Post 'Friday Austere August SOTD Thread - Aug 11, 2023' of challenge 'Mammoth Mafia 2023'

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u/FMKJuli posted on 2023-08-10 23:08:38-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
11-08 - Den dreaming
- Brush: Yaqi 'Purple Haze' w/ 24mm Mew Brown knot
- Razor: 1953-54 Gillette 'Aristocrat Junior'
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (11)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
- Fragrance: Proraso - Wood and Spice - Cologne
Taking this photo of my 'den' (read: what my wife lets me keep on the bathroom counter and not on a shelf in the next room) I feel like a mother bird, looking down on her babies in the nest. All of my soaps, balms and splashes - each a baby in its own right - stare up expectantly at me, and I can almost hear each and every one of them mouth 'use me, use me'.

I've never done an AA before this, and I think I see now where the difficulty lies. It's in the lack of variety. It's all well and good to love a specific thing to bits, but I love curly fries yet wouldn't want them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, 365 days a year.

I suppose there's also the matter of subjecting yourself to particularly gruesome gear restrictions (looking at you, pigstinkers and cutthroaters), but as I established yesterday I'm not that worried about my hardware as I picked it to be particularly easy-going.

This whole wistful waffling about lack of variety was compounded today when I received three full, unsullied tubs of beautiful artisan soap in the mail. Mark my words - I will stay strong. But by golly I will also complain about it.

Tags: #MammothMafia23 #UNCHALLENGE
u/Marquis90 posted on 2023-08-10 23:08:58-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
Ausgust 11, 2023
Brush: Ap. shave Co. - Purple Haze
Razor: GEM MMOC 2.nd Generation
Blade: GEM PTFE (11)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood indigo
Aftershave: Zingari - The Rambler
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

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I can see the bottom of the tub clearly now. Will the soap still last 20 days? It has to. Might switch to precision lathering to make it through the month.

Shaving with the GEM is pretty easy by now. Shaving under the nose is a bit difficult, but I hold the razor sideways and get the hair close to my nose.
u/FSlanagan426 posted on 2023-08-11 05:14:12-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
🦣 SOTD: 08/11/2023 🦣

Brush: TanZ “Dark Skies” 🐗

Razor: GEM 1920’s Nickel Revamp

Blade: GEM Single Edge, 11th use

Soap: House Of Mammoth Fu Dao Puck

Aftershave: House Of Mammoth Fu Dao

Balm: House of Mammoth Fu Dao

Fragrance: House of Mammoth Fu Dao

Day 11

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u/LaTuskFamilia

Definitely have never used the same soap 11 days in a row. This Tusk base is really just beyond top tier in my opinion. Super slick, takes a ton of water. Absolutely love it. Great 3 pass shave today before work. Have a great day everyone!
u/jwoods23 posted on 2023-08-11 08:14:13-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
Aug 11, 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
Managed to go ATG everywhere but my upper lip today! My chin is still my real trouble spot. Even with two passes and a little buffing work I still didn’t get a super close shave there. I need to watch some more videos and pay particular attention to the chin, I’m struggling to get it stretched flat enough to get all of the stubble.

Raw Hoggin album

Daily tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23 #MonthOfWeckoning
u/oswald_heist posted on 2023-08-11 08:48:57-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11 2023 - MicroMammoth Austere August Day 11
- Brush: Dogclaration B9A 30mm
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: GEM PTFE (11)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather balm
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Seville
Another day, another Almond Leather shave. This tub is putting up a valiant fight against this soap-destroying knot.

#MammothMafia23
u/InfernalInternal posted on 2023-08-11 09:16:34-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, 2023 - Austere August Day 11
- 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 (57)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave
This soap may actually make it to September. I suppose I can hate load the last couple days if it comes to that...

TFIF! Hope you all have a great one!!

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u/Crisp_Mango posted on 2023-08-11 11:00:59-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, 2023
- Brush: Dogwood Good Gully Maggard Black and White Synthetic 26mm
- Razor: Razorock Game Changer .84
- Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (11)
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Voices
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Almond Leather
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u/OnionMiasma posted on 2023-08-11 11:06:32-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, 2023
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps 28mm Synthetic
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade
- Blade: Personna Glide-coated Hair Shaper (11)
- 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: 0 (Running total: 19)

I managed to three-peat the bloodless shave. Definitely my best shave to date with thing. BBS on my chin and upper lip. My jawline isn't quite as good, but progress is definitely being made.
u/Admirable-Nobody-946 posted on 2023-08-11 11:59:57-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
- 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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Up north Michigan this weekend shaving with funny smelling well water.
u/Environmental-Gap380 posted on 2023-08-11 16:31:14-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, 2023 - Raw Weck Mammoth
- Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
- Razor: Weck Hair Shaper Glitter Scales
- Blade: Kismet Rostfrei (11)
- 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
- Blood: 1 weeper (total of 5 this month)
Brush inspection before shave 11

I planned to shave earlier, but I woke up with a headache this morning and stopped working at 11:00 to go back to sleep. Oh well, headache is mostly gone now. I thought the shave went ok on my cheeks, and a little improvement on the neck, but I had a weeper on my face. The splash didn’t stop it, so a spot treatment of alum to staunch the blood flow was needed. I am not getting the smoothest shaves yet. I am trying to keep my angle a little under a 30 degree angle. To shallow and the blade grabs, but much steeper and the blade feels like it scrapes more than shaves. Lathering is getting better, but is so much messier than bowl lathering. Not much new on the scent today. About an hour post shave the scent seems to be a creamy sandalwood once the citrus notes fade. Earlier in the month I’d have said the citrus was more lemon than bergamot or grapefruit, but while I don’t get a distinct bergamot yet, the citrus is more a general citrus scent. More like being at the grocer with a stand with a variety of the citrus fruits. It has been interesting how the scent has been evolving for me. Previously I’d say it was a lemon cream sandwich cookie, but while it still gives that, there is more to unpack. AA is similar to the LG Feats of Fragrance, but focused on learning one scent, instead of exploring various scents, and how they interact.
u/putneycj posted on 2023-08-11 19:07:35-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, 2023 – fine shave
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Dundy” Maggard Boar 26mm
- Razor: Marianna #310 Hair Shaper
- Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (11)
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
It was fine. I suppose that’s about as good of a compliment as this Personna blade is going to get. Nicked myself once on the right upper cheek which was painful and annoying, otherwise it was fine.

Nothing really new to report. 2 Passes as usual, basically one straight down and one straight up, save for some weird multidirectional gymnastics on my chin. It’s mostly a with the grain and then against the grain or across the grain pass depending on which part because my hair is far from uniform, but, I don’t ever see myself attempting more than those angles on my neck.

Brush Pics – continues to be excellent.

Dammusi – Still great. I doubt I’ll tire of this scent, which I’m glad of. Sonder was a real winner last year and this is as well. Probably become a staple in my den as Sonder did.

Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin #Monthofweckoning
u/chronnoisseur42O posted on 2023-08-11 19:57:15-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, 2023
- Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm
- Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (46)
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Smash
TGIF shave day 11. Break in album and #MammothMafia23
u/2SaintsDude posted on 2023-08-11 20:00:49-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
AUGUST 11, 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
It’s Friday!!!

RawHoggin

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u/curbside_champ posted on 2023-08-11 20:25:49-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, AA 2023
- Brush: Semogue 2000
- Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (11)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder splash
Use Progression: Unboxing, New, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Nice early morning Friday shave today.

Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin
u/souleater7173 posted on 2023-08-11 20:29:40-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)
August 11, 2023
- Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade
- Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (11)
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Sonder
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder
It says a lot about how far my technique has come that I spent the whole shave today bemoaning today's too dry lather, yet I had the absolute least amount of splash feedback for the whole month so far. Today’s bad shave is a week ago’s good shave. Progress.

I can’t help but think that I’m approaching the cliff with this blade, though. Once the technique caught up the blade became tolerable. Pretty sure one day next week it’s just gonna die and I’m in for 2 more weeks of terrible shaves.

AA Mileage: 52 miles. One more rest day today, looking to do a long ride tomorrow morning.

Tags: #Monthofweckoning #MammothMafia23

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