Aug. 25, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 25

• Brush: Proraso Professional Boar | Break-in photos
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR (Kamisori)
• Blade: Schick Proline (25)

• 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

These shaves have become a bit mindless which is good and bad. Prior to AA, I used to think about the software and hardware I want to use the next morning and I would be somewhat eager to wake up to get my shave on. I wouldn't say that I'm no longer looking forward to my shaves, but it's definitely not an exciting thing to start each day. I haven't really been thinking too much about all my other software and I'm hesitating even more now to pull the trigger on the the Tabac that I was planning to buy near the start of AA.

Using the soap for the entire month and seeing how much is still left is making me want to load heavy and kill more soaps this year, but I'll also spend some time trying out some new samples in September. Smelling some new scents should get me more excited about the software side of things again. After finding out how little soap I was actually using in the past 2 weeks by doing some math yesterday, I'm feeling better about signing up for the 31mm monster now.

My post shave collection is mostly alcohol based aftershaves but I used to be a balm only guy when I first started out and was that way for several years so it's weird to be using balm only again. I have oily skin and I tend to prefer the lighter face feel of splashes but I've been fairly happy using this balm for the entire month.

Aug 25, 2022 - AA: MA-RH-MM - Almond Leather - Day 25

• 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 (25)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Aftershave
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Alive - Eau de Parfum

The blade currently feels more like it's scraping hair off than cutting it, but who am I to complain about these results. BBS and no feedback from the AS.

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Rating: 4.5/5

Aug. 25, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Raiser Pinsel Simfix SF1 Synthetic
• Razor: Van Der Hagen
• Blade: Dorco Stainless (6)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm

#MammothMafia

25 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

One pass. Still might be time for a new blade; forgot to change it.

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Aug. 25, 2022

• Brush: Summer Break DeMaranville B15
• Razor: Above the Tie Atlas S1
• Blade: Voskhod (16)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Beloved

  #MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022 - twenty five, and staying alive

• Prep: Hot shower
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar brush 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (25)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave

I really wanted to complain to you all. I really wanted to. But can not, it seems. Another fine shave today. Might I end up like some other sub members and take this blade into the triple digits? Unlikely. For now though, it's still shaving well enough to cause no discomfort and net out at a close clean shave. As I've said many times already, the brush gets better with each use. When does that end?

I will happily be done with the month next week. I still love Hygge, so glad I haven't burnt out. 6 more shaves people. Easy!

#GEMsOfWisdom

#MammothMafia

August 25 2022

• Brush: Zenith B28
• Razor: GEM MMOC (Gen 1)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (28)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo splash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo balm
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Yesterday Haze

Three passes, coming down the home stretch!

#MammothMafia

#GEMSofWisdom

Aug 25, 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 (26)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder EdP

Every day tags: #MammothMafia #GEMsofWisdom

Is it Friday yet?

Aug. 25, 2022

• Brush: Grey Chubby - Zenith B37
• Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
• Blade: GEM - PTFE Coated Stainless Steel (25)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Z - Aftershave

I don't know how long, in number of shaves, it takes for me to go through a full container of soap. Absolutely no idea, and I have been doing this for years. I know I'm not alone on this.

The only thing I've ever finished off—aside from samples, of course—was a refill-sized-puck of Stirling Port-au-Prince, which I stuck in one of their smaller jars, but I didn't get a sense of how long it took because frankly I wasn't paying attention.

I noticed the other day that the soap in my Mammoth Z, which was fresh at the start of this month, is getting pretty thin in the middle. I thought to myself, "How can I determine exactly how close to the bottom it is, but without interfering with the natural progression? If only I had something very thin but rigid to use to gauge the depth..." So I stuck the DE blade that's been just sitting in my Rockwell 6S since last month in there. Verdict: the soap is pretty damn near the bottom of the jar.

Thing is, though, that I am no closer to having any idea of how long it takes me to go through a full container of soap, because the past three and a half weeks are not representative of how I usually use soap. At this point, I'm easily using at least thrice my normal amount (likely much more than that, but why pass up an opportunity to say "thrice"?).

Why am I using so much more soap than usual? Because at the very heart of your precious face-lather is Waste:
Waste of soap.
Waste of time.
Waste of dignity.

Oh, hey, I haven't done u/Teufelskraft's #sidetracked thing in a while. Several years ago, I was on r/tipofmytongue and found a post by someone who was too lazy to use Shazam, which I did do to identify this song: Casket Girs - Walking on a Wire

In what was otherwise a fairly unmemorable online interaction, I enjoyed the song and it stuck with me. I'm a fan of the calm, kind of dark tone to it, which it shares with MXMS - The Run, which I shared the other day, as well as Chaos Chaos - Figure it Out, which I've been meaning to include on one of these things, but at this point I'm likely to not get around to it, so here that is, too!

#GEMsOfWisdom
#RawHoggin
#unscented
#MammothMafia

Mammoth Raw Hoggin GEMs of August (day 25)

• Prep: Warm water

• Brush: Zenith B36 “Copper Scrubby!”

• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (25)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Splash

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive Balm

#MammothMafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Before shave (oops got it wet) and After

Oops, forgot a dry picture of the brush. The second I got it wet, it hit me I hadn’t taken the picture. It was still damp from yesterday’s shave though.

It is my daughter’s first day of 3rd grade. She woke me up before heading to the bus. Tried to sleep a bit more, but ended up getting out of bed instead of hitting snooze until I absolutely have to get up.

Since I’m up and don’t have to rush, I can get in an early shave today. Start to shave and, whoa not as bad as yesterday. Oh yeah, I shaved after work, only 14 hours of stubble. Basically, an ok shave today, but if I shave after work tomorrow, the grabby blade will be back. Looking over the brush today and the darker patina near the knot is getting blue and maybe will go to verdigris soon. That surprised me today. I thought it would be a long time at the old penny stage of patina. I guess the extra water exposure and perhaps the soap are speeding up the process.

Aug. 25, 2022 - SOTD AA Sonder 25

• Prep: splash of cold water
• Brush: Summer Break 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

The next few days should hopefully cooldown a bit. Have a great day and shaves all #MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022 - Austere August Day 25

• Prep: Hot Shower, Stirling Soap Facial Soap
• Brush: Zenith 508A SE 28mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (25)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Restore - Balm

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

Day 25 in the books. Great shave, I can tell the blade is degrading for the lack of closeness I am getting though. I am so excited for September 1 that I already have my whole first week planned. 6 more days.

Mandatory Tagging:

#GEMsOfWisdom

#Rawhoggin

#MammothMafia

25 August 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: splash of warm water
• Brush: Zenith B33
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (25)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022 - Austere August Day 25

• 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 (25)

• 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
•Shave 22
•Shave 23
•Shave 24
•Shave 25

Thoughts for the day:
25 down, 6 to go.

TTS trying to tempt me with a recommendation of Blugère and Gratiot League Square... Not today, Satan...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

2022-08-25 - Austere August - Raw Hoggin' Mammoth MMOC

Prep: Warm Shower
Brush: Semogue Torga - C5
Razor: GEM MMOC version 2
Blade: GEM Stainless (25)
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/PMM5V20

25 shaves in the books. The brush seems to be pretty broken in.

#GEMsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022

• Brush: AP Shave Co 28mm A3 Fan
• Razor: Leaf
• Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Permafrost

Another refreshing, uneventful shave today. Definitely ready for the weekend!

#MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022 - August Austere Day 25

• 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

Brand new Silver Blue blade made quick work of today’s follicular challenge. Just trying to stay strong with less than a week left. #MAMMOTHMAFIA #UNCHALLENGE

#sidetracked (#2) u/Teufelskraft

In honor of the August Austere coming to an end soon and light at the end of the tunnel, I thought I’d share a song that’s a little grittier, but is titled sun (in German). Rammestein’s Sonne is probably my favorite songs of theirs. I really like the mix of heavy guitar and choir like chorus. The juxtaposition of the two sounds just really hits the right notes for me.

If you clicked the link above you’ll probably notice it’s not the music video. They do have a music video and I feel like it has the same contrasting feel as the song. The video is a dark take on Snow White that does include some fantasy drug use (gold is not an illicit drug so please don’t try it). The dwarves slave for snow white’s addiction and the filth of their labors coats them while Snow White remains pristine on the outside yet tainted by the drugs on the inside. I am definitely a sucker for a twisted fairy tale theme. I am unsure if posting the video would violate the community guidelines so if you would like to see it, let me know and I can shoot you the link. Or if a mod doesn’t mind looking and approving it I would be happy to edit my post. Enjoy.

August 25, 2022

• Preshave: Hot water
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
• Blade: Feather (6)
• Brush: Chisel and Hound 26mm Fanchurian
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Balm

MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1460 Boar Brush 21mm
• Razor: Razorock GameChanger .84
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (25)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Almond Leather - Balm

Bit of a busy day today, so my picture is just meh again. :/

Tags:

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022 - Day 25: Shave like your grandpa

• Prep: Warm water wash
• Brush: Zenith B33 Copper Boar Brush

• Razor: GEM MMOC GEN 2

• 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

Found an old TV and decided it was going to be the backdrop for today’s picture.

You know, this razor isn’t great. It is not good, but it is functional. I am ready for a new blade. It essentially feels like I am shaving with a blade that they forgot to hone before shipping out. It cuts, but its also rough. I did my two passes but no touch ups. I think the rest of the month is going to be just the minimum two passes.

I am just now getting accustomed to the boar brush. I think maybe the loft is a little too high for me. I still don’t like how I have to add water to the lather. Maybe if I were allowed to use a bowl to hydrate the protolather, it would be less of a hassle to use the boar hair. At least it’s not as prickly as when it started. I still sometimes catch an unwelcome whiff of boar.

Brush break-in album #rawhoggin #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. 25, 2022 - AA Day 25

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith B34
• Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
• Blade: GEM PTFE (25)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Sonder thought of the day to start today:

People are lonely. My wife found that meme tonight scrolling social media after we played board games (Pandemic Legacy Season 1 - amazing series, amazing game) and it's funny, but it's also sad. I was having a conversation with one of my brothers and a few friends the other week about human interaction and physical touch while we played some video games and said something about how I saw on reddit all these people talking about how the last time they had a hug was x number of months ago. As someone married with 3 kids, that's such a foreign concept to me - I am smothered in affection daily - even if just from my kids on my marriage off days. If I go a full day without a hug, it's a dang weird day. But, unfortunately, there are too many who never have human touch - and touch is so important. I don't really have a solution, here, I'm in general not a real huggy guy with anyone other than my immediate family so I'm not advocating we all start hugging to spread the love, but, well - care for the people in your life well - you might be the only person that they've got.

Shave was real solid tonight. MMOC shaved really well and the GEM performed better than the past few shaves. I considered flipping the blade for tomorrow, but, then, I've only got 6 shaves left and not flipping it means I will have done it all 30 days that way. So, I'll probably just leave it. Grin and bear it, right?

Sonder is great. And it's lasting so long - I'm not getting a ring in the middle yet at all and I've painfully tub loaded all month. Tusk is just such a solid base, as you well know.

The ol' Zenith is a lather machine and I love her. Pic 1 Pic 2

With 6 days left I'm feeling really good about finishing it off. I am looking forward to using my Blackbird on the first, but - I'm not getting antsy or anything. Just ready for her.

SOTD pic brought to you courtesy of my back yard wood pile. We haven't had a fire all Summer and that's a real shame.

Have a great night.

#mammothmafia

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

Aug. 25, 2022 - AA 25

• Prep: Cold Water Splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle 22mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (31)

• 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.

Back to a later evening shave. Work kicked my but today. Not much to say shave wise except Sonder and Seville are still phenomenal, the boar has seemingly mostly flatlined the last 10 or so shaves (or the change is so incremental I’m not noticing it really), and my technique seems to have gotten better with the SE, but I’ve decided GEMs are not really the razor of choice for me. Too finicky under the nose and trickier around chin curves than a razor should be. #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #MammothMafia

Aug. 25, 2022 - Austere August

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: Zenith B2 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 #25

2 pass shave; nice shave. FIL seems to be doing well, but now we get to fight a $17,000 insurance denial 🍾

Tags and challenges: #MammothMafia & HeadlessHorsemen.