2008.05.13 Shave of the Day

*Shave of the Day*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Epicurean Shea Butter Co	Shea Butter Inspiration Hemp Oil Body/Hair Shampoo Bar (Lemon, Cedar & Eucalyptus)	4
Facial Wash:	Burt's Bees	Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream	4	[Link]
	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	38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4+	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Personna	Double Edge Super Platinum Chrome Razor Blades (Comfort Coated)	4	[Link]
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Glycerin Shave Soap - New Formula	3	[Link]
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4	[Link]
Cologne:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Special Reserve Double Strength Cologne	5
	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	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Result: 4.6/5.0 Three times in a row. Wow. OK, I've said before how the Ogallala Shave Soap does a fade job. Well, I squirted some Kiss My Face Unscented Shave Cream into the soap container and let if marinate for a couple of weeks. Much better. The soap kept it's unique great scent and the quality of the shave improved dramatically. I think I'm going to bite the bullet and chop up the soap and make a scream out of it as an experiment. I see a lot of potential here. I may even split it up and try one batch using a small amount of Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort Shave Cream.