I didn't take up traditional shaving until my 40s!
I know, I know ... but as a teenager I simply could not afford, well couldn't afford soap either, so whatever was on the sink. I think I got a Gillette Sensor, which felt rather plush at the time. I shaved with cartridges thereafter, having been on the disposables before. Wilko Retractor, from memory.
I did get a Wilkinson Sword brush from the supermarket at some point in the earlier 2000s.
Aside from that, it was a puck of MWF (yes, I think this was my first purchase), a Merkur 23C with the long handle and then a badger brush from eBay. A pal from another forum who I met on here sent me a pack of mixed blades to get going with while my kit arrived.