Asante said:

It its a shaving CREAM then wet your face and the razor and brush with hot water, then take a bit of the cream on your finger and rub it over your cheeks, then whip it up with the (badger hair!) brush to a thick rich lather.

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kr0nik0 said:

Oh wow! I was thinking somewhere along the lines of 50 bucks for a good kit that includes the brush and cream. No way I'd invest in that at 200.

I'll stick to my dollar shave club razors. I get awesome razors (better than any other disposables I've tried before) for a dollar each every month with free shipping.

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kr0nik0 said:

I've only experienced a proper old school shave with a brush and straighblade the couple times I've been to a barber in the past decade. They were the best shaves ever.

If I wasn't so lazy about shaving my beard, I'd go all out on an expensive shaving kit.

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Asante said:

If you want brand names as a reccomendation, for a razor get a Merkur 34C razor and charge it with Derby Extra razor blades.

This is the most recommended Razor/blade combination and is quite affordable. As you see, the razor (easily lasts a decade) and 100 blades (easily lasts a few years) for less than $50, combined.

A HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE shaving cream is PRORASO Shaving Cream.

A HIGH QUALITY HIGH END shaving cream is Taylor of Old Bond Street Shaving Cream

You decide, the second is pure decadence so why not PRORASO?

Then a Badger Hair Shaving Brush

and for $70 you are all set, you got barber quality gear that will last you years and good cream to go with it.

Now it comes to technique.

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