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  • djundjilaMA
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    1 year ago

    Mammoth Monday Sample Straightember Shave

    • Brush: Zenith 506U N (50/50 horse mane/tail)
    • Razor: Böker Abalone
    • Lather: House of Mammoth – Tobacconist
    • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps – Valedictorian
    • Fragrance: Chatillon Lux – Gratiot League Square

    I smell too good. I first had planned to use Fake Yellow Light instead of Valedictorian, but I’m happy I changed my mind because this scent progression was fantastic.

    The Böker is starting to feel familiar, and the spike point doesn’t worry me anymore. So I predict I’ll feel overconfident, act negligently, and poke an earlobe or nostril in one of the upcoming shaves.

    The horse brush continues to be a pleasant surprise. I’ve thrown all sorts of soap bases at it, from as soft as Fitjar creams to hard Martin de Candre soaps, and it works well with everything. Today, I had a particularly nice lather though, a reminder of why I like the Tusk base so much.

    • gcgallant
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      1 year ago

      Tobacconist++;

      I’ll feel overconfident, act negligently, and poke an earlobe or nostril

      Sooner or later, you’re going to wonder if you aren’t using an area right near the point, or you’ll switch to this razor after using round points for a while. At least that’s what happened to me with my Red Imp. FWIW, you can soften that point without disturbing the beautiful blade profile.

      • djundjilaMA
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        1 year ago

        You’re right, and I’ll probably end up muting the point at some point. In the meanwhile, though, I’m enjoying the challenge of drilling the safe handling of this absurdly pointy point. 🙂

        Lots of points in that paragraph 😅

    • PorkButtsNTaters666
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      1 year ago

      The horse brush continues to be a pleasant surprise.

      Obviously, I told you so!

      (I must say that I’m a little bit tempted to get myself this brush)

      🐎🖌️👌🎆

      • djundjilaMA
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        1 year ago

        Do it! It’s a nice brush, and the price isn’t bad.