My first setup
I started wet shaving in march 2012.
My starting kit was:
I also switched to the Lijun silvertip brush rather quickly.
After a few months, I bought a tube of Mühle shaving cream - Aloe Vera
And half a year later, I added: Proraso "white" aftershave balm - Green Tea & Oatmeal
The above listed equipment is what I used for my first year and a half (close to two years) of wet shaving, before I started experimenting with a variety of other products.
My starting kit was:
- Razor: Merkur "23C" (or Model 180)
- Blades: Derby "Extra"
- Brush: Proraso "Professional" 28mm boar made by Omega
- Croap: Proraso "white tub" (the soap tub, not the tube) - Old formula: Aloe & Green Tea (Discontinued)
- Aftershave: Proraso "white" Pre/Post - Old formula: Aloe & Green Tea (Discontinued)
- Pre shave: Proraso "white" Pre/Post - Old formula: Aloe & Green Tea (Discontinued)
- Other: Laboratories Osma styptic pencil + Proraso styptic gel
- Blades: Feather "New Hi-Stainless" - 10 pack
- Brush: Lijun (now Liojuny Shaving) "SI21-23EB" - Silvertip Badger 21mm
- Bowl: Lijun plastic shaving bowl
I also switched to the Lijun silvertip brush rather quickly.
After a few months, I bought a tube of Mühle shaving cream - Aloe Vera
And half a year later, I added: Proraso "white" aftershave balm - Green Tea & Oatmeal
The above listed equipment is what I used for my first year and a half (close to two years) of wet shaving, before I started experimenting with a variety of other products.
March 2013 - Frank Shaving brush 21mm Silvertip Badger with plastic stand
November 2013 - Ace Shaving brush 19mm Finest Badger with metal stand
December 2013 - Proraso "blue" aftershave balm (Aloe and Vitamin E)
December 2013 - Proraso "blue" shaving cream in tube (Aloe and Vitamin E)
December 2013 - Proraso "green" shaving cream in tube (Eucalyptus & Menthol)
December 2013 - Proraso "green" shaving soap in tub (Eucalyptus & Menthol)
December 2013 - Mühle "31 M 530" 21mm synthetic brush
January 2014 - Blades: Astra "Superior Stainless"
January 2014 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (blue tip)
January 2014 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (silver flair)
January 2014 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (red tip)
January 2014 - Gillette "Slim Adjustable" razor
January 2014 - Gillette "Slim Adjustable" razor
January 2014 - Semogue "1470" 22mm boar brush
January 2014 - Blade sample: Derby "Extra" / Astra "Superior Platinum" / Crystal / Gillette "Silver Blue" / Gillette 7 o’Clock (green) "Super Stainless" / Personna "Platinum" (Red Pack)
January 2014 - Cream sample: Taylor of Old Bond Street (TOBS) "Eton College" / TOBS "Jermyn Street" / TOBS "Lavender" / TOBS "Lemon Lime" / Geo F. Trumpers "Lime" / Edwin Jagger "Aloe Vera" / Edwin Jagger "Cooling Menthol" / Musgo Real "Lavender"
January 2014 - Witch Hazel (generic)
February 2014 - RazoRock "Mission" razor
February 2014 - Blades: PolSilver "Super Iridium"
February 2014 - Shaving bowl in stainless steel
July 2014 - RazoRock Pre Shave Soap "Lime Glycerin"
July 2014 - RazoRock "King Louis - Lavender" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Fresco" shaving cream
July 2014 - Blades: Personna "Super" (Lab blue)
July 2014 - Blades: Gillette 7 o'Clock (Green) "Permasharp Stainless"
July 2014 - Aqua Velva aftershave "Ice Blue"
July 2014 - Kiss My Face brushless cream "Cool Mint"
July 2014 - Arko shaving soap stick
July 2014 - Blade sample: Gillette 7 o’Clock (green) "Super Stainless" / Gillette 7 o’Clock (yellow) "SharpEdge" / Gillette 7 o’Clock (black) "Super Platinum" / Astra "Superior Stainless" / Personna "Platinum" (Red Pack)/ Shark "Super Chrome" /Shark "Super Stainless" / Gillette "Super Thin" / Gillette "Platinum" / Voskhod
July 2014 - RazoRock "Extract Of Limes" aftershave milk
July 2014 - RazoRock "XXX" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Sensitive skin - Neroli" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Don Marco" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Pre Barba" pre shave gel
July 2014 - RazoRock "Problem Solver - Lime" aftershave splash
July 2014 - RazoRock "King of the Castle - Lime" hard shaving soap
July 2014 - RazoRock Alum Block
November 2014 - Proraso "green" Pre/Post cream (Eucalyptus & Menthol)
2015 - Shave purchase sabbatical 2015
PIF: February 2015 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (black handle F4, birth year)
PIF: June 2015 - Thayer's Witch Hazel "Original" with Aloe Vera (astringent with alcohol)
November 2013 - Ace Shaving brush 19mm Finest Badger with metal stand
December 2013 - Proraso "blue" aftershave balm (Aloe and Vitamin E)
December 2013 - Proraso "blue" shaving cream in tube (Aloe and Vitamin E)
December 2013 - Proraso "green" shaving cream in tube (Eucalyptus & Menthol)
December 2013 - Proraso "green" shaving soap in tub (Eucalyptus & Menthol)
December 2013 - Mühle "31 M 530" 21mm synthetic brush
January 2014 - Blades: Astra "Superior Stainless"
January 2014 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (blue tip)
January 2014 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (silver flair)
January 2014 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (red tip)
January 2014 - Gillette "Slim Adjustable" razor
January 2014 - Gillette "Slim Adjustable" razor
January 2014 - Semogue "1470" 22mm boar brush
January 2014 - Blade sample: Derby "Extra" / Astra "Superior Platinum" / Crystal / Gillette "Silver Blue" / Gillette 7 o’Clock (green) "Super Stainless" / Personna "Platinum" (Red Pack)
January 2014 - Cream sample: Taylor of Old Bond Street (TOBS) "Eton College" / TOBS "Jermyn Street" / TOBS "Lavender" / TOBS "Lemon Lime" / Geo F. Trumpers "Lime" / Edwin Jagger "Aloe Vera" / Edwin Jagger "Cooling Menthol" / Musgo Real "Lavender"
January 2014 - Witch Hazel (generic)
February 2014 - RazoRock "Mission" razor
February 2014 - Blades: PolSilver "Super Iridium"
February 2014 - Shaving bowl in stainless steel
July 2014 - RazoRock Pre Shave Soap "Lime Glycerin"
July 2014 - RazoRock "King Louis - Lavender" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Fresco" shaving cream
July 2014 - Blades: Personna "Super" (Lab blue)
July 2014 - Blades: Gillette 7 o'Clock (Green) "Permasharp Stainless"
July 2014 - Aqua Velva aftershave "Ice Blue"
July 2014 - Kiss My Face brushless cream "Cool Mint"
July 2014 - Arko shaving soap stick
July 2014 - Blade sample: Gillette 7 o’Clock (green) "Super Stainless" / Gillette 7 o’Clock (yellow) "SharpEdge" / Gillette 7 o’Clock (black) "Super Platinum" / Astra "Superior Stainless" / Personna "Platinum" (Red Pack)/ Shark "Super Chrome" /Shark "Super Stainless" / Gillette "Super Thin" / Gillette "Platinum" / Voskhod
July 2014 - RazoRock "Extract Of Limes" aftershave milk
July 2014 - RazoRock "XXX" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Sensitive skin - Neroli" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Don Marco" shaving soap (croap)
July 2014 - RazoRock "Pre Barba" pre shave gel
July 2014 - RazoRock "Problem Solver - Lime" aftershave splash
July 2014 - RazoRock "King of the Castle - Lime" hard shaving soap
July 2014 - RazoRock Alum Block
November 2014 - Proraso "green" Pre/Post cream (Eucalyptus & Menthol)
2015 - Shave purchase sabbatical 2015
PIF: February 2015 - Gillette "Super Speed" razor (black handle F4, birth year)
PIF: June 2015 - Thayer's Witch Hazel "Original" with Aloe Vera (astringent with alcohol)