Weekly Razor Review

[Errol]

Sweet bloody Jesus, feels kinda HEAVY with a baseball bat and a HUGE kinda head.

Is the balance of the whole razar stable enough during the shaves? Also easy to lose control going out of balance?

@SpeedyPC The razor was very comfortable to use and always felt balanced. There was never any loss of control, it is just plain heavy.

 

[SpeedyPC]

@SpeedyPC The razor was very comfortable to use and always felt balanced. There was never any loss of control, it is just plain heavy.

Also the head looks kinda like an R41 style

 

[Errol]

Lambda Ares V2 Stainless Steel OC (Greece)



Not content with just producing their Arena in stainless steel, Lambda have also release the Ares V2 in stainless steel; I put my name down for one of them also. Today’s review features the stainless steel Lambda Ares V2. As always, the Lambda razor presentation case deserves a special mention. It is a two piece wooden construction with felt lined cutouts for the razor, the lid snaps shut and is clamped by magnets and finished in a matt grey. I know we don’t shave with the presentation case, but all Lambda cases are outstanding. A feature of the head is the huge teeth of the comb, 10 of them to be precise. These teeth angle backwards from the line of the plate so much so that they reduce the effective length of the handle by a few mm. Other than the two large flats at the very edge of the cap, it is a standard looking cap. As with all Ares razors, the handle is modelled on the marble columns of ancient Greece; this translates to a series of longitudinal grooves along the length of the handle. There has never been a grip problem with any Ares handle, and I expect that will again be the case here. Lambda are one of the very few companies that polish the underside of their cap thus delivering the stainless steel Ares V2 as one very specially finished razor and to complete the presentation, Lambda’s trademark (λ) adorns the end of the plate.

Those curled, wide teeth certainly feel very pleasant against the skin as they glide over it. Efficiency wise, the Ares V2 sits at Karve CB level #D, a small increment down on what I achieved with the bronze version. I even think that the amount of positive blade was also a little less so while I gave the bronze Ares V2 top billing, I do like the stainless steel version even more. With its smooth, comfortable action and that gentle caress of the comb over the face, this is one of those razors that I would keep reaching for. It is just so soothing.

Blades Used – Gillette Platinum and Gillette Minora

Material – 316L Stainless Steel

Weight – 103.3g

Blade Tab – Exposed

Head Width – 41.96mm

Handle Length – 95.00mm

Handle Diameter – 11.49mm

Availability – Lambda Razors

Final Word – Superb

 

[LesC]

Lambda Ares V2 Stainless Steel OC (Greece)



Not content with just producing their Arena in stainless steel, Lambda have also release the Ares V2 in stainless steel; I put my name down for one of them also. Today’s review features the stainless steel Lambda Ares V2. As always, the Lambda razor presentation case deserves a special mention. It is a two piece wooden construction with felt lined cutouts for the razor, the lid snaps shut and is clamped by magnets and finished in a matt grey. I know we don’t shave with the presentation case, but all Lambda cases are outstanding. A feature of the head is the huge teeth of the comb, 10 of them to be precise. These teeth angle backwards from the line of the plate so much so that they reduce the effective length of the handle by a few mm. Other than the two large flats at the very edge of the cap, it is a standard looking cap. As with all Ares razors, the handle is modelled on the marble columns of ancient Greece; this translates to a series of longitudinal grooves along the length of the handle. There has never been a grip problem with any Ares handle, and I expect that will again be the case here. Lambda are one of the very few companies that polish the underside of their cap thus delivering the stainless steel Ares V2 as one very specially finished razor and to complete the presentation, Lambda’s trademark (λ) adorns the end of the plate.

Those curled, wide teeth certainly feel very pleasant against the skin as they glide over it. Efficiency wise, the Ares V2 sits at Karve CB level #D, a small increment down on what I achieved with the bronze version. I even think that the amount of positive blade was also a little less so while I gave the bronze Ares V2 top billing, I do like the stainless steel version even more. With its smooth, comfortable action and that gentle caress of the comb over the face, this is one of those razors that I would keep reaching for. It is just so soothing.

Blades Used – Gillette Platinum and Gillette Minora

Material – 316L Stainless Steel

Weight – 103.3g

Blade Tab – Exposed

Head Width – 41.96mm

Handle Length – 95.00mm

Handle Diameter – 11.49mm

Availability – Lambda Razors

Final Word – Superb

@Errol, Lambda rulz

 

[Errol]

@Errol, Lambda rulz

Yes, value for money, they are at the top.