2008.05.06 Shave of the Day

*Shave of the Day*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Sandalwood Rose Bar Soap	5	[Link]
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Lucky Tiger	Super Dandruff Shampoo	4	[Link]
Facial Wash:	Burt's Bees	Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream	4	[Link]
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	3 Roses Hair Tonic	4	[Link]
	Shave
Razor:	Merkur	37C Slant Bar HD Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	5	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Personna	Double Edge Super Platinum Chrome Razor Blades (Comfort Coated)	4	[Link]
Brush:	Crabtree & Evelyn	Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Truefitt & Hill	Truefitt & Hill Luxury Shave Soap		[Link]
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4	[Link]
Aftershave:	Pinaud Clubman	Citrus Musk Eau De Cologne	4	[Link]
	Other
Shaving Other:	Face Prep	Mild cleanser begin shower. 45-60 sec HOT water end shower 20-30 sec splash begin shave.
Shaving Other:	Lather Prep	Lather building directly on face.
Shaving Other:	Technique	(DE WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Result: 4.5/5.0 First shave with this product. I wasn't disappointed. I took a risk on this because even though something is supposed to be top notch and it costs more than average, it should be great. The lather, glide, cushion and skin care were all there. If you want scent, forget it. It's a nice clean, fresh, "soap" scent. Now, the trick will be to use this back to back with say the Institut Karite and the Crabtree & Evelyn Soaps for comparison. At first impression, I'd say this soap should hold it's own. Yes, you do see me using two DE razors in this shave. I did a workout just before showering and shaving this morning and I didn't trust my arms to hold the Feather ACD-N I usually use so, I combined the Merkur Progress and Slant Bar razors to give me a similar result.

Posted to: The Shave Den