Aug. 12, 2022 - >!Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 12!<

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Alive - Eau de Parfum

AA Tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia #>!hidden!<

Couldn't really focus on the shave today. My toddler woke up with hives this morning so she had to stay home from school and she insisted on standing on a stool next to me to watch me shave and I rushed through it as a result. Still unsure what the cause of the hives is but it didn't seem to be related to anything she ate since she was fine last night.

Felt a tiny bit of pokiness today from the brush, maybe because I didn't soak it long enough? Otherwise it was a pretty uneventful shave. I think I need to start shaking a little bit more water out of the brush because it's beginning to get a little bit messier during the loading from the tub. Struggling a bit to get a very close shave but the face feels smooth enough so I'm fine with it as long if the blade doesn't feel like it's tugging.

Aug. 12, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword (5)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

Not overly liking this blade. Think I may have gotten spoiled by the Voskhod, but I still have others from my sampler to try.

#MammothMafia

Aug 12, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 12

• Prep: Warm Water Wash
• Prep: Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
• Brush: Zenith Cobalt Blue 28mm Boar Knot (505BC SE)
• Razor: GEM Open Comb Micromatic (2nd Gen.)
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (12)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Declaration Grooming/House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Eau de Parfum

A beautiful lather from the boar today. 45 seconds to 1 minute load times have been working well.

If I "ride the cap" on this razor I can at least get through a pass without tugging. Applying some pressure to the top of the cap while the edge maintains a light pressure for the cut is the only way I'm getting by on this blade. It's doesn't seem ideal, but it mostly gets the job done. If I adjust the angle any closer to the edge to get the more efficient cut, I get tugging and irritation, regardless of the pressure I use.

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Rating: 3/5

August 12, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 Plate
• Blade: Feather (12)
• Brush Chisel and Hound 26mm Fanchurian
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

Cut myself today because I was rushing to get to work but otherwise still a great shave with the same blade. I think if I let my hair grow two days before shaving like I normally do I’d have replaced this blade already but it’s doing quite well with me shaving every day.

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• Prep: warm shower
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: Novelty Cutlery Co straight razor
• Lather House of Mammoth - Z
• Post Shave: Equate witch hazel
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - unscented aftershave balm

Headless Horsemen

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Austere August 2022 day 12 https://imgur.com/a/zxTmEKW

Aug. 12, 2022

• Brush: Summer Break GP B11
• Razor: Gillette Flat Bottom Tech
• Blade: Rapira Stainless (9)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Beloved

  #MammothMafia

Aug. 12, 2022 - Friday, finally!

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: o
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Still going well. Although out of the challenge, this brush is really getting nice and boy does it splay! Shave was effortless for 2 good passes and is usually a nice close shave. Today was no exception. Waiting for blade performance to drop off, but nothing yet. Hygge still excites me. I think it always will. Just plain old good stuff.

Happy Friday, shaving aficionados!

#GEMsOfWisdom

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August 12 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (15)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo splash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo balm
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Hygge

Used the same setup as yesterday. Obviously. Hard to really describe August as Austere when you're using a soap base as good as Tusk and a scent as good as Mood Indigo.

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Aug. 12, 2022 - Austere August Day 12

• Prep: House of Mammoth Almond Leather Bath Soap
• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Mire 26mm Zenith Unbleached Boar
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1 through 7
•Shave 8
•Shave 9
•Shave 10
•Shave 11
•Shave 12

Thoughts for the day:
Rapidly approaching the half way mark and no "blade maintenance" required. Still managing a BBS in two passes, zero tug or drama. My soap usage has remained around 1g with a 40 second load. I'm pretty happy with that and should not have an issue making it to the end on this tub with Sonder to spare.

If you have never used an unbleached boar for AA, it might be a cheat code. The first week or so is borderline unbearable with the pig stank, but it has made Sonder smell even more amazing (if thats objectively possible).

Happy Friday, errybdy! This weekend could not come quickly enough...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

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Aug. 12, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (12)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

Another day of trying for decent pictures. I think this one turned out pretty well, but not great. I tried to be artsy and not line everything up, but looking at it again, I think it's a little sloppy looking.

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Aug. 12, 2022 - Austere August - Z

• Brush: Declaration 28mm B14 Jefferson Artisan’s Choice
• Razor: Blackland Era lvl 3 oc
• Blade: Personna med prep (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Splash & Balm

Great shave on the road today.

#MammothMafia #Unchallange #Unscented

12 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (12)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

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Aug. 12, 2022 - August Austere Day 12

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Paladin Chief 26mm
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Enjoyable Friday morning shave today. Looking forward to the weekend and a little relaxation. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 12, 2022 - Day 12, who wants my MMOC?

• Prep: Warm water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Aftershave

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fu Dao) - Eau de Parfum

Well I’m about done with this razor. I am tempted to send it to get made into an MM24! That way it cannot torture anyone else.

The brush is doing alright, still a little pokey but it’s slowly getting better.

Today is my last day at home for a while. I begin my travels tomorrow morning. I am thinking I might attempt an airport bathroom shave.

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 12, 2022 - SOTD AA Sonder 12

• Prep: splash of cold water
• Brush: Summer Break 26m SHD
• Razor: Merkur Progress
• Blade: Wizamet (2)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Zingari - Rescue Potion - Serum

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Eau de Parfum

Taking this show on the road...will be in southern california on a family trip this coming week. Will have to bring my set up with me but wont have stuff like my face towel or razor stand. Have a great day and shaves all #MammothMafia

August 12th, 2022 - Searching for Mammoth Raw GEMs of Hoggin Wisdom

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM (is truly outrageous) MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (dodici)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before the Shave and After the Shave

Early afternoon shave was in the cards for me today. After taking my daughter to the “Encanto” Sing Along last night, I was quite worn out. I did not want to get out of bed. Work was meh, but I got a small task done at least, and answered some questions on a project. Work allows “Summer Friday Hours”. I don’t clock in as I am salaried, but basically on Fridays, management clears out at 1PM on Fridays. They aren’t supposed schedule meetings after 1 either. Although I took off yesterday, earlier this week I was busy and put extra time into work, so at 1PM I got anal glaucoma and couldn’t see my ass working anymore today. I’ll be busy next Mon-Wed, but that is future me’s problem.

For todays shave, I flipped the blade once more. Not sure if it helps, but one benefit is I am cleaning out under the blade every day. Lather and whiskers like to get trapped under the blade. About a 3-4 minute soak for the hog, and loaded up about an almond sized scoop from the IKEA kids plastic bowl I’m using this month. Face lathering is getting easier now that the brush splays without a lot of effort. The pictures don’t capture it well, but lots of split ends going now. Some bristles even split into 3 or 4 tips.

The GEM today gave me a scare. On one of the loose areas on my neck, it started to grab. It didn’t do much with the light grip, it kept from digging in and I backed off and stretched my neck a bit more. No blood was shed, and the splash didn’t burn. Actually, got a good bit of cooling from the splash today. The menthol is still feeling cool on my neck. The scent still is a refreshing clean scent to me. Not getting tired of on its own, but while I miss having a variety, I don’t miss trying to decide what to go with each day. It is nice to just know this is the set and no decision is required.

For an anti-sidetracked idea, last night during the “Encanto” performance, it occurred to me that there are songs you can’t play as your shaving soundtrack. Dos Oruguitas is one for me. If you’ve seen the movie, it is a punch right in the feels. No I didn’t try and play it today. I have heard it many times and watched the movie with my daughter quite a few times as well. That song gets me every time.

A Mammoth Micromatic Raw Hoggin’ August

Brush Progress

• Brush: Zenith B26 #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM MMOC #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM (10)
• Lather: House if Mammoth - Hygge in Tusk
• Post Shave: Hygge Splash & Balm
• Fragrance: Hygge EDP #MammothMafia

Brush doing fine!

Blade getting tuggy. Giving today’s shave experience a B- result is B+ bordering on A.

Day 1 Prep Video

RawHoggin Unboxing Pics

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12 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: long, steamy shower
• Brush: Sterling boar
• Razor: Maggard V3
• Blade: Derby Extra
• Lather: House of Mammoth Fu Dao
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth Fu Dao splash

No fever today. Right tonsil has returned to normal but the left is still swollen. Two-pass shave: with and across.

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2022-08-12 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (12)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave
Fragrance: Issey Miyake -L'eau d'Issey pour Homme

https://imgur.com/a/6JcTZ6z

Another good shave. The brush is starting to look broken in.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug 12, 2022 - Getting Sidetracked while searching for the Wisdom of a Mammoth

• Prep: Hot shower and CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser

• Brush: Maggard Green Handle 2 Band Badger 24mm

• Razor: GEM - MMOC

• Blade: Personna GEM Stainless (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

Today is the first day that I’ve wanted to use another soap. Not that I didn’t want to use Sonder, I just really would’ve loved to use something with menthol in it today. I went in a nice long walk with the family this morning, then finished up my honey-do list of projects this afternoon. I’m on the last bit of my paternity leave so working to get the projects wrapped up before I go back to work.

Aug 12 2022

• Prep: Mineral oil massage

• Brush: Wenghè Pure Bristle 🐗

• Razor: Brassbird head CG brass bishop

• Blade: Voskhod

• Soap: Mammoth Z

• Balm: Mammoth Z

DQ’ed. dangit. I blame someone other than me. It can’t possibly be the consequences of my own actions. It was such a shock, my lil piggy lost at least six hairs. I feel like I haven’t seen any loss until today. Karma is unkind.

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

#Unscented

#ZFighter

#DQ

/pigglywiggly

Aug. 12, 2022 - Austere August Day 12

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soaps Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Day 12 in the books. Decent shave, Brush is in a good spot, MMOC is nice and my blade is still good to go. I am missing variety at this point, my Blackbird is just staring me in the face. Stay strong folks.

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 12, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

Morning shave but afternoon post because I didn't want to make a rush of my morning. It wouldn't have been an issue at all, except face-lathering takes an absurd and unnecessary amount of time. Just rubbing my face like an idiot for half my morning, time that could be spent playing with my cat before I leave for the day.

I just got a tree/ladder thing for her today, which I'm getting ready to put up on the wall next to my desk. A couple months ago, I got a standing desk, at which point she lost interest in hanging out on a box (draped with a blanket and with a cat bed on top) that I had had next to where I sat when it was a non-standing desk. She usually likes to be near me, though, so hopefully this new thing will give her a place to chill that's at my now-elevated level.

Oh, and u/Teufelskraft #unscented because I happen to have a song going through my head as I type this. MXMS - The Run is a recent discovery of mine, after it popped up on a "Discovery Mix" that frankly is usually filled with nothing but crap. This kind of song is really more my speed these days, being fairly laid back and relaxing without being boring. There might be a decent chance that I'll run this into "overplayed" territory.

Oh, and I finally got around to actually using vim to type this out. I don't have much of an opinion on emacs, as I've never used it. From what u/gcgallant tells me, though, emacs is heavy and bloated and even has an Excel-mimicry mode, which is disgusting. Vim suits me, and it's ubiquitous, which is good considering that the nature of my job is such that I can't wantonly install any ol' software on my computer (that sounds restrictive, but it's justifiably so, and I'm not complaining because I feel right at home living in vim all day).

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#RawHoggin
#unscented
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Aug. 12, 2022

• Brush: Maggard Razors 30mm Synthetic
• Razor: Leaf
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Another great shave today -- Minor irritation from chasing BBS for the night out. TGIF!

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Aug. 12, 2022 - AA Day 12

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (12)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Friday is my day off from work and after the last 4 days it was welcome timing. Spent some of the morning outside, first mowing the lawn, then with the kids - they biked and I cleaned the garage. Then bought a new water heater (RIP - install tomorrow), then fell asleep on the couch while the kids napped, ran a few miles, had a family movie night, and now the kids are in bed. Overall it was a really good day.

My shave - post run and shower - was outstanding. Might have been my best one yet, and it was certainly one of the most fun - more on that in my Sonder thought for the day later.

The MMOC performed beautifully, no tugs or nicks or anything like that, just a really excellent smooth shave. With the grain, against the grain, and some buffing did the trick.

Sonder - beautiful. Soft. Luxurious. It's just a great scent, especially for this time of year. I've said it several times over, but, the cooling is just so nice.

Zenith is really progressing now. Was soft and almost floppy and a little scrubby and produced a great lather and feels delightful. It's not a badger or a G5C, but, I think by the end of this I'm going to be just as happy to use this as either of those. My SOC Boar, with more uses, isn't this nice. Will this eventually be dethroned by a 31mm sub exclusive? I guess we'll find out.

For the SOTD pic today I lowered my angle and used the wall as a backdrop. That little door you see pictured is the hidden gem of this 1940s house - a laundry shoot. When we first bought the house we weren't sure how much we'd use it, but with laundry in the basement - man, I don't know if I ever want to move to a house without one. It is a game changer - no hauling laundry down the stairs, no need for hampers all over the main floor to hold laundry - just throw it down the chute! 10/10 feature for a house.

OK - fun part - Sonder thought of the day: Sometimes actions on your part that are super minimal can make a huge difference in the lives of other people, especially kids. In this case, it was my kids. I went for a run, came back, and my kids seemed mostly fine and not bickering. Then I took a shower and somehow everything fell apart, I don't know how, but it happened. So, after my shower I had my 4 year old son come in and hang out while I shaved. So then, my almost 3 year old daughter is standing outside the door crying and screaming and my wife tells me to lock the door. I assume they'd gone from best friends to mortal enemies, so whatever. But, 30 seconds passes and I think "what the heck" and let her in so she can watch, too. Then, obviously, my 6 year old wants to come hang out, too. So - now we've got dad and the 3 kids chilling in the bathroom over a shave. And do you know what happened? Everything was better. The kids' issues with each other evaporated for the rest of the night - an unheard of experience. After they watched me finish my 2nd pass and buff, with some added commentary like "dad you have to shave your nose, there's soap on it!", I cleaned up the mess and applied splash. And then the 3 year old wanted some. So, she got sonder. Then my son wanted some, so he got Behold the Whatsis! and my daughter wanted that, too, so she had a mix of whatsis and sonder. Then my 6 year old girl wanted some, too, and she settled on Sea Spiced Lime - so, my bathroom smelled amazing by the end. After they put on their splashes, I told them to go tell mom to smell their cheeks (something they get to do daily with Dad) and they were the best of friends, savoring their smelly cheeks together - happily dancing around the living room again. Their worlds were crumbling for goodness knows what reason; I didn't have to let them in, I could have just had some time to myself before re-entering the storm. But instead, I invited them in and we all had a better time for it. Sharing shaving with my kids always brings me more joy than them, even though they love it. Obviously there are a million different scenarios where inviting someone in to some simple part of your life or sharing something with others that costs you almost nothing can enhance their day in unimaginable ways. Watch for those opportunities - never know where they'll be!

Have a great evening, y'all.

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

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Aug. 12, 2022 - AA 12

• Prep: Brisk walk, live up to my username, cold water splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (18)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Balm

• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Seville - Eau de Toilette

Break in album here. SOTD in title pic.

If you look closely on the break in photo, it actually captured a few split hairs decently in focus this evening. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Happy weekend to all the typical M-F folks out there.

Aug. 12, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: Zenith B10 Boar
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR
• Blade: Feather Professional (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave

• Post Shave: alum, zingari sego balm

Shave of austerity #12

2 pass shave; both passes with the grain today to save the skin a bit for tomorrow. I’ll probably move to three pass this coming week. Not much to say except the shave was similar to previous.

Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen