
razors: my choice is: merkur 38c or a 34 hd in gold plate. best gillette is a red tip super speed but is more harsh than the merkurs.
blades: best blades are the nos vintage gillette platinum plus followed by gillette spoilers , then the super iridiums.
cream: going with trumpers as best bang for the buck
soap: fine triple milled
best shave stick: palmolive (a must when using a cartridge razor)
aftershave: proraso
aftershave balm: neutrogena or geo trumper coral skin food
best soap brush: simpson commodore x3 in best
best cream brush: kent bk8 in silvertip
i was totally disappointed in simpson brushes and their hair loss 10 years ago. recently purchased a chubby 2 in best and a commodore in best. happy to say i've not lost one hair from either of them. the chubby seems to be too large and a lather hog in my opinion.
i have spent many, many dollars trying all types of products and right now these have won out over all others.
i hope to see that the old timers are still around and we haven't lost to many of them. great knowledge from this site. gil