"Desert Island" setup?

drunkentester · Oct 22, 2008

After poring over all the different topics here, I was wondering what is everyone's "desert island" shaving set if they had to choose only one of each item for the rest of their lives?

1. One Razor
2. One Brush
3. One Soap/Cream
4. One Aftershave

I know it's like choosing which child you love the most, but like the highlander, they can only be one.

--Dennis

theperfectstorm · Oct 22, 2008

Razor: Adjustable Slim w/ Red Pack Personnas
Brush: Simpson's Duke 2 in Best
Soap/Cream: Harris Marlborough
A/S: Harris ASM

jtoddaz · Oct 22, 2008

58 Tv Special
Rooney Alibaba 2( although the Plisson on its way is sure to secure the spot)
TOBS Mr. Taylor
L'Occitane Cade ASB

r5cackus · Oct 22, 2008

NDC 40s Gillette SS
Simpsons Chubby 1 in Best
Tabac SS
Floris Santal AS

The Zook · Oct 22, 2008

Gillette Fusion
Bold For Men

Nothing else needed.

Empty Words · Oct 22, 2008

Razor: Merkur Slant and Feather blades
Brush: Rooney Emillion
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Aftershave: Musgo Real splash

1969Fatboy · Oct 22, 2008

fat handled tech
red IP's
B&BE
Pre De Provence SS
Pinaud Clubman AS w/ TGR ASB

Etoyoc_Rebmos · Oct 22, 2008

Umm... On a desert island, I probably wouldn't shave... This would be the chance to finally grow out a beard without worrying about it looking like crud.

If I had to shave

Super Adjustable
brush whittled from a cocunut tree and supplied with a knot from goldennib
Tabac
Royall Bay Rhum

Do I get a solar furnace to heat towels or water?

sehrgut · Oct 22, 2008

Razor
If I'd managed to salvage any canned goods from the wreck, a handheld blade or "straight" fashioned from the lid of a tin. Otherwise, a piece of volcanic glass or glass made from beach sand and ashes.

Brush
Until I'd saved enough of the longest tail-hairs from the local monkeys, I'd probably just hand-lather.

Soap/Cream
Soap made from wood-ash lye and rendered pygmy-goat fat, along with clay from the local deposits that seemed the finest.

Aftershave
As long as I'd salvaged some tin and/or glass items from the wreck, I'd be able to run a low-efficiency makeshift still and distill a kind of brandy from local fruits and berries which should make a decent aftershave.

dcormier · Oct 22, 2008

Brush: Rooney 3/1
Razor: Gillette NEW (with a short comb, not the long comb)
Blade: Crystal
Cream: Tom's of Maine mint (I'm assuming this desert island is in the tropics :biggrin:

)
ASB: Keihl's Ultimate Men's After-Shave Balm and Moisturizer

Wily Whiskers · Oct 22, 2008

sehrgut said:
Razor
If I'd managed to salvage any canned goods from the wreck, a handheld blade or "straight" fashioned from the lid of a tin. Otherwise, a piece of volcanic glass or glass made from beach sand and ashes.

Brush
Until I'd saved enough of the longest tail-hairs from the local monkeys, I'd probably just hand-lather.

Soap/Cream
Soap made from wood-ash lye and rendered pygmy-goat fat, along with clay from the local deposits that seemed the finest.

Aftershave
As long as I'd salvaged some tin and/or glass items from the wreck, I'd be able to run a low-efficiency makeshift still and distill a kind of brandy from local fruits and berries which should make a decent aftershave.

With the tough times potentially coming this should be made into a sticky! :biggrin:

JBHoren · Oct 22, 2008

Razor: C-MON (Germany) "Blue Star" 11/16 straight razor
Brush: Rooney Style 1 Size 1 in Finest Badger shaving brush
Soap/Cream: QED Vetiver shaving soap/Cyril R. Salter French Vetiver shaving cream
Afterscent: Carlo Corinto Vetyver EDT

RayH · Oct 22, 2008

Well let's see...
Razor: Schick Krona with Derby blades
Brush: AOS Pure Badger
Soap: L'Occitane en Provence Cade, triple milled will last a looong time
A/S: Old Spice

ateace · Oct 24, 2008

Big +1 on the pygmy-goat fat soap. My face feels so conditioned after I shave with it, I really don't even need to apply the fish-eye balm, although I do anyway (love the scent).

OK:

Merkur Classic
Red Personna 'totem pole' pack (10,000 blades)
Proraso 'stranded shaver' 1 metric ton tub
Cheapo no-name badger brush
hollowed out half-coconut shave bowl

sehrgut · Oct 24, 2008

ateace said:
Big +1 on the pygmy-goat fat soap. My face feels so conditioned after I shave with it, I really don't even need to apply the fish-eye balm, although I do anyway (love the scent).

OoOo! Good one! I'll bet the vitreous humour from an eye makes a great ASB!

puffmtd · Oct 24, 2008

Merkur barberpole
Arko
Rooney heritage stubby 1
old spice

BrianL · Oct 24, 2008

Merkur 23c
Derby blades
Omega pro boar
Tabac soap
Old Spice
L'Occitane Cade ASB

Bradford · Oct 24, 2008

HD/Crystal
Chubby 1 Best
GFT Rose
Speick

langod · Oct 24, 2008

I'd just bring my current setup:

Gillette Slim Adjustable with Feathers or Derbys
C&E BBB
Ogalalla Bay Rum soap & Aftershave

Maybe Silver Mountain Water or Chanel Platinum Egoiste for those magical evenings when the island goats start looking especially attractive.

the beav · Oct 25, 2008

My "go to" setup in this situation is very simple:

1. G-1 Fatboy with case
2. Tabac soap with vintage Everready 100T brush
3. Proraso post cream
4. Mary Ann

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1969Fatboy

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dcormier

Wily Whiskers

JBHoren

RayH

ateace

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puffmtd

BrianL

Bradford

langod

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