2008.04.09 Shave of the Day

*Shave of the Day*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	3 Roses Hair Tonic	4
	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	4
Razor Blades:	Persona	Israeli Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Kent	BK8 Large Ivory Silver Tip Badger Shaving Brush	5
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
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4
Aftershave:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Aftershave	5	[Link]
Cologne:	Saint Charles Shave LLC	Bay Rum With a Twist Eau De Toilette	4+	[Link]
	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)

Result: 4.5/5.0 Nice shave. Required a brush recharge because the lather was fading in the brush a little. Six hours later and I can still smell the Ogallala After Shave and Saint Charles Bay Rum with Twist combination.