Aug. 8, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 8

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (8)

• 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

Soap Weight: 135.0g (1.3g used)

Today I decided to roughly count the number of swirls. I think I ended up with around 80-90 swirls on the puck and it was enough for 3.5 passes. It felt like a lighter load and it felt like there was a little bit less lather left over and the soap weight confirmed what I suspected. The brush continues to feel pretty good. Sometimes I feel a little bit more of the stiffer bristles in the brush depending on how much pressure I'm exerting and whether I'm doing back and forth strokes or swirling motions but it was never uncomfortable.

Great shave with the kamisori today attempting a technique that was described to me by u/MrTangerinesky where you lead the blade edge with your other hand/fingers to promote the lifting of facial hairs before they are cut. It definitely felt more natural when I was doing a dry run with my bare hands than in actual practice with the blade against my face, so I only tried it on small sections of my face at a time but the technique shows a lot of promise.

8 days of AA and I haven't really felt the itch to change anything up yet which is nice. Following the development of the brush as well as building my shavette technique has been distracting me from thinking about using different scents and my DE razors. The main itch I have right now is to purchase a Semogue Torga C5. 😅

Aug. 8, 2022 - Stag Day 8

• Brush: Zenith B26 Retro
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (8)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

So a little over a week in, and I must say I really, really dig the feel of this handle. The shape does a great job of keeping lather from falling all over the place and just feels great in the hand. I'm a big fan.

#SubstantialStag #RawHoggin

Stag Spray 8

Aug. 8, 2022 - Austere August 8th

• Prep: Cool shower
• Brush: Semogue 610 Boar
• Razor: OCMM Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)

• Lather: Noble Otter - Firefighter - Soap

• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Lime - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Zingari Man Cooling Recovery Splash

#GEMsofWisdom Somewhat shave-related GEM of Wisdom- Don't ever invite u/j33pguy13 to play a game of Jenga. You will lose. That man has some serious precarious stacking skills. If you haven't been following his SOTD pics, you really should. That man is doing more with Stag than the average person can.

#RawHoggin My brush on Day 8 pre-soak- https://imgur.com/a/KusZVLO . And then my brush post-shave- https://imgur.com/a/KpT6Xrh It's not eating lather any more and is getting softer by the day. What more could you ask for?

#Sidetracked While there are plenty of amazing albums on the heavy side of the spectrum that will be in my Top Ten for 2022, my #1 album for this year is Denzel Curry's Melt My Eyez See Your Future. It is an absolutely stellar hiphop album that is getting constant spins in my musical rotation. I like my hiphop to have really creative beats and this album has plenty. I want to hear an artist that can flow in original ways and Denzel Curry absolutely does that. This album is a big leap from his last album ZUU, which was a big and bombastic album (and sounds great bumping from the car and contains this banger- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3hj4vkRkaw) that also nailed the Miami sound. To me, Melt My Eyez has a lot of parallels to when Guru of Gang Starr did his Jazzmatazz projects. This is a chiller album but with sneaky depth. I'll start the week by giving you one of the songs Denzel did for KEXP's live series a few months ago because it's just too damn hard to pick just one song from this album- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73izf7uf5lo . u/Teufelskraft and gang enjoy this one.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Finding Serenity in RawHogginy on the road to the GEMtury Pt. 8

• Prep: Klar Activated Charcoal facial soap
• Brush: Rubberset 400-3 with unbleached 26 mm Zenith knot set at 56 mm loft (8)
• Razor: GEM - Micromatic (open comb, first generation)
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (77)
• Soaking Mug: Seaforth! - Scotch Heather - shaving mug
• Bath Soap: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - bath soap
• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime - Soap
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Eau de Toilette

Today is Djunior's return to daycare after summer break, and he has joined a new group (he has graduated from the little explorer group and is now a little adventurer), so there has been a significant amount of drama at handover. It struck me how as parents of a toddler, my wife and I were looking forward to this day so much, and how guilty I feel knowing that he'll now have a difficult few days getting used to new teachers, kids, routines, etc. Ugh!

#GEMsOfWisdom I've jumped back into my usual daily rhythm of morning shaves, and it's a bliss to be the first one awake, and taking some time with my routine. The MMOC with the 77-use blade by now reminds me of u/VisceralWatch baby-proof Wolfie. Not in blade feel, the MMOC still has that in spades, but in how I can swish it around my face with reckless abandon without any ill effect. That being said, I am starting to look forward to using a new blade, to feel that effortless smooth glide through stubble that a only fresh coated blade gives you. Now here's the rub; as an open-blade newbie, I was planning to use only straights and shavettes for Sample September, with the possible exception of MicroMatic Mammoth Monday Formation Flights. Now I'm wondering whether I'd rather use just my most comfortable safety razors for a while. We'll see.

I feel like I'm cheating with the #RawHoggin challenge, this brush rather inoffensive in scent already and was super comfy from day one.

Aug. 8, 2022 - AA Day8

• Prep: Shower/Wash with Warm Water
• Brush: Zenith Gray Chubby (B37)
• Razor: Wolfman Razors WR2-SB Razor Head (0. 95mm Blade Gap), WRH7 Handle (90mm Solid)
• Blade: Nacet (8)

• Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Waterlyptus - Soap

• Post Shave: Proraso - Menthol and Eucalyptus - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Osma Alum Block

• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Eau de Toilette

No problems with the shave today, dealing with other life issues, such as AC not working during a heat wave. Cheers all!

UNCHALLENGE

RawHoggin

Austere August Day 8

Brush: Rubberset 400-3 w/ Unbleached Zenith 24mm knot set to a 56mm loft 8th use

Razor: Gem MMOC, gen 2

Blade: PTFE (8)

Lather: NO Monoi de Tahiti

Post: NO Monoi de Tahiti Splash

3 pass BBS. The brush is at the development plateau where all the changes are so small I cannot see or feel them, but I know they are happening.

RawHoggin

GemsOfWisdom

• 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 8 https://imgur.com/a/ZCIUIDh

Aug. 8, 2022 - Austere August Ultra Nightmare RawHoggin Stagpocalypse

• Prep: Midnight Stag liquid soap and bar soap
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

It was nice to shave at home again today. It WAS NOT, however, nice to unpack all of the things I brought with us this mornin. Dear God, does it really take all of that, Jim? Short answer: yes. It’s the month of Stag. This is the month that a random population of weirdos that obsess over shaving and everyone they come into contact with become mesmerized by one of the best scents ever. Disagree? Well, you can be wrong. It’s ok. No one’s perfect. Just like I only sprayed 4 sprays today because the upvotes just weren’t there. And that’s ok. This time.

SubstantialStag

GEMsOfWisdom

RawHoggin

Aug 8, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 8

• 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 (8)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave

Today's shave did not go as expected. The lather started out well, the first pass seemed good, but during applying the lather for the second pass, I could tell something was wrong. I'm not sure if I was just overconfident during the initial pass, but I could feel my skin was pretty raw upon building up the lather for the second pass. Even though the boar is softer now, it's still not soft enough to prevent additional brush burn.

My concern now is that the blade may also be dulling a lot faster than I would have liked due to poor technique. I had some tugging yesterday and today. I may try palm stropping the blade to see if that helps at all for tomorrow.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Brush Break-in Progress

#sidetracked
Tame Impala's It Feels Like We Only Go Backwards came to mind today based on the poor shave.

Rating: 3/5

Aug. 8, 2022 - Glow in the dark Austere August Raw Hoggin’ Challenge

• Brush: Omega 20102
• Razor: Karve Bronze SB - B
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (8)

• Lather: Red House Farm - Lumos - Shave Soap

• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Rawr - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Zoologist - Koala

Day 8

Still #RawHoggin

Aug. 8, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1438
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM blue star (8)

• Lather: Noble Otter - Thé Noir et Vanille - Soap

• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Thé Noir et Vanille - Aftershave

Good shave today brush and razor are both working very well. This blade is actually still getting better I had a great close shave today as I say that I spotted one tiny bloody spot on my neck that I had not noticed earlier, sneaky. The brush seems to be coming along slowly it feels nice and seems to hold a good amount of soap. #RawHoggin #GEMsOfWisdom

https://i.imgur.com/z7GM6iD.jpg

Aug. 8, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (8)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

Oh, man, it's the 8th? You know what that means: It's International Cat Day! Here's an Artemis to brighten your morning!

I decided to include another element that I've been using this August: unscented deodorant! Sure, it's consistent with the unscented challenge, but also, I imagine most of us here generally use some kind of unscented deodorant-type product, because a lot of the scented varieties could easily overpower the scents and fragrances that we so enjoy.

I'm pretty ready for this cough thing to be done. It's progressing through apparent stages, which hopefully means it'll subside soon.

I'm also ready to be done with this face-lathering farce. I'm convinced that anyone who says they prefer this is lying. Either that or mentally deficient.

#sidetracked /u/Teufelskraft
I happened to throw on an A Perfect Circle shirt today. That is a shirt that I've had for something around 20 years, having gotten it when I was in high school. In the spirit thereof, ~~The Outsider~~ The Noose from their second album is just one of their many great songs that take me back. It took me a little while to pick that one out after listening to so many just now. Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step both fall under the general category of albums in which every song is memorable and fantastic, not a one being off.

That Maynard James Keenan really knew how to work teen-angst, huh? I'm not hugely familiar with his entire catalog (I'm not even familiar with anything A Perfect Circle after the second album), but A Perfect Circle was kind of a reverse introduction to earlier Tool. Angsty stuff, that. Oh, I just remembered I even saw Tool in concert way back, too. Huh.

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

Aug. 8, 2022 - Keep calm and Stag on - Austere August Day 8

• Brush: RazoRock 506CK / 26mm boar
• Razor: GEM OCMM
• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Zingari - Rescue Potion - Serum
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Everything is just clicking right now and I'm getting some great shaves. I'm trying not to pay attention to the drawer full of other soaps and shelves lined with razors and brushes, but I know they're getting restless.

#RawHoggin

I'm really starting to enjoy this brush which is something I don't think I've ever said about a boar brush. I came into this with the boar-- mentality just wanting to challenge myself with something different to re-ignite my thrill for the hobby. I'd say it's working temporarily.

#GEMsofWisdom

Another smooth, close, and comfortable shave. Not much else to note today. I'm getting good with this thing!

Brush album

Stag sprays

August 8, 2022

Brush: Omega 10049

Razor: Rockwell 6S Plate 5

Blade: Astra SP

Lather: Stirling Orange Chill (sample puck)

Post Shave: Thayers Witch Hazel

Post Shave: Barrister & Mann O Delight! Balm

#RawHoggin

Aug. 7, 2022 - Eighth Day

• Prep: Quick splash of water
• Brush: Copper Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)

• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Soap

• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Aftershave

#RawHoggin

Very decent lather today, felt a bit heavy for the first pass but there was plenty for the follow on lathers. Again I think I could get a little more lather into initially. Brush is treating me very well still.

#GEMsOfWisdom

Decent shave today no nicks or heat thus far. Less of the tugging that I felt yesterday so continuing on learning more about this razor that I am enjoying very much thus far.

August 8, 2022 - Austere August Ultra-Nightmare Mode

Brush pics for RawHoggin challenge

• Brush: Zenith B10
• Razor: Gem MMOC Gen 2 Ex-Watson
• Blade: Personna PTFE (8)
• Lather: Wholly Kaw - Washington's Blend - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Executive Man - Balm

I guess I’ll post in the newbie questions, since I’m a boar newbie: I can’t for the life of me get much lather for the second pass unless I squeeze out the brush after the first. Is this normal for boar? Is it just because I only have 8 uses on it? I can load load load, and the first pass is great, but the brush just doesn’t retain much soap going into a second pass. My 22mm synthetic does better.

Back to work today. I teach community college, and my summer break is at an end. Students come back on 8/15.

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Aug. 8, 2022 - AA Day 8 - A visitor has arrived

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Did the ol' night shave morning shave 1-2 punch last night into this morning. Brush was still a little damp yet from last night but performed beautifully. Here's the side profile. Overall I'd call it an excellent shave once again. A 2.5 or so passer: with the grain, across/against the grain, and then buffing the rest; probably about 80% BBS and the rest is darn fine. I'll take that to start the day.

Not much to say about the brush today that hasn't already been said - she's a beaut. MMOC, too, enjoying it. Blade performed well, no tugging again, and, maybe for the first time all month - no blood! I'll take it.

Sonder is a great way to start or finish the day - the cooling post shower while making my morning cup of coffee helped wake me up this morning, although I'm still dragging a bit. We were up too late last night, I was woken in the night to help my son pee, and then up early this morning. Such is parenting, I guess. I'll sleep when I'm dead, or something like that. More likely I die from lack of sleep, but, potato potahto.

I did have a cool visitor this morning in the bathroom. At first I thought it was a crushed spider, but when I got closer it moved a little and it turns out it's a Reduvius personatus or "masked hunter" that belongs to the assassin bug family - it camouflages itself with dust and kills a bunch of other bugs. Joke was on him, this morning, because he got assassinated. I'm just hard like that I guess.

Sonder thought of the day: Everyone wants to be liked and investing just a little bit into a conversation, putting your phone in your pocket, and paying attention to your coworker or friend or neighbor or whoever can make a huge difference. People know when we're distracted and not paying attention. There's the whole movement to see yourself as the main character in your story, and, I get that. But - what if we're not the main character? What if our lives are meant to be spent serving and loving other people and making them feel valued? Looking outward instead of inward is hard. It's easy to only be interested in how every conversation ties back to myself instead of asking questions about how the other person is doing and sincerely showing interest in their life; but if I do it, it's better. I've had to practice and learn and practice and remind and practice some more and I still stink at it, but contemplating Sonder helps. People have so much to offer in their stories, and if we take time to really listen to them, we end up in way better situations with way better relationships. So - that's what I'm working on today.

Have a great day, all!

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

#sidetracked u/Teufelskraft

Today's side track track is the reprise to The Greatest Showman theme song. I so wish I had seen this in theaters, but it didn't happen. We were a bit late to the game watching it, but it's a movie that my wife and I both really enjoy and, even more importantly, all of my kids love it. The music throughout, as you know, is so well done: high energy, great beats, entertaining, and fun! Is it the greatest plot ever? Probably not. Is the music really as good as I think? Probably not. But do I love it anyway? Heck yes. All I have to do is play music from the Greatest Showman on our smart speaker and the kids are dancing and stomping and squealing around the living room. It's a blast. There are other songs throughout the movie that I like more, but this one is the most high energy and it's great. The opening is cool, too, but, hate me for this if you want; Zac Efron is so dang talented it's ridiculous. I have never seen a High School Musical movie, so that doesn't ruin him for me. Anyway - there you have it. As a bonus, The Other Side is also amazing on this soundtrack. Enjoy!

Aug. 8, 2022 - Austere August Day 8

• 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 (8)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3
•Shave 4
•Shave 5
•Shave 6
•Shave 7
•Shave 8

Thoughts for the day:
Smell wasn't offensive today; I don't think I'm out of the stank woods yet, but we're getting there and that is definitely encouraging.

The knot is loving Tusk and so is my face. Both are uncannily soft as we round the corner into the second week. Similar results to last year, which led me to wonder how many potential skin benefits we leave on the table switching bases every day... Just a thought, tho. I'm still mad fickle. 😅

Gem is in it's sweet spot. 💎❤️

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

A Mammoth Micromatic Raw Hoggin’ August

Brush Progress

• Brush: Zenith B26 #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM MMOC #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM (8)
• Lather: House if Mammoth - Hygge in Tusk
• Post Shave: Hygge Splash & Balm
• Fragrance: Hygge EDP #MammothMafia

Team, I’ve learned the language of the MMOC, the only missing piece is using this blade for the rest of the month.

Is this brush becoming softer? It can’t be. Can it?

Day 1 Prep Video

RawHoggin Unboxing Pics

MammothMafia

August 8, 2022

• Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gold Gen2
• Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (8)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
• Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum  

2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.

• Challenges: #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag
• Brush Top (before use) - Brush History
• Fragrance Video
• Blade Edge (before use) - Edge Histiory
• Blade Orientation (black dots - odd days, red dots - even days)

So, another great shave. I almost rated this an excellent shave but there are areas that aren't as close as they could be. Nonetheless, again, comfortable, close, no issues.

If you're occasionally looking at the edge photos I'm making, compare today's edge photo to this one of my $20 Gold Dollar straight razor. Which would you prefer to use?

OK, the Gold Dollar edge is not the shave ready, factory edge. I've wailed on this. It's an edge that went through a series of water stones, and then a series of loaded strops. Definitely not a Jnat edge. The Jnats that I have are really too soft for razor sharpening. You could achieve the same pristine result with a series of inexpensive lapping films as u/djundjila does (I believe). Razors are quite easy to sharpen because the spine acts as your guide. What's not so easy, and what takes a bit of experience, is fixing geometry problems. This Gold Dollar was completely out of wack when I got it. The reason you see such a large bevel in the photo has to do with me thinning the spine (on both sides) to take the razor's sharpening angle down from the 18+° range to the 15+° degree range. That's a serious amount of metal removed, but the shaving performance improvement was dramatic (for me).

The actual GEM blade edge does not show significant change from yesterday. Again, I've examined the both sides and have taken a photo that is representative of what I see.

I'm not noticing much change in the brush at this point. I'm sure change will be subtle and that there will be a day when I take note of how good this brush has become.

Aug. 8, 2022 - AA Day 8 #RawHoggin

• Brush: Semogue2000
• Razor: GC84
• Blade: Gillette nacet (8)

• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Reserve Cool - Soap

• Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Ice Blue - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Reserve Cool - Balm

Ice blue was welcome this Monday morning. Good shave. Tried loading similarly to Stirling with a wet brush. Reserve is different and I still needed to load 2/4 passes with a lot to be desired

8 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (8)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 8, 2022 - AA - Day 8

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Zenith Boar - Short & Scrubby
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM Blade (8)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Ferox - Soap
• After: Fine Accoutrements - L'Orange Noir - Aftershave
• Post: Nivea - Sensitive Post Shave Balm - Aftershave

2 pass face shave and using light touch to shave so that it can last all 30 shaves. Brush is doing a bit better after a week. Soap is performing good. Little burn when applying aftershave and the balm helped to finish things off. Good start to the day and the week.

Tags: #GemsOfWisdom #RawHoggin

Aug. 7, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (8)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

Tags:

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Day 6 of Austere August! Staggin on!!

• Prep: Water on Face
• Brush: Zenith 2004/B SE
• Razor: Filarmonica Sub Cero 14
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Osma block
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag Splash
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag Balm
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag EdP

Ran out of good pics so I was lazy today

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Riiiiight. So today I was driving for the most part of the day, returning from a vacation spot. I had an evening shave, so to say. I overdid it depth wise(AGAIN), but damn am I smooth, this type of shave really puts an emphasis on the baby part...

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Other than the quality of the shave, the quality of the lather. Today I managed to create 3 passes of lather, there was nothing left in the brush or at all for the 4th pass, BUT that's fine, in the beginning, there was barely two passes of lather. It seems that the water control is a bit off, because I'm dipping the tips of the brush in the glass that I am soaking it before the shave. But I will go back to my precision hydration, which is setting the faucet to drip and measure in water drops, that's what I usually do when making lather in a bowl with a synth, splay the knot a bit and let the water drops fall in the middle of the knot. I'll see how many it'll take me to make a lather tomorrow and if I can make it for 4 passes :D

• #RawHoggin
• #SubstantialStag
• #sidetracked Oldie But Goldie I enjoy listening to jazz and this was one of the first jazz songs that really caught my eye(or ear).

Aug. 8, 2022 - 08.08.22 - Austere August #RawHoggin

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Omega 10048
• Razor: Henson Ti22++
• Blade: Gillette SuperSharp (1)

• Lather: Declaration Grooming - Daemon

• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Daemon Splash

Week 1 is officially over! This brush has already come a long way from when I started and it's getting better every day. I think I might be mildly allergic to some component of this soap/splash as I get an amount of irritation with the lather on my face occasionally, and almost every day I have a long tingle after applying the splash (longer than other alcohol based splashes). I'm not planning on changing anything as it isn't too bad, but I'm definitely looking forward to using something a bit kinder next month.

RawHoggin

Aug. 8, 2022 - Oveja Eléctrica Ocho

• Brush: Zenith 28mm Boar (3 piece)
• Razor: Kai Kasho Western Style Shavette
• Blade: Kai Captain Pink Mild (27)

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Electric Sheep - Soap

• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Electric Sheep - Aftershave

• Mosquito Bites: None

Today's shave was the first where I used normally my broken and reglued brush. Unfortunately, my gluing was not perfect, and there is some movement - probably this will come apart one day, but hopefully not in August.

Somebody posted a link to sgrdddy's explanation of how he deals with blade marathons, and I tried to follow his lead: more passes, and a very wet lather (as wet as I can get while face lathering, that is). So I tried to minimize pressure as much as possible, even when the razor tugs or even skips, for 4 passes and touch ups. The result was a very fine shave, even though ATG is becoming difficult.

After one week of austerity, what are the lessons learned? As with respect to #RawHoggin, the Zenith broke in very easily - much easier than my SOC brush, which was a real pain in the beginning. There was no eau de hog present in the beginning, and shedding was very moderate. So, I 'm very positive about the nod, though my enthusiasm for the handle has suffered a bit - even accident aside. It looks good, but it is very slippery. So in hindsight, I would probably choose another handle with the same nod.

I was wondering whether it would be a good idea to take my old blade into August, but I see it as a learning experience; there typically are 2-3 shaves that are a bit rough, and then the next 7-10 are ok. I'm not abandoning hope that this pattern will repeat.

For #sidetracked, I dedicate the obvious I will survive by Gloria Gaynor to my Zenith brush.

Good night and a comfortable second week to everyone!

Aug 8, 2021 – Austere August. Day 8.

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith - B16 24mm Boar
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Sheep
• Post Shave: Zingari Man – Unscented - Aftershave Balm
• Music: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get

Happy Monday fellow wetshavers! Hope everyone is doing well heading into our second week of Austere August. I continue on my unscented, MMOC, with a new boar brush daily journey. Today’s shave went well. Once again, no nicks, not cuts, no fuss, and no muss. Built up a nice, slick lather and had a nice, smooth, unscented shave.

Every day the stank of the boar gets less and less. I’m starting to wonder if using an unscented soap is slowing down the unstankification of the new brush. Where if I was using scented soaps, the brush would pick up those scents and lose the wet pig scent faster. I suppose the only way to figure that out would be to break in the same boar brush again and this time use scented soaps. And while this journey has been fun, I think it’ll be a while before I go down this road again.

For today’s #sidetracked music selection, I’m going with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get. Few songs can bring me back to the late 90s like this one can. After I shared the band Lawrence’s music two days ago, I had it in my mind to share this one next. Both heavily feature brass instruments and are really upbeat. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are one of the many, many one-hit wonders the world has seen and I really have to wonder (no pun intended) what that is like. These guys started as a band in 1983, had this MASSIVE hit in 1997, then continued on for another 25 years without coming close the same mainstream success. Gotta be a weird feeling. When I searched for this song on youtube, I watched some (somewhat) recent live performances and the lead singer, Dicky Barrett, almost looks bored performing it. And I can’t say I blame him! Every show and festival they play, this is the one they close it down with, day after day, show after show, most of the people there know you for this one song. Gotta be really, really strange. In early 2022, the Bosstones finally hung it up and retired just shy of 40 years making music and dancing together. (Sidetracked-sidenote: They had a member of the band who's only job was to dance and he killed it. What a great gig that must've been!) Upon doing some limited research for this post, I saw that Dicky Barrett was also Jimmy Kimmel Live’s announcer from 2004-2022 and apparently a big anti-vaxxer, performing at a Defeat the Mandate rally earlier this year. It’s speculated it’s that stance that cost him his announcer job at Kimmel and caused the band to break up. No clue if that’s true or not. It’s probably not a bad thing though, they were probably all tired of playing this damn song over and over again, but what do I know... That’s just the impression that I get.

Tags: #unscented #rawhoggin #GEMsOfWisdom

August 8th

• Brush: Zenith Boar - 505NK 27mm
• Razor: GEM - MMOC
• Blade: Gem PTFE (8)
• Lather - Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Splash
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Edp

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Edp video

Another day of Stag another day of an unhappy wife, the worst thing of Austere August has to be the building pile of Mail Calls. Getting hard to get inventive with the SOTD pics so need to up my game.

Aug. 8, 2022

• Brush: Zenith B36 "Copper Scrubby!" 28x50mm Boar
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM (8)

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lime - Soap

• Post Shave: Porter's Lotion, WSP - Neroli - Balm

• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - 1904

• Passes: WTG, XTG

• Coffee: Peru. Panchia, Tabaconas, Cajamarca - v: Yellow Caturra & Typica - p: Washed
• Music: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
• August 2022 SOTD Photo Album

#GEMsOfWisdom / #RawHoggin

I don't know how exactly I managed to break my rolling monthly Imgur post (Multiple uploading devices? Too many uploads? Concurrent conflicting uploads? Too big of images? Wild mis-clicks? Skynet?), but my original August log disappeared as of this morning, so I started over with an abridged set of SOTD images from my phone. Hopefully that's not a problem for our venerable judges and my dear readers.

I think I've already found my rhythm for the month. 40 swirls of soap is working out well (enough soap for a two-pass lather, but not too much to make hydrating that lather challenging). This knot is slowly breaking in, though it still has a way to go. This GEM blade is comfortable now, though I noticed that the MMOC benefits from a bit less cap-riding than I recall. I set it flush and then back off a degree or two. That's the sweet-spot for me. I don't remember if I picked up on that last August when I used the same razor.

Soap consumption was up a bit from yesterday, despite the same number of swirls. I suppose dampness of brush and pressure are also factors, but I don't know how to be more precise with those.

Date	Soap Before (g)	Soap After (g)	Usage (g)	Loading
8/1	235.5	232.5	3
8/2	232.5	228.0	4.5
8/3	228.0	227.0	1
8/4	227.0	223.3	3.7
8/5	223.3	220.3	3	40 seconds
8/6	220.3	218.8	1.5	30 seconds
8/7	218.8	217.9	0.9	40 swirls
8/8	217.9	216.5	1.4	40 swirls

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#sidetracked u/Teufelskraft

I was apprehensive to even bring up Bob Dylan this month. What do you say that hasn't already been said? On top of that, Dylan is a songwriter I respect and admire more than I enjoy, and I just don't think to listen to his music often.

I do have a soft spot for two very different recordings: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and Blood on the Tracks. Despite being very different productions, both albums feature a stellar, heartbreaking ballad, and the stiff-shouldered resentments of "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" have always felt emotionally and thematically antecedent to my favorite Dylan song: "If You See Her, Say Hello." In that early-career track, our protagonist leaves "babe." In "If You See Her, Say Hello," it's the opposite situation, and "she left that night". "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" communicates the raw sting of a fresh breakup, inflamed by resentment, bitterness, and unkind blame, while the latter is a wistful lament, fondly remembering better days. I think they're a fitting double-feature.

• YouTube: Bob Dylan - "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
• YouTube: Bob Dylan - "If You See Her, Say Hello"

Austere August D8: Sorry, no photo

• Prep: cold water
• Brush: Tadé NOS vintage boar 22 mm
• Razor: Kai Captain Standard CAP-J7 kamisori shavette
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - shaving soap
• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• additional care: Osma alum; Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - ASB
• Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Valley of Ashes - EDP

Second time trying to post my shave after losing one full of long paragraphs. I'll keep this short now;

AA tags: #Substantial Stag #RawHoggin

My Tadé boar after 8 uses is getting more comfortable and soft. Getting from awful to usable was just a matter of two days, but going from usable to good and then great will take more effort. It's getting softer and easier to splay.

Got another stank reaction today: one of my older male colleagues compared my scent to that of old GDR disinfectant, while my younger colleague said it reminded him of brand new rubber shoes or tires. Noice.

Sidetracked

Since I had to fix my printer a bit for printing a CV for my future nursing school, I feel in the mood for something electronic again - but this time a bit more sinister: Perturbator - Raining Steel (NSFW album cover). I like how it balances energetic beats with almost melancholic sounding synth passages and goes on to combine both. Someone posted this song with a montage from the first Mad Max movie and it was simply a great fit. Perturbators style has changed a bit nowadays, but this dark synthwave is what I'll always associate with him. I might share some more artists from the french darksynth circle, so stay tuned and have a awesome week!

Aug. 8, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Warm water
• Brush: Ever-Ready 200 - Zenith 27mm unbleached boar knot
• Razor: GEM MICROMATIC OPEN COMB 2nd gen
• Blade: PERSONNA GEM SS PTFE(8)
• Lather: Declaration Grooming - Unscented - Soap
• Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)

Busy Monday, I had to rush with the shave, nothing remarkable except that I tried to flip the blade (I had used it in the same position the past week) but I couldn't do it, seem that it's bend or I don't know but I can't flip it. I will try tomorrow.

PigEvolution 1 2

#unscented #RawHoggin #GEMsOfWisdom

Aug. 8, 2022 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' MMOC Ultra Nightmare Mode

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Zenith Boar - B37 - Gray Chubby #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen2 #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM (8)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Margaritas in the Arctic - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Margaritas in the Arctic - Aftershave

Day 8 was a nice shave and similar to yesterday. Not much new to report.

The Brush: Brush felt about the same as yesterday and at this point I could probably use it with my eyes closed. .#RawHoggin

Brush Picture Pre-shave: Side Top

Brush Picture Post-shave: Side Top

The Razor Another routine shave with the GEM (can’t believe I’m already calling shaves with the GEM routine) and no nicks, cuts or irritation. #GEMsOfWisdom

Days since last blood: 3

The Soap and Aftershave The soap continues to perform like a champ and I’m really appreciating the cooling with the hot and humid weather here in Turkey.

Day 8 Puck Picture

August 8th, 2022

Prep: Warm water

Razor: Gem MMOC

Blade: Gem Blue Star (8)

Brush: Omega Model 13564 23mm boar

Soap: LA Shaving Soap Co. Black Void

Post: Noble Otter Bare

Comfort: 8/10

Smoothness: 9/10

10 second load.

2 pass shave XTG/ATG.

Good lather today for an easy shave. Blade is still going but I anticipate the second half of the month to be difficult with it. Brush is starting to splay out a bit.

GEMsOfWisdom

unscented

RawHoggin

Aug. 8, 2022 - AA Day 8

• Brush: ShaveForge 28mm Boar, 3d Printed Handle #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM Stainless (8)

• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Soap

• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Eau de Toilette

Taking a cue from /u/J33pguy13 and /u/Imblasted, I stacked up my SOTD shot, though I've a fraction of their stacking talent.

I feel like I'm in the sweet spot of the month. The brush has softened up nicely and is no longer scratching the shit out of my face, and the blade is still sharp enough to do a good job. As we go through the month the brush will get better and better, and the razor will get worse and worse.

Today's shave, a two-passer, resulted in a SAS. Still some stubble on my neck, I find it harder to get a really close shave with the MMOC than my DE razors. I need to focus on that.

Only used 1g of soap again. The extreme usage has settled down.

August 8, 2022

• Brush: Semogue 820
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (Shave 8)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann Eigengrau
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann Unscented Balm with a drop of Eigengrau splash

Almost forgot to post, rushed shave this morning and straight to work. Setup and 1/4 mile photos on the brush.

Fortunately my lather turned out well considering I was just dumping water into the brush to speed things up.

Neurologists of r/wetshaving is there a nerve under your chin that runs to your nose? I get a really unpleasant feeling in my nose going ATG under my chin.

RawHoggin

Aug. 8, 2022 * Brush: Omega 10005 * Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley * Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1) * Lather: Noble Otter Orbit * Post Shave: Barrister & Mann Reserve Cool Aftershave * Post Shave: Geologie Daily Moisturizer Balm

#rawhoggin brush after day 8

Brush seems to have plateaued a bit. It’s definitely softer than when I started but it’s in a weird middle ground. Like it’s not stiff enough to feel really scrubby but also not as soft as my synth. I’ll give it a longer soak and see what it does tomorrow.

August 8th, 2022 - Wisdom of Hoggin Raw Mammoth GEMs

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

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

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (otto)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Hog before and After Shave 8

After 8 shaves, the GEM is now going pretty well. I didn’t have any irritation today even with a third pass atg. The brush is getting easier to splay, but damn if it isn’t a hungry and thirsty beast. I added a bit more soap to load today. When I started lathering up, I got that yogurt consistency. I added water splashing it on my face and dipping the brush in the mug. Finally ended up with a good lather. First two passes went by without issue, so added a third to my face, but not the neck. I got very close to bbs. The aftershave splash was not stingy, and applied the balm for a bit of moisturizing.

Overall, best shave so far this month. I hope they all go this well.

Aug. 8, 2022 - RawHoggin & Taming the MMOC

• Brush: Zenith B37
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: Gem PTFE (8)

• Lather: Strike Gold Shave - Kennedy

• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Stirling Blu - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm

RawHoggin

GemsOfWisdom

I have a habit of doing a quick few towel strops at the end of my shave, just to help dry the brush (idk if this actually does anything but it’s a habit). Luckily I’ve avoided that so far this month. There’s been several times that I’ve almost done it out of habit, but stopped myself so I don’t catch that DQ… Speaking of, do we have a count of the people left standing after 1 week?

The MMOC is still feeling good. Somehow I keep ending up with a weeper, but it’s still a good shave.

I blind bought Strike Gold Shave - Kennedy because I saw a bunch of good reviews on the scent, and because it is a less popular company and I thought it’d be cool to try them out. Well I scent ended up being a bust for me. I have no clue how to describe this scent. All I know is I think about root beer when I smell it. So I used it once right after I got it, and once for second chance Day during the LG. So when I was deciding what to use for AA, I made my decision based on what soap I wanted to kill, or at least put a big dent in and Kennedy seemed like a good candidate. This soap came in 5 ounces, so I knew I wouldn’t kill it within the month. However, I knew I was RawHoggin a greedy, soap thirsty 28mm chubby boar. As I’ve mentioned several times this month, I have been loading this soap like an absolute mad man. Not only to use up this soap, but also because it’s necessary to get a good lather with this thirsty boar.

So what have I discovered using this soap after using it for a week? It’s a fantastic base. It makes a great lather that is super easy to whip up. Some bases are finicky with how much water is needed when. Not this one. Add some water and get that drippy lather. It’s one of the easiest bases I’ve ever worked with. If you see a soap that looks interesting from Strike Gold Shave, pull the trigger, it’s great. So no, I don’t really care for the scent. But the performance is great.

Aug. 8, 2022 - AA Day 08

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: AP400B XL Handle (AP ShaveCo) - 28mm Maggard Boar Knot
• Razor: GEM MMOC - Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (77)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Pretty uneventful 3 pass shave with no real changes over the past couple days.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Monday!

Stag Spray 8 #GEMSofWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Aug. 8, 2022 - Raw Hoggin Day 8

• Prep: Warm water to the face
• Brush: Omega 10098
• Razor: Maggard Razors - V3 Head
• Blade: Astra SP (2)

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Island Man - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Natural - Balm

• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Boat Drinks - Balm

I think I’m getting into a good groove with this brush. Funk seems to have faded almost completely and now I’m just looking forward to the shaves getting better as the month goes. #RawHoggin

Hope y’all have a good day!

Aug. 8, 2022 - Austere August Day 8

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soap Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM Micromatic OC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Day 8 of AA was a decent shave. A little rushed this morning as Mondays tend to be, but still had time to enjoy a nice two pass shave. The boar is breaking in lovely. MMOC is still going strong and smooth. Restore is still rosey.

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

#MammothMafia

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

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (8)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave
Fragrance: Issey Miyake -L'eau d'Issey pour Homme

A smooth shave today, it's all good. The brush is getting to be very nice.

https://imgur.com/a/3UAv1hc

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 8, 2022 - Day Eight: Let us Aviate!!!

• Prep: Warm water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MicroMatic Open Comb
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (8)

• 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

Today is a day to celebrate! I have been “stuck” at a job that I liked at the beginning but have really not been enjoying. I gave proper notice and left with well wishes and an invitation back if I need it. In a couple days I’ll start my “new” job. I have worked for them before and it will be temporary. It’s been a long road and I’m only like a third of the way there, maybe halfway.

I tried to load 2 grams of soap and it just would not accept the soap. The lather turned out great. The shave was alright. I went for a full 3 pass shave. I normally just do 2 passes, XTG and ATG. I am going to try a 2 pass WTG and XTG. As always the HoM recovery supplies were able to calm down my skin after the bit uncomfortable shave.

Here is a special album from today. I could not be sure which picture I really wanted to use so here they are!

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom

edit: fix a link

Aug 8 2022

• Prep: Mineral oil massage

• Brush: Wenghè Pure Bristle 🐗

• Razor: Brassbird head CG brass bishop

• Blade: Voskhod

• Soap: Mammoth Z

• Balm: Mammoth Z

Took my time this morning. TGIM? It’s like I’m in kitchens again. Monday means relief. Nice, leisurely shave. Light caseload in the OR. Ate some ginger snaps at football practice. Stress released.

The shave was DFS+++. Not quite BBS, but close enough for government work. This little piggy is still exceeding expectations. I’d have never bought a boar on my own. Thanks, Reddit.

I’m getting anxious about the blade. This is the longest I’ve used one. I’m flipping comrade after each shave. I don’t know if that helps, but it isn’t hurting.

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

#Unscented

#ZFighter

Piggy Fleming

Aug 8, 2022 Trickhole Stag + MMOC + RawHog - Moving Edition

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Dogwood Unbleached Boar
• Razor: MMOC MM24
• Blade: GEM (9)
• Lather: Chiseled Face Grooming Midnight Stag
• Post Shave:Chiseled Face Grooming Midnight Stag Balm
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face Grooming Midnight Stag

Stagging it up 2x

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

Cheers

August 8, 2022 - AA Day 8

• Brush: WW Aged Butterscotch Beehive 26mm Maggard's Boar
• Razor: Wolfman Ti WR2 .75
• Blade: Feather (2)
• Lather: CGC - Animal Crackers
• Post Shave: CGC - Animal Crackers

Day 8 of boar break-in!

After a few days of not much shedding, this knot decided to lose like 15 hairs tonight. Hopefully I'm getting to the end of that. There are still two super prickly hairs in there that I haven't been able to weed out. I'll get them one of these days! Brush is definitely better than the first couple of days.

Still #RawHoggin

August 8, 2022

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Burma Shave Boar Brush 🐗
• Razor: Kai Kasho Kamisori
• Blade: Feather ProGuard 8th use
• Lather: Stirling Sheep
• Postshave: Stirling Barbershop splash and Nivea Balm
• Fragrance: Halloween Man

So far this brush is breaking in really nicely. Face feel is good and it doesn't eat the lather like it use to. The ProGuard blade is on its 8th use and still feels good. Brought the Shavette closer in angle to my face and got a lot nicer of a shave than I had been getting. Looking forward to taking this blade through the end for a Nightmare Mode AA.

Tags: #AAAA, #RawHoggin, #Headless horsemen, and u/Marquis90

August 8th, 2022: Stag Day 8

• Prep: warm water

• Brush: Vintage Rubberset 400-3 with 24mm unbleached Zenith knot

• Razor: MMOC

• Blade: GEM PTFE (8)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Natural - Balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - EdP

Quick evening shave.

Monday Weigh in:

Soap - 122.84 (this seems way too little, I are confused to say the least)

Splash - 202.99

Balm - 152.39

Frag - 182.08

Stag sprays of the day!

#SubstantialStag

#RawHoggin

#UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 8, 2022 - AA 8

• Prep: Cold Water Splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (14)

• 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.

Again overloading the soap to add a little cushion. Paint strokes pretty chill, and still swirling hard to break this fucker in. Dare I say today wasn’t scratchy? I won’t call it soft, but it seemed a noticeable breaking point if you will. This blade though, oof. Even if my angle was magically perfect and my technique flawless, I think I’d still be running into a little bit of a struggle with this blade. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

August 8, 2022 - AA Day 8

• Brush: Zenith B34 (break-in photo album)

• Razor: Dubl Duck 5/8 Satinedge

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm

Good shave overall with one small exception being that I somehow got myself on my jawline. Didn't even feel the razor bite or anything, but look a few seconds later and it definitely got me me pretty good. Stuff happens, but heck I don't even know how this one happened lol. Guess I've just got a spot now that I've got to avoid for a few days which is certainly always fun.

Challenge Hashtags: #unscented #RawHoggin

Stag Headlessly Hoggin' August Day 8

• Prep: Hot shower with Midnight Stag Soap.

• Brush: Zenith B33

• Razor: Cloud Shavette

• Blade: Cloud whatever that blade it is (13)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

Day eight. Birthday shave. I am getting my touch honed with this paticular shavette. Great shave, though I could improve the jawline, still 23 more shaves. The wet brush is starting to look like Super Sayan hair, lots of split hairs by now. I think it is almost on the same level as my heavily used Omegas. I can only imagine how this will get.

Hail Stag!

• Stagposting

• SubstantialStag

• RawHoggin

Aug. 8, 2022

• Brush: Maggard 28mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (8)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Rough day for double sprays. Woke up with a headache. Powered through though. The Stag provides to those in need.

Boar Break In Album

Stag Spray

#RawHoggin

#SubstantialStag

#GemsOfWisdom

#UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 8, 2022

• Prep: Water
• Brush: Zenith B10
• Razor: Karve CB SB-D
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (8)

• Lather: Noble Otter - Barrbarr - Soap

• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Barrbarr - Aftershave

I realized after I started applying the lather to my face I forgot to take a picture of the brush, so I hope my post shave brush picture is good enough

#RawHoggin