Shave Setup for the Week 2008.09.14

*Shave Setup of the Week*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Dragon's Blood Bar Soap	5	[Link]
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]
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	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:	Patrick Camara	24mm Custom Afzelia Burl Wood Silvertip Badger Shave Brush	3+	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Musgo Real	Crème Para Barbear Shave Cream	4	[Link]
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4	[Link]
Aftershave:	Musgo Real	Classic Scent Aftershave	4
	Other
Shaving Other:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Switching to a cream trend this week. First up is Musgo Real Shave Cream & aftershave. The Merkur Progress with the Personna Comfort Blade is a "safe" choice.

Last Week. A couple of small weepers at the very base of the neck and a nick in the middle of just under my lip that just wouldn't quit. It should have been just a weeper but I must have got it just right and it just coming and coming. The Institut Karite Soap was excellent as usual. Most of the shaves were in the 4.4-4.5/5.0 range.

Shave Setup of the Week 2008.09.08

*Shave Setup of the Week*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Dragon's Blood Bar Soap	5	[Link]
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]
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	700 Futur Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Satin	4	[Link]
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:	Institut Karite	25% Shea Butter Shave Soap	4	[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:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Pretty much a standard setup for me. I'm using the Institut Karite Soap since I was able to get to more pucks and it looks like it's available in the U.S. again. Great because this is really good stuff.

Last Week: Not much to report. A couple of weepers is all for the week. Feather ACD-N blades are sharp is all. I was using Mama Bear Mayan Gold Soap. It was OK. This week's soap is definitely a couple of steps above.