August 6, 2023 – Sunday Shenanigans
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Dundy” Maggard Boar 26mm
- Razor: Marianna #310 Hair Shaper
- Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (5)
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
There were no shenanigans around this shave, but, I needed a title. Overall a decent shave. Added another small cut on the right side of my chin, but otherwise just a few nicks here and there (got my nose for the first time) and it was a decent shave.
Dundy was great and I finally remembered to take a picture before I dunked it and it’s beautifully fluffy already. If you don’t have a Maggard boar you should fix that. And you should love it fairly high. It’s excellent.
The Marianna continues to be the cruel devil that she’s always been, but, I’m slowly learning how to finesse her. u/Zimora has assured me that one can get a closer shave with a straight and/or weck than one can with a DE and I’m starting to believe it. I’m nowhere near that level of proficiency but I can see how eventually you’d get there. And, if it really is true that a good straight razor is more forgiving and easier to get a good shave with than a hair shaper then maybe I’ll dabble in that world. But – only one. Just one straight. I cannot get more than one. And a strop, of course. But, that’s it. One. Maybe.
Dammusi is becoming wonderfully familiar. I think it’s going to be a really good year round scent. Fun fact: the island of Pantelleria has never (at least since 1971 when recordings started) experienced a temperature at or below freezing but the scent it inspired from Ben certainly will be tested out in the frigid Wisconsin winter in a few months (gasp).
Tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23 #MonthOfWeckoning