2008.05.02 Shave of the Day

*Shave of the Day*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Sandalwood Rose Bar Soap	5	[Link]
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Lucky Tiger	Super Dandruff Shampoo	4	[Link]
Facial Wash:	Burt's Bees	Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream	4	[Link]
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	3 Roses Hair Tonic	4	[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	5	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Personna	Double Edge Super Platinum Chrome Razor Blades (Comfort Coated)	4	[Link]
Brush:	Patrick Camara	24mm Custom Afzelia Burl Wood Silvertip Badger Shave Brush		[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Kent	Lanolin Shave Soap	4	[Link]
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4	[Link]
Aftershave:	Pinaud Clubman	Citrus Musk Eau De Cologne	4	[Link]
Facial Toner:	Thayer's	Lavender Witch Hazel & Aloe Toner (Used as body moisturizer)	4	[Link]
	Other
Shaving Other:	Face Prep	Mild cleanser begin shower. 45-60 sec HOT water end shower 20-30 sec splash begin shave.
Shaving Other:	Lather Prep	Lather building directly on face.
Shaving Other:	Technique	WTG/45XTG/Cleanup
Shaving Other:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

Result: 4.6/5.0 Nice, close, no hassle shave with the Kent (Mitchell's Wool Fat) Lanolin Shave Soap. I used the Thayers' Lavender Toner as a body moisturizer to great effect. The brush I have been using all week has broken in very nicely.