I said that I would do this if anybody double dog dared me. That was meant to be a lighthearted movie allusion to add some color to this otherwise quite boring green blog. Somebody dared me, in the comments, about ten minutes after I published.
I like the fact that the Overfly Brand Safety Razor comes in a cardboard box. I also like the fact that it is displayed by the dozen in a larger cardboard box. I don’t like the plastic on the handle. I considered reneging and using the plastic handle as an excuse. Then I remembered that the razor that I already own came in a plastic case. Chadd at retrorazor mentioned that his earlier importing efforts included razors in plastic cases. They have them in cloth bags now.
If the cheap Overfly Razor proved to offer an adequate shave, it would actually be a better choice than my original razor.
Here are links to photos of my test shave…





Sorry for going all old media on you with all the multiple page views. I figure I deserve some extra traffic since, as you see in the last photo, I bled quite a bit. It may have been the worst shave I have ever had. If you are tougher and/or more skillful than me it might be adequate. I have carefully dried this razor off and put it away. If I ever lose my good razor it can bridge the gap while I look for another good razor.
Update: Apparently the way I built the links late last night you could only see the pictures if you were logged in to the Plasticless admin, oops. It’s fixed now.


September 6th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Martin,
Is the construction of the razor/handle what you believe caused the bad shave? I thought that you had switched to single edge a while ago, and it looks like you were using good blades.
I switched to Derby brand straight razor blades about a year ago. I got the handle (yes,with a plastic casing) and 300 blades for $29.99 on Amazon. I end up shaving only 2-3x per week, so this kit should last me for the rest of my life!
In the beginning, I may as well have shaved with a hatchet, I cut myself up so bad. But with practice I got better.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Johnny, I did this product review on a dare after seeing the very cheaply made razor in the souk. It was more the build quality than the design that made for a bad shave. The pieces are stamped rather than forged and then sloppily coated with plating. I probably have the same razor that you have for everyday use.