Top Three Picks in Your Rotation

[baba]

My good men...and women.

Please list your current top three picks in any category, or create your own category. Please also list skin type, beard type and how often you shave.

I think this will be a huge help to all of us and perhaps a buying guide for others to use in the future.

Please List Your Top Three Picks in
Razors Blades Shave Creams After Shaves



Kind Regards,

Baba

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My Selections

Beard type
course and dense

Skin type
sensitive, prone to ingrown hairs

I shave 3-5 times a week.

Razor
Rolls Razor (viscount model-1950's) Gillette Superspeed- year? Gillette Tech - year?

Blade
Feather Personna (isreali) Derby

Shave Cream
Jack Black Pre Shave Lube Geo Trumpers Lime shave soap Kiehl's shave cream

After shave
Menscience post shave repair Jack Black post shave gel Nivea extreme post shave balm

[40boy]

Shave:
Every day / 28 out of 30 days

Beard:
Wiry, swirly mess of grey and black

Skin:
"normal"

Razor:
E&J 86L
Merkur HD
58 TV Special

Blade:
Feather
Iridium
RPIP

Cream:
(More of a soap guy)
MWF
Tabac
Speick

Aftershave Splashes:
Speick
Proraso
Musgo

Brushes:
Rooney 3/1 Super
E&J MBB
Omega Boar

I have other stuff, but I coulld get by just fine with these products only.

[ateace]

Skin type: Fair/sensitive
Beard type: Average to tough
Frequency: 5 to 6 days a week

Razors:
1.) Merkur HD (or any fixed head Merk)
2.) EJ DE86 (black handle)
3.) '64 Super Speed

Blades:
1.) Red pack Personna
2.) Indan Green 7 O'Clocks
3.) Swedes

Creams:
1.) Bigelow / Proraso
2.) Body Shop original formula
3.) Lucky Tiger Molle (winter)

After Shaves:
1.) Nivea Extra Sensitive balm
2.) Vaseline Aloe Fresh (actually a hand/body cream)
3.) tie - Skin Bracer / Alcolado Glacial (summer)

[guitarslinger]

Please List Your Top Three Picks in
Razors Blades Shave Creams After Shaves



my picks (even though I'm more of a soap guy)
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My Selections

Beard type
thick, dark,

Skin type
sensitive, soft, white

I shave 5 times a week.

Razor
Merkur 38R Merkur 38C Gillette slim adjustable

Blade
Gillette Swede Polsilver (Russian) Personna Red

Shave Cream
Speick Proraselo Florena Sensitive

After shave
L'Occitane Cade ASB Proraso AS Splash Floid Blue (Italian)

[haiti222]

Shave:
Every day / 27 out of 30 days

Beard:
Fairly Coarse

Skin:
normal

Razor:
Schick Krona
Gillette Aluminium Handle Tech
Schick 1980's plain Injector

Blade:
Gillette Bleue NOS (bought from ebay UK..still available)
Gillette Super Blue Blades from 1980's
Schick Injector Blades, mostly NOS


Cream:
TOBS Sandalwood
CO Bigelow/Proraso
Still Auditioning for #3


Aftershave Splashes:
Kananga Water
Diluted Dettol
Trying more normal splashes too, like "Ivory Club"


Brushes:
Gillette Brush Plus Synthetic -yes, the one from the mid-80s repurposed as a straight brush
Kent Boar from their ebay store
Wilkinson

[DonOhio]

Beard type
Average? Not very thick growth but whiskers like wire

Skin type
Average? Not particularly sensitive. Shave the neck area about 4 times a week (have a beard on the face)

Razor
1. Schick Krona
2. Super Adjustable, 3 then 7
3. A Schick injector (test driving different ones now)

Blade
1. Whatever's handy; I've got a canister full of about a dozen different brands from as far back as the '40s. Currently testing out the Personna DE
2. CVS injectors

Shave Soap
1. A grated mix of tallow Avon soaps from the '70s, melted down into my shaving mug
2. Playing around with Every Man Jack shaving cream I got for Christmas

After shave
1. Various vintage Avons and half-assed blends thereof
2. Stephan's (Bay Rum, Island Lime, Spice, Menthol, Osage or Lavender)
3. A mix of Skin Bracer and Lime Sec right after shaving - feels like ice water

[Slivovitz]

Shave frequency. Almost every day. I skip a day only if there's really no time.

Skin, normal, I suppose. Beard, fairly fast growing, straight.

Razors, different than if you asked 3 months ago, will probably be different in another 3 months, but:

1. Schick G1 Injector
2. Gillette New DE
3. Schick Krona DE

DE Blades:

1. Feather
2. Shark
3. Derby

Soaps/Creams

I've bought more than 3 types, but have only used 3.

1. VdH soap
2. Proraso cream
3. Williams soap

Aftershaves, none.

[in the know]

Beard type
Average

Skin type
Average

Frequency
Every day - usually twice a day

Razor
Edwin Jagger DE87
Feather AC DX
Gillette superspeed

Blade
Red Personna
Wilkinson (NOS UK)
Super Iridium

Shave Soap
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Palmolive Stick
L'Occitane Cade

Shave Cream
Erasmic (metal tube)
Palmolive (Euro)
Ingram

Aftershave
D R Harris Pink
Benjamin's Bay Rum
Florida Water

[Muirtach]

Beard type
Coarse, sparse to thick depending on area

Skin type
Hardy. have done a dry straight shave in the desert without major issue. One pass only though

Razor
S Pearson and Son's Sheffield wedge J A Henckels quater hollow grind square point Wacker Jungmeister roundpoint

Blade
NA

Shave Soaps
DR Harris Arlington Tabac Proraso

After shave
Alt Innsbruk Clubman Pinaud Spanish Floid

[flylot]

Skin type: Fair/sensitive
Beard type: Average
Frequency: 6 to 7 days a week

Razor (Blade):

Thiers Issard 6/8 Full Hollow
Willkinson 6/8 Full Hollow
Boker 5/8 #101 Injun


SOAPS:

Dr Harris Arlington
Tabac


Aftershave:

Tabac
Pinnaud Clubman
Ogalaga Bay Rum

[TinFish]

Beard thickness: Lighter side of average
Beard type: Wiry grey hair
Frequency: 6 days/wk
Skin: Sensitive, prone to ingrowns

Razors: 1. Merkur Classic 2. 1957 Super Speed 3. 1976 Super Speed

Blades: 1. Derby Extra 2. ASR Personna 3. Feather

Soaps: 1. Tabac 2. MWF 3. Williams

Creams: 1. Clubman Club Lather 2. C.O. Bigelow (Proraso) 3. KMF Lavender

A.S.B. 1. Thayers Witch Hazel 2. Clubman Club Complete 3. Nivea Sensitive Skin

A.S. Splash: 1. Pinaud Clubman 2. Mennen Skin Bracer 3. A.V. Musk

[johsa]

Razors: Futur

Blades: Super Iridium, Feather, Gillette 7 o'clock SharpEdge

Brushes: Rooney 1/2 super, Shavemac 177

Soaps: Arlington, MWF, GFT Limes

Creams: AOS Sandalwood, TOBS Mr Taylor, Musgo Real

Aftershaves: Arlington, Proraso, Floid Blue

[htownmmm]

RAZORS: Lady Gillette(Carolina Blue)
Merkur Barberpoles( Reg and Slant)
Gillette Fatboy

BLADES: Super Iridiums
Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellows
Feathers

SHAVE CREAMS: AOS Lemon and Lavender
C&E Sweet Almond Oil and Nomad(yes,I know that's 4 so far!-so sue me!:wink:)
SCS Oakmoss Lavendula

SHAVE SOAPS: Mama Sue's Spicey Lime and Creme Brulee
Honey Sue Sandalwood Vanilla and Bay Rum
Ogallala Bay Rum,Limes,& Peppercorn and Bay Rum & LemonGrass
SCS Bay Rum w/ a Twist(notice how many bay rums are in here? plus, they only count as 1! :blushing:)

AFTERSHAVES: Aqua Velva
SCS Mediterranean Citrus Splash
Pinaud Clubman Citrus Musk


I am a 48 yo black male(who used to suffer from ingrown hairs,razor rash, and razor bumps-no longer!) w/ coarse, wiry, curly, graying facial hair. The hair(which remains) on my head is coarse and curly. Both areas get shaved 3-4 a week.
Face gets 3-4 passes( 2 wtg, 1 xtg, 1 atg). Head gets 2 passes(1 wtg, 1atg, and blade buffing).

Most shaves are followed with an alum block and w/h after the warm water splash and cold water splash. then a balm is applied followed by a splash depending on my mood or the scent I'm using. Hope this helps.


marty

Hope this helps

[Matt P]

Beard type
Tough and Dark (think Homer Simpson after I shave)

Skin type
Average to sensitive on my neck

Frequency
6 days per week

Razor
Super Speed 1948
Slim Adjustable on 5
Gillette Big boy open comb

Blade
Feather

Shave Soap
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Arko
Tabac

Shave Cream
Proraso

Aftershave
Osage Rub + choices below
AV Musk
Proraso
Old Spice (Shulton till I run out)

[brianw]

Beard type
Thick, wiry gray

Skin type
sensitive, soft, white

I shave 7 times a week.

Razor

1. Shick 1940's injector, Gem 1912
2. Gillette Old Double Ring
3. 100 + year old Solingen str8 (grandfathers)

Blade
1. Israeli Crystals
2. Gem Stainless

Shave Cream/Soap
1. Gentlemens Best Soap and Cream
2. Tabac
3. KMF vanilla

After shave
1. Ivy Club OS
2. PVIBR
3. AV Ice Blue

and Witch hazel of course

[scott69]

Beard Type:
coarse

Skin:
slightly sensitive

I usually shave 4X per week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun)

Razor:
Edwin Jagger DE-87

Blade:
Red Pack Personnas

Shaving Soap:
VDH Deluxe

Aftershave:
Mennen's Skin Bracer
Aqua Velva

I have various othe razors, blades etc. but these are my absolute favorites. I'm not a rotation person.

[DunEdinRanger]

Beard Type: Coarse, thick and fast growing.

Skin: Sensitive

Razors.

1. Merkur Barber Pole Slant Bar
2. Merkur Futur
3. Merkur HD Slant Bar
4. Gem 1912 SE
5. Merkur Barber Pole Open Comb

Blades.

1. Astra Superior Platinum
2. Red Pack Personnas
3. Derby

Creams

1. Truefitt & Hill Grafton
2. Taylor of Old Bond Street Eton College
3. Taylor of Old Bond Street St. James

Soaps

1. Mama Bears Brut
2. My Time Bath & Body "Old School"
3. Prairie Creations Cherry Almond

After Shaves

1. Clubman, by Pinaud
2. Mosswood, by Boosters
3. Clubman Virgin Isles Bay Rum by Pinaud

[markb]

Top Three Picks in

Razors

Merkur Futur
Bull Mastiff
Merkur 34G


Blades

Israeli Personna
Israeli Personna
Israeli Personna


Shave Soaps

Tabac
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Creed Green Irish Tweed


Shave Creams

Speick
CO Bigelow / Proraso
Musgo Real


After Shaves

Pinaud Clubman
Booster's Jickey
Booster's Aquarius


Colognes

Yves Saint Laurent M7 Fresh
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Bulgari Pour Homme

[azmark]

Every morning shaver with normal skin.

Razors (straights):
Grah & Plumacher 6/8 "GOTTA" #120 Round Point
Ges. Geschutzt "Bismarck" 9/16 Round Point
Edaco 6/8 Fancy Edge


Shaving Soaps:
L'Occitane
Creed
MWF

Aftershave:
Pinaud Club Man
Floid's Vigoroso (Spain)
Aqua Velva Blue

Shave Cream:
La Toja
Santa Maria Novella
Musgo Real

Cologne:
Polo Original
L'Occitane-Vetyver
L'Occitane -Eau Des 4 Voleurs

[baba]

Wow, at some point I will try and compile all this info into something we can all use as reference.

Keep your top three picks coming!

[baba]

Keep your top three picks coming!!! :thumbup: :thumbup1: :w00t:

[SRock]

My "Top 3" Selections (Give it time, I'm sure it will change)

Beard type
Adamantium razor-wire

Skin type
Drop Dead Sexy (a.k.a. - Normal)

I shave everyday

Razor
Gillette NEW, Gillette Diplomat, Merkur 37G

Blade
Gillette 7 O'clock Sharp Edge (Yellow) Feather IP Red

Soap/Shave Cream
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Shave Soap Geo F. Trumpers Limes Shave Soap Geo F. Trumpers Limes Shave Cream (Tied w/Gentlemen's Best Sig Series Shave Soap)

After Shave
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet ASL GFT Skinfood (any) GFT Limes (Tied w/Gentlemen's Best Sig Series EDC)

Eau de Toilette or Cologne
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet C&S #88 GFT Limes (Tied w/Gentlemen's Best Sig Series EDC)

[rac]

hi all
shave every day
skin type normal
hair type brown &grey ,
medium to fine .

top three picks
razors

1 slant bar,merkur
2 darwin
3 gillette ss red

soaps

1 proraso
2 erasmic
3 kent

aftershave

1 givenchy gentleman
2 aramis
3 polo.

[newboy]

Beard type
Tough, course and dense

Skin type
Normal

I shave 6-7 times a week.

Razor
Gillette NEW Gillette ball end Tech Gillette slim adjustable

Blade
Israeli super platinum + for the NEW Feathers for the Tech Red Pack Personnas for the slim adjustable

Shave Soaps
TABAC Proraso T&H luxury

After shave
Nivea post shave balm

[WhosYerBob]

I shave 7 times a week.

Beard type


Extremely coarse and dense

Skin type


Very oily and extremely sensitive to many chemicals in mainstream shaving products

Razor


Toggle

Blade


Wilkinson Sword

Shaving soap


Prairie Creations tallow with lime, aloe and wheat protein

After shave


Thayers Lemon Witch Hazel

Cologne


Creed Silver Mountain Water

[Antique Hoosier]

Doubtful I have a "Top Three" in every area because I am quite "downsized"... But I will give it a go....

I shave 7 times a week.

Beard type
Fairly Average

Skin type
Approaching 49 years old... My skin is greatly improved in the last 3 yrs

Razor
(In no order of preference)
Mappin & Webb Sheffield Straight
Abercrombie & Fitch Straight (a new addition to the AH family)
Great Great Grandfather's Wade & Butcher

Brush
Vulfix #41
Simpson Polo 10
Simpson Tulip 4

Blade
Whatever is in the cupboard when I use my Merkur 38C

Shaving soap
Geo. F. Trumper Rose Shaving Soap
TABAC
MWF
(these are the only three lathering agents I intend on using)

After shave
Floris JF
Alt Innsbruck
Old Spice


Cologne
Floris JF
Floris Santal
Serge Luten's Fumerie Turque

[strat1117]

Beard type
Average to thick.

Skin type
Normal to oily, not prone to ingrowns and not particularly sensitive.

I shave every day.

Razor British Aristocrat #22 Old '55 Red Tip Gold Aristocrat

Blade
Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow Wilkinson Classic Derby

Shave Soap
AOS Pen's EF CADE

Shave Cream
Penhaligon's Endymion TOBS Sandalwood Castle Forbes Lime EO

After shave
CADE splash Royall Bay Rhum Arlington Splash

[Carl Kolchak]

This is a great idea! These are my most COMMONLY used rotation items. Maybe not my top three picks, but these are what I reach for the most (almost the same idea!).

Beard Type
Farily thick and dense

Skin Type
Combination - Normal (neck, cheeks, chin), Oily (forehead, which, of course, I don't shave)

I shave every other day (laziness - beard is thick enough to shave every day, but again, laziness and occasional irritation, plus writing for Vincenzo and chasing monsters takes up time too)

Razor
I only own a Merkur HD

Blade
Derby
Feather
Crystal

Shaving Cream (or Soap)
Frasers
TOBS Mr. Taylors and Rose (tie)
Speick

Aftershave
Sir Irisch Moos
Provence Sante
Speick

Cologne/EDT
Aramis Havana or Gucci Pour Homme (tie)
Bogart
Polo Crest
Oh, hell, one more... Caron's Third Man

Really enjoyed this! I can look back in a year and see if it's more or less the same:thumbup:

[moonshine44]

[QUOTE=baba;1728497]My good men...and women.

Please list your current top three picks in any category, or create your own category. Please also list skin type, beard type and how often you shave.

I think this will be a huge help to all of us and perhaps a buying guide for others to use in the future.

Please List Your Top Three Picks in
Razors Blades Shave Creams After Shaves



Kind Regards,

Baba

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Hm, interesting question. I have pretty much normal skin, and medium whiskers. I generally shave every day, unless I'm pressed for time...

Razors:

1962 Slim is my go-to
1957 Red Tip is the backup
Any one of my other SS's is third place...

Blades:

Red Packs
7 O'Clock Greens. These two can go either way
Feathers in my SS's

Shave Creams:

Currently only have one: CO Bigelow from Bath and Body Works. It's pretty good stuff, but I'm moderately turned off by the scent, so I don't use it very often. Instead I mainly use:

Shave Soaps:

I wander back and forth between Mama Bear's and Honeybee Spa.
Currently I'm using Honeybee Spa Dragon's Blood, but that could change the next time I shave depending on what scent I'm in the mood for...

After shaves:

Ice Blue Aqua Velva is my go-to
Old Spice Pure Sport
Skin Bracer Original

[faster_than_u]

Beard type:

-Coarse, and average thickness?

Skin type:

-Not really sensitive

I shave every second day

Razor:

-40's gillette ss
-32 gillette tech


Blade:

-So far just derby

Shave Cream:

-Old spice is in the mail lol

Shave soap:

-Proraso green
-Vdh deluxe
-Williams

After shave:

-Aqua Velva (every flavour)
-Brut
-Nivea sensitive balm

Cologne:

-Tim McGraw
-Brut
-Stetson

[Half Bee]

Skin Type: soft and sensitive

Beard Type: camel hair snuggly

Razor: '47 Superspeed (>70%)
'48-'50 Notched Superspeed (<30%)

Blade: Red Personna (99%)
Dollar Store made in USA (1%) then in the trash

Brush: Pure Badger from C&E (100%)

Lather: Bigelow(>95%)

Post Shave: Thayers Witch Hazel and Nivea ASB (>95%)

I have overcome the first manifestations of my initial acquisition disorders and have simplified my shaving routine. There will be a Tabac tub and Shark blade purchase for 2010. Wonder what I will change for 2011???

[skiddyrow]

Skin type: Sensitive
Beard type: Dense / Coarse
Frequency: 4 days a week

Razors:
1. Merkur HD (Only one I own so far)
2.
3.

Blades:
1.) Indian Green 7 O'Clocks
2.) Indian Black 7 O'Clocks
3.) Feathers

Creams:
1.) GFT Sandalwood
2.) GFT Violet
3.) Body Shop Maca Root

Soaps:
1.) GFT Violet
2.) L'Occitane Cade
3.) GFT Limes

AS / ASB
1.) L'Oreal Men Expert Moisturising Gel
2.) Musgo Real No.3 AS
3.) Davidoff Cool Water AS

[Cuttingboard]

Beard type - Course, dense around chin area.

Skin type - Normal-Oily.

I shave during the week and let the face rest on the weekend.

Razor
1. Gillette Slim
2. Gillette Superspeed Flare Tip
3. Gillette Super Speed

Blade
1. Feather
2. Red Pack Personna
3. Sharp/Astra

Shave Cream
1. Aqua di Parma
2. Castle Forbes
3. Santa Maria Novella

Shave Soap
1. Penhaligon's
2. MWF (during cold weather)
3. P.160 soft soap

Aftershave 1
1. Thayers Witch Hazel w/ Aloe
2. Lucky Tiger After Shave Tonic
3. Kiehl's Toner

Aftershave 2 (Apply after using toner)
1. Jason's Aloe Vera Gel

Moisturizer
1a. Kiehl's Facial Fuel (Warm Weather)
1b. Lucky Tiger Moisturizer (Cold Weather)

Cologne
Aqua di Parma Colonia
Aqua di Parma Mirto

[Nuclearbuddy]

Beard- Thick and course

Skin- Normal.

Shave about 4-5 times a week

Razor
1. Gillette Slim
2. Gillette Fatboy


Blade
1. Derby
2. Red Pack Personna

Brush-
1.Paela Burl Best from PC Woodcraft
2. Delong silvertip
3. AOS best

Shave Cream
1. Trader Joe cream
2. CO Bigelow/Proraso
3. AOS unsented

Shave Soap
1. D.R. Harris Arlington
2. MWF
3. C & E Nomad

Aftershave 1
1. Origins Firefighter
2. Nivea
3. L'Occitane CADE

[Scissors]

Beard type
Coarse but not dense. I think it might take me as long as two weeks before I could sport a beard that wouldn't embarrass me in public.

Skin type
Slightly sensitive. Ideally, I should shave every other day, but enthusiasm has me finding excuses for shaving daily—or even more often ("This patch under my chin—it's just not smooth enough!")

One of my New Year's Resolutions is to shave less often. Having a constant case of razor burn is does not attract people to wetshaving or shaving with a straight. :wink:

Razor
Robert Williams 8/8 half-hollow (http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/14/williams88halfhollowweb.jpg)
Mastro Livi New Grind Series (http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3295/mastrolivinewgrindweb.jpg)
TI Le Grelot (http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/554/tilegrelotweb.jpg)

Blade
N/A

Brushes
Plisson Size 8 with High Mountain White Badger Hair and Imitation Ivory Handle, (i.e., off-white plastic)
Kent BLK4 with Silvertip Badger Hair and Imitation Ebony Handle (i.e., black plastic)
Rooney 3/1 with Super Silvertip Badger Hair and Imitation Ebony Handle (i.e., black plastic)

Shave Cream/Soap
Haslinger Sandalwood (or Marigold) Soap
L'Occitane Cade Soap
Omega Shave Cream

After shave
Cade After Shave Balm
&#234;Shave White Tea After Shave Cream
Haslinger Marigold After Shave Baln

[kingfisher]

Beard type: Coarse and rapidly growing
Skin type: Normal
I shave every day.

Razors:
Atra
Trac II
Fatboy

Blades:
NOS Atra/Trac II
Personna Atra/Trac II
Kai or Feather for DE blades

Creams:
KMF Key Limes
The Real Shaving company sensitive
Trumper's Lime

Soaps:
VDH Deluxe
Mama Bear Spicey Lime
Mama Bear Franckincence and Myrhh

Aftershaves:
SCS Mediterranean Citrus
SCS Extract of Lime
SCS BayRum with a Twist aftershave milk

Colognes:
T&H 1805
Penhaligon's Endymion
Prada Pour Homme

[sanuginz]

Beard type
medium straight hair

Skin type
semi-sensitive

I shave on average every 24 hrs.

Razor

1. EJ Chatsworth
2. Dovo spezial 5/8"
3. Merkur HD

Blade
1. Feather
2. Crystal Personna (isreali)
3. Polsilver

Shave Soap
1. DRH Arlington
2. AOS Sandalwood
3. Trumpers Rose

After shave
1. DRH Arlington
2. DRH Pink
3. DRH Sandalwood

[Saltchuck]

Beard type
Moderately heavy.

Skin type
Average to sensitive on my neck

Frequency
7 days per week

Razors
Merkur 23C
Gillette Ball End Nickel Tech
Gillette Long Comb New

Blades
Derby Extra
Red Pack Personna
Yellow Pack Gillette

Brushes
Omega 80097
26 mm Finest Badger from GoldenNib with custom cherry handle

Shaving Soaps
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna
DRH Arlington

Aftershaves
Mennen Skin Bracer
Old Spice
Aqua Velva (various scents)

[andrew98]

Skin Type:
Slightly oily in Summer, dry in Winter, and quite sensitive on my neck

Beard:
Light... I only shave every 48 hours

Razors:
Edwin Jagger DE89L
1940s Gillette SuperSpeed
Gillette Tech

Blades:
Gillette 7 O'clock (yellow pack)
Israeli Personna (red pack)
Feather

Soaps:
Provence Sante Green Tea
Trumper's Rose
Mitchell's Wool Fat

Creams:
Body Shop Macca Root
Kiss My Face... I'm a soap guy

Aftershave:
Always alcohol-free Witch Hazel (Boots brand) followed by:
Trumper's Skin Food
Provence Sante Green Tea
Nivea Sensitive Balm

Great thread idea!

-Andy

[Kyle Hyde]

Beard Type

Very Course, but not super dense with random growth direction on neck. Wirey.

Skin Type

Very ultra sensitive. Very prone to razor burn, redness, and ingrowns. Very dry around mouth and chin area.

In order of preference

Razor

Trac II

Fat Handled Tech (very rarely anymore)

Blades

Personna Twin II

Dollar General Trac II

Treet Durasharp Classic when using DE

Brushes (only face lather)

VDH Boar (very well broken in)

C&E BBB (rarely used anymore, I like the VDH a lot better)

Omega 49 Pro Boar (the vdh is much softer)

Soaps

Prairie Creations unscented

VDH Deluxe

Tabac

Creams

Gillette Foamy Lemon-lime

Gillette Foamy Sensitive

Aftershaves always with alum block

Dollar Store Old Spice

Nivea Extreme Comfort ASB

Pre de Provence ASB

[cvac]

Skin Type:
Somewhat oily, acne prone, and quite sensitive

Beard:
Probably average, but tough hair and grows fast

Razors:
Edwin Jagger DE89L
1974 Gillette Super Adjustable

Blades:
Gillette Swedes (discontinued)
UK made Wilkinsons (discontinued)
Super Iridiums

Soaps:
Pre de Provence
L'Occitane Cade
Trumper's Rose

Creams:
Taylor's Avocado
Body Shop Old Formula (discontinued)
Lea Crema de Afeitar Lather

Aftershave:
Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel Toner
Earth Essentials After Shave Skin Soother
Nivea Sensitive Post-Shave Balm

[Stubblefield]

Beard: Onmidirectonal.

Razor: Schick Krona

Blades: Personna 74's, Wilkinson LBs, Schick Plus Platinums

Cream: GFT Cocoanut, TOBS AVO, GFT Limes

AS: Baxter of CA


And that's it.

[kp217]

Skin type: Fair
Beard type: Tough/Coarse
Frequency: 3 to 5 days a week

Razors:
1.) Gillette Tech
2.) Merkur 37C Slant
3.) Parker 22R

Blades:
1.) Crystals
2.) Sharks
3.) Indian Black 7'O Clocks

Creams:
1.) Kiss My Face Vanilla
2.) Proraso
3.) Palmolive Lime

After Shaves:
1.) Pinaud Clubman Original
2.) Gillette Sensitive
3.) Bigelow Elixir Black

[baba]

Started this post last year...well actually it was December 30.

Getting some interesting responses. Great to know what people are using, this post has already cost me money, I've bought a few of the top 3 choices that keep reappearing in many posts just to see why so many people use them.

Keep 'em coming!

Thanks, Baba

[Timmy Dee]

Skin type - Combination, darkish
Beard type - Average, coarse
Frequency - Almost every day

Razors
- Merkur HD Classic
- Merkur HD Slant

Blades
- Personna Red (definitely)
- Feather

Cream/Soap
- Tabac soap
- Honey Bee soap
- TOBS Sandalwood

Aftershave
- Proraso Pre/Post
- Tabac A/S splash
- Hugo Boss Energise A/S Balm

[natchez]

Shave almost daily 27/30

Razors:
'56 SS
Pre-"51 Tech
'58 Fat Boy @ 3

Blades:
Derby
Shark
Israeli Red

Creams:
T & H Lime
Proraso/ CO Bigelow
Kiss My Face Lime

AS:
Proraso Splash
Caswell Massey Lime
Jason's 6 in 1 Beard

Brush:
Vulfix- only have one

[Marco]

My beard is course and my skin is very sensitive.
I usually shave every day, but sometimes it happens that I shave every two days.

Here is my current top 3 list:

Razors:

1.Merkur HD 34c;
2.Merkur HD 38c "Barber Pole";
3.Gillette M3 (used only when in time trouble for a quick shave).

Razor blades:

1.Gillette Platinum;
2.Wilkinson Sword;
3.Merkur.

Pre-shave treatments:

1.Proraso pre-shave cream Sensitive;
2.Proraso pre-post shave cream Original (used only as a pre-shave);
3.Trumpers Skin Food.

Shaving brushes:

1.Vulfix Super Badger N.2234;
2.Vulfix Super Badger N.2235;
3.Vulfix Pure Badger N.18.

Shaving creams:

1.Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort;
2.Castle Forbes Lime Essential Oil;
3.Trumpers Coconut Oil.

Aftershaves:

1.Proraso aftershave balm;
2.Proraso aftershave splash;
3.Trumpers Skin Food.

I'd like to add my beloved Alum Block which I use immediately before applying the aftershave.

[Trendkill]

Frequency: 6 days per week.
Beard: Grows very fast, but not thick.
Skin: Average to sensitive.

Razors:
Feather Portable
Trac II
Bic Metal

Brushes:
T&H Silvertip Large (Rooney)
Simpsons Duke 2 Best
VDH Boar

Blades:
Iridium
Feather
Astra

Soaps:
Penhaligon's English Fern
Tabac
Proraso Sensitive Skin

Creams:
T&H Trafalgar
T&H Grafton
T&H 1805

Aftershave:
Gentlemen's Best
Thayers Rose Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB Sensitive Skin

[Sterling Cooper]

Frequency: 6 shaves per week
Beard: Moderate and bi-directoinal up on neck/down on cheeks and jawline
Average Skin Type
Water: slightly hard (Chicago)
Moderately Humid Summers/Cold, very dry Winters

Razors
1930s NEW
1963 Slim
1912 Gem Jr.

Blades
Red IP
Feather

Brushes
Rooney 3/2 (T+H branded)
AOS Pure

Creams
T+H Rose
T+H Grafton
TOBS Eton College

Soaps
Vintage Old Spice
Cella
CADE

Balms
T+H Grafton
Penhaligon's Opus 1870
SCS Savory Rose

Splashes
A/V Ice Blue
A/V Musk
CADE

Colognes
Penhaligon's Opus 1870
T+H Grafton
T+H Spanish Leather

[Jatte]

Frequency Every second day
Beard Very patchy and not very thick , but the hair is quite coarse( Don't have full beard coverage yet, I'm a late bloomer , haha
Skin, Oily and fairly sensitive,

Safety razors,

1912 chainhandle British made Gem
Rolls Razor
Gem Damaskene

Straight razor,

W&B wedge
Dovo Ebony silversteel,
Eskilstuna Frameback

Blade

Ptfe Gem Stainless SE
Pal Blue Blades SE
Red Personnas

Soap,
Speick Stick
Palmolive Stick,
Col Conk Amber (these may change when my Mamabear sticks arrive)

Cream,
Proraso,
Fitjar Fjellheim
JM fraser Mosswood

Brush,
Everready boar(for face lathering)
Wee Scot (travel/Face)
Unnamed german badger (bowl)

Aftershave
Gillette cool
Good ol witchhazel
Boosters Mosswood

Bowl
DirtyBird shaving MUG
Candian made Old spice Mug
Vintage Blades Pewter mug

[pauls51]

Frequency: 3-4 days per week.
Beard: Fairly thick
Skin: Average

Razors:
Gillette Fatboy
Merkur 34C
Gillette Slim

Brushes:
Omega 620 Silvertip
T&H Super
Vulfix Pure

Blades:
Feather
Iridium
Gillette 7 O'clock Greens

Soaps:
C&E Sandalwood
Tabac
Proraso

Creams:
TOBS Avacado
T&H West Indian Limes
Fitjar Mint Extreme

Aftershave:
TOBS Mr Taylors Balm
T&H 1805 ASB
Proraso Splash

[Charon2000]

Shave: 5 days a week
Beard: Average
Skin: On the dry side

Razors:
1) Merkur Progress
2) Merkur 37c Slant
3) Aristocrat

Blades:
1) Feathers
2) Feathers
3) Feathers

Soaps:
1) Mitchell's Wool Fat
2) Mama Bear Iced Lime
3) Mama Bear Awakenings

Creams
1) Trumper Coconut
2) Trumper Almond
3) Body Shop (Old Formula)

Aftershaves:
1) Mama Bear Iced Lime
2) Pinaud Bay Rum
3) Nivea Sensitive

[Not4you]

Skin type: oily, sensitive
Beard type: Average
Frequency: 4-5 days a week

Razors:
1.) McGill Cuttlery Straight (circa 1890s)
2.) 38C
3.) Gillette British Rocket Flare Tip

Blades:
1.) Derby
2.) Astra
3.) Feather

Soaps:
1.) Mitchell's Wool Fat
2.) C&E Nomad
3.) Tabac

After Shaves:
1.) Booster Classic Barber Shop
2.) Old Spice
3.) Aveeno Moisturizer

[nEver-Ready]

Shave 5-6 days per week - get prickly on the weekend sometimes

Coarse beard hair and sensitive skin - especially on neck

Top razors:

1. Gillette Flair Tip Superspeed
2. Star 1912 (SE)
3. Any Schick injector
4. British Aristocrat #16
5. Gillette New Improved Big Fellow

DE Blades:

1. Astra
2. Bluebird
3. Crystal

SE Blades:

1. Ted Pella PTFE coated GEMs

Brushes:

1. Semogue 1305 Boar
2. TGN 24mm Finest Badger in Rudy Vey custom handle
3. VDH Deluxe Boar - super cheapo but I continue to like it, especially when I feel like more exfoliation

Soaps/Creams:

Also use King of Shaves Menthol Shave Oil as pre-shave - really helps to reduce irritation and weepers for me

1. TOBS Sandlewood
2. Palmolive Stick
3. Arko Sensitive

Aftershaves:

1. Nivea Sensitive Skin after shave balm
2. GFT Skinfood - sandlewood

[Sueto]

Razors:

1. Bull Mastiff with a New Head;
2. Merkur 11C Open Comb HD;
3. Muhle R41

Razor blades:

1. Half used pack of Feather
2. New pack of Feather
3. Unopened pack of Feather

Pre-shave treatments:
don't really have any of these. Just use a little bit of whatever soap/cream of whatever I am using.

Shaving brushes:

1. Rooney 3/1 Finest
2. Rooney Stubby 1 Super
3. Vintage Rooney with a bristle knot

Shaving creams:

1. Harris Arlington
2. Bigelow/Prorarso
3. Pre de Provence

Shaving soaps:

1. Harris Arlington
2. CADE
3. Pre de Provence

Aftershaves:

1. Harris Arlington splash
2. CADE splash
3. Pre de Provence balm

[Abyssos]

Beard type
Tough and Dark

Skin type
Average to sensitive on my neck

Frequency
Twice on week

Razors
50s Super Speed flare tip Z-2
C&H Birkendahl 5/8
GEM Micromatic open comb

Blades
Astor
Supermax Super Platinum
Ted Pella SE

Shaving Soaps
Proraso
De Vergulde hand

Shaving Creams
Kupa fresh
Karo Sensitive

Aftershaves
Top Ten Active
Nivea AS Balm

[DoughBoy68]

Skin Type:
normal
Beard Type:
rough
Frequency:
7 days a week

Razors:
Frederick Reynolds 11/16 Barbers Notch
Wade & Butcher 'Special' 5/8 Square Point
Joseph Allen & Sons NON-XLL 5/8 Barbers Notch

Blades:
N/A

Shaving Soaps:
VHD

Shaving Creams:
N/A

After Shaves:
Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm