2008.05.29 Shave of the Week

*Shave of the Week*

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
Shampoo/Conditioner:	EO Products	Chamomile & Honey Shampoo	4	[Link]
Shampoo/Conditioner:	EO Products	Chamomile & Honey Conditioner	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:	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:	Omega	Boar Bristle and Chrome Handle Shave Brush	4
Shave Cream/Soap:	L'Occitane	Cade Shave Cream	3+
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	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	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Result: All the shaves so far this week have been in the 4.4-4.6/5.0 range. I was out a coulpe of days last week and only shave once in five days. That seemed weird but I was real busy and shaving was not needed nor a priority So I started shaving again on Monday when I got back to work. The Cade Cream needs twice as much as other creams to get a decent lather. Once you have it though, it works quite well. I think this is the older formula, the one they had problems with, so I hope the newer formula doesn't use as much. I'm going to run through this tube pretty quick at this rate. I'm using various aftershaves like Aqua Velva, Old Spice and Pinaud Clubman to finish up the shaves with. I think I'm at the point where I will start using the same soap or cream for a week. I'm already at the point where I use the same base equipment all week except for weekend shaves. Now, if I can only decide what to use next week. A complete change up in equipment is in order I think.