2008.04.05 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:	Gillette	TTO 1970 Gold Plated, Long Black Handled Super Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor	4	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Derby	Double Edged Razor Blades	4
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	Avocado Shave Cream	4
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Master	Musk Aftershave
	Other
Shaving Other:	Face Prep	45-60 seconds hot water on neck at end of shower plus rehydrate before shave.
Shaving Other:	Lather Prep	Lather building directly on face.
Shaving Other:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Result: 3.5/5.0 Slight scape on left neck hollow. Bad angle on my part. No major damage. Taylor cream is always nice. Not much on scent but lathers up great.