2008.04.04 Shave of the Day

*Shave of the Day*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Tropical Fruit Bar Soap	5
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Lucky Tiger	Super Dandruff Shampoo	4
Facial Wash:	Burt's Bees	Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream	4
Deodorant:	Crystal	Stick Mineral Salt Body Deodorant	4
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	Correct Way Hair Tonic	4
Floss:	Tom's of Maine	Naturally Waxed Antiplaque Spearmint Flat Floss	4
Toothbrush:	Swissco	Badger Bristle Tooth Brush	5
Toothpaste:	Tom's of Maine	Orange-Mango 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	Pro Guard Blades for Feather ACD-N	5	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	4
Razor Blades:	American Safety Razor Co	Crystal Double Edged Platinum Chrome 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:	Mama Bear	Marauder's Citrus Bay Rum & Tangerine Glycerin Shave Soap	4	[Link]
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Nivea	Extra Soothing Sensitive Skin Balm	3+	[Link]
Aftershave:	Pinaud Clubman	Classic Virgin Island Bay Rum Aftershave	4
Aftershave:	Proraso	Pre Post Shave Cream	4	[Link]
Moisturizer:	Thayer's	Witch Hazel Moisturizing Lotion	3+
	Other
Shaving Other:	Face Prep	45-60 seconds hot water on neck at end of shower plus rehydrate before shave.
Shaving Other:	Lather Prep	Lather building directly on face.
Shaving Other:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)
Grooming:	Remington	Titanium Trimmer

Results: 4.6/5.0 OK, lot's of notes today. It was a Bay Rum Day. The Mama Bear Bay Rum and Citrus did not lather as well as the Spellbound Woods yesterday but acceptable. I added everything in my shave today just to show what I am currently using. I combined the Proraso pre-post cream with the Nivea Balm to make a nice custom balm. I'm really getting the hang of building lathers directly on my face. I had to break out the Remington Trimmer to get rid of some unsightly hairs. So, now I get to sit here and feel my soft, almost BBS face and smell the Pinaud Bay Rum aftershave while eating Chorizo Scramble for breakfast. Sounds good to me. :)