Ausgust 4 2023
Brush: Ap. shave Co. - Purple Haze
Razor: GEM MMOC 2.nd Generation
Blade: GEM PTFE (4)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood indigo
Aftershave: Zingari - The Rambler
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

#MammothMafia23

After the second pass, I felt smooth shaven. But I did not look like it. 3 passes! I am getting more confident in the durability of the blade. I have moments where I miss my straight razors.

04-08 - Showin' off

• Brush: Yaqi 'Purple Haze' w/ 24mm Mew Brown knot
• Razor: 1953-54 Gillette 'Aristocrat Junior'
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (4)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
• Fragrance: Proraso - Wood and Spice - Cologne

Folks, I'm beat. I've worked right around 24 hours combined across the past two days - nice and breezy 12 hour shifts rushing between a looming magazine deadline and mega-breaking news (try ignoring the biggest drug bust in your region's recent history...).

Suffice it to say, I'm ready for a nice relaxing sleep - except I can't even get that, because I've got to be up briiiiiight and early tomorrow morning to cover for our weekend worker as they're (sadly) not able to be in two places at once, and work needs doing regardless of my broken sleep schedule.

At least today's shave was good again. 'Mindigo' never disappoints in making me feel relaxed - like I'm melting into a nice satin bedspread while wearing the comfiest cardigan known to humankind.

I also remembered u/MrTangerinesky's request to better show off my Yaqi 'Purple Haze' handle. I tried my best to get some light shining through it, and the result can be found here. It's not a great showcase of the nice swirls inside the brush handle (especially thanks to YouTube's shitty video compression), but it'll at least give you a better idea of what's in there.

I'll leave the rest to more eager photographers. I'm worn out from what feels like a lifetime of framing folks and snapping car accidents.

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August 4 2023 - MicroMammoth Austere August Day 4

• Brush: Dogclaration B9A
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM PTFE (4)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather balm

#MammothMafia23

Today I shaved with Almond Leather, and it was good. Happy Friday y'all.

August 4, 2023 - Austere August Day 4

• 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 (50)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Shave 50. Still gud. Happy Friday, all!

#MammothMafia23

August 4, 2023

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps 28mm Synthetic
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade
• Blade: Personna Glide-coated Hair Shaper (4)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
• Post Shave: Stirling - Unscented - Balm
• Fragrance: Kenneth Cole - Reaction

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#Monthofweckoning

Passes: (Face) WTG, XTG
Passes: (Neck) WTG, ATG
Cuts: 2 (Running total: 16)

One fewer cut today, but one of the two I did get was a doozy. This was my first day where I had a pass (the first WTG one) with no cuts.

Every day gets less torturous. Looking forward to Sonder helps - I definitely see myself getting less sick of this than I did SSL last August.

AUGUST 4, 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

The lather has again improved. I must say there is a learning curve in face lathering for sure. Had a visitor this morning and you can see her sniffing smash in the PIC 🐱. Not sure if she liked it but I do! Ya’ll have a good one.

RawHoggin

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🦣 SOTD: 08/04/2023 🦣

Brush: TanZ “Dark Skies” 🐗

Razor: GEM 1920’s Nickel Revamp

Blade: GEM Single Edge, 4th 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 4

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u/LaTuskFamilia

3 pass shave, no issues. Definitely getting the hang of using the GEM more and more.

August 4, 2023

• Brush: Dogwood Good Gully Maggard Black and White Synthetic 26mm
• Razor: Razorock Game Changer .84
• Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (4)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Voices
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Almond Leather

#MammothMafia23

Aug 4, 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

Changed up my grip a little for my second pass and was able to go ATG on my cheeks. Still struggling with even getting a clean XTG pass on my chin and neck but managed to not draw blood today!

Super pleased with my software of the month! Getting to use Dammusi is such a treat! Got it just before the Lather Games started and didn’t fit it into my calendar for that so really enjoying it!

Raw Hoggin album

Daily tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23 #MonthOfWeckoning

• 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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Blade still feels as new. Shire still smelling delicious.

August 4, AA 2023

• Brush: Semogue 2000
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder splash

Use Progression: Unboxing, New, 1, 2, 3, 4

Realized in my rush yesterday I forgot to update my blade usage. I am in fact still using the same blade and on day 4 and so far so good. This is the point I normally bin the blade and get a fresh one, but not this month. While the lather continues to get better with the boar brush I still find it doesn’t hold anywhere near as much lather as my badgers. Still smelling a little ripe too, but I guess that’s to be expected. Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin

August 4, 2023 - Austere August Mafia Hoggin’ Weckoning

• Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
• Razor: Weck Hair Shaper Glitter Scales
• Blade: Kismet Rostfrei (4)
• 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 Pic

Today I managed to finish work a little early. Instead of having an early shave, decided to run to Costco thinking it wouldn’t be busy at 3:00PM on a Friday. So it is an after dinner shave today. My wife thinks I’m crazy trying to shave with the Weck. She might be right. Cheeks and jaw are mostly problem free, but the neck is where all my coordination goes away. It’s like I mess up my depth perception when shaving there. I was going along cut free, but hit my neck just below my Adam’s Apple and drew some blood. Sonder is still performing well even if I’m not getting as wet a lather as I would in a bowl. Scent wise, I haven’t gotten past lemon and vanilla creme. The SOC is a pretty nice brush, but still very stiff. Definitely getting split ends, but I’d say this brush has the most backbone out of all my brushes.

If I win the Mega Millions, would it still count if I hired a barber to do my shaves? Not going to happen (hiring a barber, I’m totally winning that $billion+ jackpot).

August 4, 2023 – The grind continues

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Dundy” Maggard Boar 26mm
• Razor: Marianna #310 Hair Shaper
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (4)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi

I don’t quit. That’s a thing about me. It’s probably from the way my dad raised me and how he always told me the things I “should” do and on and on and so I feel this stupid sense of commitment to this dang shaving thing but screw it I’m going to keep going. Because I don’t quit. If you’re thinking about quitting like I was, let Goggins inspire you.

You’ll notice a new addition to the SOTD pic today – a styptic pencil. I’ve never needed this before. Because I’ve never cut my face this many times in my freaking life. And you know what? I didn’t need it tonight, either. A few nicks and a slight scrape of a previous cut was all there was. No new cuts tonight. How? Well, I made my lather wet, then I added more water until it was wetter, and then I did it again. And it was too wet in my book, but, I’ve read some of y’alls advice and maybe it helped. My chin is still a mystery – how anyone gets that thing smooth with a hair shaper is beyond me.

Dundy – I almost feel bad about how nice this knot is already. But, I don’t. If I were using something easy to shave with I’d be sad I didn’t choose a tougher boar, but, given the beating my face takes on a nightly basis, I’m good with the boar being easy, breezy, and beautiful. That handle was made for a boar knot, I’m convinced. It looks so dang good.

There’s much to say about Dammusi, but, tonight I simply say I don’t know how you all doing this Weckoning thing without a Mammoth splash are managing. The slight cooling after effect is sublime after you slice and dice your flesh. If you don’t have a cooling Mammoth splash you need to do yourself a favor and get one.

Monthofweckoning

RawHoggin

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August 4, 2023 – AA 4

• Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (39)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Smash

Nice one pass shave today, #MammothMafia23.

Break in album

August 5, 2023

• Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (4)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder

WTG pass went awesome today, only blood was from nicking a pimple (which happens with the DE too). No problems with my weird neck spot at all.

The not WTG pass was awful. My hand twitched with blade on skin while going up my cheek for the dreaded "parallel to edge blade motion" so I’ve got a nice, long, red line going across my face. Alum stopped the bleeding pretty quick, so it’s probably just papercut depth, but man was that not fun. Gonna have to avoid that spot for a couple days. Need to try a lot harder to get explicitly XTG on that second pass instead of whatever the hell my hands have been letting me do so far for the next couple days. We're halfway to a decent shave.

Speaking of alum, I used Osma for the first time the other day. It definitely helped with the day after feel of these terrible shaves (doing these at night, so I gotta get through a workday in the meantime). Regular alum would probably do that too, but considering it’s making this slightly less of a nightmare I’ll give Osma the credit.

AA Mileage: 18 miles. No change, rest day today.

Tags: #Monthofweckoning #MammothMafia23