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🦣 Mammoth Monday: Rumble 🦣
Chocolate brownies and rum for this morning’s MM scent selection.
Rating: 4.5/5
Missed opportunity today:
As I noted after yesterday’s evening shave, the blade is already done after 4 shaves, so I switched to a new blade mid-XTG pass, and the difference was impressive. Then it hit me: I have an AutoStrop razor, I should have tried stropping the blade first 🤦😅. Luckily, these blades seem to be garbage when it comes to edge retention, so I’ll have another chance in about two shaves.
Then it hit me: I have an AutoStrop razor, I should have tried stropping the blade first 🤦😅.
I would have expected an AutoStrop razor to handle this for you 🤔
AutoStrop: false advertisement for over a century.
I should have tried stropping the blade first
I admit, that the stropping part of the AutoStrop razor (that give it that steam punk look) is what I think is cool about its design. I have a feeling that stropping won’t solve problems with that blade, though :)
The stropping part is cool and all, but have you seen how the blade and blade stops are aligned on this thing? I just love that click
I have a feeling that stropping won’t solve problems with that blade, though :)
You’re right, it won’t. I mean, I’m gonna try, but only because it looks fun
November 20, 2023: Les lundis du Père Lucien
| * Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm |
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| Fighting alliteration is pointless. Also, Terre d’Hermès goes well with Narcisse. Have a good night! |
Oh, and going multi-lingual adds more possibilities. Tomorrow will be les Mardis du Mammouth I think :)
@djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social
No, today will be Zingari Zischtig!
Followed by mercredi du mammouth !
Very fresh shave tonight. One thing jumped at me after months and months of only using boar, badger, and horse brushes: Synths are damn good lather monsters. Paraphrasing u/J33pGuy13 (or was it @Old_Hiker@sub.wetshaving.social?): They have no soul, but they lather well.
I enjoy the cleverness of the VC1’s design more than how well it shaves. A few more shaves to wow me and then it goes to the bottom of my rotation and we’ll see it again in 2027 (or Lather Games 2024, depending on the Scavenger Hunt hashtags)
November 20, 2023
Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian
Lather: House of Mammoth - Beloved - Soap
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Beloved - Splash
Post Shave: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Talc: Pinaud Clubman
This razor has an edge that is less keen than most of my others yet it provides a very comfortable DFS shave easily. With an edge like this, there’s an additional feeling of safety. I am aware that a lot of very experienced straight shavers prefer an edge that is not overly sharp. I have been struggling with this concept because my preference is for an edge that is extremely sharp but feels soft and velvety; and I only started to really crack that nut in September. There’s a lot to learn.
So far this month I have used Hygge, Tobacconist, Alive, Indigo and Beloved. Before the month ends (and a benefit I get from BBS November), I will use 福 (Fú Dào), Shire 2, Smash, Sonder, and Almond Leather. Every HoM scent I have is distinctive, and I thoroughly enjoy all of them, but Beloved is, somehow, special. The scent recalls feelings of comfort, safety, and coziness. That’s a pretty tall order for a shaving soap and splash. There’s a subtle lavender note that some might not like, but I think it is perfectly placed. To me, this one’s a masterpiece. Kudos u/mammothben!
Monday, November 20, 2023
I really love Monaco Royale, but for some reason I don’t find myself using it as much as it deserves to be used. That will change this week, I’m traveling for Thanksgiving and this is coming with me.
November 20, 2023
Promises is lightly scented. It’s light and airy. Not my style but I’m sure some will like it.
November 20, 2023
I’m getting really hooked on these evening shaves. Fú Dào is a very interesting scent that filled the bathroom during my two passes. I don’t have the aftershave, but I’m pretty sure Shire goes with everything :)
MaplePoplar@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
Nov. 20, 2023
Good shave with better spelling. Have a good week everyone.
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
😁