What's your go-to gear?

[Queen of Blades]

Tell us what razor, brush, blades, any and all shaving gear you find yourself using more often than the others.


My go-to's;

Brush- Crabtree & Evelyn Best Badger
Razor- Ladies Gillette Blue Star
Blades- SHARPs
Cream- Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil

[rick]

B&B Finest Ebony
Merkur Gold Slant
Derby's
MamaBear BayRum Cream
Tabac Soap
Aqua Velva Musk AS/C splash
RNB ASB
Guerlain EdT
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....my "Desert Island" combo :cool:

[PalmettoB]

This all might change with my recent acquisition of a straight. (Heck, if I really start to like straight shaving, I may have a bunch of newbie specials and eBay razors before it's done!)

Anywho:
Razor: slim handled Gillette adjustable
Blade: Swedish Gillette
Brush: B&B finest horn
Soap: Mama Bear's Lavender
Cream: right now, it's Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna, but I have few creams yet.
AS: Geo. F. Trumper's Coral Skin Food

[Htownmmm]

I actually have 2 'go to set-ups':

1.When in a hurry

a. Merkur HD
b. Derby blade
c. Honeybee Sue Bay Rum SS
d. Omega Boar

2.Time not a factor:

a. Merkur VISION
b. Israeli blade
c. Simpson's Beaufort
d. AOS Lavender SC
e. Neutrogena Alcohol Free Toner
f. Alum block
g. SCS Lavender Shave Milk
h. SCS Lavender EDT

[chefchris]

My go-to list changes alot but right now it is:

Merkur HD w/ Feather
SR 3324
Col. Conk Bay Rum SS
Pinaud Clubman AS
Proraso ASB

[qhsdoitall]

Merkur HD Classic Gold
Feather Blade
C & E BBB
Nancy Boy Signature Cream
Alum Block
Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
Custom ASB

[bearbeard]

Brush: B&B finest in faux horn.
Blade: Feather
Razor: Merkur Slant Bar in GOLD
Soap: Anything Sandalwood (right now SCS sandalwood soap)
Aftershave: AOS sandalwood. my favorite smell (this is the hardest to pin down however as I really only choose my aftershave the minute I open up my cabinet after the shave, and choose from my selection.) Sometimes only the sting of Pinaud Clubman will satisfy me for that particular day.

[DragonBoy]

Gillette Slim Adjustable
Derby Extra
Muehle Pinsel Super Badger
Mama Bear Shaving Soap - Any Scent :drool
Aco After Shave Splash

[moviemaniac]

Brush: Kent BK4
Razor: Dovo Prima Klang Bocote
Cream: CF Lavender
Soap: Harris Arlington
AS: Swiss Pitralon
ASB: MB WASB

[Scorpio]

This is a tough one for me. I like all my straights but I tend to use my Shumates a bit more frequently. Creams depend on the mood or if I am doing anything that day. These days I am using Euro Creams such as Wars, Florena, Speick, Palmolive Euro, Nivea Shaving Cream and for local some of SCS creams. My Favorite Brush is my Savile Row 208. Hydrolast Conditioner ASB. Pre shave I only use Proraso pre.

Don't get me wrong I love all of my Taylor, Trumpers and Truefitt & Hill creams. Plus a few MB soaps and one SCS soap.

Raf

[Mottern Man]

Right now.

Merkur HD
Crabtree & Evelyn Best
Sharp
Trade winds SS
Thayers WH

[Magruder]

Subject to change, but currently:

Merkur Classic
Derby or 7am blades
Plain ol' Surrey glycerine soap, with some Proraso or KMF Lavender thrown in

I've had some problems with irritation on my face and neck lately, and I'm sticking with products that I don't seem to be sensitive to. Also I'm still trying to perfect my technique and get rid of that redness on my neck.

I've been doing this for 9 months now, I had the technique for my face figured out after a couple of weeks, but the skin on my neck is so sensitive that it screams for mercy as soon as I step into the bathroom.

Anyway, I'm using the same razor -- I have about a dozen more -- and just one or two blades and just a few soaps and creams, so that if the shave turns out really well, or really poorly, I can attribute it to my technique and not to the equipment.

[Smedley]

So far, for a hassle-free shave:


SuperSpeed
Israeli Personna
MB soap, any variety, really


I have yet to try Swedish Gillettes, Feathers, and Sharps, so my opinion might change soon.

[murchmb]

Lots of hot water
Shavemac 220 Silvertip
Merkur Progress w/ Feather blade
Tabac soap in jar
Lots of cold water
Thayer's Alcohol Free Witch Hazel w/ Aloe (spritzed)
Proraso ASB

[TraderJoe]

Col. Conk Bay Rum SS


Chris - I just began using the Conk Bay Rum soap this week, I agree - its great stuff. I find it to be very noticeably different in scent than most other bay rum scented things. What do you think?

[Lynchmeister]

Merkur Classic
Derby blades
C&E BBB
Aqua Velva

Those are the ever present players 99.9% of the time.

[chefchris]

Chris - I just began using the Conk Bay Rum soap this week, I agree - its great stuff. I find it to be very noticeably different in scent than most other bay rum scented things. What do you think?



I agree, Conk Bay Rum is different, very light and not as spicy as other Bay Rum scents. I'm getting ready to buy the Conk Bay Rum AS, I hope it's a close match.

[TraderJoe]

I'm getting ready to buy the Conk Bay Rum AS, I hope it's a close match.

Very cool - let us know how it is~ :D

[Stubble]

I keep moving around with my razors, and even though they all shave a little differently, my favorite is probably the 1930's Gillette New open comb. Here's the rest:

EJ Best brush
Feather blades
Tabac soap
Thayers Witch hazel
Stephans 320 astringent

[Edcculus]

Brush:C&E Best brush
Razor: Merkur HD. No matter how much I neglect it, I'm always amazed at the great shaves it gives me when I go back to it.
Soap: Anything Mama Bear!
Aftershave: Alum and Burts Bees Bay Rum ASB