I started wet shaving around 6 months ago as a result of my general unhappiness with my shaving routine and an OOT thread. I'm really enjoying everything about it - the quality of the shave, the lack of ingrown hairs, the morning routine, etc. I'm also one of those guys who enjoys skin products, etc, so having a whole new category of stuff to shop for and buy is right up my alley.
Things I have:
Art of Shaving shaving brush
$50 from the Art of Shaving
Merkur Long Classic Safety Razor
$29.99 from Classic Shaving
Ceramic Razor and Brush Stand
$39.99 from Classic Shaving
Brush, razor, stand. All pretty standard. The fun part, of course, are the products.
I was able to get a package of stuff from Art of Shaving for super-cheap from Costco. This is it:
It comes with a brush, shaving cream, pre-shave oil, and an after-shave balm. All of the products are excellent imo. Art of Shaving charges $100 for it, though, I doubt I'd use it much if I wasn't able to get it for $40 from Costco.
I haven't branched out all that far from that stuff, but two things I've tried and liked are:
Truefitt & Hill Pre-Shave Oil
$28 from Truefitt & Hill
and
Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort Shaving Cream
$28 from Truefitt & Hill
Finally, I recently bought some products from the American men's grooming maker Jack Black. I'm not posting all that crap because I don't like it very much, especially the shaving cream. It's not as good as Art of Shaving and can't even touch Truefitt & Hill, which is the best I've used.
So there you have my wet shaving treatise. I'd like to know what other products people like and use, especially in the after-shave balm and moisturizer categories. I have very sensitive skin so I can't deal with stuff with too much alcohol in it. Finding good moisturizer is hard.