Aug. 16, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 16

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (16)

• 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

My shave this morning was interrupted by a huge cockroach that decided to scurry into the bathroom as I was in the middle of my second pass. I knew it must have been big because I was able to notice the movement in the bathroom mirror at the edge of my vision. Dealing with small cockroaches has become a daily routine here in the summer, but I didn't expect to have to deal with one this size (maybe 1.5 inches long) inside the house. The smaller ones I don't mind just grabbing with a few pieces of toilet paper, but I'm not man enough to do that to one of this size.

Damn, this guy was tough! I quickly found a takeout box that I could use to decapacitate this bad boy but we went 10 rounds and I could not produce the knockout. The first time I hit it I thought that was the end of it since it flipped onto its back and was mostly motionless, but within a few seconds its legs started kicking like a turtle unable to flip over. I hit it with a several more good shots but the little bugger was unphased. I didn't feel like getting cockroach juice all over the bathroom floor so I decided against the good ol' stomp.

The next course of action was to find a piece of paper and escort the roach to the toilet for a nice water ride down the pipes, but as I tried nudging it onto the paper with the box it was able to push off of the box to flip itself over and it made a scramble for cover among some boxes under the sink that I used for storing my wet shaving supplies. I had already made the wife and kids aware its existence so there was no way I could abort this mission without losing respect and dad cred. I was locked into a desperate battle to finish off this MFer before my lather dried out so I quickly moved the boxes out of the way and hit it with a few more blows, knocking it onto its back again. In the end I was able to wedge it between the piece of paper and the box into the toilet for a farewell flush. Except I just consulted my buddy Google and it looks like cockroaches can go without breathing for half an hour and will likely survive a flush. We'll see if there is a rematch at some point in the future.

As expected, my shave wasn't the greatest. I had already spent 5-10 minutes dealing with the monster, the half pass of lather that was left on my face was mostly dry, and I had to wrap up quickly to get the kids ready for school. The good news is, the boar had not eaten all the lather and I was able to complete the shave. Unfortunately, now when I see the black hairs inside of the boar brush I'm reminded of the legs of the cockroach flailing in the air trying to flip itself over.

Aug 16, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 16

• 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 (16)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - 42 - Eau de Toilette

This brush has really come into its own. It is producing some crazy good lather. Great shaves with the MMOC are still eluding me, but I think I'm getting closer to finding methods that work.

I started using a buffing technique on some of the trouble spots, to ensure I really dial in the lightest touch. I can't say that I've eliminated the irritation, but it does seem a little better.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Rating: 3.5/5

• 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

#RawHoggin #unscented #MammothMafia

Austere August 2022 day 16 https://imgur.com/a/tdhLClL

16 August 2022 - Austere August

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

A quick one-pass weekday-morning shave. Perfectly adequate.

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Aug. 16, 2022 - Hygge Tuesdays

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

16th shave, all is still perfect. I am not surprised, but still waiting for the shift to uncomfortable shaves. No problems at all with a 2 pass shave today and Hygge both performs and still has an appealing calm scent that will stay loveable for the rest of August, I suspect. Very happy with my lather choice for this year. Oh, and the brush gets better each time. I wonder if it will get even floppier than it is currently. Likely. Amazing brush for 13 bucks, I tell ya.

Hope it's a powerful day for you.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022

• Brush: Declaration Grooming Jefferson Fae B8
• Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
• Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (17)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: London Razors - Coffee & Contemplation

  #MammothMafia

August 16 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (19)
• 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 - Embrace

Not much to report; blade holding up well, soap smells great, base is excellent, splash feels nice.

Yesterday for u/Teufelskraft's #sidetracked challenge I went with something more melancholic so today I'm going in the opposite direction: an incredible performance by the greatest rock and roll band of all time. It's just a joy to watch: Pete Townshend jumping around, all limbs and enormous schnoz, Roger Daltrey in some kind of open chested fringed ensemble, John Entwistle musically and physically keeping it all from flying apart, and Keith Moon like some kind of nuclear reaction trapped behind a drum kit.

The Who - A Quick One While He's Away

#MammothMafia

#GEMSofWisdom

August 16, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
• Blade: Feather (16)
• Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

Awesome shave today but that blade is really giving me a lot of feedback now. I can’t complain though 16 daily shaves is pretty good.

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Aug 16, 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 (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

First day back at work today! Already been quite the crazy morning already. Everyone keeps stopping me to say welcome back and I’ve got shit to do already 😬

Aug. 16, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword (9)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

#MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022 - SOTD AA Sonder 16

• Prep: Splash of cold water
• Brush: SummerBreak 26m SHD
• Razor: Merkur Progress
• Blade: Wizamet (1)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Zingari - No. 1 - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm

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

Heading to anaheim tonight and then disneyland tomorrow with the nephews,,,have a great day and shaves everyone #MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (16)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

I tried using manual settings on my phone camera and it went … okay. The focus is a little off, but other than that I think the picture turned out pretty well. I'll probably try to redo this picture better in a few days.

Tags:

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

16 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (16)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

A Mammoth Micromatic Raw Hoggin’ August

Brush Progress

• Brush: Zenith B26 #RawHoggin
• Razor: GEM MMOC #GEMsOfWisdom
• Blade: GEM (16)
• Lather: House if Mammoth - Hygge in Tusk
• Post Shave: Hygge Splash & Balm
• Fragrance: Hygge EDP #MammothMafia

Not bad for 16 days in. Was expecting it to be worse.

Day 1 Prep Video

RawHoggin Unboxing Pics

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August 16, 2022 - Seeking GEMs of Wisdom in the Mammoth Raw Hoggin Mafia

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before shave 16 and After the shave

Striking new territory for me with every new shave on this blade. My first GEM blade made it to 12 or so before I swapped in the new blade for AA. Shave was good today, nothing remarkable, no irritation and still blood free now about 11 days I think. Probably giving a touch more feedback, but I don’t feel any tugging or like the blade can’t make it easily through my stubble. Pretty good shave overall, and got it a little smoother than yesterday.

The hog is starting to produce lather easier. I really noticed a difference in the last two shaves. When I get the knot splayed, it starts piling up lather at the edge of the splayed tips. If I don’t splay the brush, and just scrub my face with the brush, maybe get just 1/3-1/2 the lather build up. In today’s before pic, can make out some of the split ends.

The Mammoth set is still treating me well. Soap is plenty slick, the splash is quite cooling, and the balm soothes any roughness from the shave. I haven’t gotten sick of the scent, and actually still like it a lot. One thing that helps is I boxed up the soaps and splashes I’m not using. Out of sight, out of mind.

Aug. 16, 2022 - AA Day 16

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Last night was again not a great night. I had a cold last week and am totally better, but my wife and kids all got it and my wife and daughters have developed kind of a nasty cough, my wife having it the worst. She's coughing quite a bit at night and moaning at times when she breathes. Apparently it's the opposite of snoring - snoring is on the inhale, this kind of moaning happens on the exhale. So, she's been sleeping on the couch so I can sleep in the bedroom which is closer to our daughter who wakes up way too much for a 3 year old (twice last night, stupidly), so sleep is sparse. Fortunately, though, even though I woke up late and had a bit of a rushed morning with a longer work day, my shave was excellent. Day 16 - officially over the hump and on the home stretch. Still loving this setup and not itching for something new. Well, I want to buy things, but I'm good shaving with this setup for now.

The MMOC performed beautifully once again. Smooth 2.5 pass shave with no issues at all.

Sonder, excellent. It opened up today with almost a green apple candy (think jolly rancher) sweetness for me, and then turned into a very grass forward scent and was very pleasant. Really enjoyed that start to the day.

The Zenith 1 2 was great. I can't see how this thing is going to get a whole lot better than it is now, but I expect it to continue to break in based on its appearance compared to my SOC. The SOC is a bit more bloomed as it sits - but, it may just be that it never dries out enough to fully bloom like that, so, I don't know. May not know until the middle of September.

Sonder thought of the day: Knowing someone's life and perspective neither means we have to agree with it nor does it mean we don't push people towards growth. A coworker of mine is very meticulous in his job and has high standards of excellence, but the shadow side is he tends to be quite controlling and doesn't often respond well to things being inserted into his world that he feels aren't "right" or that he doesn't think are a priority. As his boss, it's very complicated to navigate - on the one hand I want him to enjoy his job, and on the other, one employee can't dictate to the other 8 what happens with a given situation. For example, we read books together as a staff for development purposes - read over the course of a month and then discuss. The norm has been that we read 1 chapter of a book per month and then discuss it. Well, the net sum is books take FOREVER to get through and it's so difficult to grasp the flow of the book reading that way. So, in my newly given responsibility of staff development, I'm changing it and we're reading about 70 pages a month (still not a lot when you're getting paid to do it) and then discussing. I know that there will be pushback from this employee, and I had another employee come into my office to point out that everyone will be excited about this except for said employee who happened to miss staff meeting today. I politely affirmed his suspicion and, more politely, said I don't care. Every other staff member wants to be developed and grow in these areas, and I'm not making everyone else suffer because of one squeaky wheel. All that to say, pushing people isn't always easy but it's often necessary. Seeking to understand where people are coming from is one thing, and it' s a very necessary and valuable thing - especially when it comes to employees - but sometimes knowing where people are stuck requires us to carefully push them out of the mud.

Sonder doesn't always mean passive caring empathy, sometimes it means caring enough to disrupt a bad situation.

Have a great day, all.

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

2022-08-16 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (16)
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/KMpImwN

Over halfway done. The blade is still good. Brush and Sonder are also good :)

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022 - Austere August Day 16

• 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 (16)

• 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
•Shave 13
•Shave 14
•Shave 15
•Shave 16

Thoughts for the day:
Yeah, I still didn't condense the imgur album... My bad...

Flipped the blade for luck today. No immediate perceptible difference, but why not? I am starting to buff more, so I'm probably rapidly approaching three pass territory. I've wanted to avoid that for as long as possible, but if I can make it to the 20th still making it by with two I think I'm set.

At least my blade doesn't hate me like u/Semaj3000's does him, so there's that and that's nice...

Brush is great. I am loving it. I miss mah badgers, but this knot continues to crush it and keep my use down around a gram/day, which in my opinion is a respectable soap habit...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

I've been told that some of you people spend upwards of 25 minutes just building lather. You're telling me that face-lathering doesn't suck, but you'll spend the better part of an hour to attempt to produce a paltry reproduction of what takes maybe 12 seconds in my suribachi. Okay.

I am nothing if not fair, so I decided to take your recommendation. I stood there, pondering the nothingness of ~~existence~~ this soap's scent, doing nothing but play mix-the-batter upon my face, my eyes glazed over, after which I looked up and was shocked, in near disbelief of what I found—that I had wasted half an hour.

Now already late, I finished the shave and rushed to work, where I was promptly fired for my lateness and sent back out the door. In despair, I made my way back homeward, where I was once again shocked and in near disbelief, finding my wife surrounded by four men, all partially dressed in Good Humor uniforms and playing mix-the-batter upon her face, her eyes glazed over.

I got to keep the ice cream, so I got that going for me, which is nice. And it's all thanks to the boon to shaving that is the face-lather.

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: Zenith B10 Boar
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR
• Blade: Feather Professional (1)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap

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

• Post Shave: alum

Shave of austerity #16

2 pass shave. Fantastic shave for today. I did a final pass using alum rather than shave soap to clean up lines around my facial hair- this works incredibly well and just may end up being something I implement more often

Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen

Aug. 16, 2022 - Austere August Day 16

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soap Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Got through the day. Almost forgot to post. Typing these is becoming almost as dull as using the same scent every day.

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022

• Brush: Omega Pro 49 Boar
• Razor: Leaf
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

Not much new today, 3 uses of the blade may be pushing it for a head shave, at least in this razor. It was way too hot today at 99°F (~37°C for the rest of the world), I knew I should've picked up some Permafrost earlier! Hope everyone is staying cool!

#MammothMafia

Aug. 16, 2022 - August Austere Day 16

• 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

Quick shave on a busy day. Unfortunately a little too fast and resulted in a small cut. Nothing a little alum couldn’t fix though. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 16, 2022 - Day 16: tiny sink, tiny counter

• Prep: Warm water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (16)

• 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

Have you ever shaved somewhere with no counter space? That’s basically been the theme of my last week. Airport, gross don’t put anything down. Ferry, no edge on the sink to place anything. Counter at the house, not big enough for the splash and balm to be on the counter. I’m lucky I could get the brush to stand on there.

The shaves are still pretty good. I think part of the key is to let the whiskers grow out for the maximum time, so the shaves have to be at the same time each day. Even though I never have enough time to post them at the time.

Nothing new or exciting with the brush.

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 16, 2022 - Austere August - Z

• Brush: Declaration 28mm B14 Jefferson Artisan’s Choice
• Razor: Blackland Era lvl 3 oc
• Blade: Personna med prep (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

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

Happy shaves!

#MammothMafia #Unchallange #Unscented

Aug. 16, 2022 - AA 16

• Prep: Cold Water Splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (22)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Balm

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

Break in album and SOTD in title.

Feel a little less irritated post shave past couple days, maybe I’m finally doing something right with the MMOC. The boar has been feeling pretty similar the past few days too. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia