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Jun 12, 2023 - Mammoth Monday: Shire II

• Brush: Muninn Woodworks Turkish Walnut 24mm Golden Nib Silvertip Knot
• Razor: Gillette English Flat Bottom Tech
• Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless [11]
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Unconditional Surrender - Eau de Toilette

I wanted to compare OG Shire with the new reformulation, so I used a sample of Shire 2 this morning. The bones are still Shire, but it is a matured scent. The tobacco note is richer, the grass note is still lovely and more pronounced; it's listed as vetiver in the scent notes this time.

The violet and open air opening notes seem to be further in the distance now. I think I slightly prefer the charm that the opening notes of the original scent provided to the experience. It's as if Bilbo has grown since his adventures in The Hobbit, is more worldly now, is celebrating his eleventy-first birthday, and therefore cannot fully return to the innocence of the Shire he once knew. Luckily, for now at least, I can return to the Shire of bygone days.

Still, I appreciate the evolution of the scent and the direction that @mammothben@sub.wetshaving.social decided to take it.

Rating: 4.5/5

Jun. 12, 2023

• Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
• Razor: Karve Overlander
• Blade: UK Tech Statum
• Lather: Spearhead - Black Watch - Soap
• Post Shave: Spearhead - Black Watch - Aftershave

Good shave. Still love Black watch the scent is great and the soap over performs.

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian

• Razor: Filarmonica 12 Doble Temple 5/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 251)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Soap

• Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

I did the right side of my face with a Rolls Razor that is owned by @Tetriside as an edge test. When I transitioned to the Fili 12, I was surprised by how rough it felt by comparison. For me, the edge on that Rolls was just effortless.

You can't go wrong with Shire 2 (IMHO), and the Shire brush is ultra luxurious as is the Shire Lancaster towel (though I actually prefer the larger, equally soft and absorbent, ""plush"" car detailing towels available online).

Edit: s/Grisly/Grizzly/g

• Lather: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fú Dào) Soap
• Brush: Zenith - MOAR BOAR
• Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (9)
• Blade: Gillette - Silver Blue (1)
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Balm: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented
• Splash: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fú Dào)

First of all, big thanks to @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social for posting the SOTD thread today. The bot is having trouble and as a non-coder I’m reliant on GPT-4 to actually make it go for me. Fortunately, I think I see the problem and hopefully it will work tonight. If not, DJ will post the thread again.

I was very pleased with this shave. As I mentioned in previous posts, since I have no thrill left I’ve decided to start using DEs again just make things interesting. I’ve tried the SuperSpeed (waaaaaaaaaay to mild) and the Tech (too mild but not in a bad way). Decided to do the Slim for the next several shaves and I got to say that with the slim on 9 it dealt with several days of growth like it wasn’t there. Ended up with a really nice feeling shave with no irritation.

This is my first SOTD on Lemmy, and I’m happy I remembered it was Mammoth Monday to use some Mammoth products for this first SOTD!

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Semogue 2000
• Razor: Schick Type L1
• Blade: Personna SS PTFE
• Lather: Chicago Grooming - Way-Oh
• Post Shave: Lucky Tiger
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - unscented balm
• Post Shave: CeraVe Daily Moisturizer

I'm not committing to killing a tub anytime soon, but I am going to try to kill some samples. I got this huge sample several years ago at the Maggard Meet. Although I have used it several time there is still a significant amount left. Maybe I'll kill it by the end of summer.

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Omega 40033 24mm
• Razor: Gillette Superspeed
• Blade: Feather (DE) (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face – Gearhead
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Shire 2
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Shire 2

Back from my trip. Had to mow down growth since Friday night so a feather it was. I’d prefer to have used a different soap but was in a rush. HoM splashes are the only methanolated ones I have so it was an easy choice since I wanted cooling after being outside. Good shave, got some splash burn but also the coolant gives me that sensation. Let’s get blackout week started.

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Bristle Brushwerks Amber Logo brush 24mm Maggard Silver Tip
• Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 109
• Blade: P74 (12)
• Lather: Carnavus & Richardson - Porch Drinks - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Aftershave Splash
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Eau de Parfum

Good pairing. Didn't feel up to the sweetness of Dranks today, and this kept it on theme for Mammoth Monday. Winning.

Jun, 12, 2023

• Prep: Splash of hot water
• Brush: Moar Boar!
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade
• Blade: Kismet
• Lather: ZM The Watchman (sample from J33p)
• Post Shave: Lucky Tiger Splash
• Post Shave: Proraso Sensitive Balm

In all this was a pretty good shave. I spent a bunch more soap, and time making lather than in previous shaves and ended up with a much thicker lather. I'm also getting better with the Weck, as this is the second time I've done both a North to South, and South to North shave with it, and remained nick free.

Travel prep shave

• Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
• Brush: Boti Laminate brush with motherlode knot
• Lather: House of Mammoth Shire
• Aftershave: House of Mammoth Shire 2 splash

My last shave from home for a few days before hopping on a plane to bad weather, worse food, and Mary fucking Poppins.

Had to explain to the travel department that it is impossible for me to travel without blades and that they will have to pay for checked luggage😅

Shire was delish as always, and the Peerless is fun.

Happy Reddit Blackout Day!

June 12, 2023 – Like Stepping Into Humphry Bogart’s Office

• Brush: MRed 26 mm Badger
• Razor: Focus Tritok R63 Slant
• Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
• Preshave: Baxter Shave Tonic
• Post Shave: Old Spice – Indian

Easily the best shave yet with the Focus and it really all comes down to getting the technique down, which should be obvious by this point in my westshaving adventures but I’m always inpatient with a new razor. The secret to using this slant is to, get this, slant it. Once I learned the right angle it sailed, though I still struggled keeping that angle on my second, XTG pass. An absolutely stellar shave in the end, though.

I finally fixed this MRed brush over the weekend, the first brush I’ve ever set myself. the head fell out on its own accord so really I was just gluing it back in but I think I set it a bit deeper somehow and now it feels soooo much better. Before it had too much splay and the bulb head felt kind of awkward. Now, it’s got the prefect amount of stiff and scritch. Maybe it’s just psychological or maybe I am actually the greatest brush setter of all time. I set a boar brush in a new handle this weekend as well so we’ll have to wait and see.

Finally, Guy Noir. This isn’t my first time with Chiseled Face’s base but it is my first time with Guy Noir and it is stellar. Weirdly, off the (sample) puck I got coconut and wondered what that had to do with any gumshoe, even the comical Guy Noir. But the moment you lather it the tobocca comes out and the scent is just pitch perfect. This isn’t, to me, the scent that a noir gumshoe would wear it’s the scent of a noir gumshoe. If you walked into Bogart’s venisian-blind-shadowed office and he ran those doeful eyes over your gams this is exactly what it would smell like. It’s really quite stunning.

June 12 2023

• Brush: Dogclaration B9A (30mm)

• Razor: Gillette Super Speed

• Blade: Derby Premium (1)

• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Nordost

• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Nordost splash

• Fragrance: Noble Otter - Monoi de Tahiti

Hello everyone, good to see some familiar ~~faces~~ usernames here. This is my first time posting here so apologies in advance if the formatting is botched/I quadruple post/any other shenanigans.

On to the shave, this giant and dense knot continues to destroy this soap; it's funny that this has become my go-to soap killing brush, moreso than MOAR BOAR, which seems reasonable in comparison. Nordost is a great scent but I look forward to replacing it with something new once this tub is gone. Been eyeballing Catie's Bubbles sandalwood soap recently and may not be able to resist temptation much longer.

• Lather: Mickey Lee Soapworks - Ruby's Green
• Brush: Wolfman WRB2 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Blackland Vector Titanium
• Blade: Schick Pro-line
• Post Shave: Mickey Lee Soapworks - Ruby's Green

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Hucklaration B3
• Razor: Gillette Slim
• Blade: 7 O’Clock – Super Stainless (Green) (1)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Glacial, Citron
• Post Shave: The Holy Black – Tangerine Creeper

Spent last week on a Caribbean cruise with the family. Started off my first morning back with a 4 mile run around the neighborhood. Not a fan of the swampy conditions, but that’s what I get for living in Florida. Had a nice cool shower with Stirling Glacial Lemon bath soap to cool off followed by a nice cool noggin scrape with Glacial Citron and the Gillette Slim. Finished it all off with some Tangerine Creeper to keep things chilly.

Fuck Spez.

6/12/2023

• Brush: SBS handle with 28mm Boti Knight knot
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SR Kamisori
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Pink
• Lather: Declaration Grooming - Southern ParadIce
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Southern ParadIce

• Lather: Proraso White Soap
• Brush: AP Shave Co G5C 24mm
• Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
• Blade: ASCO Platinum (1)

A very comfortable shave. The ASCO blade was very smooth and sharp enough. It reminded me a bit of the Gillette Silver Blue. I will see if it changes with more shaves but the first shave was good.

6/12/23

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving Exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
• Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple (JMP) 8/8, Extra Hollow Square Point
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Embrace
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Embrace Aftershave Splash
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Embrace EdP (sample)

This Gen 1 Fili 14 DT just showed up yesterday. I gave it a quick polish and honed it up. It still has minor cosmetic issues, but nothing that will affect performance. This was my first time with a Fili and also my first time with an 8/8 thin grind. It felt wonderful. Light and soft as silk. A couple more test shaves to make sure it's solid, and I will revist the edge again.

My post shave was a little louder than usual, but I don't think I loaded enough into my brush. I attribute the spicyness of the splash to trying to get lather out of my brush that it didn't have. All in all a super close and nice shave, no nicks or irritation.

Assuming this stays in my rotation, it will make number 7. I also have 7 sets of Mammoth. Hmmmm... I may go a full week with a different razor and mammoth set.

• Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special

• Blade: Shark Super Chrome

• Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

• Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream

• Lather: B&M Latha Oceana

• Aftershave: Epsilon for Men Scottish Spirit

• Additional Care: Alum Block

Another Monday, another Moment of Zen in the bathroom.

SOTD Monday 12 June, 2023

• Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 146206 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag 1st of 10 samples
• Razor: 1956 Gillette Red Tip Super-Speed
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series (8)
• Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne

The brush and soap samples were a 20th anniversary gift from my school district. I’m liking the brush more, although it’s pretty stiff. I’m not so sure about the soap’s fragrance, but it lathers really well. Have a great day, everybody.

June 12, 2023 – Caught in the Rain

• Brush: DS Cosmetic Jade Tuxedo 24mm
• Razor: Headblade ATX
• Blade: Personna Twin Pivot (12)
• Lather: Shannon’s Soaps – Piña Colada
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented

I will always remember getting caught in a sudden downpour while working a few years ago. If you know anything about working with children with Down Syndrome, you know how stubborn they can sometimes be. I had to help a kiddo who decided to have a shutdown while riding bikes and just as the skies began a steady shower. I got to him, we traversed the quarter mile back to the bike shed where my coworker was waiting as the shower turned into a downpour, put everything away and sought a more arrid location. At the end of the day, I couldn’t help but retort, “Now that we’ve been caught in the rain, I must ask if you like Piña Coladas.” I will always think about that moment.

Juniper Shave

• Brush: Farvour Turn Craft 26mm v.6 Odin's Beard
• Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
• Blade: Astra SP (20)
• Lather: Dr. Jon's - 53 East and 51st - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Dr. Jon's - 53 East and 51st - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Beach Geeza - Jet Set
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Colombia. Pitaliot, Huila - v: Pink Bourbon - p: Washed
• Music: Labri Siffre - Crying Laughing Loving Lying

Giving wetshaving.social a try! Thanks for setting this up, folks. Let me know how I can help.

June 12, 2023 - Mammoth - Monday

• Brush: Zenith 31mm Moar Boar
• Razor: Karve CB C Solid Bar
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless Green (7)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive

The kill of Alive is almost there. Just a small bit left, and not enough to load the big pig. Later this week, I’ll finish it off with a synthetic. Probably not enough soap left to load any of badger brushes. Decent shave, but could have done better on my right cheek. Not buffing or touching up for a while, so needed a bit better on the atg pass than I got. Oh well, gotta go finish making dinner. Made the pork shoulder roast I had intended to make yesterday. It was at 131F when I came up to shave, target is 185F to have it sliced vs. pulled. It’s been raining today, so I didn’t put it on the smoker. I don’t like cooking in the rain.

June 12, 2023

• Brush: AP Shave Co. 26mm G5C
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Folding
• Blade: Kai Protouch MG (2)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann – Mûir(e) Wood
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime

Found this sample of Mûir(e) Wood while organizing my collection yesterday. I forgot they shipped them loose in paper, so definitely killing this next.

June 12, 2023

• Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
• Brush: Yaqi 24mm Synthetic
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Kamisori
• Blade: Feather Pro Guard (3)
• Lather: Abbate y La Mantia Marduk
• Post Shave: Mennen Le Grand Large
• Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm

This was a refreshing shave, with Menthol in the preshape, and I very much appreciate the aftershave on hot days like these.

Have a good night!

12 June 2023 Complementary Non Dickkhole Dr. Jons Krampus

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Declaration Blood Pact B7
• Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
• Razor: GEM (22)
• Lather: Dr. Jons Krampus (19)
• Post Shave: Thayer's Concoction, Cold River Soapworks Sandalwood Post Shave Lotion, Chicago Grooming Co Project Lawnsdale Balm, Barrister and Mann Muir(e) Wood A/S
• Fragrance: Chanel Cuir de Russie

Cheers

June 12, 2023

• Prep: Warm Water Wash
• Brush: Thater 28mm
• Razor: Blackbird Lite
• Blade: Wizamet
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Oceana
• Osma Alum: Yes
• Post Shave: Epsilon - Blue (Splash)

Details about the shave can be found in my first impression post

12 June, 2023

• Brush: Declaration Grooming - Unicorn Ivory - B3
• Razor: GEM - Pushbutton
• Blade: GEM - PTFE (6)
• Lather: Declaration Grooming - Dirtyver - Soap
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Kaboom - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Mickey Lee Soapworks - Réunion - Balm
• Fragrance: Declaration Grooming - Dirtyver - Eau de Parfum

First Lemmy SOTD!:

2023.06.12 SOTN:

• Pre-Shave: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Cleanser
• Brush: AKA Brushworks w/ APShaveCo 26mm G5C
• Razor: Henson AL13 (+)
• Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (2)
• Lather: Stirling Glacial Satsuma
• Post shave: Stirling Mentholated Unscented Witch Hazel and Aloe, Stirling Glacial Satsuma Aftershave Splash, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Extra-Dry

First lemmy shave! Woot! The shave was really nice. Glacial Satsuma is a fantastic soap. Just a fantastic warm citrus smell and the great Stirling quality. The perma-sharps do a fantastic job in the Henson. I think I'm going to buy an aggressive AL13 during the next Maggard sale to see the difference.

SOTD: 2023-06-12

Razor: Blackland Vector Blade: Feather Artist Club, 2nd use Brush: Summer Break Soaps DG B11 Declaration Grooming B11 Badger Soap: House Of Mammoth Shire Aftershave: House Of Mammoth Shire2 Aftershave Fragrance: House Of Mammoth Shire2 EdP

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Great head shave. Have a Mammoth Monday!

June 12, 2023

• Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm 2Bed Synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy - Raw Titanium (#69)
• Blade: Super-Max Super Platinum (2)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Soap
• Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Jitterbug - EdP

I got a razor as a gift recently, and although the razor is too aggressive for me, the handle that came with it is really quite good. I don't have any handles similar to it, so I'm going to keep the handle. It has nice knurling and it's probably the grippiest handle I have. It adds a lot of weight to the otherwise nimble Chiseled Face Titanium razor, but I don't mind.

#MammothMonday