What is Your Desert Island Shaving Kit?

[cernel_joson]

I'm interested in what shaving kit you'd consider absolutely essential and/or the very best for you. If you were stuck on a desert island and could only have one item in each of the following categories:

1. Razor (and one brand of blades, if DE)
2. Brush
3. Cream OR Soap
4. Aftershave Balm/Splash/Lotion/etc.

What would they be?

Edit: Pictures of this essential kit welcome.

[Evbo]

Razor: 39c "Sledgehammer" slant
Blades: Feather
Soap: Yardley (or another tallow-based soap of similar quality)
Brush: B&B LE '08
AS: The Gentlemens Refinery Standard ASB

[GoldenBacon]

1. Gillette Slim Adjustable (Personna's)
2. Edwin Jager Pure Badger
3. Tabac
4. Clubman Special Reserve

[demaro]

Simpsons Wee Scot
Gillette Red Tip SS
TOBS Sandalwood soap

[Space]

merkur 23c
astra superior platinums
the brush I got from elite razor
and a mama bears soap

for aftershave I'll just go in the ocean!

off topic a bit: but matt berry is a comic genius! him on snuff box and as dixon bainbridge on the mighty boosh...hahah! pure gold I wish his stuff was more accessible in america.

[Sir Ronald]

Merkur 34C
Astra Superior Stainless
Omega Pure Badger 6229
T&H Trafalgar cream
Proraso pre/post
Dickinsons Witch Hazel


photo? happy to oblige. couldn't leave my brush scuttle out of it either. its a keeper

[Isaac]

Razor: Tim Zowada Damascus
Brush: Simpson PL10 Super
Soap: Tabac
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

[cmannen]

Razor: Edwin Jagger 89L
Brush: Edwin Jagger Best Badger
Cream: TOBS Avocado
A/S: Spieck

[Darth Indiana]

Razor - Tech. this is a very comfortable razor for me and, being a 3 piece, it's a tank

Brush - NNE, but whatever badger is built like a tank and close in size to the VDH boar.

Bowl - stainless or titanium with lid, large enough to hold assembled razor and blade mag.

Blades - Feathers. speak for themselves

Product - Proraso.

i'd have all this in a vintage style travel kit.

[ziplepingouin]

Mühle R89
Gillette Bleue Extra
Vie-Long professional horse

Not sure yet about the soap and AS...

[Speedwell68]

Razor - Mühle R89
Blade - Vidyut SuperMax Super Stainless
Brush - Body Shop Synthetic
Cream - Proraso (and a Costa Coffee Massimo mug to mix it up in)
A/S - Boots Witch Hazel & Old Spice.

[Slivovitz]

If we're imagining that I'm stranded on a desert island, then it might be smarter to grow a long, straggly, beard. If I look too well groomed, then anyone spotting me from a passing ship might not realize the situation.

But, playing along:
Schick G1 injector and Schick blades
Proraso cream
Tweezerman badger (really I have several others that would be equally good)
No aftershave

[drburt]

Really I could make several choices for each. Like for the razor do I take my DE89L. my Schick I1 or my Gem Junior all of which I enjoy using. But here one set of choices.

Jagger DE89L with Astra blades
TOBS Sandalwood cream
Rooney style 1 size 2 Super
Thayers witch hazel

Burt

[ateace]

HOT desert island, right?

Then, this:
Merkur HD
Red pack Personna
Shave Den lime soap w/ menthol
Gold and Chocolat synthetic brush
Shave Den double iced lime AS with allantoin

[Granaura]

Not whole pile of time and trials spent yet... but at this time?

Gillette Fatboy with Feather Blades
Proraso Green Cream and Proraso White Pre/Post Shave
Semogue 730HD Brush (I think that is the number... sigh)
Proraso Aftershave (with WH)

Nice.. Cooling.. and a steady performer..

[DonOhio]

1. Razor Schick G w/minty Pal blades
2. Brush n/a
3. Cream some kind of coconut oil&aloe suntan lotion
4. Aftershave Balm/Splash/Lotion/etc. Osage Rub spiked with menthol crystals (already done!)

[olblueyez]

Razor: Muhle R89 Blade: Iridium
Brush: Simpsons Persian Jar Large Super
Cream: Proraso Cream <~~ Hot island right?
A/S: Thayers Medicated

[California Cajun]

I'm interested in what shaving kit you'd consider absolutely essential and/or the very best for you. If you were stuck on a desert island and could only have one item in each of the following categories:

1. Razor (and one brand of blades, if DE)
2. Brush
3. Cream OR Soap
4. Aftershave Balm/Splash/Lotion/etc.

What would they be?

Edit: Pictures of this essential kit welcome.

Right now, the items I would choose are:

1. Henckels Friodur
2. Rooney Heritage 24mm
3. Poraso in the tub
4. Alt-Innsbruck

I could put together other lists of items I like just as much.

[joglander]

Razor is a Gillette old style with a feather blade.
Tabac shave soap.
I'd like Scarlett Johanson to be the Barber.

[MetroNome]

Merkur HD
Simpson Chubby 2-Band
TOBS Avacado Cream
Feathers
Nivea Sensitive Skin Balm