Aug. 29, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 29
AA Tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia
Another solid shave. The loading of the brush has been slightly hampered by the ever growing ring of death and I've been compensating by loading a bit longer, but if the ring expands much further I'll spend some time gathering the soap back into an even layer on the bottom to facilitate loading. The brush is comfortable but I do still feel a few stiffer bristles here and there and that takes away from the enjoyment of the brush slightly.
My care package from /u/frankieivfingers (thank you!) arrived today just in time for Sample September! There are some nice samples of some of the newer releases I've been wanting to try and also my birth quarter Gillette Super Adjustable AKA Black Beauty, so I can finally start thinking about what I want to use on September 1st. The timing couldn't have been better, because the temptation would have been too great if I received these things in the beginning of the month.
This month feels like it's going slowly and quickly at the same time but I'm just glad AA is almost over. I really have a love hate relationship with AA, but I do appreciate that I was finally able to get very comfortable with the shavette which is now making me want to try out an actual straight razor. I'm looking forward to trying out my new Zenith brush, but at the same time I'm also not looking forward to going through the break-in process again especially since I want to go back to using a variety of brushes, so it might take until the end of the year for the Zenith to break in properly. It will be hard to evaluate soap scents in September if the scents are fighting against boar funk as well.
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