Post 'Tuesday Austere August SOTD Thread - Aug 15, 2023' of challenge 'Mammoth Mafia 2023'

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The number of participants is 15
  1. u/Marquis90 posted on 2023-08-14 23:28:57-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    Ausgust 15, 2023
    Brush: Ap. shave Co. - Purple Haze
     Razor: GEM MMOC 2.nd Generation
    Blade: GEM PTFE (15)
     Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood indigo
    Aftershave: Zingari - The Rambler
     Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

    #MammothMafia23

    The blade feels uncomfortable on my ATG pass on the chin area. Tiny irritations are visible on the neck. Nothing concerning.

  2. u/FMKJuli posted on 2023-08-15 03:03:17-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    15-08 - An unwelcome chill

    • Brush: Yaqi 'Purple Haze' w/ 24mm Mew Brown knot
    • Razor: 1953-54 Gillette 'Aristocrat Junior'
    • Blade: Gillette Nacet (15)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
    • Fragrance: Proraso - Wood and Spice - Cologne

    It's very cold right now, and I really didn't want to move away from the heater. But here goes nothing. Shave was great (as usual), but it would have really helped if I could have stopped shivering at any point. I didn't slice myself open or anything, but this one required a lot more willpower and concentration than a Mindigo shave should, especially given I'm over two weeks into this challenge.

    I don't rate my shaves as I can't be arsed to come up with a decent evaluation system, but I'll give this one a Cold/10. My whiskers are gone and my face is smooth and shiny from the balm. Normally that'd be a good thing, but now the cold is nipping at my delicate cheeks from both ends. Now to get back in front of my nice, warm heater.

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    Tags: #MammothMafia23 #UNCHALLENGE

  3. u/oswald_heist posted on 2023-08-15 05:56:39-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15 2023 - MicroMammoth Austere August Day 15

    • Brush: Dogclaration B9A 30mm
    • Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb (Gen 1)
    • Blade: GEM PTFE (15)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather balm
    • Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

    Not much to report about the shave today. It was top tier. I'm in a zone with the MMOC and it's easy peasy.

    #MammothMafia23

  4. u/souleater7173 posted on 2023-08-15 06:35:04-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 2023

    • Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
    • Razor: Weck Sextoblade
    • Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (15)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth – Sonder
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder

    Couple positives and a negative. Switched to morning shaves from evening shaves since school starts tomorrow and I want that morning pick me up of shaving before work. First positive, 15 days in and I’ve got the process for a 2 pass Weck shave down to a solid 25 minutes from the 45ish it was taking at the beginning of the month. Second positive, Sonder is a much better morning scent than evening scent. It’s great at night, but man do I feel ready to go today in a way I haven’t yet this month. Only negative, 10 hours between shaves is not enough time for this razor. My face is going to dislike me today.

    AA Mileage: 64 miles. Since I’m switching to morning shaves this will now reflect the prior evening’s ride. Going to do 5 miles tonight to get the week started, but can’t log it yet.

    Tags: #Monthofweckoning #MammothMafia23

  5. u/2SaintsDude posted on 2023-08-15 06:44:37-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    AUGUST 15, 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

    Tuesday and halfway point!! Moar is almost scentless. Ya’ll have a good one.

    RawHoggin

    MammothMafia23

  6. u/jwoods23 posted on 2023-08-15 09:52:17-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    Aug 15, 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

    Cheeks & Neck: WTG/ATG, chin: WTG/XTG/ATG(kinda)

    Got a semi ATG pass on my chin since I’m still working on that. But I got a really nice almost BBS shave everywhere else!

    Remembered to weigh my tub this morning before the shave and used 11g this week and 18g total in two weeks. Stark increase in usage from last week but still a fairly reasonable 1.3g per day.

    Raw Hoggin album

    Daily tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23 #MonthOfWeckoning

  7. u/FSlanagan426 posted on 2023-08-15 13:51:52-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    🦣 SOTD: 08/15/2023 🦣

    Brush: TanZ “Dark Skies” 🐗

    Razor: GEM 1920’s Nickel Revamp

    Blade: GEM Single Edge, (15)

    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 15

    MammothMafia23

    15 Days in, over the hump now. Starting to feel the GEM blade tug a little. The Tusk base continues to amaze me.

  8. u/Environmental-Gap380 posted on 2023-08-15 14:40:52-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 2023 - Almost Halfway

    • Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
    • Razor: Weck Hair Shaper Glitter Scales
    • Blade: Kismet Rostfrei (15)
    • 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

    Brush before shave 15

    A shave before seeing the Barbie movie. My daughter is making me wear pink.

  9. u/Crisp_Mango posted on 2023-08-15 14:49:02-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 2023

    • Brush: Dogwood Good Gully Maggard Black and White Synthetic 26mm
    • Razor: Razorock Game Changer .84
    • Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (15)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth – Voices
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Almond Leather

    #MammothMafia23

  10. u/OnionMiasma posted on 2023-08-15 16:03:11-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 2023

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps 28mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Weck Sextoblade
    • Blade: Personna Glide-coated Hair Shaper (15)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
    • Post Shave: Stirling - Unscented - Balm
    • Fragrance: Kenneth Cole - Reaction

    #MammothMafia23
    #Monthofweckoning

    Passes: (Face) WTG, XTG
    Passes: (Neck) WTG, ATG
    Cuts: 0 (Running total: 20)

    I think I've hit a rhythm. Another enjoyable close shave.

    How long until the blade starts to get dull and the shaves get bad?

  11. u/Admirable-Nobody-946 posted on 2023-08-15 18:13:44-07:00 (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

    MammothMafia23

    Still at it.

  12. u/putneycj posted on 2023-08-15 18:50:38-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 2023 – “All the rest have 31″

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Dundy” Maggard Boar 26mm
    • Razor: Marianna #310 Hair Shaper
    • Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (15)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi

    Thirty days has September, April, June, and November, all the rest have 31 except February…” that’s how I learned it, anyway. All that means is we’re not quite half way because this is one of those extra long months.

    Shave was fine. Dundy was weirdly still damp from last nights shave, guess I didn’t fling the water out of it enough when I was done. It’ll be nice when I can towel dry the knot again. Dammusi is still great and aside from accidentally scraping a bit off a cut from a few days ago this was pretty much a bloodless shave. I’ll take it.

    As always, the two pass hybrid method works well and I seem to still be improving, even if this blade sucks. Not brave enough to try a 3rd pass, but, improving.

    Also - wetshaving database constantly auto adjusts my blade number of uses to the wrong number and I can't figure out why. Anyone else?

    Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin #Monthofweckoning

  13. u/curbside_champ posted on 2023-08-15 19:17:30-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, AA 2023

    • Brush: Semogue 2000
    • Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
    • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (15)
    • 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, 12, 13, 14, 15

    Pretty much half way through this thing and still kicking. Ready for the downhill second half.

    Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin

  14. u/InfernalInternal posted on 2023-08-15 19:47:46-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 2023 - Austere August Day 15

    • 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 (61)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

    Almost forgot to post. Not today, Satan.

    #MammothMafia23

  15. u/chronnoisseur42O posted on 2023-08-15 20:11:34-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 2023 – AA 15

    • Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm
    • Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
    • Blade: Gillette Nacet (50)
    • Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder
    • Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Smash

    50 shaves on this blade! Look out u/sgrdddy, I’m right on your heels, lol.

    15 shave break down:

    shaves #11-15: 4 grams soap (.8 avg per shave), 2 grams balm (.4 average per shave), 1 mL frag (.2 avg per shave).

    Overall all 15 shaves: 12g soap (.8g average), 6g balm (.4g average), 2mL (.13mL average).

    Brought my soap use back down a bit from shaves 6-10 but up still a bit from first 5. Thinking .8 per is going to be the sweet spot.

    Break in album and #MammothMafia23.