Finally found the perfect shave.whats yours?

[JeffOlson]

For me, the perfect shave is a DFS, not BBS, with no nicks, cuts, weepers, irritation, etc. I like to shave every day, and if I shave too closely, I usually have some irritation and an uncomfortable shave the next day. My perfect shave is unhurried and enjoyable; it is smooth and comfortable; it consists of 3 to 4 passes (because I enjoy using my brush for face-lathering!); and it never requires the use of a styptic pencil or alum block.

Today, my perfect shave consisted of:

• Stock Feather AS-D1 (with no shims and without my iKon OSS base plate)
• Feather blade
• M&F butterscotch Blonde Badger brush (the color makes a difference!)
• GFT Coconut Oil shave cream
• Captain's Choice Bay Rum aftershave
• Neutrogena moisturizer applied liberally after the bay rum dried

 

[gunterbr]

My perfect combo right now is:

- Gillette SS Flare Tip
- Proraso Sensitive Skin
- Omega Boar #66
- Old Spice AS
- Nivea Sensitive Skin Moisturizer

Of course since I'm fairly new this is actually all I have ha ha. I have new-to-me Tech coming soon, as well as some very generously PIF'd Mystic Water and Bald Frog soaps, so I know at least one or two will make my perfect combo when they get here.

 

[dymaxion]

My favorite combination right now is:
Merkur 34c
Feather Blade
Silvertip Brush from PC Woodcraft and Pens
Cella
I like to rotate between different flavors of Aftershave from Clubman (The Veg is my favorite)

 

[dtezla]

I just settled on a set up and I have no intention of changing it anytime soon. I even PIFed all my blades last week.

Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Van Der Hagen Boar
Soap: Williams Mug Soap
Razor: Merkur 1904
Blade: Derby
A/S: Old Spice

Cheap and very effective all around great shaves!

 

[Mad Man]

2 recent shaves with items from the Australian Travelling Box could easily become regulars (Vitos/Irisch Moos)) but like some others I rotate so much that it depends on mood/weather etc.

 

[59chop]

Nope I haven't got it yet...I'm still searching!

 

[skleice]

Best shave to date has been with:

Muhle R41
Gillette 7 o'clock blue
Muhle M89 Silvertip
QCS Vostok
Nancy Boy Signature ASB

 

[dpittman70]

Best shave yet has been:

Gillette Tech Razor
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (Black) or Astra SP (either one)
Proraso Pre/Post Green
Mystic Water Soap
Original Clubman AS

 

[watchiekong]

Mergress XL
Astra SP blade
Martin de Candre shaving soap
Nivea AS balm

 

[Coler]

Favourite Razor - 39C Slant (but I want to try the R41)

Favourite Blade - Feathers.

Pre-shave, brush, cream/soap, post-shave are all variables and I'm lucky enough that I get a brilliant shave whatever products I use.

 

[Kabong30]

So far it's been this:

'76 Gillette Super Adjust. (long black handle) set to 4
Suave conditioner as preshave (while I'm in the shower)
Gillette 7 O'clock Permasharp blade
C.O. Bigelow cream with 4 drops of glycerin in G20 scuttle
B&B Boar brush
Shulton Old Spice AS and a little bit of Gold Bond Men's lotion

 

[Howl1nWolf]

Proraso pre-shave
I coloniali mango SS
Merkur 23c with Red personna blade
Edwin jagger Aloe AS

 

[redrako]

This is a bit like when my wife asks me what my favorite food is. "How could I limit myself to just one?"

At the moment:

Merkur 34 HD
Asco Stainless Steel blades (orange box, if it matters)
Mike's Natural/Mystic Waters Bay Rum
one of many brushes
Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Unrefined Shea Butter

 

[john shea]

What I fall back to for checking my technique is:
- Shower, shampoo,
- MWF, CO Bigelow cream, 6 drops glycerin uberlather,
- Merkur Vision brush,
- Henckels Friodur 7/8 Spanish point, TM Latigo 30 linen/60 leather,
- Merkur Vision or 34G for touchup using a new Feather blade,
- Thayers WH lemon-aloe,
- Dominica Bay Rum lime
This routine gives me my closest, easiest, most comfortable shaves with the least AS burn and the softest skin.

 

[Moondancer]

Consistently providing a DFS / BBS level:

Proraso Red cream
Omega 636 "Lucretia Borgia" Silvertip brush
Merkur 37C Slant
Feather blade
Dickinson Witch Hazel followed by
Layrite's No. 9 / Dominica / Captain's Choice / Ogallala / Gilbert Henry / Krampfert's Finest Bay Rum aftershave

 

[larzone]

The perfect shave! The perfect wave? The perfect...does that really exist? If so, how can you tell if that perfect shave was not your very last one? Just curious!

 

[barticus]

For now
Noxema cleansing cream pre
Nancy Boy Replenishing
Simpson Wee Scot
Personna
Pils 101NN
Dickinson's wh

 

[Infernal2]

1940 Gillette Tech
Feather blades
Mike's Lime
Semogue Owner's Club
Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel
The Veg or the Spice

 

[Invicta]

Taylors of Old Bond Street, Jermyn St; Merkur 37C with Rapira SS blade, Simpsons Commodore X3 brush, Proraso aftershave balm.
However the Progress is no slouch and the Vulfix 2235S makes a super lather. Proraso cream in the summer is fantastic.

 

[Dcaratachea]

Just tried Gillette 7 o'clock yellows with eton college with my EJ de89l and it gave me a silky smooth shave