03-08 In the Mood for Indigo

• Brush: Yaqi 'Purple Haze' w/ 24mm Mew Brown knot
• Razor: 1953-54 Gillette 'Aristocrat Junior'
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
• Fragrance: Proraso - Wood and Spice - Cologne

This was one of the best shaves in recent memory. The soap was at its slickest and wettest, the razor and slightly worn-in blade glid effortlessly, and the balm has me smelling amazing for what I hope is many more hours to come. Just an A+++ effort.

Tags: #UNCHALLENGE #MammothMafia23

Ausgust 3, 2023
Brush: Ap. shave Co. - Purple Haze
Razor: GEM MMOC 2.nd Generation
Blade: GEM PTFE (3)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood indigo
Aftershave: Zingari - The Rambler
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

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A great shave without much effort. I did three passes though, as two are not smooth enough. It makes me a bit afraid to calculate that the blade has to go through 84 more passes.

AUGUST 3, 2023

• Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm
• Razor: King C. Gillette Chrome
• Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Smash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Smash Splash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Smash Balm

Getting the hang of it now. Lather was much better. No fluff yet but it’s very slick. Ya’ll have a good one.

RawHoggin

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August 3, 2023 - Austere August Day 3

• Prep: House of Mammoth Embrace Doppio Bath Soap
• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 24mm 2-Band
• Razor: Charcoal Goods LVL II SS (Gen 2) on Triad Aristocrat SS handle
• Blade: Personna 74 (49)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Still here...

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August 3, 2023

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps 28mm Synthetic
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade
• Blade: Personna Glide-coated Hair Shaper (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
• Post Shave: Stirling - Unscented - Balm
• Fragrance: Kenneth Cole - Reaction

#MammothMafia23 #Monthofweckoning

Passes: (Face) WTG, ATG Passes: (Neck) WTG, ATG Cuts: 3 (Running total: 14)

I've now reduced my original number of cuts by half, and today they were all on my chin, which seems to be the area that gives me the most trouble. Interestingly, the two areas I tend to struggle with a DE - my jawline and above my lip - seem to be better with the Weck. My chin is a real struggle though.

Yesterday u/djundjila gave me some tips - I reduced the angle and slowed way down, and have way less irritation - enough so that the balm pretty much killed any lasting discomfort. There was discomfort well into the afternoon the last two days, so a significant improvement.

If I have 28 more shaves like this, I'll be satisfied enough to keep with it, so unless I regress a lot, I think I'm in for the month.

August 3, 2023 – AA 3.

• Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (38)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Smash

Just the tag today, #MammothMafia23

August 3, 2023

• Brush: Dogwood Good Gully Maggard Black and White Synthetic 26mm
• Razor: Razorock Game Changer .84
• Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Voices
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Almond Leather

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🦣 SOTD: 08/03/2023 🦣

Brush: TanZ “Dark Skies” 🐗

Razor: GEM 1920’s Nickel Revamp

Blade: GEM Single Edge, 3rd use

Soap: House Of Mammoth Fu Dao Puck

Aftershave: House Of Mammoth Fu Dao

Balm: House Of Mammoth Fu Dao Balm

Fragrance: House Of Mammoth Fu Dao EdP

Day 3!

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u/LaTuskFamilia

Fantastic 2 pass shave with a clean up. Loving the Tusk base more and more. My boar 🐗 brush is softening up amazingly!

• Brush: Simpson Classic #1 Synthetic Brush
• Razor: Karve Shaving Christopher Bradley Aluminum
• Blade: Astra - Platinum
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 Balm
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 EDP

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Aug 3, 2023 - A Wecked Mammoth August

• Prep: CeraVe - Hydrating Facial Cleanser

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps Grant w/Maggard 26mm Boar

• Razor: Weck Sextoblade

• Blade: Kismet Hair Shaper

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Dammusi

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

Todays shave managed a little better, WTG & ATG on my cheeks but still can only do a XTG pass on neck, chin and upper lip. I loaded my brush like it owed me money and was able to squeak out enough for the 2.5 passes without having to load it again!

I am throughly enjoying this knot so far! I wish I could set it a little deeper to have some more backbone but it’s not scratchy at all!

Raw Hoggin album

Daily tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23 #MonthOfWeckoning

August 3 2023 - MicroMammoth Austere August Day 3

• Brush: Dogclaration B9A
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM PTFE (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather balm

I enjoyed this shave! Almond Leather is great, whoever woulda guessed that this Mammoth outfit makes good smelling stuff?

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August 3, 2023 - Austere August Raw Mammoth Weckoning

• Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
• Razor: Weck Hair Shaper Glitter Scales
• Blade: Kismet Rostfrei (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder Splash
• Daily Tags: #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23
• Passes: Face - wtg/atg Neck - xtg up and down

Today’s Picture

Ugh, I forgot to take my pic before the brush was wet. Getting a bunch of split ends going now, mostly around the outside of the knot. I’m surprised at how few bristles have fallen out with no loss at all today. This brush is definitely stiffer than my two Zeniths. It took a while of face scrubbing with many splashes of water to get a decent lather tonight. I tried atg tonight for the second pass. That was too soon in this journey. Lots of burn from the splash. Just an ok shave, not super close, but unless I totally mess up, won’t do any touch ups with this razor. Maybe if I get to where I feel it is much easier.

Sonder is still quite nice. Just getting lemon and vanilla (I guess from the benzoin), but I think I’ll get more from it by the end of the month.

Gotta finish up some work tonight. Hoping to enjoy another “Summer Friday Hours” tomorrow, but half of the things I did today messed up. If I can get things to where they can be finished by 1PM tomorrow, I can cut out early.

Update: I didn’t notice it other than the burn from the splash, but I had a spot of blood on each side near the jawline. Cut total: 3. I think I’m still better than average for a newbie. Last year the MMOC took some blood several times in the first week. I think I was less cautious last year since it was closer to what I was familiar with in razors.

August 3, 2023 – Is this the end?

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Dundy” Maggard Boar 26mm
• Razor: Marianna #310 Hair Shaper
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi

I am not enjoying this hair shaper at all. Literally 0%. In fact, I actively dislike it. Will I continue with it tomorrow? I doubt it. I’m not quitting tonight. I don’t have to quit tonight, I already shaved with this piece of garbage. Tomorrow I might pick up that glorious Blackbird Lite and shave it all off and end it. That will mercifully free me from the Weckoning and sadly end my Mammoth Month (although I’ll continue to use Dammusi all month and donate at the end). I’ll still be in the Raw Hog group, though. So there’s that.

Anyway – shave sucked tonight. Dundy and Dammusi were great, but, this hair shaper in my hands is just not good. Don’t like it, don’t care if I like it, don’t want to use it. Sometimes it’s best to let others speak on your behalf. Like The Grinch.

Here’s brush pic 1 and pic 2 from tonight. Dammusi is excellent. I love it. This Maggard boar is excellent, I love it. It’s already breaking on beautifully and it’s shave 3.

Hair shapers? Get out. Maybe I’ll run a PIF and gift it to some unsuspecting fool. I apologize in advance.

Then again, maybe I’m stupid and I’ll keep going. I hope tomorrow me listens to tonight me and quits. I really do.

#Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23

Edit 1: Tags Edit 2: I did multiple passes. Same as last couple - with the grain followed by across on my face and then a hyrbrid of across/against on my neck becuase honestly idk how any of you do 3 passes with this monster nor do I know how to maneuver this well enough to get it in all 3 directions on my neck. woof.

August 3, 2023

• Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder

Better shave than yesterday, still not fun. Did my face in quadrants today so that I could force myself to focus on blade angle and pressure without lather drying out (so did one cheek, then the other, then a neck side, then the other neck side doing both passes at for a quadrant before moving). It seemed to help a lot with the troublesome neck spots, ended up with only one bleeder today, but it made the shave take forever. I also tried glasses on for the neck sections. That helped a lot too.

AA MIleage: 18 miles.

Tags: #Monthofweckoning #MammothMafia23

August 3, AA 2023

• Brush: Semogue 2000
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder splash

Use Progression: Unboxing, New, 1, 3

Almost forgot to post today, but here I am. Shaves are getting better slowly. Im sure at some point this brush will be working well

Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin