What Combo was your best shave ?

[baba]

Badger and Blade Brothers and Sisters,

Please list the combination of stuff that gave you your best shave ever.

I just surprised the hell out of myself and had the best shave of my very short shaving career. I wasn't even thinking about my shave...just needed to be done. I didn't even feel the hair being cut...nothing. Just wild.

Mine was a strange combo indeed. Gillette Black tip Superspeed, a Shark blade, pre oiled my face with King of Shaves Alpha-oil pre shave oil, quickly hand lathered with Edge ActiveCare Deep Hydrating Shave cream. Had maybe 2 days growth.

Shave cream cost me $1.99 at an tiny Indian grocery store here in Chicago, didn't have high expectations for it, only bought it because I had never seen it before...turns out its great stuff.


Razor ...................Gillette Black tip Superspeed
Blade ...................Shark
Pre shave..............King of Shaves Alpha-pre shave oil
Shave Cream..........Edge ActiveCare Deep Hydrating Shave cream

Kind Regards, Baba

 

[Luc]

I think one of the best shave I've had was the Proraso shave

Proraso Pre
Proraso superlather (Green cream/white soap)
Proraso balm

Gillette NEW w/ Bull Mastiff handle
Astra SP blade

With the straight razor, every single of them are great!!

 

[Wil Dorenbos]

Till now:

prep: Kirks Fragrance free
Soap: ARKO stick
Razor: Enigma
Blade: Astra SP

 

[SpyvSpy]

Best I've had so far.

Razor: EJ Loxley W/Astra
Brush: EJ SBB
Soap/Cream Mix: Penhaligons EF soap & BB cream
AS: D.R. Harris Milk

Booming with nice slick lather and an amazing scent.

 

[natchez]

Probably, my best do it myself shave was when I first returned to DE shaving about two years ago.

Gillette Tech- pre '51
Proraso cream
Vulfix brush
Proaso AS splash
I don't recall the blade

I still use most of these items regularly in my routine. The Tech is my "in a hurry shaver".

I had a shave while in London on business many years ago from a pro, which I recall was a wonderful shave and a true indulgence at the time.

 

[beginish]

This is a nice idea for a thread.

Razor: Mergress with a Black 7 O'Clock Blade
Cream: Trumpers Violet
Brush: Rooney Heritage Victorian
ASB: Trumpers Coral Skin Food

All applied to clear off a 3 day growth of stubble. I was BBS for about 2 days.

 

[BigRich]

Omega Shaving Cream, B&B Essential Brush, Merkur 34C, Feather Blade, Speick A/S

 

[dsheppard]

Futur on 2 1/2, Iridium Super, Irisch Moos

 

[DavidH]

Razor: Rooney
Blade: Croma
Brush: Semogue 2030
Cream: AdP
AS: Thayers Rose Witch Hazel
ASB: AdP
EDC: AoS Lemon

 

[JPM]

GFT Skin Food pre-shave.
Proraso Cream
Mergress w/ a 7O'clock Yellow
Thayer's witch hazel.

 

[ArchersParadox]

Merkur HD
Dorco ST-301 (They dont get much love here...)
Col. Conk lime and Proraso superlather
Clubman's bay rum

 

[Y2K]

So far I've got the best shave with this setup:

Cream: C.O. Bigelow Barber Eucalyptus Shave Cream (proraso)
Brush: C&E Best Badger
Razor: Gillette Fatboy set on 2 and 3 (for the last pass)
Blade: Feather yellow
A/S: Witch Hazel followed by proraso lotion

 

[whistleman123]

Tech A-1 date code
Super Iridium Blade
The Real Shaving Co. Shave2Cream (sensitive skin formula)
Cheap Ever-Ready C-40 brush
Old Spice
While sipping on a double shot of Johnnie Walker Black Label - neat

Only one BBS since starting with a safety razor and I can't seem to repeat it!!! Any suggestions.

 

[gaj90027]

Great idea baba, here's mine:

Razor & Blade - GEM G-Bar with CVS blade
Brush - Vintage Every Ready restored with TGN Grade A Silvertip
Cream - GFT Coconut
A/S - Ogallala Bay Rum

BBS shave and my skin was soft and moist for a full 18 hours after.

 

[firstman]

Tie: Trumper's Lime/Musgo Real and Feather

 

[Y2K]

Tech A-1 date code
Super Iridium Blade
The Real Shaving Co. Shave2Cream (sensitive skin formula)
Cheap Ever-Ready C-40 brush
Old Spice
While sipping on a double shot of Johnnie Walker Black Label - neat

Only one BBS since starting with a safety razor and I can't seem to repeat it!!! Any suggestions.

I knew I was missing an important step in my routine! Thanks for the tip.

 

[leeparmet]

Soap: MWF
Brush: Omega Boar
Razor: Ikon Classic spindle
Blade: Red Pack IP
A/S: Clubman

~Lee

 

[pault28]

Razor ...................1948-1950 Superspeed (THAT YOU LENT ME...absolutely love this thing!)
Blade ...................Derby Extra (thanks to you)
Shave Cream..........Combo of Arko shave stick and Every Man Jack shave cream (also thanks to you)
Aftershave.............100% Witchhazel

 

[CoolBurn]

Merkur HD
Speick shaving cream
Gillette 7'Oclock yellow blades
Pre de Provence Aftershave balm

Did this this morning in fact. Stellar as always.

 

[hmbbone]

Tech A-1 date code
Super Iridium Blade
The Real Shaving Co. Shave2Cream (sensitive skin formula)
Cheap Ever-Ready C-40 brush
Old Spice
While sipping on a double shot of Johnnie Walker Black Label - neat

Only one BBS since starting with a safety razor and I can't seem to repeat it!!! Any suggestions.

Are you making sure to have the JW when you try to repeat it?