2008.02.29 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	Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	4	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Crabtree & Evelyn	Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Institut Karite	25% Shea Butter Shave Soap	4
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4
Aftershave:	Aqua Velva	Classic Ice Blue Aftershave	4	[Link]
Cologne:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Cologne	4

Result: 4.6/5.0 Love the Institut Karite soap. Need more of it and OMG! I used AV. Somebody shoot me please. The horror. The embarrassment! I must plead temporary insanity.

2008.02.28 Shave of the Dat

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	Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	4	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Crabtree & Evelyn	Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Glycerin Shave Soap - New Formula	4
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Mama Bear	Unscented Summer Aftershave Milk	3	[Link]
Aftershave:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Aftershave	5	[Link]
Cologne:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Cologne	4

Result: 4.6/5.0 Nice shave, nice smell. It was an Ogallala Shave Day. I'll be happily enjoying this shave most of the day.

2008.02.27 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	Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	4	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Crabtree & Evelyn	Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Kent	Lanolin Shave Soap	4
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4
Aftershave Balm:	Mama Bear	Unscented Summer Aftershave Milk	3	[Link]

Result: 4.4/5.0 Need to adjust the water ratio and technique on the Kent Shave Soap. It dries out fast so it starts to pull unless you re-apply some water during the shave.

2008.02.26 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	Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	4	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Crabtree & Evelyn	Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Crabtree & Evelyn	Sandalwood Glycerin Shave Soap	5	[Link]
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Lucky Tiger	Bay Rum Aftershave	3+
Moisturizer:	Thayer's	Witch Hazel Moisturizing Lotion	3+

Result: 4.6/5.0 No worries man! Smooth and clean. Used the Thayer's moisturizer as an ASB. Smoothed it out with the Lucky Tiger Bay Rum.

2008.02.25 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	Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	4	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Tweezerman	Wood Handle Badger Shave Brush	3+
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Tryphon	Medici Glycerin Shave Soap	3+
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4
Aftershave Balm:	Mama Bear	Unscented Summer Aftershave Milk	3	[Link]

Result: 4.5/5.0 The Tryphon soap nice. I need to play around with the water ration a bit. The Progress razor shaved well as usual. I only give the Mama Bear ASB a 3+ because it really isn't that special as a balm. Lot's better stuff out there like Nivea or Proraso or Cade or Anherb, etc. The Tweezerman Brush is going to be put away as a travel brush. I lose it and I don't fret
over it.

2008.02.24 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shave
Razor:	Merkur	38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4+	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	The Gentlemen's Quarter	Cinnamon Hazelnut Coffee Glycerin Shave Soap	4	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Musgo Real	Lime Oil Glycerin Shave Soap	2
Technique:		WTG/45XTG/45XTG/ATG/Cleanup
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Thayer's	Witch Hazel Aftershave	5	[Link]

Result: 4.2/5.0 Yes, I used two shave soaps. I started out with the Musgo Real Lime and and after the first pass, I rinsed it out and use the TGQ soap instead. There is a reason I rated the Musgo Lime at a 2.

2008.02.23 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shave
Razor:	Merkur	38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4+	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Taylor of Old Bond Street	Avocado Shave Cream	4
Technique:		WTG/45XTG/45XTG/ATG/Cleanup
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Master	Iceland Breeze Aftershave	3+

Result: 4.6/5.0 Everything was still out on the counter so why not? I shaved the same setup. No worries here.

2008.02.22 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shave
Razor:	Merkur	38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4+	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Taylor of Old Bond Street	Avocado Shave Cream	4
Technique:		WTG/45XTG/45XTG/ATG/Cleanup
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Master	Iceland Breeze Aftershave	3+

Result: 4.5/5.0 I didn't shave on the 20th and 21st so this was a real test. Of course, The TOBS Avocado cames through fine. The new brush is a keeper and gets better each time.

2008.02.19 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	Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	4	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4+	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Israeli Persona	Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
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:	Erasmic	Glycerin Shave Soap	3+
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]

Result: 4.5/5.0 Decent shave. The Erasmic soap was a little drying but performed OK. Using a balm first before an aftershave finishes off the shave well. I think I got 8-9 shaves out of the Feather Pro Blade. Time to change the blade.

2008.02.17 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shave
Razor:	Merkur	700 Futur Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Satin		[Link]
Razor Blades:	Feather	High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades	5	[Link]
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush		[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	The Gentlemen's Quarter	Orange Patchouli Glycerin Shave Soap	4	[Link]
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Master	Iceland Breeze Aftershave

Result: 4.6/5.0 Great shave all around. It was day 2 of the new brush and I am very happy with it. It is a nice addition to my Shavemac brush line-up. Add the BK8 and the C&E Brushes and I'm a very happy camper. I think I now have a my brush lineup and can buy only brushes that I really want for personal reasons like a BK4 or the Murhl Pinsel Bog Oak Brushes.

2008.02.16 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shave
Razor:	Merkur	700 Futur Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Satin		[Link]
Razor Blades:	Feather	High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades	5	[Link]
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush		[Link]
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	5	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Crabtree & Evelyn	Sweet Almond Oil Glycerin Shave Cream	5	[Link]
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Master	Iceland Breeze Aftershave

Result: 4.5/5.0