u/InfernalInternal's SOTDs for challenge 'GEMsOfWisdom 2022'

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

Aug. 2, 2022 - Austere August Day 2

• 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 (2)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2

Thoughts for the day:
The Sonder, it does nothing... 🤢😩

Day two of Eau de Pig Ass. I really wish I could do something to knock this smell back. The hair is starting to split and it is performing great, but that smell...

On the MMOC side, two passes and done. No drama.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 3, 2022 - Austere August Day 3

• 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 (3)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3

Thoughts for the day:
This is tainting the glory and splendor that is Sonder... Every... Fucking... Pass... When will this end?! Seriously, how long does this unbleached hair smell like the inside of a rotting asshole? Someone please elucidate and edify me. I need to know if there is an end in sight... 😩😩😩

On the performance side, we're Gucci. The knot feels pretty great all things considered. Two passes with the MMOC and I'm glassy and classy... but I can still smell that brush...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 4, 2022 - Austere August Day 4

• 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 (4)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3
•Shave 4

Thoughts for the day:
So I realized this morning, I could never in good conscience sell this brush now, at least not with this knot. The idea of someone getting to enjoy the knot without having to endure this onslaught of booty juice is fucking unfathomable. Earn yo' stripes, I guess... Just wish it smelled better than a festival port-o-john. 😩😩😩

In other news, there is no other news. Shave was fine. No complaints.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 5, 2022 - Austere August Day 5

• 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 (5)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3
•Shave 4
•Shave 5

Thoughts for the day:
Still smells like 💩. Feels great, though. For those wondering, the loft on this is 60mm (actual).

Also, happy to say I've been keeping to around 1g of soap per day. When I used this brush last year with a 26mm Maggard B&W, my consumption was averaging just under 1g when I was scooping. For the massive difference between a synthetic and a boar, I'm impressed. I could honestly probably cut 10 seconds off my load time, but YOLO.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 6, 2022 - Austere August Day 6

• 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 (6)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3
•Shave 4
•Shave 5
•Shave 6

Thoughts for the day:
Stank was manageable today, but it's not gone... Shave was 🤌.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 7, 2022 - Austere August Day 7

• 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 (7)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3
•Shave 4
•Shave 5
•Shave 6
•Shave 7

Thoughts for the day:
Smell was manageable again. Woot. I'm loving how soft this thing is getting.

No issues wirh the shave. One week down.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 8, 2022 - Austere August Day 8

• 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 (8)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

🐗Raw Hoggin' Progress🤮:
•Unused
•Shave 1
•Shave 2
•Shave 3
•Shave 4
•Shave 5
•Shave 6
•Shave 7
•Shave 8

Thoughts for the day:
Smell wasn't offensive today; I don't think I'm out of the stank woods yet, but we're getting there and that is definitely encouraging.

The knot is loving Tusk and so is my face. Both are uncannily soft as we round the corner into the second week. Similar results to last year, which led me to wonder how many potential skin benefits we leave on the table switching bases every day... Just a thought, tho. I'm still mad fickle. 😅

Gem is in it's sweet spot. 💎❤️

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 9, 2022 - Austere August Day 9

• 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 (9)

• 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

*Edit: thanks to u/ChrisdaBombz for telling me my increasingly long list of photos was doomed to cross the character count. Cheers. 🍻

Thoughts for the day:
If you havin' GEM problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems, but my GEM ain't one. 💎

I am still liking everything, especially with the reduced stench, but damned if I didn't wake up wanting to use some other shit. My shave library getting dusty... 😩

Also, the Mammoth Mafia see you hating.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 10, 2022 - Austere August Day 10

• 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 (10)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
I like potatoes.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 11, 2022 - Austere August Day 11

• 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 (11)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
After seeing Fearless Leader (u/Semaj3000) complain about the state of his PTFE, I felt deeply concerned. Not only because it's increasingly likely he will "semaj" himself, but I also felt bad thinking of how wirey and manly his beard must be with that overly sensitive skin...

Me? I haven't even flipped this blade. Still glass smooth, and finally not smelling like pig ass. The knot is softer than I would have ever expected and I think the steady diet of Tusk is helping that. This is officially my favorite boar now. That said, I don't want another unbleached knot any time soon... Imma need some time to mentally recover from this one.

Will the 31mm green soap slayer unseat this brush? Only time will tell...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 12, 2022 - Austere August Day 12

• 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 (12)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
Rapidly approaching the half way mark and no "blade maintenance" required. Still managing a BBS in two passes, zero tug or drama. My soap usage has remained around 1g with a 40 second load. I'm pretty happy with that and should not have an issue making it to the end on this tub with Sonder to spare.

If you have never used an unbleached boar for AA, it might be a cheat code. The first week or so is borderline unbearable with the pig stank, but it has made Sonder smell even more amazing (if thats objectively possible).

Happy Friday, errybdy! This weekend could not come quickly enough...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 13, 2022 - Austere August Day 13

• 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 (13)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
Had to do a little buffing but still doing well.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 14, 2022 - Austere August Day 14

• 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 (14)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
2 weeks down. I want to mix it up. This is the real struggle of AA...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 15, 2022 - Austere August Day 15

• 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 (15)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
Just one today... I'll condense the gallery later...

Mandatory Taggage:

#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. 17, 2022 - Austere August Day 17

• 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 (17)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
Imgur is pissing me off. Even in desktop view. Whatever.

So shave went fine. No complaints. I am looking forward to a new soap but I'm still enjoying it. Skin is doing great with just the magic splash. I could skip post most days but I really like aftershave so why not? I think my skin was a bit softer last year when I used the magic balm, but it's not by a huge margin and I prefer this.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 18, 2022 - Austere August Day 18

• 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 (18)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
Imgur is still pissing me off.

Another day where I really didn't need the post. We're dialed in and stink free. 🤌

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 19, 2022 - Austere August Day 19

• 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 (19)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
Imgur acting like 💩 still... 😩

Great shave. No issues. I love this brush. I liked it a lot when it had the B&W knot, but now it's perfect. Still around 1g/day for soap. Still 2 passes plus buff. I've been doing good refraining from purchases as well, but Auryn is poised to mess that all up tomorrow. I guess we'll see.

Happy Friday!!

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

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

#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. 22, 2022 - Austere August Day 22

• 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 (22)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
Shave still fine. Imgur still sucks. Work still sucks. The end.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 23, 2022 - Austere August Day 23

• 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 (23)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
23 shaves down, 8 more to go. My skin is great. My will is waning, though. I will say this much- forget Sample September or any other such orchestrated nonsense. I need mah control back.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 24, 2022 - Austere August Day 24

• 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 (24)

• 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

Thoughts for the day:
One. More. Week. Hold fast, Mammoth Mafia! No more DQs from here to the finish line!! 💪🦣💪

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#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

Aug. 26, 2022 - Austere August Day 26

• 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 (26)

• 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
•Shave 26

Thoughts for the day:
Some loaner gear landed today just in time to make this last days all the more difficult... I will not surrender. I will not semaj...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 27, 2022 - Austere August Day 27

• 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 (27)

• 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
•Shave 26
•Shave 27

Thoughts for the day:
Four more shaves... 🤖

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 28, 2022 - Austere August Day 28

• 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 (28)

• 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
•Shave 26
•Shave 27
•Shave 28

Thoughts for the day:
Power went out. Conserving battery but must post... went from 15% to 13%. Worth it.

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 29, 2022 - Austere August Day 29

• 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 (29)

• 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
•Shave 26
•Shave 27
•Shave 28
•Shave 29

Thoughts for the day:
I've really contributed very little to the wisdom part of GEMs of Wisdom... Huh...

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 30, 2022 - Austere August Day 30

• 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 (30)

• 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
•Shave 26
•Shave 27
•Shave 28
•Shave 29
•Shave 30

Thoughts for the day:
One shave left. I better come up with some insightful shit quick, huh? 😬

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

Aug. 31, 2022 - Austere August Day 31

• 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 (31)

• 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
•Shave 26
•Shave 27
•Shave 28
•Shave 29
•Shave 30
•Shave 31

Thoughts for the day:
OK. I think I've done what I set out to do. I should have leveled up my MMOC flair, nabbed that neat Raw Hoggin' flair, and qualified for the mystery Mammoth flair after my second successful Mammoth Month run. Not too shabby, eh? Idk what to do with 3 flairs, but I guess now I'll find out.

The MMOC did just fine, again. I flipped my blade at the mid point for the lulz, but in case I wasn't explicitly clear, it did nothing and was not done with the intent of it doing anything. That's what lulz are. I didn't palm strop this year and saw no real discernable difference. Save your efforts unless you're banking on the placebo effect.

The most memorable thing this month was definitely the smell of rotting asshole, which again, I must thank u/djundjila for. I was planning to use my bleached knot this month, but his powers of persuasion were just too great. Thankfully that is over and now I have a beautiful stank-free knot to show for it. This time, the juice was worth the squeeze. Thank you for putting on this awesome challenge, u/EldrormR!!

Soap consumption wise, this 26mm Zenith used the same amount as I did last year scooping a gram a day and using a 26mm Maggard B&W knot, so this definitely challenged both my conception that scooping conserves soap, and that boars must kill all soaps. This was the set I picked up for participating in Mammoth Month last year, and it looks like it has another year in the tank.

Oh, and shout out to u/Joboozerum and the Mammoth Mafia crew for having such a high success rate this year (well, we still have todays numbers, but otherwise...), and for holding fast in spite of the trolls downvoting everyone. Y'all the real MVPs. Perseverance is generally rewarded... 😉

Total 🦣 Consumption: 30g (74g start, 44g finish)

Total number of times I beat u/Semaj3000 at his own challenge: 2

Mandatory Taggage:

#GemsOfWisdom

#RawHoggin

#MammothMafia

u/ChrisdaBombz, it all fit! If I didn't jack up the first album it would have been glorious... 😅

Edit: fixed Shave 20 broken link. Imgur still sucks.