2008.03.25 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	Pro Guard Blades for Feather ACD-N	5	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	American Safety Razor Co	Crystal Double Edged Platinum Chrome Razor Blades	4
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:	Mäurer & Wirtz	Tabac Original Glycerin Shave Soap	4	[Link]
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Proraso	Pre Post Shave Cream	5	[Link]
Cologne:	Mäurer & Wirtz	Tabac Original Men's Cologne		[Link]

Result: 4.5/5.0 Finally recovered from the rough patch and didn't re-opened the previous weeper. Tabac is a nice soap. The smell is what turns people off. If you like the scent then this is good choice in shave soap. The Proraso pre/post cream is a favorite. Compared to the Lucky Tiger mint/menthol vanishing cream, it's much strnger but does not absorb into the
skin as easily. I think if I added a drop of Olbas oil to it, it would get much closer. Also the Lucky Tiger cream is far far cheaper.