2007.10.16 Shave of the Day

Shower
Bath Soap: Scentual Gardens Lemon Tree Scrub Soap (All gone)
Shampoo/Conditioner: Avalon Organics Peppermint Revitalizing Conditioner w/Babassu Oil
Shampoo/Conditioner: Avalon Organics Peppermint Revitalizing Shampoo w/Babassu Oil
Facial Wash: Neutrogena Razor Defense Facial Scrub
Deodorant: Burt's Bees Herbal Deodorant
Shave
Razor: Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N
Razor Blades: Feather Pro Guard Blades for Feather ACD-N
Razor: Merkur 500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades: Sharp Stainless Double Edged Razor Blades v2
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Shave Cream/Soap: Burt's Bees Bay Rum Glycerin Shave Soap
Technique: WTG (Feather)/WTG (DE)/Cleanup (ATG)
Post Shave
Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc
Cologne: Saint Charles Shave LLC Bay Rum With a Twist Eau De Toilette

Result: 4.5/5.0 Pretty much normal shave. Two items. The Scentual Gardens bath soap is finished and although I consider it a decent soap, it is not the best latherer, rather gooey and has too much embedded scrubbing material for me. It is a scrubbing bar so that is to be expected. Take out the scrubbing material and I would like it more. The Burt's Bees Bay Rum Shave Soap was a first for me and I'm not impressed. The scent is really nice but once again, someone made a glycerin soap that is slick but does not have good cushion and lather that just disappears on your face when you blink. I even dumped the bowl after the first pass and redid it with just a damp brush and carefully added water. Same result. Oh, well.