August 16, 2022 - Seeking GEMs of Wisdom in the Mammoth Raw Hoggin Mafia
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Prep: Warm water
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Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”
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Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
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Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (16)
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Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive
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Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash
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Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm
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Before shave 16 and After the shave
Striking new territory for me with every new shave on this blade. My first GEM blade made it to 12 or so before I swapped in the new blade for AA. Shave was good today, nothing remarkable, no irritation and still blood free now about 11 days I think. Probably giving a touch more feedback, but I don’t feel any tugging or like the blade can’t make it easily through my stubble. Pretty good shave overall, and got it a little smoother than yesterday.
The hog is starting to produce lather easier. I really noticed a difference in the last two shaves. When I get the knot splayed, it starts piling up lather at the edge of the splayed tips. If I don’t splay the brush, and just scrub my face with the brush, maybe get just 1/3-1/2 the lather build up. In today’s before pic, can make out some of the split ends.
The Mammoth set is still treating me well. Soap is plenty slick, the splash is quite cooling, and the balm soothes any roughness from the shave. I haven’t gotten sick of the scent, and actually still like it a lot. One thing that helps is I boxed up the soaps and splashes I’m not using. Out of sight, out of mind.
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