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If you had to give up your shaving collection and start over and you could have only one of each item listed below generally available to the public, no limited editions or rare collectibles, what would you go buy to shave with for now on?
~ Razor
~ Brush
~ Blades
~ Soap/Cream
~ Aftershave
~ Cologne
 
Razor: ATT Atlas H2
Brush: Semogue SOC boar
Blade: Astra SP
Soap/Cream: Wm Neumann 1911 cream
Aftershave: Wm Neumann 1911
Cologne: Arabian Oud Kalemat
 
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Razor: R41 (2013)
Brush: Wilkinson Sword
Blade: 7 o'clock Yellow
Soap/Cream: Proraso Green (tube)
Aftershave: Imperial Bergamot
Cologne: Leather Oud (Floris)
 
~ Razor - Merk 34
~ Brush - Omega 80266
~ Blades - Astra SP
~ Soap/Cream - T&H 1805
~ Aftershave - Lime Sec
~ Cologne - Lacoste Blanc
 
Razor. English RFB NEW
Brush. The Grooming Company synthetic
Blade. Polsilver SI
Soap. Undecided.
Aftershave. Saint Charles Shave Nutriment
COlogne. Lolita Lempicka
 
Merkur HD 34C (or possibly Gillette New LC)
Omega S-Brush
Astra SPs
TOBS Avacado cream
Unscented witch hazel (with alum block, if possible!)
Vory v. Zakony (it's from a small online company)
 

Claudel Xerxes

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Razor- Merkur Progress
Brush- Omega 10066 or Semogue 830
Blades- Feather
Soap/Cream- Mike's Natural Soaps Vetiver
Aftershave- Homemade AS (glycerin, aloe vera, witch hazel)
Cologne- N/A
 
Razor: Merkur 42C
Blade: Astra SP(Personna Med Prep close 2nd)
Brush: VDH Badger
Cream: TOBS Eaton College
AS: Proraso or Speick
 
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Blade: Feather
Soap/cream: Santa Maria Novella
AS: SMN Sandalwood
 
I have been seriously thinking about doing just that. I get my best shaves from my simplest most basic set up. It was also what I started with (except the 620):

Semogue 620
Arko
EJ DE89lbl
Derby
AV Musk
 
~ Razor - RRBS head on Weber bulldog handle
~ Brush - SOC
~ Blades - Astra SP
~ Soap/Cream - Valobra unscented
~ Aftershave - Lucido
 
Razor: ATT S2
Brush: Rudy Vey Shavemac 2-band
Soap: MdC Fougere
Blade: Polsilver SI
Aftershave: Speick
EDT: Penhaligon's English Fern
 
Razor: 40's Thick Handle Gillette Tech
Brush: Simple 10049 Omega Boar
Soap: CRSW Sandalwood
Blade: Polsiver SI
Aftershave: Lucky Tiger Bay Rum
 
Razor - A Gillette Tech of some sort.
Brush - Something besides my cheap Escali.
Blade - Derby.
Cream - Proraso Blue.
Aftershave - Generic Witch Hazel. Or maybe Bump Patrol.
Cologne - Canoe. (English Leather a close 2nd.)

Never thought the aftershave and cologne choices would be the hardest...
 
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Brush - Cherry SOC Boar
Blade - Polsilver SI
Soap - Beer Soap Brewing Co "La Habana"
Aftershave - Clubman SR
 
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