Aug. 28, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 28
AA Tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia
Still no major problems with this setup but I don't think I'm curious enough to see how far I can take this blade beyond AA. Why bother when I have enough blades for probably 10-15 years? I stopped tracking my blade uses because with good lather I find I can easily get more than a week out of a blade and I mostly switch blades out of boredom but maybe I should try tossing blades sooner to see if I notice smoother/closer shaves and so I can go through my blades a bit more quickly.
I typically splay my brushes maybe halfway when I face lather, but I've been experimenting with using just the tips to take advantage of all the split tips on the boar bristles and it seems to work pretty well. This brush splays with very light pressure and I've found it makes excellent lather no matter how it's used. Beyond the first three days of lather eating there hasn't been a single day of bad lather with this brush.
A few years ago I read a book by Marie Kondo, a famous Japanese woman that developed a methodology/mindset for tidying up your life by getting rid of stuff that doesn't bring you joy which resonated a lot with me. Over the years I've cut down on a lot of clothing and random junk in the house, but I've also started applying the method to my wet shaving hobby to some extent. I try to keep only the gear that brings me happiness when I use them and I've used this approach to decide what brushes to sell and what razors to keep. I've started thinking about whether this boar brings me joy to use and I don't have a clear answer yet. It's a fantastic tool for building amazing lather, but the face feel is not luxurious compared to other brushes in the den. There are some brushes which I love because of the aesthetics of the handles, but this is not one of those either. I do have some attachment to it after spending so much time with it this month but I'll re-evaluate whether I should keep it once I bond with my other boars a bit more.
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