August 30th, 2022 - GEMs of Wisdom Raw Hoggin Mammoth 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 (30)
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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 and After
Shaved a little earlier today. Brush was still damp from yesterday. I miss bowl lathering. Face lathering doesn’t do much for me.
MMOC has just stayed about the same roughness last 5 or so shaves. It still removes hair, but isn’t a smooth shave. Tomorrow, I will see if I can get a fine shave out of it, and try 3 passes, and possibly 4 or touch ups. I think the MMOC when the blade was at its best (probably shaves 8-15), was fantastic and I could have easily achieved a bbs shave if I wasn’t worried about making it over 30 days with the razor blade.
The House of Mammoth - Alive set has been wonderful this month. It is fresh, clean, and hints of green things growing outside. The hit the nail on the head with the description from the website:
“I made Alive as a way to work through my own process of emerging from the lockdown and pandemic disruptions, to find ways to be reborn, to reemerge celebrating the growth that often happens through death and dormancy.”
It has been many years since I had laundry that dried on a line outside. The floral and green notes combined with the laundry musk, remind me of summer vacations at my great aunt’s cabin. She had a clothesline outside amongst the aspens and pines. It was so nice to get my favorite t shirt and jeans freshly cleaned and smelling fantastic right off the line.
If I do this kind of challenge again, I’d be tempted to go with Alive again.
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