My Perfect Combo

[Jeapeacock]

So after a few months of experimenting, I think I have found my perfect combo at the moment.

Merkur 34c
Astra Superior Platinum Blade
TOBS Jermyn street cream
Face Lather with Tepid water
3 pass shave (wtg, xtg, atg)
COLD water rinse
Followed by TOBS Mr. Taylor Aftershave Balm

For now this is the setup/method that has given me no irritation, long lasting, and BBS.


What is your favorite set up at the moment?

[Xezmer]

-shower
-Duke 2 best
-TOBS Avocado
-Red tip with astra sp/gillette green
-<insert any after splash followed by nivea CoQ10>

[tchmango]

In this order:
Hot wash cloth to soak face
Proraso menthol pre-shave
Cella crema de barba
Coon-Cat-Bob TTO/Fluted handle
Astra platinum

Touch up with Muehle and a Souplex or any other super sharp blade.
Splash with alcolada Glacial
Take shower and follow with Edwin Jagger lotion Sea Buckthorn.

Sounds complicated but it isn't. If this all goes right nobody can screw up my day. Cheers.

[datel]

I like to use a Don Juan blade in a Lord tech, (or a Gillette ball end tech), but the Lord tech is my first choice.
I use a plain old puck of Williams soap and an old Van de Hagan brush.
I also just simply wet my face with hot water, and I do use a little shaving oil before the Williams soap, although I have shaved many times without the oil, and the results seem to me to be just as good.

Just so you know, I have the gambit of creams, soaps, razors, blades, and brushes,
but the above is to me the best all around shave.

The blade does pull, and tug 'a little', but in the end, I have no dings, and no irritation..

[media]

My favorite all time setup.

Gillette Fatboy set on 7
Red Personna Blade
My Restored Ever-Ready silvertip brush from Keith (Vitaman)
Speick Shave Soap
Speick Aftershave Splash

I have a couple other brushes, a load of Soaps and creams, too many aftershaves, and boxes of blades. I've narrowed my razors down to the three Gillette Adjustables and my first DE, the Merkur 23c. All great, but I like the Fatboy. This is the best shave money can buy. I feel like a million bucks afterwards.

[ackvil]

My favorite setup as of now:

Mergress razor settings vary with each pass
Personna Medical Prep Blade
MWF + Proraso cream + glycerin
TH Silvertip Badger Brush

Followed by Thayers Rose Petal WH + Maximum Moisturizer skin cream.

[ateace]

Don Juan blade in a Lord tech, (or a Gillette ball end tech), with a plain old puck of Williams soap using an old Van de Hagan brush.
I also just simply wet my face with hot water, and I do use a little shaving oil before the Williams soap, although I have shaved many times without the oil, and the results seem to me to be just as good.

I love the old school simplicity of this setup. Kudos!

[ateace]

Merkur HD
Red Pack Personna
Proraso Red
Gold & Chocolat Synthetic brush

Post -shave choices vary. Currently, I'm liking Double Iced Lime from The Shave Den, also their A/S milk, and Lucido A/S.

[Ceri]

Edwin Jagger DE89L & Feather
Rooney Style 1 Medium - best badger
minimal prep - a splash of hot water
Erasmic glycerine soap in a bowl - face lathered
cold water rinse, alum block, cold water rinse & dry
aftershave splash... Paco Rabanne PH on the days I'm feeling flash, Denim when I'm not (tho Blue Stratos is making a come back with me)

don't know if it's the setup or if I'm finally getting my technique together, but I'm not getting weepers when I shave with it.

[Jeapeacock]

I love how there are so many different combo....enough that there is one for everyone.

Let keep them comming

[Dave Deluxe]

- Ever Ready 1912
- SS coated blade
- Omega shave cream
- Kingley badger, or Omega boar brush
- Vaseline Intensive Care (hypo-allergenic & fragrence free) skin lotion

DD

[Marco]

My current favourite setup is:

Edwin Jagger DE89 (or DE87)
Red pack Israeli Personna
Simpson Duke 3 Best
Cella, Crema Sapone Extra Extra Purissima (1 Kg)
Alum Block
Italian Floid Blue

[haagiboy]

Merkur 11C
1 day growth = Gilette Platinum
3 days = Feathers
Pure Badger brush form Muhle
Proraso green cream/Fitjar cream
Alum block
Witch Hazel (unscented)
Nive sensitive

I am actually thinking about PIF'ing my 11C for ppl in Europe who havent tried an open comb yet! I thought I needed a mild razor to get rid of razor burns, but I was wrong. The angle on my 11C is so easy to figure out!