2008.03.22 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
Hair Tonic:	Pinaud Clubman	Eau de Portugal Hair Tonic	4
	Shave
Razor:	Feather	Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N	5	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Feather	Super Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	5	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	Personna	Double Edge Super Platinum Chrome Razor Blades (Comfort Coated)		[Link]
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm Handmade Nickel Ivory Pure Badger Shave Brush	4
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Taylor of Old Bond Street	Sandalwood Herbal Shave Soap	4
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Thayer's	Witch Hazel Aftershave	5	[Link]

Result: 4.0/5.0 Here's a tip. Don't put a Feather ACD-N razor to your neck when your arm is shaking. I was doing a lot of yard work and between the lawn mower, raking and using the high powered gas weed wacker, my arms were pretty shaky for a while. As soon as I picked up the razor and started to shave, I knew I was in trouble. Not steady at all in the delicate areas. I was lucky and ended up with only one weeper. I planned on not shaving on Sunday for the same reason because I knew I was going to be doing even more. Dethatching the lawn is a killer on the arms.