Mammoth Soaps | Hygge
Phoenix Shaving | The Starcraft | Roswell Hybrid Synth
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74
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Mammoth had been somewhat of a mystery to me for a while. Some of the testers, apparently having gone through numerous soap iterations, seem to have become fans which only furthered my desire to try it. Due to life happening the morning of the Hygge drop, I missed out. Jason Rudman passed this set on to me because he's just really a great guy.
Hygge accepts a moderate amount of water, but it can be broken if you push it. I recommend test lathering before putting it into practice in order to gather a good understanding of its limits. That's not to say it's not intuitive, as it doesn't take much experimentation to dial it in. With my hard water, the resulting lather is certainly dense but not particularly voluminous and has a lustrous sheen. First-pass slickness is above average as is residual slickness. The luxurious post-shave is the most impressive aspect of this soap, leaving behind soft, supple, natural feeling skin.
Hygge's fragrance when lathered is light, opening with sweet, sharp, and mildly powdery spiced orange that swells throughout the shave. It acquires a cold crushed coniferous bitterness at its peak before descending to a warm resinous accord.
The splash is obligatory given the excellent post-shave offered by the soap. While it's alcohol-based, it is necessary to agitate it just prior to application as there are undissolved particulates. Again it's difficult to assess the splash's effectiveness as there was no irritation to begin with. The scent is similar to the soap except for a brief initial musky green aloe that would have clashed had it persisted. Otherwise, the festive sweet orange is more prominent and sharper with less powder than the soap. After about an hour, the citrus burns off leaving a warm and understated resin with lightly sweet highlights. After approximately 3 hours, I lost track of the fragrance altogether.
Mammoth Soaps has made a fine introduction with this public release. While boasting a performance that surpasses many freshman offerings, it's still just out of reach of the most elite artisans. Hygge's restrained festive fragrance is spot-on for Winter wear but far from being weighty or novel. I certainly look forward to future releases.
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