Wednesday, February 13, 2008

2008.02.13 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day
Category Mfg Item Name Rating 1-5 Blog 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: Gillette TTO 1970 Gold Plated, Long Black Handled Super Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor 3 [Link]
Razor Blades: Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades 5 [Link]
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Small Best Badger Brush 4 [Link]
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest 5 [Link]
Shave Cream/Soap: The Gentlemen's Quarter Mandarin Ice Glycerin Shave Soap 4 [Link]
Technique:
(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)


Post Shave


Aftershave Balm: Mama Bear Unscented Summer Aftershave Milk 3 [Link]
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Citrus Musk Eau De Cologne 4 [Link]
Cologne: Penhaligon Lords/Douro 4 [Link]
Moisturizer: Thayer's Witch Hazel Moisturizing Lotion 3






Result: 4.6/5.0 Much better lather today. I don't know what happened yesterday. I changed brushes as one possibility. I'll try the same brush with the soap from yesterday to see what happens.

Posted to: The Shave Den

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