SOTD by u/Environmental-Gap380

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

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin Post Shave Side and Above

#GEMsOfWisdom

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.