Ausgust 31, 2023
Brush: Ap. shave Co. - Purple Haze
Razor: GEM MMOC 2.nd Generation
Blade: GEM PTFE (31)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood indigo
Aftershave: Zingari - The Rambler
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder
#MammothMafia23
We made it. A month of austerity lies behind us. Let's recap the journey.
From previous years, I was used to perceive August more of a challenge and hardship. Past two years I used the Stag, which resulted in a few call outs from my gf. But we also hyped each other. At the end we had Stockholm syndrome for a soap. I often compared the Stag scent to the cool friend from high school that you lost closer contact too. Shaving every day for a month seemed much more difficult back then and I remember my skin looking forward to some rest by day 2X.
This year, things were a lot easier with a few exceptions.
First, my Software choice was just good. A great soap that's easy to lather, smells good. The aftershave smells awesome and cares for my skin. Fragrance wise, there was a lot to enjoy.
During this year's LG, I used a GEM for the first time. With one sentence of description, I understood how to use it and from day 1 had no problems with my shaves. No problems? That's not entirely true. After a week it felt like my blade was chipped. I know that I can ignore such things for longer than it's healthy for me, but after a few uses, the blade felt so good as fresh. No idea what happened.
Of course the best blade will see decline in performance. The last week my shaves became mediocre and left me with a beginner feeling. There were little irritations, blood once, but no close shaves possible.
Thanks to u/FMKjuli for nice words, because we use a similar setup.
u/Infernalinternal for this awesome razor. We Need to talk about polishing it sometime as the soap leaves some spots in white.