Haz Merkur Futur adjustable safety razor ($70?), for about 2+ years now I believe. Razor irritation WAY down vs. shaving with the bank-'o-blades disposable cartridges, often closer/cleaner shave as well (if I do my part - otherwise I'm still stubbly). I take longer to shave now than I used to, in part because I mix up foam in a big-ol' latte mug - $3.99 from Bed Bath & Beyond - from one of Taylor of Old Bond Street's shaving cream tubs using a badger-hair brush.
Blades currently in use: I'm less than a third of the way through a megapack of bargain blades from Amazon, 7 A.M. brand, which work surprisingly well for something like $16/100 blades. I replace the blades between 5-7 uses, which actually works out to about every 2 weeks for me. Yes, I grow facial hair slowly. Wilkinson and Merkur blades were nice, CVS' brand was tolerable but inferior for premium price.
Regular badger-hair brush from Amazon, Tweezerman brand IIRC, cost like $11. It and the razor hang from a Col. Conk's 2-pc stand ($50, but got it for Christmas) on my sink. You can spend more for a regular or silver-tip badger brush, and maybe it's worth it - I don't know. Mine's lasted 2 years so far. It sheds a little, and I'm probably getting close to replacement time - but what a value! Will almost certainly get another of these to replace it (might get extras for my downstairs bedroom, where I keep some extra shaving stuff for when I need to sleep down there, and my travel shaving kit, since they're so cheap).
Shaving cream - favorite is Taylor's Sandalwood, though their Avocado is nice too; at one point I picked up a sampler pack from The Shave Den, and I liked several other kinds (Tabac had a VERY pleasing scent and lathered exceptionally well but is $30 for a tub; Taylor's run about $13 for the same size, which lasts a few months and lathers about as well) but Taylor's is my go-to brand. Tub fits neatly inside the latte mug on my counter.
I used Art Of Shaving ($22 for 2.5oz? bottle) or King Of Shaves ($6.99 for teeny-tiny bottle, but you only need a couple of drops for your whole face) shaving oil for a while, and noticed that it helped reduce razor burn even under shaving cream, but have since found that baby oil, at a tenth the price, is equally good for that purpose. Have heard of people using olive oil for the same purpose.
Aftershave - I often do without. When I want to smell nice for a special occasion, I like Pinaud Clubman. Alcohol-based, so it stings, but the sting wears off fast and the scent is nice without being overwhelming. $7 for a several-ounce bottle.
Of course I have a styptic stick and alum block for when I screw up by the numbers and cut or razor-burn myself. They've seen little use since I stopped trying to do the straight-razor thing...
Left-over Dovo Shavette, which is a cartridge-based "straight razor". Single-edge blade goes in a folding plastic insert (3 colors for 3 different lengths of blades), and you use it like a regular straight razor. I'm pretty well convinced that if I were foolish enough to try and use it on my throat, my wife would find me bled out on the floor in the bathroom looking like Sweeny Todd had been at me. I've tried it on the flatter portions of my face, and can't keep from cutting myself frequently and often. I'll stick with my Futur, thanks very much.
I also have most of a shaving (soap) stick from Arko, a Turkish brand, left which I store in the latte mug on top of the Taylor's tub normally. As was previously noted, you wet your face, rub the stick all over your face, and lather it up right on your face with a brush. $2, so I'll be getting another couple of these for travel use (TSA-permitted, supposedly) and backup at home, in case I forget to order my regular stuff and run out. Clogs my razor worse than the Taylor's, though.
In my experience, the Art of Shaving stuff is nice, but overpriced - their kits are like $100 for preshave oil, shaving cream, aftershave balm, and a brush. They smell nice and work well, don't get me wrong, but you don't need to spend that much to get a shave at least as good.
