Shave of the Week 2008.07.27

*Shave Setup of the Week*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Tropical Fruit Bar Soap	5	[Link]
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Avalon Organics	Tea Tree & Mint Treatment Conditioner	5
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Avalon Organics	Tea Tree & Mint Treatment Shampoo	5
Facial Wash:	Burt's Bees	Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream	4	[Link]
Deodorant:	Crystal	Stick Mineral Salt Body Deodorant	4
Floss:	Glide	Dental Tape	4
Toothbrush:	Swissco	Badger Bristle Tooth Brush	5
Toothpaste:	Tom's of Maine	Cinnamon-Clove 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	Super Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	5	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome	5	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Personna	Israeli Super + Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Patrick Camara	24mm Custom Afzelia Burl Wood Silvertip Badger Shave Brush	3+	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Glycerin Shave Soap - New Formula	3	[Link]
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4	[Link]
Aftershave:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Aftershave	5	[Link]
Moisturizer:	Thayer's	Witch Hazel Moisturizing Lotion	3+
	Other
Shaving Other:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

It's going to be a Ogallala Bay Rum week. The old formula was not very good but the new formula is much better. Make sure to load up the brush with plenty of soap. I'm working through different razors with the Israeli Personna blades like I did with the Derby Blades. I may go to Feather Blades next but that might be a little overkill. I'll have to bring in a couple of Gillette razors to test.

Last week were all decent shaves. Nothing special happened or any shaving disasters. The Tabac soap was right on all week with lot's of nice creamy lather. The scent is not for everyone. Just like this week's Ogallala.