Lambda razors

Good afternoon everyone.  I wanted to let everyone know that the Lambda razors will be available for sale tomorrow (Thursday, July 7th) at 12 Noon EDT, at The Razor Company.

They're LIVE now

I took a pass

Me too, looks sold out now so congrats Theo and Jason

They're LIVE now

LIVE for sale at The Razor Company Now

I took a pass

Me too, looks sold out now so congrats Theo and Jason

I took a pass too. I was not surprised to find that they were SOLD OUT at 12:25, when I checked out of curiosity.

They're LIVE now

LIVE for sale at The Razor Company Now

I took a pass

Me too, looks sold out now so congrats Theo and Jason

I took a pass too. I was not surprised to find that they were SOLD OUT at 12:25, when I checked out of curiosity.

Yep it was nice to see razor company involved, that was pretty quick.

The Lambda Athena is such a special razor it gets 2 threads of conversation!

I find it hard to classify the blade feel of this razor. When my stubble is long I perceive significant blade feel (still smooth, but it feels like a blade-forward razor). On the second pass, with short stubble, I perceive mild blade feel. On the third pass, very little blade feel indeed. And going over smooth areas there is no blade feel at all.

In fact the razor has zero blade exposure, according to Theodoros, so what I perceive as blade feel may actually be something else. It may be something to do with the way the slots in the safety bar interact with my hair and skin. I don’t know. There’s something different about the design of this razor that I don’t fully understand yet. In the end it feels good on my face and it is as efficient as a good mid-high aggression razor, and mild on my skin - so it all works great.

Somehow this slotted safety bar system with the side channels seems to be a new and possibly superior razor head design. It has multiple advantages, from my perspective:
1. Rinsing the razor is much more effective than conventional razors, and you really can’t clog this razor
2. The side channels for water/lather evacuation prevent your hand or the handle getting wet and slippery. And the way the water shoots from the sides is incredibly satisfying and fun
3. The slots in the safety bar seem to make it shave more like an open comb razor, but because the comb is not fully open the razor feels smoother than an open comb
4. And possibly there is this phenomenon that I don’t yet understand, which seems to make the blade feel diminish with each pass - just as you would wish it to if you could adjust the blade exposure during the shave

There’s something different and interesting about this razor, and I am glad it is also made and presented to such a premium standard to do justice to the clever engineering. Possibly this razor is just better engineered than conventional razors and, for the price, it is well worth anyone interested in DE razors spending some time with it to form an opinion. I think if you get one, don’t sell it on if you feel it isn’t for you - take your time with it and it might possibly be an important razor. And I am sure Lambda razors will become more expensive in future.

Who says there is no innovation in razor design any more?

I know exactly what you mean about that blade feel. I first noticed it on my WR2s  I don't understand the theory, especially given a neutral exposure.

I suspect that is a new design as well. Clever and boy does it work, as you noted. Great couple of posts. Thanks.


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Gents: 

I concur.  I’ve read and reread this thread over and over as I couldn’t quite put my finger on why it’s so different than anything “I’ve” ever used.  The Moriarty “Hybrid Head” Theory makes the most sense to me. I took my time with it when I first received it because of the way the blade sits, I feared it would be too much for me. Now I don’t even think about it, I speed shave as if it was a .48 

Certainly a cutting edge razor, pleasure to use.  From engineering to aesthetics it’s a solid instrument

Theo undervalues his work. The razor is worth 2-3x, easy.

$210 usd tax title license to your door from Greece
I’d pay $30+ for the wood box
Shipping, gotta be $30+
Lol, dude is making a sick f’in razor for a buck fifty if that

Theo: if you read these threads, your Athena is brilliant. I can only speak for myself; pure value

Cheers

That's a lot of opinion there, and alot of hard selling, i think some people would ask different questions than you are.  Like if the razor alone is worth more how is he able to include such a box and still afford to make the razor.  Raising the price before being established in the market place and having a high demand could be a death sentence.  If im trying to decide between 220 for this razor and a SS timeless, well I can find a lot more reviews and opinions about the timeless, or maybe Ill just eat the extra 50 bucks on a carbon SS because hey it's only 50 bucks.

I'm not saying this razor is bad or anything, Im not sure why you are so upset that people dont feel great about a price increase, unless you are employed by Lambda.

Not upset. Not employed by Lambda (and I think you know that). Just my opinions, and they are reasonable.

You can’t go wrong with a Timeless razor. I never heard anybody disappointed with the quality or consistency. I like mine a lot. The Slim 0.5 and the Bronze 0.78 OC are the standouts for me, but both very high efficiency razors, which is my preference. FWIW, I think the Timeless razors are better than the Carbon, even if the prices were reversed.

Moriarty You Sir are NOT an employee of Lambda Razors.  If I’m correct, you’re a Professor of Mathematics at Oxford and own/run your own Criminal Enterprise

Sherlock: "People have died."
Moriarty: "That's what people DO!"
―Holmes and Moriarty