Wolfman WR2 1.35 and 1.65 razors 90% of the time.
Soaps, Brushes, Blades, Fragrances… change daily.
Soaps, Brushes, Blades, Fragrances… change daily.
Share your "end game"/permanent gear you use for 90%+ of shaves
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Razor: Mamba 70
Blades: Gillette 7 o'clock yellow and Derby Premium (but they aren't 90%; blades are cheap so I still try new ones)
Brush:AoS badger and Omega boar
Soap: Proraso green and RazoRock XXX (but I also rotate others through)
After Shave: Osage Rub and Every Man Jack face lotion
Blades: Gillette 7 o'clock yellow and Derby Premium (but they aren't 90%; blades are cheap so I still try new ones)
Brush:AoS badger and Omega boar
Soap: Proraso green and RazoRock XXX (but I also rotate others through)
After Shave: Osage Rub and Every Man Jack face lotion
Amazon looked OK they have gone up to $8
used to get them for 5.49 or something BUMMER
but still not a bad deal
curious how many shaves you get out of them ? I notice I can only get one good one the 2nd falls apart on last pass
Thanks for this!
I get two perfect shaves and then the third is not worth the effort for me.
The brush is a Gentleman Jon that was in a kit that had been re-gifted to a thrift store. I have a few others but don't remember where I put them, it's been so long.
The shaving bowl is one of those textured surface, stoneware bowls that I think is a cooking tool of some sort, a thrift store pickup. I have a similar backup somewhere since ceramics and bathrooms, well, disaster is not an if but a when.
The shave cream rotation involves somewhat more variety, but I tend to gravitate to the Gillette Pure or Cremo 75 percent of the time.
For the razor I will use anything, and have an inventory that supports a couple of lifetimes of doing just that, but mostly I use the Goodfellow 5 blade (also sold as Jack Black Closer), essentially a Quattro with a fifth blade instead of those little wires over the blades. For DE, I have a short handle Merkur and of course a zillion blades, but usually use the Silver Blue.
A hobby of variety for a creature of habit. It's a better mix than it sounds.
The shaving bowl is one of those textured surface, stoneware bowls that I think is a cooking tool of some sort, a thrift store pickup. I have a similar backup somewhere since ceramics and bathrooms, well, disaster is not an if but a when.
The shave cream rotation involves somewhat more variety, but I tend to gravitate to the Gillette Pure or Cremo 75 percent of the time.
For the razor I will use anything, and have an inventory that supports a couple of lifetimes of doing just that, but mostly I use the Goodfellow 5 blade (also sold as Jack Black Closer), essentially a Quattro with a fifth blade instead of those little wires over the blades. For DE, I have a short handle Merkur and of course a zillion blades, but usually use the Silver Blue.
A hobby of variety for a creature of habit. It's a better mix than it sounds.
lasta
Blade Biter
Razor: Tech
Blade: GSB
Brush: Well broken-in boar
Bowl: Double insulated steel soup bowl
Soap: Whatever smells good!
Aftershave: Whatever smells good and not too long lasting.
Blade: GSB
Brush: Well broken-in boar
Bowl: Double insulated steel soup bowl
Soap: Whatever smells good!
Aftershave: Whatever smells good and not too long lasting.
Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: PolSilver SI
Brush: Barbear Portugues 2023, SOC 2 band Badger, SOC TSN LE, Wald (in order of preference)
Bowl: Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Soap: MdC/SV
Post shave: Thayer's unscented, followed by Clinique Moisturizer for Men
Blade: PolSilver SI
Brush: Barbear Portugues 2023, SOC 2 band Badger, SOC TSN LE, Wald (in order of preference)
Bowl: Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Soap: MdC/SV
Post shave: Thayer's unscented, followed by Clinique Moisturizer for Men
Used all the tools at one time. I am a minimalist in this area these days.
Gillette Atra, Floris No. 89 shave cream. Hand lather, no brush, no bowl. Floris No. 89 after shave. The aftershave varies occasionally. Sometimes use an electric.
Gillette Atra, Floris No. 89 shave cream. Hand lather, no brush, no bowl. Floris No. 89 after shave. The aftershave varies occasionally. Sometimes use an electric.
Great question! My ‘end game’ for what it is worth:
Razor: Wolfman WR1 (no question, this is my ‘daily driver’)
Blades: GSB (today’s answer, although I could be just as happy with any of my ‘top tier‘ blades)
Brush: Shavemac beagle 2-band (used yesterday and enjoyed immensely)
Soap: Haslinger’s (although I could, and do select any from my current rotation)
Splash: Speick (simply hits all of my buttons, with an occasional option to use some Clubman)
But I do enjoy variety!!
Razor: Wolfman WR1 (no question, this is my ‘daily driver’)
Blades: GSB (today’s answer, although I could be just as happy with any of my ‘top tier‘ blades)
Brush: Shavemac beagle 2-band (used yesterday and enjoyed immensely)
Soap: Haslinger’s (although I could, and do select any from my current rotation)
Splash: Speick (simply hits all of my buttons, with an occasional option to use some Clubman)
But I do enjoy variety!!
100% of the time I use an ATT mixed metal Windsor with a mild plate, Personna Lab Blues, small Kent badger brushes (alternate daily between BK4 and BKB4), MdC, and Acqua di Selva or 4711.
Some combination of the "ingredients" below would comprise +90% of my shaves with soaps being the biggest X Factor:
Razor: Tatara Masamune (CC/OC)
Blade: Astra Superior Plat, Treet Plat
Soap: Canadian Shave, Stirling UWB
Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar T3
Bowl: $3 Ceramic (Target "Clearance")
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive, Duke Cannon
MISC: Osma alum block
Razor: Tatara Masamune (CC/OC)
Blade: Astra Superior Plat, Treet Plat
Soap: Canadian Shave, Stirling UWB
Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar T3
Bowl: $3 Ceramic (Target "Clearance")
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive, Duke Cannon
MISC: Osma alum block
Straight razor. Boar brush. Tallow soap.
AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
RazoRock Game Changer 68
Everything else varies
Everything else varies
Merkur 34C and an Astra SP (though not 100% sure about the blade after I exhaust the stash)
Almost always use the G5 scuttle, too, but I am currently using an old school Burgess & Leigh Ironstone scuttle with the small Haslinger puck sitting nicely up top.
Almost always use the G5 scuttle, too, but I am currently using an old school Burgess & Leigh Ironstone scuttle with the small Haslinger puck sitting nicely up top.
Lupo 58 for 99% of my shaves. I 3017 soaps and creams. Blades I pretty much 3017 each tuck, sometimes I'll have two open at once for variety. I have 4 synthetic brushes I rotate, and about 5 or 6 aftershaves I do the same with.
Water is here to stay for me
My “end game” stuff is extremely boring, but that’s what helps the special stuff feel special 
I’ve come to realize that the Edwin Jagger DE89 is the perfect balance of feel/weight/form factor for me.
The Gillette Nacet blade is just the right amount of sharp and smooth.
The PAA Starcraft brush looks awesome, feels awesome, and it ended up being the one I use everytime without thinking about it.
My Fine lathering bowl is the only one I ever use anymore.
As for soaps and other software, they change all the time but if I had a “default” it would be Arko soap and Proraso green splash, with Nivea Sensitive Skin balm.
Had I known, when I first got into wet shaving, I would have saved SO MUCH MONEY! But then it wouldn’t be as much fun, would it?
I’ve come to realize that the Edwin Jagger DE89 is the perfect balance of feel/weight/form factor for me.
The Gillette Nacet blade is just the right amount of sharp and smooth.
The PAA Starcraft brush looks awesome, feels awesome, and it ended up being the one I use everytime without thinking about it.
My Fine lathering bowl is the only one I ever use anymore.
As for soaps and other software, they change all the time but if I had a “default” it would be Arko soap and Proraso green splash, with Nivea Sensitive Skin balm.
Had I known, when I first got into wet shaving, I would have saved SO MUCH MONEY! But then it wouldn’t be as much fun, would it?
For now, my minimalist endgame is:
Razor: King C. Gillette
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush: Noble Otter
Bowl: Timeless Blue bowl
Soap: Badger
Aftershave: Old Spice (English Leather possible at Christmas or Birthday)
Razor: King C. Gillette
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush: Noble Otter
Bowl: Timeless Blue bowl
Soap: Badger
Aftershave: Old Spice (English Leather possible at Christmas or Birthday)
Brushes & razors switch up. But 90% of my shaves use Martin de Candre shave soap & I finish my shave with my homemade Vanilla Highball splash.
