I shave about once every 3-4 days, I find it a complete waste of time/razors/shave soap to shave daily, or even every other day. I use an old-fashioned double-edged razor, and my go-to blade are Astra Superior Platinum:
You can get a pack of these off of Amazon for like, ten bucks. I use each blade twice. I shave once, then my next shave I flip the blade over so I use the opposite edge, and if you do the math, it comes out to something like $.05 cents/shave.
Merkur Razor
And my favorite shave soap is Colonel Conk, specifically their amber-scented soap, it's loaded with glycerin so it's slicker 'n eel shit , blade glides on my face, whips up into an excellent lather.
Oh, and I've been using the same Omega boar bristle soap brush for years
When I shave, I do the whole "first pass with the grain, lather up again and against the grain". Baby ass-smooth every time.