Tell us about yourself. Shaving Gear Edition

I thought it would be fun to do a tell us about yourself with shaving gear. Just follow the template below with your current favorite shave gear.

Favorite Razor: EJ DE 89 (DE) Schick Injector adjustable (SE)

Favorite Soap: B&M Seville (Artisan) DR Harris Marlborough (Mass market)

Favorite After Shave: Fine Platinum (Artisan) Old Spice original (Mass Market)
Lucky Tiger (Balm)

Favorite Brush: JR 191

Favorite blade: Feather and Bic Chromes

Favorite Cream: CO Bigelow/Proraso Green



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I'll play.

Favorite Razor: Gillette Fatboy/Feather SS Artist Club

Favorite Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat for the Vintage/Classic. Anything Stirling for the Artisan

Favorite After Shave: The Mighty Mighty Veg

Favorite Brush: Jayaruh #46 and the 30DC LE - both synthetics

Favorite blade: Voskhod and my favorite NOS blade is Sharp Star

Favorite Cream: CO Bigelow because I haven't used any others.

 

All choices subject to change at the whim of the poster...(**edited to add DE & blade choice)

Favorite Razor(s):
SR—vintage Sheffield-made ‘Pipe’ 7/8” razor from George Wostenholm & Sons.
DE— 2011 Mühle R41

Favorite blade: Feather Stainless

Favorite Soap: Soap Commander (Artisan), Martin de Candre (Mass market)

Favorite After Shave: Fine ‘Snake Bite’ (Artisan), None (Mass Market), Pre de Provence Shea-butter ‘sage’ (Balm)

Favorite Brush: Shave Works 30mm (badger), custom Oscar11 (boar), custom Jayaruh 24mm (synthetic)

Favorite Cream: Don’t use ‘em. Institut Karite makes a fine one, though, if I had to choose one.

 

Fun thread!

Favorite Razor: Gillette New LC

Favorite Soap: Jabonman Eufros (Artisan) Tabac (Mass market)

Favorite After Shave: Fine L'Orange Noir (Artisan) Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel (Mass market) Unrefined Shea Butter (Balm)

Favorite Brush: JR #160 Louisville Slugger handle with Omega 10098 boar knot (Artisan) Kent BK8 Silvertip (Mass market)

Favorite DE blade: Feather and Voskhod (Yes, @NCoxSTL, mark it down!)

Favorite Cream: Castle Forbes Lavender

Favorite Cartoon Characters: Calvin and Hobbes

Favorite Ice Cream: Whatcha got?

 

Favorite Razor: SR Droescher Blue Diamond 5/8(SR), Schick Adjustable(SE), & Gillette LC New(DE)

Favorite Soap: Fine Platinum & Tabac

Favorite Aftershave: Proraso Green & Fine Platinum

Favorite Balm: Nivea Cooling

Favorite blade: GSB

Favorite Cream: Everest Shaving Cream(Russian Federation)




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Favorite Razor: F2 Gillette 195(DE), Schick '500' (SE)

Favorite Blade: GSB

Favorite Soap: Cella

Favorite Aftershave: None

Favorite Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22

Favorite Cream: KMF fragrance-free

 

Favorite Razor: My artisan straights, I can single one out.
Favorite DE: 2011 Mühle R41

Favorite Soap: AoS tallow for performance, original AdP for scent

Favorite After Shave: Speick or Lucky Tiger

Favorite Brush Knot: Thäter 2 band
Favorite Brush Handle: 30DCLE

Favorite blade: DE - Iridium Super SE: Feather Pro

Favorite Cream: Castle Forbes Lime

Subject to daily change

 

Favorite Razor : Merkur 34C

Favorite Blade : Gillette Silver Blue

Favorite Soap : The Holy Black Gunpowder Spice

Favorite Aftershave: The Holy Black Gunpowder Spice

Favorite Post Shave Balm : Nivea

Honorable mention
Soap : L&L Grooming Bon Vivant
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Bon Vivant



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Favorite Soap: (Artisan) - The Shave Shop/ Gingers Garden Acqua di Florida, (Mass market) - Tabac Original

Favorite Cream: (Mass Market) - Cremo Cooling, (Artisan) - Chris @americanshamrock York Peppermint Patty Menthol Tallow

Favorite Brush: B-400 with interchangeable ferrules, (Boar) - Omega Pro 98, (Badger) - Whipped Dog High Mountain, & (Synthetic) - APShaveCo Tuxedo, or 30 DC LE & Cashmere synth knot, or JR#130 with Maggard Sunrise synth knot.

Favorite Bowl: Textured Ceramic Suribachi from Osaka, Japan

Favorite Razor: (DE) - '59 Gillette Fat Boy, (SE) - The Bunny by @twhite

Favorite blade: (DE) - Feather Hi-Stainless or Personna; Lab Blue/ Med Prep, (SE) - Schick Chick or Personna II twin

Favorite Straight Razor & Strop: Manhattan Cutlery Co 6/8+ near wedge and Drygulch No.43

Favorite After Shave: (Mass Market) - Pinaud Clubman or Murray & Lanman's Florida Water, (Balm) - Proraso Blue

Cool Weather Food: Dark meat chicken, Hillshire's Smoked Beef Sausage, Shrimp, & Okra Gumbo with Trappey's Bull Sauce.

 

That last entry just made me hungry.

 

The Cartel and Yakuza need to figure out how to make a hybrid blade. Feather/Voskhod. The FeatherKhod? One side Feather, the other Voskhod. Buy 100 and you get your choice of saki or vodka. Or hey, half a bottle of both.

 

This, definitely this!


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Favorite Razor: Timeless .95 gap open comb razor

Favorite Soap: too many to mention, I really enjoy Stirling and Barrister and Mann, however (Artisan)
TOBS jermyn Street (Mass market)

Favorite After Shave: Chatillon Lux (Artisan)
Pinaud Clubman (Mass Market)

Favorite Brush: Wolf Whiskers

Favorite blade: Gillette silver blues

Favorite Cream: Truefitt and Hill 1805

 

Parker SRX ("shavette")

Arko - (tie) R66, TSD

Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

(tie) Tuxedo synthetic knot, Plisson synthetic knot

GSB

Ingram

 

All choices subject to change at the whim of the poster...

Favorite Razors: 1949 SuperSpeed or Fendrihan All-Stainless MK. II
Favorite Soaps: Williams, L'Occitane Cade
Favorite After Shave: Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Favorite Brushes: Semogue 830, Omega 10049
Favorite blades: Personna Lab Blues, Derby, Feather
Favorite Creams: Pacific Shaving Natural, Nivea Men Sensitive

 

Can you really love Derby and Feathers at the same time lol

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Razor - 2011 R41 with Sabi Handle

Blade - Bic Chrome

Brush - Shavemac Flat Top Silvertip Badger with Rudy Vey Disco handle

Soap - Stirling Electric Sheep

A/S - Stirling Electric Sheep

 

Favorite Razor: Rocket Flare

Favorite Soap: Almost anything Stirling

Favorite After Shave: Special Reserves

Favorite Brush: Hardright Davy Jones 22mm synthetic

Favorite blade: Polsilvers

Favorite Cream: Heresy, look at favorite soap.

 

(Too new to this gig to warrant an opinion )

Favourite razor? Gillette New LC

Favourite soap? Got some coming

Favourite cream? TOBS Avocado

Favourite brush? Omega Pro49 boar

Favourite blade? Astra SP

Favourite aftershave? I use balms mostly, but I love Dior Sauvage and L'eau d'Issey por homme.

Any way to keep this one open as I seem to find new stuff to like all the time?