August 5, 2023 - Austere August Wecked Mammoth Hog
- Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
- Razor: Weck Hair Shaper Glitter Scales
- Blade: Kismet Rostfrei (5)
- 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
- Music: Dave Brubeck - “Take 5”
Brush before shave 5
I told my wife and daughter that there was no blood from today’s shave. My daughter said, “That’s because you didn’t shave your legs.” In the first 5 days that is just 4 nicks so far. I thought I was going to slash my neck tonight when I slipped, but somehow I stopped before the blade did a bunch of damage.
Busy day today. I got up, made breakfast for the family. Then I got some ribs going on the smoker. I tried a Costco rub I picked up this summer. I combined it with a glaze of peach bourbon bbq sauce. I should have made a Smash cocktail to go with it. Before dinner, we hit the community pool to cool off. The shave was a bit later than planned, but that coolant in the splash is feeling really nice tonight. Especially since I didn’t get much of a burn from the splash. Still loving Sonder, but after that dinner, was really tempted to get Smash out.
The brush is getting more split ends, but has a ways to go before I’d say it us soft. I can’t comfortably splay the brush, so I’m having more success with painting the lather once it builds up. When I try circular motions, it is like the brush pulls the lather off my face, but a couple paint strokes puts it back. Tonight I did get a better hydrated lather than the previous shaves this month. Might be able to take more water, but getting closer.