Shave Setup of the Week 2008.08.04

*Shave Setup of the Week*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Almond Exfoliating Bar Soap	5	[Link]
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Avalon Organics	Lemon Clarifying Conditioner w/Shea Butter	4
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Avalon Organics	Lemon Clarifying Shampoo w/Shea Butter	4
Facial Wash:	Burt's Bees	Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream	4	[Link]
Deodorant:	Crystal	Stick Mineral Salt Body Deodorant	4
Floss:	Glide	Dental Tape	4
Toothbrush:	Swissco	Badger Bristle Tooth Brush	5
Toothpaste:	Tom's of Maine	Cinnamon-Clove Whole Care Toothpaste Gel	4
Mouthwash:	Listerine	Vanilla Mint Less Intense Mouthwash	3
	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:	Merkur	11C Open Comb Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades:	Personna	Israeli Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Omega	6212 Elegant Silvertip Badger Natural Handle Shave Brush	3	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Honey Bee Spa	Issey Miyake for Men Glycerin Shave Soap	3+
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4	[Link]
Aftershave:	Aqua Velva	Classic Ice Blue Aftershave	4	[Link]
Moisturizer:	Thayer's	Witch Hazel Moisturizing Lotion	3+
	Other
Shaving Other:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Going to try the open comb classic for the first time. The Honeybee Issey Miyake for Men Shave Soap is always nice. Yes, I'm using Aqua Velva. You see right. Right now, everything in the shave locker is fair game. I'm trying to use stuff up to make room for things from home. At this rate, I'll have some room in 2010.

Last Week:
Forget it. It was the shave week from hell. I wasn't awake, going too fast, blowing my angles and using an unfamilier blade. You name it, I blew it. I think the total for the week was a slice under the nose on a bad angle move, a grooved earlobe from the razor tip, a multi-nick on the jaw line, twice scaping under the jaw and about 16-20 weepers. It was horrible. I didn't respect the blade when I switched over from Pro Guarded to Super Pro blades in the Feather ACD-N. Huge difference in sharpness and angles. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. I went through a lot of paper towels and My Nik is Sealed.
Lesson learned.