Paradigm Titanium safety razor

I kindly asked Phil to try one of the Paradigm Titanium razors as soon as I saw it on his webpage , and he was very kind to send me one for me to try.

I'm very glad he did : this is a stunning razor which provides excellent shaves.



This razor is made of Titanium and you can noticed it right away when you pick it up.I have been using stainless steel razors most of the last month , which have a different "feeling" than this one.

This razor feels lighter than some of those stainless steel ones , but is about 80 grams of weight , which is not "light" by any means.



The handle is long enough to be hold with no problems , even if you have big hands.It has a length around 9 cm.

Is knurling is very elegant but not deep.However , since the handle has an heptagonal shape , it's very easy to hold , providing an excellent grip.



This is a 3 piece razor , as you can see in the following pic :



And the closed comb head resembles some other ones like the ATT , Seygus or Rocnel DE-P , as you can see here :



When the blade is assembled , gets extremely secure on that head , and also well aligned in both sides.

And the shave with it is what I was expecting : smooth and efficient.I do have a medium beard , and two passes ( WTG and XTG) were enough to provide a close , comfortable , free of stubble and irritation , shave.

I would compare this closed comb head with the Seygus closed comb head in terms of smoothness and effectivity when cutting the beard hair.

Also I would like to say that my pics don't reflect the real beauty of this razor either it's color.

I have written this a couple times , but we are lucky these days to be able to choose among so many good products out there for traditional wet shaving and this is another great example of this.

Will write my final thoughts when I test it a couple times more.So far , so great.

The price is quite high at 400 dollars. I can't help but think your impressions would likely be colored by this fact had you actually purchased it. This is said to be because it is a titanium razor, but it does still seem high. Although it looks nice, I don't think it looks as nice as Timeless, Wolfman, and Charcoal razors.

Mild as the Seygus and price tag at $400? Yes we are lucky these days for example Rockwell Model T, TTO adjustable is given option for all SS upgrade, their 6S is all SS adjustable and rock solid shaver at $100 cost, Razorock has their glass blasted SS Hawk for $60, also Razorock just announced that he will have different types of all Titanium razors very soon in stock for price below $100.

Yes we are lucky indeed, but paying $400 for a razor has nothing to do with luck, not in my book.

BTW the razor looks decent.

$400 huh?

Mild as the Seygus and price tag at $400? Yes we are lucky these days for example Rockwell Model T, TTO adjustable is given option for all SS upgrade, their 6S is all SS adjustable and rock solid shaver at $100 cost, Razorock has their glass blasted SS Hawk for $60, also Razorock just announced that he will have different types of all Titanium razors very soon in stock for price below $100.

Yes we are lucky indeed, but paying $400 for a razor has nothing to do with luck, not in my book.

BTW the razor looks decent.

Sorry , don't understand your reasoning behind your post , maybe you can further explain.

And I will explain mine :

Yes , we are lucky because I can pay less than 100 dollars for quality razors like Rockwell , Italian Barber etc

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 200 dollars for a Timeless , ATT , Ayslum , etc

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 399 dollars for a OneBlade , Paradigm

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 600 dollars for a Rocnel

Is called "free market" and options to choose from , and nobody is forcing you to buy anything you don't want or need.

And yes , we are lucky we have all this options that will provide us great shaves , no matter how much money will spend.

Great , right ?

The price is quite high at 400 dollars. I can't help but think your impressions would likely be colored by this fact had you actually purchased it. This is said to be because it is a titanium razor, but it does still seem high. Although it looks nice, I don't think it looks as nice as Timeless, Wolfman, and Charcoal razors.

If you think that 400 bucks is expensive , just wait to when I review the 600 bucks Rocnel...

And no , I didn't pay for this one.Its a proto.I just expressed my opinions to help other people who are looking for a razor.Hope my impressions would help them to make a choice when spending that amount of money , or just the opposite , not no spend it and go for another instead.

Isn't that the purpose of shaving forums ?

It's not that I think 400 is expensive per se, it's that I don't believe the razor is worth that nor do I expect the market to accept that price. The razor does not look particularly remarkable. It reminds me of a Merkur 1904. In my original post, I stated that if you had paid for it, perhaps you would consider the price and value in your review.


You expressed your opinions and they are appreciated. I simply did the same. No reason for you to get defensive or question the purpose of the forum.


We are all here to share our opinions.

Mild as the Seygus and price tag at $400? Yes we are lucky these days for example Rockwell Model T, TTO adjustable is given  option for all SS upgrade, their 6S is all SS adjustable and rock solid shaver at  $100 cost, Razorock has their glass blasted SS Hawk for $60, also Razorock just announced that he will have different types of all Titanium razors very soon in stock for price below $100.

Yes we are lucky indeed, but paying $400 for a razor has nothing to do with luck, not  in my book.

BTW the razor looks decent.

Sorry , don't understand your reasoning behind your post , maybe you can further explain.

And I will explain mine :

Yes , we are lucky because I can pay less than 100 dollars for quality razors like Rockwell , Italian Barber etc

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 200 dollars for a Timeless , ATT , Ayslum , etc

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 399 dollars for a OneBlade , Paradigm

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 600 dollars for a Rocnel

Is called "free market" and options to choose from , and nobody is forcing you to buy anything you don't want or need.

And yes , we are lucky we have all this options that will provide us great shaves , no matter how much money will spend.

Great , right ?

Who is we in the $400-$600 price range? 1% of the wet shaving community perhaps... Which now brings me to more questions:

1. Do you in any way get compensation for promoting/reviewing vendor products, whether monetary compensation, compensation in goods, discounts etc etc etc?

- You have been on the forums for a while and yet you have very few replies/post of which 80%+ over all are from products presentation reviews ( here is you very first thread in 2015 on the forum here and would you look at that... a drive by presentation the ole old trick: hey guys do you know anything about this company from England, I don't know anything about them but I just bought a whole bunch of stuff from them and here I'm accidently presenting their products to the forum wink:wink: https://damnfineshave.com/thread-portlan...-new-brand)

2. Free market is good, but have you considered that companies that sell these $400+ razors actually cost them around $80-$100 delivered to their storages? Yes free market is good, but having common sense and being capable of critical thinking is even better.


3. Yes, nobody cant be forced to buy anything. Same as you are free to write highly positive reviews for the expensive gear, the same way I'm free to express my opinion that is highly priced, why are you bothered by that? Is not like you are getting any percentage when their razor are sold right?

4. Are you going to buy the Rocnel and the Paradigm if you end up liking them a lot and will you pay the full price of $1000 or will you be compensated by them?

See usually when I ask people straight up honest questions I expect from them to almost never tell the truth lol.

Mild as the Seygus and price tag at $400? Yes we are lucky these days for example Rockwell Model T, TTO adjustable is given  option for all SS upgrade, their 6S is all SS adjustable and rock solid shaver at  $100 cost, Razorock has their glass blasted SS Hawk for $60, also Razorock just announced that he will have different types of all Titanium razors very soon in stock for price below $100.

Yes we are lucky indeed, but paying $400 for a razor has nothing to do with luck, not  in my book.

BTW the razor looks decent.

Sorry , don't understand your reasoning behind your post , maybe you can further explain.

And I will explain mine :

Yes , we are lucky because I can pay less than 100 dollars for quality razors like Rockwell , Italian Barber etc

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 200 dollars for a Timeless , ATT , Ayslum , etc

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 399 dollars for a OneBlade , Paradigm

Yes , we are lucky that we can pay 600 dollars for a Rocnel

Is called "free market" and options to choose from , and nobody is forcing you to buy anything you don't want or need.

And yes , we are lucky we have all this options that will provide us great shaves , no matter how much money will spend.

Great , right ?

Who is we in the $400-$600 price range? 1% of the wet shaving community perhaps... Which now brings me to more questions:

1. Do you in any way get compensation for promoting/reviewing vendor products, whether monetary compensation, compensation in goods, discounts etc etc etc?

- You have been on the forums for a while and yet you have very few replies/post of which 80%+ over all are from products presentation reviews ( here is you very first thread in 2015 on the forum here and would you look at that... a drive by presentation the ole old trick: hey guys do you know anything about this company from England, I don't know anything about them but I just bought a whole bunch of stuff from them and here I'm accidently presenting their products to the forum wink:wink: https://damnfineshave.com/thread-portlan...-new-brand)

2. Free market is good, but have you considered that companies that sell these $400+ razors actually cost them around $80-$100 delivered to their storages? Yes free market is good, but having common sense and being capable of critical thinking is even better.


3. Yes, nobody cant be forced to buy anything. Same as you are free to write highly positive reviews for the expensive gear, the same way I'm free to express my opinion that is highly priced, why are you bothered by that? Is not like you are getting any percentage when their razor are sold right?

4. Are you going to buy the Rocnel and the Paradigm if you end up liking them a lot and will you pay the full price of $1000 or will you be compensated by them?

See usually when I ask people straight up honest questions I expect from them to almost never tell the truth lol.

1% per cent of wet shaving community ?
Oh boy...

1.You can read that I got this razor for free (it's a proto) and I will have to return it.

I have another forum to run in a different language plus a personal life.If I don't answer all the threads that I start is because I don't have all the time in the world.But I have been amused with some comments on this forum , made by people like you , which are causing me to laugh hard.

2.Critical thinking ? What are you talking about ? Are you going to tell me that you also don't buy an Apple because blah blah blah...Please , people spend money on what they want , and it's good to have variety.You don't want to spend 400 bucks on a razor , brush or whatever , that's fair enough , but don't pretend to have better judgment than others who will happily spend their money on whatever they want.

3.Hahahahhahahahaha Yeah , I have a bank account in Switzerland and another in the Cayman Islands thanks to all the wet shaving companies which send me money due to commission

4.Im planning in buying the Rocnel in the future , when I get some money.Are you going to tell me that you have better judgment than I do ?

And I will tell you straight that I have dealt with better trolls than you.But thanks for trying it !

1% of the shaving community , I'm still laughing with that one.

Unfortunately this is clearly just a cash grab.

The vendor cut a deal with the manufacturer to be the exclusive distributor thus, most likely, doubling the cost of the razor. It would have been in the $200 range.

Teiste helped start that vendor owned forum in 2012 where this razor will be the greatest ever but never mentioned the price in his opening post which is odd or obvious, nor the advantage of titanium, which is none.

Anything over $200 is just a squeeze for profit and $400 is just silly.


A total mess.