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stagger · Post by **stagger** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:51 pm

I quit searching for "the perfect setup" when I found the following:

Semogue 1305 brush
Gillette Tech razor
Treet Dura Sharp blades
Tabac shave soap
TOBS Rose cream

No need for me to look for something better as these products give me a bbs shave every time with no irritation. By the way, irritation is what got me started in "old fashioned" shaving in the first place. So, how many of you have found the perfect combination for your skin and have quit searching? Just curious...

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:42 am

tulip 3, merkur /merkur, and trumpers rose for me

clive

Odio Barbillas · Post by **Odio Barbillas** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:19 am

stagger wrote:I quit searching for "the perfect setup" ...

You'll be back!

ateace · Post by **ateace** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:33 am

It's nice to find the setup that you want to use every day, especially with all the temptations that surround us!

function · Post by **function** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:33 am

The only thing better than finding happiness in a setup is the process of finding happiness in a setup.
It can be just as rewarding to learn that I can't use a certain razor well or a certain black just stinks for me as it can be to use the Crystals over and over again, especially with the fear of another shavepocalypse.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:11 am

Hi Mark. It's to your credit that you've been able to settle on a small group of items that work so well for you. I'm not sure that I can do that. So far, I've been able to winnow the products down to small groups that work well with one another, and I make my daily selection from within those small groups. I believe the groups are capable of being further reduced from within through the process of gradually using them up and deciding not to replace them. Accumulating sufficient backups for the ones that get used up and promptly replenished are a whole different situation, however.

Pauldog · Post by **Pauldog** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:55 am

Vaseline
Bic disposable
windshield scraper

churchilllafemme · Post by **churchilllafemme** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:04 am

I can imagine your satisfaction in finding the "perfect" setup. However, part of the enjoyment for me is the experimentation and discovery, the fascination of trying and comparing various products. After all, if you've found the "perfect" collection, then why even come back to the forum at all....

ScottB · Post by **ScottB** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:04 pm

stagger wrote:I quit searching for "the perfect setup" when I found the following:

Semogue 1305 brush
Gillette Tech razor
Treet Dura Sharp blades
Tabac shave soap
TOBS Rose cream

No need for me to look for something better as these products give me a bbs shave every time with no irritation. By the way, irritation is what got me started in "old fashioned" shaving in the first place. So, how many of you have found the perfect combination for your skin and have quit searching? Just curious...

I certainly stopped looking at new brushes after getting the 1305 and one of the big Omega boars. I think I need to try the TOBS rose cream too.

Scott

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:25 pm

John I expect we return to discuss our findings.

L. Martino · Post by **L. Martino** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:51 pm

stagger wrote:I quit searching for "the perfect setup" when I found the following:

Semogue 1305 brush
Gillette Tech razor
Treet Dura Sharp blades
Tabac shave soap
TOBS Rose cream

No need for me to look for something better as these products give me a bbs shave every time with no irritation..

Hi there,

Before I answer your question, let me just set things up a little bit. I don't know how many different things you've tried in the past, but I'm hoping it's a lot. Lots of different razors, many different blades, and lots of soaps/creams. If that's the case and you arrived where you did, then that's fine. Otherwise, you could be missing quite a bit.

I found my perfect soap and razor/blade set up long ago, and sometimes even now (rarely) when trying something new I find something just as good. I will always try a new to me blade or razor......only takes a little while to know if it's worth using more than once.

Martin

Araner · Post by **Araner** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:00 pm

I have a sort of perfect setup.

The razor and blade are set: Gillette New (short comb) – Derby blade

The soap is set: Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad shaving soap

The brush is the biggest variable; I have several and use them as the mood strikes:
Savile Row 1824 pure badger brush (24mm knot)
Savile Row 2824 best badger brush (24mm knot)
Savile Row 2422 best badger brush (22mm knot)
Savile Row 3126 silvertip badger brush (26mm knot)
Savile Row 3722 silvertip badger brush (22mm knot)
Savile Row 3324 silvertip badger brush (24mm knot)
Omega 49 boar brush

The after shave depends on the weather:
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue in warm weather
Aqua Velva Musk in cooler weather

If I use cologne it’s Caswell-Massey’s Lime cologne

I still experiment occasionally with a different product/item and that usually confirms that what I have listed above is just right for me.

Mike

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:53 pm

Mark, All the stuff I use with any regularity fits into that category for me. Check my SOTD posts for the details.
Regards,
Gordon

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:04 pm

Mark, that's a very good kit.

I don't have mine quite that simple, but my basic setup is the following, with some minor variation. I stick to established favorites now and am well stocked up for the future. I have little interest in further experimentation with new products.

Edwin Jagger DE87 razor
Treet Dura Sharp blade (some variation here; vintage blades lately)

Semogue badger with Art of Shaving/Valobra hard soap
Semogue boar with Cella soft soap

Thayer's Witch Hazel Astringent (Original, Peach, or Lemon)

- Murray

stagger · Post by **stagger** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:42 am

Squire wrote:John I expect we return to discuss our findings.

Thank you Squire. You said it perfectly.

stagger · Post by **stagger** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:53 am

L. Martino wrote:
stagger wrote:I quit searching for "the perfect setup" when I found the following:

Semogue 1305 brush
Gillette Tech razor
Treet Dura Sharp blades
Tabac shave soap
TOBS Rose cream

No need for me to look for something better as these products give me a bbs shave every time with no irritation..
Hi there,

Before I answer your question, let me just set things up a little bit. I don't know how many different things you've tried in the past, but I'm hoping it's a lot. Lots of different razors, many different blades, and lots of soaps/creams. If that's the case and you arrived where you did, then that's fine. Otherwise, you could be missing quite a bit.

I found my perfect soap and razor/blade set up long ago, and sometimes even now (rarely) when trying something new I find something just as good. I will always try a new to me blade or razor......only takes a little while to know if it's worth using more than once.

Martin

Before finding the set up that is perfect for me, I tried probably 15-20 blades and around 10-15 different soaps and creams, and 8 different razors. Most of the things I tried were mentioned on here by the way. And, although I didn't mention it in my original post, on days when I have extra time and really want to pamper my face I break out my straight. Always a great shave. What makes this all the more perfect is that my wife knows what I use and love and buys gifts accordingly.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:41 am

Pauldog wrote:Vaseline
Bic disposable
windshield scraper

Paul, I'm impressed. But, why not eliminate the first two and just go with the scraper? Do you want guys to think you're some kind of sissy?

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:24 pm

CMur12 wrote:Mark, that's a very good kit.

I don't have mine quite that simple, but my basic setup is the following, with some minor variation. I stick to established favorites now and am well stocked up for the future. I have little interest in further experimentation with new products.

Edwin Jagger DE87 razor
Treet Dura Sharp blade (some variation here; vintage blades lately)

Semogue badger with Art of Shaving/Valobra hard soap
Semogue boar with Cella soft soap

Thayer's Witch Hazel Astringent (Original, Peach, or Lemon)

- Murray

Murray, It makes sense that sooner or later we reach the conclusion that we've been there and done that already. I guess some say that reaching the destination is what it's all about, and others will say that it's the journey that counts. Sometimes I'm with the first group, and other times I'm hunting again. I think we're fortunate that we can move freely from one to the other, or we can stop at any point that seems comfortable.

GA Russell · Post by **GA Russell** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:05 pm

I've tried quite a number of things since the first of the year, but it's been a long time since I first tried Cella, Gillette 1948 Super Speed, 7 O'Clock blacks and Koh-i-Noor SC 68 boar brush, and they have been my tops for quite some time.

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:37 pm

brothers wrote:
CMur12 wrote:Mark, that's a very good kit.

I don't have mine quite that simple, but my basic setup is the following, with some minor variation. I stick to established favorites now and am well stocked up for the future. I have little interest in further experimentation with new products.

Edwin Jagger DE87 razor
Treet Dura Sharp blade (some variation here; vintage blades lately)

Semogue badger with Art of Shaving/Valobra hard soap
Semogue boar with Cella soft soap

Thayer's Witch Hazel Astringent (Original, Peach, or Lemon)

- Murray
Murray, It makes sense that sooner or later we reach the conclusion that we've been there and done that already. I guess some say that reaching the destination is what it's all about, and others will say that it's the journey that counts. Sometimes I'm with the first group, and other times I'm hunting again. I think we're fortunate that we can move freely from one to the other, or we can stop at any point that seems comfortable.

Hi Gary -

I'm frankly embarrassed over what I have spent on shaving over the last few years! More recently, I have built up stockpiles of favorite expendables, while experimentation has slowed way down. Most recently, I tried and bought a good supply of Personna blades for Hospital Use.

Though it wasn't my original intent to do anything of the sort, I screamed down that slippery slope of search for the perfect brush, the perfect soap, the perfect razor, and the perfect blade. Right now, I feel like I have found them, and, while I don't doubt that there are other wonderful products out there, I'm really content with what I have. Anyone who should gaze upon my collection of tools and my stockpile of expendables will behold an embarrassment of riches.

- Murray

SMF

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