Ausgust 28, 2023
Brush: Ap. shave Co. - Purple Haze
Razor: GEM MMOC 2.nd Generation
Blade: GEM PTFE (28)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood indigo
Aftershave: Zingari - The Rambler
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

#MammothMafia23

3 more shaves... Today I used a lot of soap for precision lathering. The first two passes were good, but in the last, the lather was very thin. I am getting a bit angry when I feel my face and it's not as clean shaven as a week before.

August 28, 2023

• Brush: Dogwood Good Gully Maggard Black and White Synthetic 26mm
• Razor: Razorock Game Changer .84
• Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (28)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Voices
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Almond Leather

#MammothMafia23

Aug 28, 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

It’s Monday again…but it’s a short week and starting Friday I have 10 days off! Didn’t have to be at work early today which meant I got to take my time shaving this morning. Went ATG everywhere but my upper lip and got a pretty good shave!

Raw Hoggin album

Daily tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23 #MonthOfWeckoning

August 28, 2023 - Austere August Day 28

• 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 (74)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

74 shaves on a P74... Tripping me out, maaaaaan...

#MammothMafia23

AUGUST 28, 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.

Survived Sunday with extended family. Morning shave had to be quick because work is understaffed. Something to do with a new COVID wave. Taking my extra vitamins this morning. Just in case. Ya’ll have a good one.

RawHoggin

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August 28 2023 - MicroMammoth Austere August Day 28

• Brush: Dogclaration B9A 30mm
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (28)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather balm
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Falling Into the Sea

Late afternoon shave after the car ride home. Now it’s time to do parents stuff and hopefully I have an hour left of consciousness afterwards to start Armored Core 6.

#MammothMafia23

August 28, 2023 - Mammoth Weckoning Hog

• Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
• Razor: Weck Hair Shaper Glitter Scales
• Blade: Kismet Rostfrei (28)
• 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 28

August is almost over. Just three more shaves to finish a month of this set. I noticed a few broken bristles after the shave. Maybe too much pressure working the lather.

August 28, 2023 – 3 left

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Dundy” Maggard Boar 26mm
• Razor: Marianna #310 Hair Shaper
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (28)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi

Today was a rough day, but, somehow just 3 shaves left. Shave was fine to wind down the evening. Dammusi is familiar and comfortable at this point – but, yeah, I miss variety and DEs.

Brush Tbh I don’t know if we’re supposed to be posting pictures every day for raw hog or not, but, better not risk it. They mostly look the same at this point, though.

Tags: #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23

August 28, 2023

• Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (28)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder

Today’s shave felt great. Then I got to the splash and there was so much feedback. So many micro nicks on my chin from the ATG. I think I’m gonna have one of those weird razor burn hickeys again tomorrow.

AA Mileage: 128 miles. 6 more today. 3 days to go 22 miles. I think I got this.

Tags: #Monthofweckoning #MammothMafia23

August 28, 2023

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

#MammothMafia23
#Monthofweckoning

Passes: (Face) WTG, XTG. 3rd pass with a DE to clean up.
Passes: (Neck) WTG, ATG 3rd pass with a DE to clean up. Cuts: 0 (Running total: 27)

I'm done with this. This shave is no longer enjoyable. The blade is no longer capable of cutting hair. I had to buff one place on my upper lip probably 6 times before it was clean.

When I finished, I ran a third pass with my Blackland Era to clean up, because there were so many hairs that simply were not cut by the blade, despite me destroying my skin in the process.

The maximum number of times a Personna blade should be used is probably around 10, but definitely less than 28.

Three more scrapes to go.

28-08 - Countdown to more Mammoth

• Brush: Yaqi 'Purple Haze' w/ 24mm Mew Brown knot
• Razor: 1953-54 Gillette 'Aristocrat Junior'
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (28)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

• Fragrance: Proraso - Wood and Spice - Cologne

Three more days to go, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't kinda keen to try something else right about now. Don't get me wrong, Mindigo is still ~~probably~~ definitely my favourite scent in all of shavedom, but to repeat an earlier comment I made in an AA post: "I also love curly fires but wouldn't want them for breakfast, lunch and dinner for all of eternity".

Variety is the spice of life, and my growing stash of variety is definitely giving me some spicy stares.

What's definitely not helping is the fact I finally managed to score a set of Rumble, and it's on its way right now and I cannot wait. It sounds right up my alley and you bet it'll be used the second I lay hands on it.

Anyway, I am currently on hour 30 of a no-sleep all-work bender, I've probably shat out around 10,000 words of varyingly purple prose over those hours, and I crave a stiff drink, a hearty lunch, and a long, long nap. In either order. I honestly don't care anymore. I don't know how I didn't slice my face off in this delirious state, but the ever-dulling Nacet probably had a hand in that. Make today end, please.

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Tags: #MammothMafia23 #UNCHALLENGE

August 28, 2023 – AA 28

• Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (63)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Smash

Cold water 2 pass. #MammothMafia23

August 28, AA 2023

• Brush: Semogue 2000
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue (28)
• 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, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

3 more days of AA.

Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin