Greetings and salutations from Kentucky. Im new here but have been wet shaving for over 10 years. Started out with some cheaper razors then bought a Merkur Futur. I loved that razor and used it exclusively until it started shaving uneven. I think the spring inside went bad. I recently purchased a Muhle R41, I prefer an aggressive razor. I dont have a huge collection of soaps but I keep a few on hand, Stirling, Proraso, Master Soap Creations and Barrister and Mann are in the rotation. My go to blade is Astra but always open to trying new ones.