I ain't no quitter I would quit, right here, right now. Someone, please understand that reference.

Anyway - shaving with the MMOC is horrible. I think the worst part is I have no idea why it's horrible. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong because I don't really know how to use the MMOC. I'm not sure if it's because it's more aggressive than I'm used to, if it's the open comb, if it's totally my technique, or any number of other issues. I'm a proficient shaver with both my Blackbird and Henson. I've used a few other razors and have been fine. The Karve CB, while I didn't like it and never really figured it out, was never this bad. Seriously, I can do my WTG pass and be fine, but beyond that, good luck, because there will be blood. Lots of it. After this afternoon shave, I had a minimum of 6 nicks/cuts/blood spots and running the alum across my neck and shin may as well have been filleting my own face off - it hurt so dang bad. So - if anybody has a tutorial out there, hit me up. If not, then, I guess watch me suffer, because suffering I am.

The brush was again better yesterday than today. I can tell there's some opening up going on in the bristles and it's getting better each day. Admittedly, I didn't pick a knot that anyone said would be super challenging or take a long time to break in; I went with the B34 that gets high praise all around. Partly I chose it because of the butterscotch handle - my 4 year old son is obsessed with the color yellow, and butterscotch is basically yellow, plus the Sonder artwork is yellow, so he's thrilled with my shave gear all month. The challenge with breaking in the brush at this point is that, because of tub loading, it's so hard to know how much soap is in and how much water I need and I it's a dance trying to make sure my lather isn't too dry to start and that it isn't too watered down at the end, but I guess that's the beauty of this month is getting to know the soap even better.

Sonder performed beautifully, as expected, and the cooling of the aftershave as I sit and type this is so very soothing after the acid bath that was the alum. Having only used Sonder the one time prior to buying the set for AA I was a little bit nervous that I'd end up not liking it, but that's not the case at all; it's an excellent masculine scent that I'm happy to wear all month. Thick and rich creamy lathers are the norm with tusk and at least my first 2 passes were no exception today - though the 3rd was a bit thinner than the first 2, but still very good.

I took the advice of u/RiverRatAg14 and am taking my blade out to air dry after every shave. I don't know if it'll matter, but, I'm already straight up not having a good time with the MMOC so maybe this will help. Whatever.

Sonder thought of the day - as I sit here typing this I have 3 kids wanting my attention. One wants to sit on me, another play go fish, and the other, well, she's 6 and happy to watch TV for now, but, rotting brains and all that. So - as I consider the vivid lives my kids are living, I would prefer they remember me as a present dad who played with them a lot (I do), rather than a dad who was always buried in his online shaving competition write ups. So with that, I'l wrap it up and challenge you to go spend some quality time with someone you love. Even if it's just a few minutes. Be present at home or at the coffee shop or at work. Put your phone down and enjoy the moment and really pay attention to the people around you. They'll appreciate it and your relationships will be better for it.

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Aug. 3, 2022 - Austere August Day 3

• 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 (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3

Thoughts for the day:
This is tainting the glory and splendor that is Sonder... Every... Fucking... Pass... When will this end?! Seriously, how long does this unbleached hair smell like the inside of a rotting asshole? Someone please elucidate and edify me. I need to know if there is an end in sight... 😩😩😩

On the performance side, we're Gucci. The knot feels pretty great all things considered. Two passes with the MMOC and I'm glassy and classy... but I can still smell that brush...

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Aug. 3, 2022 - SOTD AA Sonder 3

• 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

I am really glad I went with sonder for this august. Its a great summer scent

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Aug. 3, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

The daily photos for this are really looking like I just took a bunch of pictures all at once and am just posting different ones each day. That's just the nature of gradual changes, of course.

Oh, hey, have I mentioned how much face-lathering sucks? It's terrible and there's no reason anyone should choose to spend 30x the time to get a lather that's barely usable. I knew I had to put my magical bowl away for the month—not because it would present any kind of temptation, but because I would otherwise be likely to grab it simply out of habit. Off to the side in the photos so far is a mug that I decided to use not for lathering (there's not remotely enough width, so I couldn't if I wanted to), but for pre-shave brush-wetting.

Speaking of wet, new boar brushes, I feel like the stench is fading. It's still noticeable, but after just a few days seems to be at a place where I can ignore it.

Hopefully anosmia's not to blame, though. I do have a bit of a cough, but at-home tests tell me it's not the roni. I actually thought it was brought on by having slammed on my back like 50 times in a row in a krav maga class the day before it started. Whatever it is, I am nonetheless foregoing krav for the time being. Shame, because I only started up again a couple weeks ago.

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Aug. 3, 2022 - Austere August - Z

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

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

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

Not much to report on day three, but I can tell this is going to be a long month.

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Aug 3 2022

• Prep: Mineral oil massage

• Brush: Wenghè Pure Bristle 🐗

• Razor: Brassbird head CG brass bishop

• Blade: Voskhod

• Soap: Mammoth Z

• Balm: Mammoth Z

Shave Numero Three: Near Dark

I was too busy this morning, so I had to wait until after The Boy’s (8) football practice. I just did ATG and XTG, since I’ll be shaving again in the morning. Still stinks; still a great shave. I think I’ll be a two pass guy the rest of the month.

I say it still stinks, but it’s lessening. Like a piece of bacon you fried yesterday, put in a baggie in the fridge, then pulled it out the next morning and let it sit. A very “grey” smell.

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Post Shave Pics

His “mean” face

August 3rd, 2022 - How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the MMOC

• Prep: Warm water and extra patience

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

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

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (tre)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

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Day three and the relief has started. The blade is biting less, and I went with as close to no pressure I could. I did make a teensy mistake and started a pass a little bit outside the lather. That fraction of an inch too high gave me my only weeper today. Still a little irritation, but getting less stingy today. I’ll take the lesson and consider it good progress. I think I know why some people push to 50+ shaves on a GEM. It will take a long time before the irritation of a dulling blade equals that of a brand new blade.

The brush is still quite the scrubber. I may be pushing it, as I try to get it to splay at least for part of each pass. The chunky handle doesn’t fit well in any brush holder I have. I came up to shave tonight, and the brush had fallen out into the sink. I still want it to dry upside down, so trying to place it better. I can see a few hairs beginning to split. Thousands left to go and I’ll have a soft brush.

I am still liking the Alive. Still getting the clearest scent of the musk and greenery elements, but if I get a good whiff, can make out some of the floral/fruit notes. As it mellows post shave I get periodic points where I catch a fresh smell of it. I like that I don’t feel like I am filling the house with my smell.

Decided to let Youtube pick some music for my shave. Started with Hole “Doll Parts” and “Violet”, then got Fleetwood Mac “Tusk”, and perhaps true synergy with the shave, as I was applying the aftershaves, The Breeders “Last Splash” played.

August 3 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (6)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo

Nice evening shave after a day of baking in the Florida sun at Epcot. One more day then I get to escape the heat here for the heat back home. MMOC Gen 1 still seems a bit more aggressive but it’s not substantially different.

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Aug. 3, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Long work day
• Brush: Zenith B10 Boar
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR
• Blade: Feather Professional (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap

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

• Post Shave: Alum, Zingsri Sego balm

Shave of austerity #3

2 pass shave once more with loads of weepers. This was not a great shave. I have honestly been skipping shaves lately to every other day or so due to mask at work and basically sheer laziness- my face has become wimpy. I guess it’s time to beat it back into submission.

Almond Leather is a great scent to carry into this month. It’s very versatile, and the gentle touch of koolada makes it appeal to summer as much as it does to winter.

The brush. Oh man. If I had to shave with this particular set up for the rest of my life I’d have a beard. Onward to day 4!

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Aug. 3, 2022 - AA 3

• Prep: Cold Water Splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (9)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Balm

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

Day 3. Progress pic album. SOTD in title.

Still feels mostly the same to me, scritchy and scratchy. That said, paint strokes aren’t too bad really. Just the lather building mostly when doing swirling motion. Still, nothing horrendous. Still kinda suck at the chin area and under nose. Also, def still some razor burn post 2nd pass. I wish I had started a new blade this month, instead to starting on a half dozen or so. I’m sure it’s mostly my technique but I need all the help I can get. #GemsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia