SOTD by u/gfdoto

Aug. 4, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 4

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (4)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Alive - Eau de Parfum

The brush is coming along better than I expected, and I have a good grasp on how to load and lather the Tusk base with this brush now. The last time I had to add a ton of water on the face to get it to the drippy runny state that I prefer so today I decided to load after the lightest shake of the brush, and I probably could have gone without shaking the brush at all once it finished dripping water. Just look at this lather. I believe the brush is just on the cusp of being enjoyable to use. Today I didn't feel the pokiness as much and getting enough soap loaded onto the brush probably helps to provide a more luxurious face feel as well. Today I had enough for 3 passes plus touch ups which is my typical full shave and there was still a bit of lather that I could squeeze out of the center of the knot so I'm already very happy with the performance in its current state. The tips are also splitting and hooking quite nicely.

Boar thrill is alive and I ordered a cheap $13 Zenith a few weeks ago from ebay which arrived today. I'll probably play with a few hand lathers to get a feel for the differences, but just from the initial visual inspection the Zenith looks denser and the bleached hairs look like they'll be nice to use.

The Feather SR + Schick Proline is still nice and smooth with no noticeable performance degradation. Today I tried a few new angles of attack which I'll incorporate more in future shaves. Fantastic shave overall.

#RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Edit: Fixed image links + tags