I have no Merkurs, just a Gem, several Gillettes, and a few Schicks. I had to use what was available, and chose the Red Tip Super Speed with a Personna Platinum Chrome blade.
34 Slant, Merkur blade with I Coloniali cream, Vey custom Badger brush, witch hazel and Floid Vigoroso. Mixed the cream in my new Dirty Bird scuttle. Nice!
Razor/Blade: Merkur Futur with a Russian Gillette 7 O'clock green super stainless
Brush/Soap: Simpsons Duke 1 face lathering Tabac shave stick
After shave / cologne: Tabac AS and Tabac EDC
Razor/blade: Merkur Progress with a Bob's Razor Works (cooncatbob) custom knob / Gillette 7 o'clock Black blade
Brush/soap: RV custom Persian Jar handle with a TGN silvertip set low / Crabtree & Evelyn soap (face lathered)
After shave / cologne: Master after shave / Tabac cologne