Aug. 21, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 21

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (21)

• 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

This morning we were still at camp but I thought it would be better to wait to shave at home in the afternoon and it was a very good call. Combined with the quick shave at camp and more than 30 hours since my previous shave, it's been a while since I've had this much facial growth so it was nice to mow it down with the scythe. Of course the shavette doesn't care about the length of the hair and cut through it with ease and my face is feeling nice and smooth again.

Yesterday I smeared my soap on my face like a shave stick and the boar worked fine picking up the soap from the face, but I much prefer loading from the tub since it was annoying that I still had tiny bits of soap that didn't get distributed properly and ended up falling into the sink yesterday. I loaded heavily today and was rewarded with great lather for three passes plus touch ups, and I still had really nice lather in the middle of the brush at the end that I used to wash my face with.

Need to remind myself not to go camping in the middle of AA in the future. I would have much preferred to just use a tube of Proraso or a shave stick with a DE when camping, or maybe even skip a day and not worry about it.

Aug 21, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 21

• 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 (21)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Armaf - Tres Nuit - Eau de Toilette

The shave was close and comfortable. The lather could have been better, but it was still slick so no issues.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Rating: 4/5

Aug. 21, 2022 - the end is nigh

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (21)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

And todays shave was smooth and kinda perfect. No feedback from the aftershave splash. What the heck is going on?

If this could keep up for the next 10 shaves then we have no problems aside from shave boredom. May your Sunday be a funday!

#GEMsOfWisdom

#MammothMafia

August 21 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (24)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo splash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo balm
• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Oud Wood

Headed to the lake to tool around on a friend’s boat today. I had a very smooth and worry-free shave this morning; three passes in the books but I am looking forward to a little variety again come September.

#MammothMafia

#GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 21, 2022

• Brush: Summer Break DeMaranville B15
• Razor: Rockwell 6s
• Blade: Derby Extra (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

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

  #MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022 - August Austere Day 21

• 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

Slightly stressed shave this morning after setting up my sons room for quarantine. Always disconcerting when your child curls up next to you cold and you feel him feverish. Hopefully it’s a simple flu and he didn’t share anything with us yet.

As far as the actual shave, it was the normal Sonder joy. If I hadn’t already delved so far in the rabbit hole I could be content with daily Sonder usage. It really is a fantastic scent that everyone seems to enjoy. Unfortunately I just got some more soaps and aftershaves in this weekend that are making this month last even longer. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

#sidetracked (#1) u/Teufelskraft

In honor of todays excitement I thought I’d share a corresponding song. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out fits all to well today. To be honest this song came out relatively soon after I finished college and just seemed to fit how I felt as I transitioned into a productive adult and parent. I particularly like the incorporation of giant trikes and juice boxes into the music video. They just did a nice job of capturing the feeling of being a child and just hanging out with friends.

Aug. 21, 2022

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

I think today's SOTD pic is perfectly mediocre. Not great, not terrible, just not all that interesting or eye catching.

Tags:

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

August 21st, 2022 - 3 weeks down, 10 days to go

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (21)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before shave 21 Top View and Side Views

After shave Top View

Tried getting a picture to show the patina development on the handle. I took the shot with the bathroom light off (too much glare), so just light from the window. It needed a bit of editing as it looked under exposed. I picked the side of the brush showing the most darkening.

For the shave, first pass very crunchy feedback again and still feeling tuggy. Second pass felt a little better. No real irritation today, splash didn’t burn, just the light freezing feeling of the menthol.

Have a nice Sunday everyone. Taking my daughter to a movie today. Popcorn for lunch.

21 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (21)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022 - Auster August - Z

• Brush: Declaration 28mm B14 Jefferson Artisan’s Choice
• Razor: Blackland Era lvl 3 oc
• Blade: Personna med prep (21)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

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

I’m really starting to miss my other hardware, I’m glad we are getting close to done.

Happy shaving!

#MammothMafia #Unchallange #Unscented

August 21, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
• Blade: Feather (2)
• Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm Fanchurian
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

Nothing exciting to say other than it was a great shave as always. One weeper but that’s on me I got distracted by my kids.

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2022-08-21 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (21)
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/gbxBpIc

A great shave on a hot day. A DFS in 2 passes.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022 - SOTD AA Sonder 21

• 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 - Rescue Potion - Serum

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm

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

Final day of the roadtrip. Heading back up to norcal later. Felt like the trip went by quick but glad to be headed home. August and this week went by really fast and we're getting towards the back end of august already. Have a great day and shaves everyone #MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (21)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

Where'd I leave off? Oh, yes, three weeks of shaves is a lot to put a blade through, and the quality of the shave is reflecting that. I don't think I've gone this long without changing a blade since cartridge days. Remember that? A single cartridge cost, what, eighty dollars? So you'd just keep using it until the flimsy blades just wore down to nothing? Something like that, anyway; I don't know.

Now that we've hit the two-thirds mark, the month almost feels as good as over! Obviously, I'm getting ahead of myself; the blade will continue to struggle on, its wear dubiously mitigated by occasional "strops" across the edge of my, uh... ball of my thumb? No, wait... Thenar eminence. Needless to say, too, face-lathering won't be helping the whole situation.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go off and carry on with Sunday things. Like whipping up an experimental concoction of eggs, ricotta, and pesto that kind of looks like salsa. Artemis is interested, but that's no kinds of good for a kitty; dairy's generally a bad thing because most cats are lactose intolerant, and garlic/onions are straight-up toxic, causing nasty damage to their internal organs. But I digress.

Oh, right, the addition of pesto is the experimental part of that. Maybe I added too much or didn't mix the settled pesto enough, but the end result was a bit too oily for my taste. Still good, though. The rest of it was adapted from this little video from You Suck At Cooking. Sure, that guy has a habit of recycling jokes, but it's still funny and there's a lot of good stuff in those videos that I've picked up for use in my kitchen. No real reason for plugging that other than that it came to mind because I just made breakfast!

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

• 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 21 https://imgur.com/a/UUs7bEu

21 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

Two pass: with and across.

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Aug 21, 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 (21)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

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. 21, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Dorco Stainless (2)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

#MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022

• Brush: Omega Pro 49 Boar
• Razor: Supply SE
• Blade: Schick Pro-line B-20 (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Permafrost

Hope everyone had/is having a great weekend!

#MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022 - Austere August Day 21

• 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 (21)

• 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
•Shave 21

Thoughts for the day:
Decent shave today. No complaints... other than the weekend was too short...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022 - Austere August

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

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap

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

• Post Shave: alum

Shave of austerity #21

3 pass shave; continued comfort and progress. My Feather Artist Club DX came in today- I even had a blade put in ready to push this setup behind me, but what’s another 10 days. The Zenith is probably getting a cleaning dip tomorrow, but it is getting impressive

Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen.

Aug. 21, 2022 - Austere August Day 21

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soaps Activated Charcoal Facial
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (21)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm
• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Day 21 in the books, 10 shaves to go. I am really excited to get back to my other gear though. Blade still feels fine, brush is fantastic.

(Edit: Looks like my tags didn't copy)

Mandatory Tagging:

\#GEMsOfWisdom

\#Rawhoggin

\#MammothMafia

Aug. 21, 2022 - Day 21: my interest has teaked

• Prep: Warm water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Persona GEM PTFE Coated (21)

• 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

I don’t know what happened but here’s another boat shave. This one was much better than the ferry. I have a true sink and counter. The area is actually clean and I am happy to use the space.

How long does it take before a boar brush is exactly like my badgers? 😂 Also, I’m happy this MMOC is almost done. Maybe a fresh blade would help, but who knows. I am getting used to lathering with the boar brush.

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #mammothmafia #GEMSofWisdom

Aug. 21, 2022 - AA Day 21

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (21)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Admiral - Eau de Toilette

Today was a good day. Church this morning, an hour plus nap with my wife this afternoon, and took the kids to the local waterpark this afternoon. Lots of great family bonding all around.

The MMOC shaved well enough today, but, the GEM was a bit tuggy. I noticed it yesterday, but thought it was my lather. I'm thinking it wasn't - hopefully the next 10 days don't deteriorate too quickly.

The Zenith whipped up a great lather as usual. It was still a bit wet from yesterday, but that's pretty normal. Pic 1 Pic 2 Those bristles continue to split and expand and I'm here for it.

Sonder - today was the first day I wanted to use something other than Sonder, but it was just because we went to the pool. I've come to associate Cannonball! with going to the waterpark and really could have gone for that double cooling effect and amazing scent, just to mix it up. I love Sonder, it's been a good month and I'm really glad I selected this scent. But - it's ok to have an urge, right?

Sonder thought for today: The waterpark today was filled with late teen and early 20 year old life guards on their last shift for the summer before they head back to school. I remember those days - sitting at work doing what you've got to do to scrape together some spending money. Simpler times. The world feels more complicated for teens today than it did when I was in high school in the early 2000's. Social media has changed so much, obviously, and it seems like a heavier time than it used to. There's always been pressure on young women to look a certain way and attract guys in a certain way, but with models and skin all over social media, the pressures have to be worse. And guys, too, the expectations on them to be jacked or to use women rather than respect them, it's just tough. I think about those students going back this fall and I don't envy them. Kids have to grow up so fast, it seems, and as a dad of 3 little kids, it's not a fun thought. Help a teenager in your life out - take interest in their lives, listen to them, encourage them, and love them unconditionally - they need it now as much as ever.

Speaking of, for u/Teufelskraft's #sidetracked challenge I'm going with Life is a highway by Rascal Flatts from the Cars soundtrack. Not a song that I loved (or even love now) - but it came on at the waterpark and man oh man did my son light up. He's a huge fan of the Cars movies and can't wait for the next one to come Disney+ on September 8 - we've already got a family movie night on the calendar. The song isn't great, but the movies are solid, and the memories of the family times and all the excitement with my son will linger for years. This song, for me, will always bring back this stage with my son and for that, I like it.

Have a great evening, all.

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Aug. 21, 2022 - AA 21

• Prep: Warm water splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (27)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Balm

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

break in album. SOTD in title.

Quick late night shave, came out surprisingly nice considering the haste. Clearly I’ve gotten slightly better with the MMOC through the month. Warmer water soak that normal too, maybe it’s mental, but I think that may have helped too. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia