Aug. 20, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 20

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (20)

• 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

Camping shave today in the shared bathroom sink covered with dead mosquitos and other little bugs. Good thing I woke up early so nobody was really around. I brought a sample container with a scoop of soap and a pump of balm so I smeared the soap on my face and went at it. Not much time to get in a good shave so I went for a quick WTG followed by ATG and called it a day. Didn't soak the brush today and it was fine. Looking forward to shaving in the comforts of my own bathroom tomorrow.

August 20 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (23)
• 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/Declaration Grooming -

Pushed the hydration again and was rewarded; I wouldn’t say Tusk is super thirsty but it can take a decent amount of water. Very slick today and the blade has been trouble-free so far. Cerberus is the jam.

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Aug. 20, 2022

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 'Kyle' Maggard SHD
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip
• Blade: Leaf Super Platinum (1)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chatillion Lux - 1904

  #MammothMafia

Aug. 20, 2022 - Austere August - Z

• Brush: Declaration 28mm B14 Jefferson Artisan’s Choice
• Razor: Blackland Era lvl 3 oc
• Blade: Personna med prep (20)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

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

Happy shaving!

#MammothMafia #Unchallange #Unscented

😔 while I’m still participating, I totally forgot to make a post yesterday after my shave .

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

Day 1 Prep Video

RawHoggin Unboxing Pics

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Aug. 20, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (20)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

I really thought that my SOTD pic today looked great, but seeing it on another screen - wow, that white balance is terrible. It looks like a scene from Twilight. I guess that's another pic to retry.

Tags:

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20 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (20)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

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2022-08-20 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (20)
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/Sa3Q7JM

20 shaves in the books, on the home stretch. Everything is still working great.

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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 20 https://imgur.com/a/Ndge966

Aug. 20, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Dorco Stainless (1)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

#MammothMafia

Aug. 20, 2022 - twenty days

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (20)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

So the second pass hurt. And I certainly felt the burn from the aftershave splash today. This means to me that the blade is on the decline at this point. I know I can hang on for another 11 shaves, but it might hurt. Ah, the things some people do for ridiculous internet shaving contests...

At least this brush will finish the month being fully broken in and soft and delightful on the face. Maybe won't touch the MMOC for another year. At this point I am very much looking forward to using a DE razor. Any one will do.

#GEMsOfWisdom

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August 20, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
• Blade: Feather (1)
• Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm Fanchurian
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

Swapped the blade and smooth as butter. Have a great day everyone.

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August 20th, 2022 - Is it September yet?

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (19)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before shave 20 and After 20

20 shaves in so far. I can not fathom how u/djundjila has reached 89. I paid ~$0.23US per blade. I don’t think I will get past 31 on my blade, but at under $0.01 per shave for blades, heck of a deal, and cheaper than my 7 O’Clock Yellow which I get about $0.015 per shave. With that math, I should get more GEM razors right (like the Micromatic Bullet Tip I keep seeing on eBay)? To go with my several year supply of soap (yes, I have a problem). Alas, I told my wife I would refrain from buying new razors or other shaving things until maybe Xmas or possibly next spring. Except for the group 31mm boar brush. I told her I committed to that before my spending freeze. She did buy me some more Thayers because she had a $5 off offer from Target, but that was her choice.

Ok enough math and budget talk and on to todays shave. The blade is definitely on the downward slope now. It had a nice peak zone of about 10 shaves after the breaking in of the blade. Yesterday, I had irritation on my sideburn area. Today, first pass felt very tuggy. The blade is losing its glide. Mindful of the irritation, I kept pressure as light as I could, and no buffing or touch ups. I tried to follow the instructions to keep the cap to my face, but little bit angled up felt less tuggy. Feedback is getting crunchier, especially under my chin. End shave was ok, but I’d rate it a 3 out of 5.

The hog is really starting to get there at least. I can get a good splay on my face, and it pumps out a good lather. The handle patina has really started to darken this last week. The most is closest to the knot. I can find areas that are a dark bronze with red and purple accents. The copper handle is going to look great in another few months as the shiny copper areas start to develop. Lots of tips still left to split to get all the way broken in, but even with the firm backbone, it isn’t too rough.

The other good part of the shave is the set from House of Mammoth. I was worried I might get more irritation and redness on my face today, but the splash didn’t burn too much, and the menthol is feeling great right now. The balm works very well and doesn’t leave behind a greasy feeling. I think I am about 1/3 through the soap. Overall, the set is the highlight of the shave.

Aug. 20, 2022 - August Austere Day 20

• 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

Nice lazy Saturday shave. Always appreciate when I can take my time and not worry about how long each pass is taking. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 20, 2022 - Artemis Day

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (20)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

This day last year was my final day of a short-lived stint working for a particular bottled-water company, which I'll call... Niue. Sure, Niue Water, after an island nation in the south Pacific.

I hesitate to say that my job at Niue Water was the worst job I ever had, but that's just because superlative statements are cheap, so I tend to avoid them if I mean to be taken seriously.

Side note, would it surprise you to learn that a company of that size handles their beverage distribution entirely in Excel? I sure as shit was surprised. Manually-prepared Excel spreadsheets, every day. Blew my mind. And how do people within the company share data with one another? Screenshots of those Excel spreadsheets. Sadly, there was no underlying explanation other than mind-bogglingly rampant technical illiteracy. This is not to say that I categorically expect everyone to have a certain level of technical literacy, but if your job involves handling, tracking, manipulating, then internally sharing said data for further such use, you better at least recognize that an image of a spreadsheet is fucking worthless. Side side note: I quickly learned that Niue's purported workplace culture of "teamwork" could be represented with the words "That's not my job, it's someone else's problem."

I did do a lot to make things more efficient, at least for things over which I had direct influence. I automated a lot of my recurring stuff (things previously done by one of my three bosses, things that I was hired to take off of her plate because the whole department was largely short-handed), adding in some well-received improvements. By the encouragement and express instruction of Boss Two and my bosses' boss, I pushed for read-only access to our own databases, at least until Boss Three contradicted the encouragement with a curt "stop asking."

What made it really terrible, though, was Boss One. Being that the main reason I was there was to take on some of her stuff, I had to rely on her for most aspects of my job. Questions while I'm learning? Ask Boss One. New situation I've never seen before? Ask Boss One. Boss One says I'm taking on new work and provides no further information on what I'm expected to do? Ask Boss One. Boss One says, "You're here to help me, not the other way around! No one even likes you!" Cool. Mature. I didn't even make that second part up; that was a real thing that was said to me when I tried to get what I needed in order to do my job.

This is the part where I compare face-lathering to the job at Niue or to Boss One, right? Not today. Niue Water is awful, and even the water itself is gross swill that they try to justify being so overpriced by putting it in a stupid square bottle. "Fantastic" pistachios, too; same company. "Fantastic" my ass.

So last year on this day, I walked out and left that cunt to deal with all her own work, with none of the automation and none of the improvements. I later found out that Boss Two, who himself had been at the company only a few months before I came on, also quit later in the same month; it filled me with joy to learn that they were surely left in even greater disarray when he left.

Anyway, that brings me to what I really wanted to talk about: When I left that day, I went to pick up my cat and bring her to her forever home. Today is Artemis' Artemis Day! The broad strokes (more story and kitten pics here) are that she had been living outside, and then had kittens in a shed/garage before my landlord brought them all to their office until such a time as the kittens could be adopted. The last of the kittens was taken to their respective home, so I brought home Artemis to live inside with me!

What else? Oh, yeah, the blade isn't shaving all that great after nearly three weeks of use, but it's also been that way for a while, I think. Just ten more days until a fresh blade.

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

Aug 20, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 20

• 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 (20)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave

Quick shave for today, and I almost forgot to post it.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Rating: 3.5/5

20 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: hot shower
• Brush: Sterling boar
• Razor: Maggard V3
• Blade: Derby Extra
• Lather: House of Mammoth Fu Dao
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth Fu Dao splash
• Fragrance: Creed Santal Original

Two pass: with and across. Nice and smooth for a family dinner out

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Aug 20, 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 (20)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

Aug. 20, 2022

• Brush: Chisel and Hound x Mammoth Voices V16 Fanchurian
• Razor: Henson AL-13 +++
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Permafrost

Another hot day today, thankfully my Permafrost order came in along with my Chisel and Hound/Mammoth Voices brush/set. Can't wait to be able to try the rest out after Austere August! The additional cooling after the shave was extremely welcome!

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Aug. 20, 2022 - Austere August Day 20

• 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 (20)

• 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
•Shave 17
•Shave 18
•Shave 19
•Shave 20

Thoughts for the day:
11 more shaves to go. Holding fast.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

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Aug. 20, 2022 - Austere August Day 20

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soaps Activated Charcoal Facial
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (20)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Day 20. Closing in on the final stretch of this horrid month. Everything is still working great, honestly surprised my blade hasn’t shown at least a little sign of wear. Now to figure out what knot to put in my impulse handle purchase…

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

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Aug. 20, 2022 - AA Day 20

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (20)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Admiral - Eau de Toilette

Today's SOTD is brought to you courtesy of the first 5k I ran and the bows and lip gloss my daughters continue to leave on the counter every day. Felt pretty good about the run - PR'd my 5k time by 13 seconds with a time of 27:15. I've picked up running quite a bit more the last couple years and ramped up miles even more this Summer and have enjoyed it. Still mix it up with a variety of workouts, but, running is growing on me.

Anyway - the Zenith pic 1 pic 2 was photographed wet tonight as I forgot to take pictures of it pre-shave. It's been a long (but good) day. I thought as I lathered my face today that this boar, at 35 bucks, feels as good as any badger that I've used consistently. The gelousy that's waiting in the wings may beat it, I only got to use it once prior to AA, but for now this might be the softest brush in my den. I know this is the whole point of AA and the fine gentlemen running the challenges are aware of it, but, boars break in beautifully (and even surprisingly quickly) with no help. The hardest part for me this whole time has been not drying it on a towel post shave - I haven't done it - but, I almost do every time, even 20 days later.

MMOC was great. Shaved early yesterday and pretty late today so it was about as long as my growth ever gets these days and it mowed it right down with no problems. Full 3 pass shave with darn near BBS results.

Sonder - great again. Paired it with some Admiral and away we go.

Sonder thought of the day: We went to a car show today that was a fundraiser for my daughter's equine therapy lessons and while there we saw and interacted with a whole lot of people - some I knew and others I didn't. Anyway - this one very old guy (70s or 80s) stuck with me. He was sitting there in his VW bus and we just chat for a few minutes and man, if I could have hung around and heard that guys stories, I would have done it all day. The VW was set up with a full "bed" in the back and two seats in the front and he could have lived in that thing at some point for all I know. Sonder made me pause with him, even if I didn't get to ask about any of his life adventures - he was happy to show my kids the van and no, it wasn't a creepy "free candy" van. Anyway, there are so many vibrant lives all around and I'm kicking myself for not asking that guy ANY questions. Next time. Live and learn, right?

Pay attention, people - there are amazing life stories all around you - just ask.

Have a great night.

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Aug. 20, 2022 - Day 20: longest day ever

• Prep: Warm water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (20)

• 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 had an alright shave. I am ready for a change of hardware. The software is still great! The brush is getting decent. Still not my favorite brush, but it’s doing alright.

The picture today was a bit risky. The flag knocked over the soap and almost blew everything into the water never to be seen again. A boat wake came through and the EdP started sliding and almost went in the water. Luckily nothing was lost.

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 20, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: Zenith B10 Boar
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR
• Blade: Feather Super (2)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap

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

• Post Shave: alum

Shave of austerity #20

3 pass shave. I couldn’t be happier with progress so far this month. It is striking how quickly you can gain/regain efficiency with a shavette; I hope to not lose it as quickly this coming year.

Wife and kid both down with Covid; today the grandparents she spent only a couple hours with a few days ago also tested positive. These omicron variants are just impressive. She is running around like crazy, and you wouldn’t know she was sick except for when she sneezes or coughs, or when the ibuprofen or acetaminophen wear off. My wife is not fairing as well- she is having all the joint pains and muscle aches I got to experience. I really hope her parents fair well.

Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen.

Aug. 20, 2022 - AA 20

• Prep: Late Night Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (26)

• 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.

Nice post shower shave. Well soaked brush this evening compared to yesterdays lazy, rushed, almost forgotten debacle. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Aug. 20, 2022 - SOTD AA Sonder 20

• Prep: Splash of cold water
• Brush: SummerBreak 26m SHD
• Razor: Merkur Progress
• Blade: Wizamet (5)

• 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

Late post as my morning routine was thrown off a bit. Have a great day and shaves all #MammothMafia