Men's Grooming / Shaving

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I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm as meticulous about shaving as I am with my hifi. I figure if you're shaving almost every day for a lifetime you may as well enjoy it and do things right. In any case, I've been loyal to Gillette for as long as I can remember. My first blade was a Sensor, followed by the Sensor Excel, Mach3, Mach3 Turbo, M3Power, and now the Fusion Power. Excellent blades, but I have coarse hair and find I don't get more than three shaves per blade. I also found I was getting a lot of skin irritation on my neck. At the end of the day, the Gillette tax I was paying monthly was getting ridiculous, so I began looking for a new solution.

I was then introduced to Double-Edge razors. This really interested me, I really liked the idea of a classic design, with a simple razor and no guard (keep things analogue hehe), plus a badger hair brush and classic shaving cream. I talked to my local 'dealer', and ended up purchasing:

Razor: Merkur - FUTUR Adjustable DE Razor
Blades: Merkur - Super Platinum DE Blades (package of 10)
Brush: True Gentlemen - Pure Badger Brush
Pre-Shave Oil: MOXIE for Men - Easy Glider
Shaving Cream: Truefitt & Hill - 1805
After-Shave: Baxter - After Shave Balm
Face Wash: urth - White Tea + Gingseng Facial Cleanser
Exfoliant: MOXIE for Men - X-Foliator, Detox Facial Scrub

Lots of patience, a few knicks and cuts, and a couple of weeks of practice, and I found the ultimate shave, plus no longer have any skin irritation on my neck. Of course there was the initial investment on the razor and brush, but now that I've moved over to double-edge razors the products pay for themselves (just so long as I amortize the initial cost over two years). A package of 10 blades costs only $8, each of which lasts 6 shaves. Seriously, 60 shaves for $8, and more shaves if my hair wern't so coarse. The shave cream lasts about six months.

My routine takes about 10 minutes.. face wash, exfoliate, hop in the shower, then pre-shave oil, shave cream, shave, after-shave. I usually shave every 2-3 days.

So... what's your routine? What products do you use?