Leaf Razor Review

So this was interesting:



It's a cool thing. I wouldn't replace any of my razors with this...there's no artifice to it, you don't have to be good at shaving. You just wipe whiskers off your face. I think I was at 3 days, and I got a 2 pass DFS with this thing. I looked at the no name brand blades it comes with and even though P said they were fine I loaded it up with some Gillette Platinums and went at it.

It's pretty damn smooth. Is it the best razor ever? No. 

Is it on par with some of my less aggressive razors? Yes. 

This would be comparable to the SLOC when finished...the DFS is a little bit less compared to the SLOC (and could probably improve with practice), but still acceptable. I have a weird section in front of my right ear and under the right side of my jaw where the shit is nuts, just grows in all directions, and even using the Blackbird I have to buff that quite a bit to grab a BBS. This thing couldn't do that, it's still a bit rough there but I always save that area for last and I was done; screw it, I'll clean it up tomorrow or whatever.

I WILL say that going ATG on my neck was a straight pleasure...whereas most of the time I'm being VERY careful especially using the BB, this was just nothing. No worries whatsoever, just whipped it all over the place.

Would I use this? Yeah, for a rush job or whatever....I'd take it on vacation or something, just for times when I didn't want to bother being careful...cause you don't have to be. I actually sort of tried to cut myself with this applying pressure and couldn't. 

Is it worth the money? Not to me. 

To her? Hell yeah. For a little over $100 she got this razor, 50 full blades, the stand and a blade bank. She also got one of the best shaves of her life yesterday, and didn't take any more time doing it than she would have using a cart. She loves how smooth it is, how her legs feel afterwards etc...no issues shaving anything else either which I know she was concerned about. Only thing she's not stoked on is the weight; it's metal, not plastic like her carts. I haven't done the research, but it's probably zamak, meaning she's gonna be pissed when it breaks lol.

I'd recommend this to women that aren't sure about going full DE...it's a damn good shave using good blades in a form factor they're used to. I'd also recommend it to guys that are used to carts and don't have time for DE/straight shaving as this is could be a furiously fast great shave once you're used to it.

All in all I'm glad I tried it.

Aventus day again, just because Milksteak....TDR awesome, Fine perfect as usual, Wickham is a really good balm that's not greasy, and just slightly more forward in scent than either the Sellout or the Platinum. I smell like Aventus, but it'll be gone in an hour or so and that's cool.

9/10 cause I'd wanted to use the Blackbird but I did it FOR SCIENCE AND YOU GUYS

As an ATG head shaver I found Cris Maden's videos on the Leaf pretty persuasive. Mine arrived today, first go tomorrow.

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I've purchased two. One for my wife. It's well over a year old and going strong. One for my daughter just a few months ago. They both love them. Read my review in the review section of this forum.

I'd wanted to use the Blackbird but I did it FOR SCIENCE AND YOU GUYS

I believe in science.

The Blackbird always wins, but thanks for skipping it and sharing your results! Good read.

I have one and use it for head shaves every now and then. the pivoting head is nice and I like the fact that we can use DE blades since they're cheap....I just wish the handle was thicker and the head was a little less bulky. the handle reminds me of holding a pencil...

I will say this though, their customer service is excellent. my wife dropped the last leaf razor we had in the shower and it caused some of the top caps that cover the blades to become misaligned. I sent them an email and they mailed me out a new leaf razor with a return label for the damaged one without asking any questions....I didn't even buy the leaf directly from them! I bought the leaf from someone here on the DFS BST...

I have been shaving my head with a Leaf for the last 6 weeks, overall a good experience. Oh...I can cut myself though, coming from the Harry’s world.

I agree, there customer service is excellent. Finish was flaking off they immediately sent a replacement.

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BTW, nice review.

I have been curious to try the Leaf razor

Would love to buy a used one...know anybody selling?

First, I'd like to thank Dan for the opportunity to try the Leaf razor. I have double edge, single edge, A/C type razors, as well as straight razors. The Leaf razor provided the most comfortable shave. I loaded it with a treet platinum blade and lathered up with Vitos extra shaving soap. That combination worked well for all test shaves. Also, I like the option of using different types of double edge blades. I enjoyed the Leaf mostly for my head shaves, which I do two to three times a week. I did try the razor for a face shave. It worked okay, but I have other razors that I prefer.
I have had my share of problems in the past with cartridge razors, resulting in cortisone shots to aide with ingrown hairs. I was extremely happy that this razor worked as well as it did! In comparison to Harry's cartridge razor, I like the softer feel of the Leaf. A problem I did encounter, no fault of the Leaf razor, is switching over to a double edge razor and not applying too much pressure. My shave consists of three passes wtg, xtg and finishing wtg. The results were always the same, zero irritation. After all was said and done, I ordered a chrome model with stand .