Shave Setup of the Week 2008.08.11

*Shave Setup of the Week*

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Rating 1-5	Blog Link
	Shower
Bath Soap:	Issy	Almond Exfoliating Bar Soap	5	[Link]
Shampoo/Conditioner:	Lucky Tiger	Super Dandruff Shampoo	4	[Link]
Deodorant:	Crystal	Stick Mineral Salt Body Deodorant	4
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	Correct Way Hair Tonic	4	[Link]
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	39C Slant Bar HD* Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome (Barber Pole)
Razor Blades:	Derby	Double Edged Razor Blades	4
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush	4	[Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:	Erasmic	Glycerin Shave Soap	3+
	Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:	Lucky Tiger	Mint & Menthol Vanishing Cream	4	[Link]
Aftershave:	Old Spice	Pure Sport Aftershave	4	[Link]
Moisturizer:	Thayer's	Witch Hazel Moisturizing Lotion	3+
	Other
Shaving Other:	Technique	(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/ATG Cleanup)

I'm not using a facial cleanser this week. I'm using Issy's Bar Soap instead. Mild and gentle enough without drying face out. Instead of a normal shampoo and conditioner, I'm using the Lucky Tiger Super Dandruff Shampoo and the Correct Way Hair Tonic. You wet your hair and massage your scalp with the hair tonic. Then, you apply the shampoo and create your lather.
Leaves your hair clean and tingly. You then apply a little hair tonic later just for control. I'm using the Merkur 39C for the first time this week. I'll report on it next week. I'm using my usual Derby blade for a reference test. The Erasmic Shave Soap is not one of the better ones (3+?) so we'll see if I switch it out later this week.

Last Week: OK, down to 6 weepers. That was a hell of a lot less then the disaster from the week before. Really tough going from a guarded blade to a much sharper one. I had been away from the Super Pro blade too long. It was like starting all over again with the Feather ACD-N. The Merkur 11C Open Comb performed very well with the Israeli blade. I tend to get closer shaves
with open comb and slant bar razors although, the teeth on the open comb can actually make you miss some whiskers and so you need to change the pattern a bit. The Honey Bee Issey Miyake for Men Shave Soap performed about where I expected. It will be interesting to see how this soap compares with the Erasmic this week. I might be changing a rating on one of them.

Happy Shaving!