SOTD by u/InfernalInternal

Aug. 1, 2022 - Austere August Day 1

• 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 (1)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

Day 1. After all that waiting, here we are.

My Austere August plan:

1. Level up MMOC flair by completing Nightmare mode with the setup above.

2. Complete Raw Hoggin' challenge by breaking in this unbleached Zenith knot with nothing but soap and my face.

3. Represent the 🦣 Family and use Tusk for my second Austere August in a row.

What you should not expect from me:

1. Incessant wit- I did GEMs of Wisdom last year. I'm using the same razor. I expect epiphanies to be relatively few and far between. Provided I don't drop my blade again, anyways.

2. Novel takes on the gear- aside from this knot, this is old hat. This is even the same handle I used last year.

3. Remorse- I swear as soon as you belt strop that blade, u/Semaj3000, I'm going to lose my shit.

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1

Thoughts for the day:
Damn that really did smell terrible. The knot was fine dry, but smells like complete ass when it's wet. Otherwise the shave was fine. Lost approximately 10 hairs so far and expect to loose more. Splay seems decent so far. No issues loading or face lathering. Hopefully I can keep that trend.

3 passes today to kick things off but I expect to run 2 pass shaves for the majority of the month.

Also, shout out to the Family. I'm chasing that mystery Mammoth flair... Woo!

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

u/EldrormR

u/Semaj3000