2008.03.24 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	3 Roses 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 #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Institut Karite	25% Shea Butter Shave Soap	4
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4
Aftershave:	Aqua Velva	Classic Ice Blue Aftershave	4	[Link]

Result: 4.0/5.0 One weeper at base of neck. Holdover from the weekend. Arms sore from all the yard work. Love the Institut shave soap though. I would have no problem buying more of it. Tossed the blades today. I shaved some extra places so the blades were done for.