I do the same thing, Franco - it works great. The Smartwool merino wool liners allow sufficient dexterity (without the mitten shells) to do pretty much everything I need to do, and the mitten shells give me the flexibility to wear thicker down mittens (with or without the liners) on bitterly cold mornings.
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