The Rolling Razor, Rolling Into Trash Cans Near You!

[joel]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13778

The Rolling Razor - Rolling Its Way Into Trash Cans Near You!

An interesting idea, executed with extreme mediocrity, with hands down the worst marketing in the industry....

Before I jump into things, let me first state - rolling razor sent this kit to me to review, so i've got to give them credit where credit is due... they feel it's a great product - and they must have customers who do as well.

The Rolling Razor (RR) is something you see, and you cannot help but become interested in. It's just so..... different, and interesting. It's hard to imagine how it would feel, look, and work, as it's so far from the "blades on a stick" image so deeply engrained in us. Come to find - blades are on a stick for a reason, but more on that later.

So first - let's go over the details, what it is - what they gave me, etc. I got their "Silver Streak Razor" (the first thing that comes to mind when I think "streak" FYI, it's pleasant) complete with it's "designer stand" as well as a box of their standard, and sensitive blades. Also included was their shaving cream, and pre-shave oil. (Note: their products are so-so with their "rolling razor" however they're simply outstanding with a Gillette/Schick cartridge razor, and well with a DE or straight razor - albeit not brush friendly).

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13779

The Razor Handle....
Let's jump into the most innovative part of the razor, it's handle. It's made of a mix/trio of a metallic feeling paint, plastic and rubber. The rubber is a very grippy/sticky material - and does a phenomenal job providing the user with a stellar grip on this little bugger (and it is little) - however the inside loop of rubber, where you insert your finger, is ribbed (no "for her pleasure" jokes fellas :wink:) which interferes with your ability to "roll" the razor, thereby arguing with the key concept of this razor... superior control and precision.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13780

The rest of the handle, albeit cheap feeling and looking in person is quite nice and well designed. It's just the right size, extremely ergonomic and grippy. If you loosely put just the tip of your finger in the ribbed inner circle, you can effectively "roll" the razor using the grippy protruding rubber exterior grips.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13781

While a neat novelty - overall the handle is really nothing inspiring.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13784

Loading the razor....
To load the blades, there are two buttons on the sides of the razor. Push one, one of the blades pops off, push the other - the other one pops off. Unfortunately, your first thought is to push them both at the same time, as it looks like they work in unison - which means without realizing you use one button at a time, you'll have a hard time loading it initially as while one blade is loaded, the other pops off. In any result, once you understand how you load the blades it's not difficult - however it's not nearly as elegant a process as commercial cartridge razors.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13785

The blades....

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=13783&c=42

Here's where things get a little interesting. The blades do not pivot on a spring base and aren't flat like a standard cartridge razor - in fact, they are semi-circle. The goal with these is not to provide a closer shave via stacked blades which cut at different angles - but to provide consistent blade contact as you "roll" the razor. The shape of the cartridges, and the small clearance between the blade and the port to carry cut whiskers/cream is very narrow, which results in a constantly clogged set of cartridges, which are challenging to wash out. Another downer, is when you pop out the blades - the accumulated dried cream/whiskers within the cartridge pop out with the cartridge, which causes a bit of a mess.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13782

Another gripe and the primary reason i'd suggest readers to refrain from purchasing/trying the RR is the blade packaging. Seems like an odd thing to be a deal breaker eh? Well - these blades come in a tray - loosely fumbling around in an unsealed box. The cardboard box has simple dog ear/flaps, and there is no sealing around the cartridge tray, the box etc. You have no idea if the cartridges have/could have been tampered with, used, etc. This is the ONLY type of blade (save for a straight razor) which I have experienced this on. Even the most inexpensive 30 cent pack of double edge blades is sealed, as is all blades for mach III, Fusion, Quattro, etc.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13789

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13790

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13791

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13792

The picture above brings us to the next topic.... the regular VS sensitive blades. Frankly - there is no perceived difference, and looking at them under a microscope, I could see no difference in the blades edge (even under 200X magnification) coating, or angle. I think it's merely marketing bull. I'm sure for legal reasons they have a different spray coating, or a blade angle changed by a fraction of a degree, but the end user won't notice a difference. Luckily, they're the same price. As you can see below, the packaging, details on the back are identical and no difference or "special features" are mentioned from one or the other. At $2 a blade, they're also pricey, as that's about the price of 20 good double edge blades that'll do a superior job. One loaded RR (2 blades) is the cost equivalent of 40 DE blades, and the DE blades don't have any plastic in them, which will never biodegrade.... I'll take a DE over the RR, thank you.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13787

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13788

The shave....

So here's what most of you care about. Frankly a one pass with the grain shave with the RR is vastly inferior to a Schick Quattro or a Gillette Fusion due to their multi-blade arrays with constant/uniform contact and varying stepped blade angles. The RR also can't compare to a double edge or traditional straight razor on a one pass with the grain shave due to their greater blade exposure, more consistent contact, ability to vary angles, and their resistance/inability to clogging. Also, due to the design of the razor (2 head) when doing a one pass with the grain, having the second head is absolutely worthless as their are only 2 ways to use the back head with a one directional shave - and that is to twist your wrist 180 degrees and try to very uncomfortable use it with a twisted wrist. The other way, is to take your finger out of the razor, flip it around in your hand, and re-insert your finger once rotated. In the time taken to do this however, you could have simply washed the one head, and gone for the next stroke - so it's merely an unnecessary hassle.

Obviously this razor is really designed for a very quick with, then against the grain stroke in a up/down paint brush manner. When deployed in this fashion, the RR actually delivers a fine irritation free, very quick shave. You also are less likely to get irritation/ingrown hairs as it only has one blade contacting your skin at a time - thereby bypassing the "lift, pull, cut" approach of a Gillette/Schick cartridge razor. In this capacity, it provides a good, and fast shave. Unfortunately, the results (while time saving) still cannot touch the smoothness, comfort and lasting closeness as can be attained with a Double Edge or Straight Edge razor. I also find the majority of the wear/use within the three blades on the rolling razor was on the middle blade, and I found I only got about 1 week or so of comfortable shaves for a set of blades.

The accessories....

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13768

The razor blade cover (for travel use) does its intended job. While nothing fancy, no real gripes with this one, other than it doesn't breathe well, and if you do not adequately dry the razor heads, they'll get a little nasty in your luggage.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=13786

The "designer stand" shown above is very unimpressive. A VERY cheap feeling/looking piece of injection molded plastic. Unless you're in high school, this isn't something you're going to want sitting out on your bathroom counter.

Overall....

This razor was a big disappointment, and I expected a lot more from the RR. Don't get me wrong, it's not BAD, but it's more effort than it's worth to use, very gimmicky and frankly offers nothing of value over a Gillette/Schick product you can readily find reliable, sealed blades for at any drugstore or supermarket in the US. In fact.... while I use straight razors, and DE's, I'd much prefer a Fusion or Quattro over the RR.

While the RR isn't offensive, their company website, and marketing strategy is particularly nauseating. When you go to their website, you're treated to the most intelligence insulting array of b/s the world has known since Bill Clinton denied his affair with Monica.... that is, if you can get past all the incredibly slow loading - and utterly useless and overdone use of adobe flash. Based on how patient you are, and your ability to handle the girl standing next to the silly loading status bar with a "get off the stick" above her - and obvious sexual reference - you might be graced with the same easy looking girl (who will of course be attracted to you if you have a RR) wearing a RR on all of her fingers, with an overly dramatic final scene of an action movie soundtrack playing in the background.

Someone get me a barf bag. Unfortunately, it gets worse. When you google rolling razor, you're graced with the same easy looking girl in absurd youtube videos with her in lingerie with her RR, and you'll find the rolling razor has its own MySpace page - oh and fyi, the Rolling Razor is an 18 year old girl in scantily clad clothing, at least according to its myspace. You'll also dig up some blogs/articles about how it's not all that great of a shaver - and people sticking with their fusions, etc. The ad copy on their site gives absolutely no intelligent data, or facts on what makes it better, their advantages section is merely a feature list, every page takes forever to load because of the blatant flash abuse/misuse, and some of the funniest descriptions you'll ever read on a razor.

From their website, for the description of the razor I got....


It is said, that Zeus himself stood atop Mt. Olympus and cast his lightning bolt towards Earth. Upon impact, there was a massive explosion that revealed a fiery arch of light.... that arch of light was Silver Streak. From that day forward, shaving became a powerful masculine experience underscored by true performance characteristics, indisputable strength, unparalleled accuracy and lightening quick speed.

Ok... so what they're saying is, Zeus throws a lightning bolt at the Earth - it impacts it creating a huge explosion that creates no damage.... only a razor by which operates around your pointer finger? Hmm... sure sounds like this Zeus fella isn't very powerful if the extent of his powers are to throw poorly built, made in china finger razors down on us. Unparalleled accuracy? It's a razor for god's sake - and this is coming from someone with over 6,000 posts on a shaving forum! :lol: Seriously though - unless their target market is 13 year olds (who don't shave) on the short bus, they couldn't possibly make themselves look any more gimmicky or ridiculous, even if they had a scantily clad female clown as their spokesperson.

If there was actually a Zeus, rest assured, he'd throw a lightning bolt all right - but it wouldn't turn into a razor, and it'd likely kill everyone associated with the marketing at rolling razor. In fact, if I were greek, I think i'd be pretty insulted by the mockery of my ancestry.

I think it's probably best to end this train wreck before it goes any further. Bottom line - the Rolling Razor is a gimmicky, sub-standard product, which relies on absurd and juvenile marketing tactics to sell their mediocre razors. What happened to simply building a quality product and letting it's efficacy speak for itself? That company needs to spend less on marketing, and more on R&D. The Rolling Razor, rolling into trash cans near you!

[Eagle]

If I recall I actually saw a TV commercial for this thing a little while back. It did not intrigue me in the slightest to try it, but I'm glad you took the time to do a review. Your experience merely confirms the suspicions I already had which is: this is just another gimmick gadget aimed at the I-gotta-have-new-technology crowd. We'll see Billy Mays hawking these things during 3 am TV soon. It will be interesting to see if they pull down enough market share to stay in business. It seems there's always somebody willing to buy crap products. Nice job Joel (though I think the makers of the Rolling Razor might disagree).

[Shane]

This product looks stupid.

[THECHEBB]

:em3000:

[tomiso]

Yeah, a really stupid design :P

[john.crissman]

This review was over before it even began. They (RR) should have saved the shipping and bought beer. It would have been more productive.

[Duckster]

I think a video demonstration will help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSgUk9tUbNk&feature=related

[dcnpaulk]

It seems pretty clear that these guys are simply resurrecting King Gillette's original plan: the razor is just a loss leader, the real money comes from selling all those expensive cartridges (at $2 a pop?). Shades of Gillette Fusion! They even have a handy-dandy plan to ship u you cartridges on a regular basis (free shipping of course).
I don't know about the quality of shave from this thing and I really don't care. The cartridge cost turns me off right away, as did the Fusion!:18:

[Limey]

Joel - you scared me...I thought this thread was about the Rolls Razor.

[SaullyG]

Razor Shamzor, how about the chick in the video??

[guenron]

Razor Shamzor, how about the chick in the video??

+1!
I would be more than willing to test the, ahem, closeness.:w00t:

[mdunn]

What a joke of a razor. (good on them for sending Joel one for a review though, at least these businesses are making some small notice of B&B)

[AustinC9]

Another one bites the dust eh...

[Masterofsparks]

Looks like one of those big flashy rings you get in a bubble gum machine.

[Rem Freeman]

I noticed this in watching the video posted above. Question: Does anyone, and I mean anyone, even those few and proud amongst us who so greatly serve this country, need a razor with a camo paint job? C'mon people. That's just crazy.

[monkeyman]

I keep looking at the pictures and it looks less like a razor and more like something you would stick onto the handlebars of a bicycle. Too funny.:w00t:

[Terria]

I noticed this in watching the video posted above. Question: Does anyone, and I mean anyone, even those few and proud amongst us who so greatly serve this country, need a razor with a camo paint job? C'mon people. That's just crazy.

What if it's deer season, I'm in a blind, and my legs-- er, my face is dying for a shave?

[New2DEShaving_Montreal]

Anyone wants to second guess as to what her 'actual' career choice is? Yeah...I'm thinking THAT too...

Don't think she'll be rolling around RR for long.


Razor Shamzor, how about the chick in the video??

[philamac]

Might not be to face shaving DE fans but the concept might be useful to headshavers amongst us?

[J Howard]

Might not be to face shaving DE fans but the concept might be useful to headshavers amongst us?

Joel said the shave was bad because the blades are mounted around a circle. Why not try a head blade? I hear they get pretty good reviews and look like a toy car.

[soapbox]

Might not be to face shaving DE fans but the concept might be useful to headshavers amongst us?

I get great results with a DE razor on my head, and with a Sensor before I started using exclusively DEs. I'd feel cheated paying $2 a cartridge to shave my head when I pay no more than $0.30 a blade for my face.

[Maetel]

:letterk1: Pitiful!



I think a video demonstration will help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSgUk9tUbNk&feature=related

[J Howard]

Joel, I do not think this company’s marketing strategy is that bad. I believe their key demographic is high school and college age kids as I saw this first advertised well over a year ago on Facebook. You said yourself that the stand would only find a home on a high schooler’s dresser. I also think that is where the bold colors are coming from. We just aren’t their demographic at all but what did they have to lose by sending this to Joel? Ok he hated it so none of us are going to buy one (but were you before?) and if he said it was halfway decent a slew of us would have gone out and bought one. I do have to give them credit for one thing. They, like us, seem to know that there is a fundamental problem with the conventional cartridge system of today. Somebody should send the PR rep that sent Joel this kit a DE starter kit and see if we win some converts from the other side.

[Hirsutz]

+1!
I would be more than willing to test the, ahem, closeness.:w00t:

Is SWMBO OK with that? :001_tt2:

[AACJ]

I am pretty sure she is the girl from that online college commercial we are all here in the states tired of seeing. If you recall, she is in boxers and a small top, comes out and says something like "I'm not going to bed, I'm going to school" in her most bubbly voice. My wife always hates seeing that commercial because she is pretty much just strutting around in her undergarments.

[SepticTank]

I don't get this at all - where's the roller part? :confused: In my mind's eye I was seeing a sort of "cylinder mower" razor... when I see the video I see a cartridge razor with a weird grip...

[burnwood]

I had to watch the video 3 times until I saw she had a razor.:001_wub:

[burnwood]

I am pretty sure she is the girl from that online college commercial we are all here in the states tired of seeing. If you recall, she is in boxers and a small top, comes out and says something like "I'm not going to bed, I'm going to school" in her most bubbly voice. My wife always hates seeing that commercial because she is pretty much just strutting around in her undergarments.


I dont see the problem with that.:001_huh:

[joel]

Might not be to face shaving DE fans but the concept might be useful to headshavers amongst us?

I think using both blades at once (on your head) would be a little tricky and you'd be prone to cut yourself. Moreover with so much hair/area to shave on your head, the Achilles heel would be the easily clogged heads. Without really washing the heck out of them between strokes, they're rendered almost completely ineffective.

[Ookla The Mok]

What about this classic? Clearly there were some top level advertising minds collaborating on this one.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_hUUOOaRWw

[joel]

Joel, I do not think this company’s marketing strategy is that bad. I believe their key demographic is high school and college age kids as I saw this first advertised well over a year ago on Facebook. You said yourself that the stand would only find a home on a high schooler’s dresser. I also think that is where the bold colors are coming from. We just aren’t their demographic at all but what did they have to lose by sending this to Joel? Ok he hated it so none of us are going to buy one (but were you before?) and if he said it was halfway decent a slew of us would have gone out and bought one. I do have to give them credit for one thing. They, like us, seem to know that there is a fundamental problem with the conventional cartridge system of today. Somebody should send the PR rep that sent Joel this kit a DE starter kit and see if we win some converts from the other side.

If you check some of the polls done RE: age's, a very large group of fellas here on the forum are highschool/college aged.

Even in highschool/college - I was more than intelligent enough to realize a scantily clad easy looking girl pushing something, usually means the product is a major POS, and needs Ms. Easy to push it in order for them to sell it.

The thing is, they wouldn't have to do all that much in order to make it a pretty good to potentially great product, and their products (pre-shave, shaving cream) are surprisingly good for how mediocre their razors are. Likely, the individuals who are using/liking the razors, are using their products in tandem with the razor, and it's more the product helping out their shave, than the razor.

Regardless - i'd rather see them spend more money on making a better razor - instead of using it to hire a pretty face. They'll sell a fair amount of these for "novelty" value - but I doubt many people will use them for an extended period of time.

[joel]

What about this classic? Clearly there were some top level advertising minds collaborating on this one.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_hUUOOaRWw

Really? REAALLLLY? God help us.

[J Howard]

If you check some of the polls done RE: age's, a very large group of fellas here on the forum are highschool/college aged.


I meant we weren’t in their demographic due to the fact that we have found a solution to the conventional system that works for us. But for a young confused generation that was never taught to shave properly this may pose as the answer. I sincerely hope they take your suggestions seriously as there is always room in the market for a great product.

[B R A N D X®]

What a joke of a razor. (good on them for sending Joel one for a review though, at least these businesses are making some small notice of B&B)

A positive review here would most likely have quadrupled their sales.....at a minimum.:wink:

Who buys this crap?

The YouTube video is brutal. I especially enjoyed the demo-girl's pronunciation of "contours".......sounds like it may also eliminate the need for a bikini wax.:lol:

[htownmmm]

+1!
I would be more than willing to test the, ahem, closeness.:w00t:

Get in line!


marty

[bigbadbyrnes]

If you check some of the polls done RE: age's, a very large group of fellas here on the forum are highschool/college aged.

Even in highschool/college - I was more than intelligent enough to realize a scantily clad easy looking girl pushing something, usually means the product is a major POS, and needs Ms. Easy to push it in order for them to sell it.

The thing is, they wouldn't have to do all that much in order to make it a pretty good to potentially great product, and their products (pre-shave, shaving cream) are surprisingly good for how mediocre their razors are. Likely, the individuals who are using/liking the razors, are using their products in tandem with the razor, and it's more the product helping out their shave, than the razor.

Regardless - i'd rather see them spend more money on making a better razor - instead of using it to hire a pretty face. They'll sell a fair amount of these for "novelty" value - but I doubt many people will use them for an extended period of time.

I'm with Joel on this one - the most convincing video "advertising" a shaving product(s) was Mantic's videos. His lucid, succinct, entertaining and informed discourse should be enough to persuade what I would recon a reasonable slice of the daily shavers in The West.

I am not insisting that the stunner in the bikini be excluded however...

[bigbadbyrnes]

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS114601+01-May-2008+PRN20080501?sp=true

Are you serious? Thats a real article? Its got to be a pi$$take surely...

[BigRich]

:confused:

[joel]

Get in line!


marty

Sigh.... you guys need to take a trip out to California.

[Eagle]

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS114601+01-May-2008+PRN20080501?sp=true

Are you serious? Thats a real article? Its got to be a pi$$take surely...

It's not an article; it's a press release. See the last line in the story: Jed Wallace, Street Relations, LLC, +1-310-403-0559, [email protected] A quick google confirms Street Relations, LLC is a public relations firm. Even the URL denotes it as a P.R. I'm sure they'd love for you to believe it's an objective review and bank on not many folks paying attention to who wrote it. Fortunately for me my mom and step dad both worked at a local paper for many years and taught me a few tricks. Journalism 101, always know your source.

[BurmaShaver]

After watching both the Leg shaving & Underarm shaving videos, this product looks more like it was actually made to be a WOMEN'S razor, and they are trying to crossover in to the men's market.

While the design seems to add little or nothing to the process of shaving one's face, it seems to be well-suited to the task of shaving legs and underarms--watch both of the videos again.

The curved blade seems to work well under the knee & ankle areas.

Would be interested in hearing a feminine perspective/review of this product.

[TimmyBoston]

I saw half of this thread title and immediately thought it was spam. I was ready to report it. :lol:

[New2DEShaving_Montreal]

While most of what you said makes sense, but when it comes to the part of -if joel said it's good, let's get one- I'm sorry I'll have to disagree. I go by the reviews only if its the same realm, such as DE razors, as I've already used some and can tell what an aggressive or passive razor would feel like. Based on that, I would go off of a review to buy a DE. When it comes to this, its just ridiculous. It's just another company trying to be "cool" and getting the kids to buy this stuff so they can be cool. Obviously marketed to teens and college kids who don't know any better and whose elders themselves do not use DE or Straights. These companies are marketing 'change'. It isn't any better or worst than what worked in the past. It just is. But to someone like me, it is worst because what I have found, simply works, and works comfortably. So no, I don't think I would be the one to go buy it if Joel said so. I also don't think the Rolling Razor is any better than the Regular cartridge based systems of today. The design just doesn't seem to make any sense other than superficial bling appeal. If I had a son that was carrying this stuff around, you can bet I wouldn't just sit there and watch him go through with this nonsense.

Also, I fully agree 100% with Joel. If the razor was truly a good product, they wouldn't need "Miss Easy" pushing this to a bunch of men with low self esteem. Once these same boys grow up and find this forum, they'll know what REAL shaving is all about. Their products maybe good, and I understand that change is often necessary, but when it is illogical and unnecessary, I do not see any other reason for it than someone's pockets filling up on our teen population's ignorance.


Joel, I do not think this company’s marketing strategy is that bad. I believe their key demographic is high school and college age kids as I saw this first advertised well over a year ago on Facebook. You said yourself that the stand would only find a home on a high schooler’s dresser. I also think that is where the bold colors are coming from. We just aren’t their demographic at all but what did they have to lose by sending this to Joel? Ok he hated it so none of us are going to buy one (but were you before?) and if he said it was halfway decent a slew of us would have gone out and bought one. I do have to give them credit for one thing. They, like us, seem to know that there is a fundamental problem with the conventional cartridge system of today. Somebody should send the PR rep that sent Joel this kit a DE starter kit and see if we win some converts from the other side.

[k1rod]

I am pretty sure she is the girl from that online college commercial we are all here in the states tired of seeing. If you recall, she is in boxers and a small top, comes out and says something like "I'm not going to bed, I'm going to school" in her most bubbly voice. My wife always hates seeing that commercial because she is pretty much just strutting around in her undergarments.


She looks a little like Liv Tyler.

[Pierce]

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This is the inventor or he tried to present it on a TV show called the BIG IDEA which is an entrapenural show...? Demonstrating a face+headshot.. er shave.

He says he didnt shave for 5 days, but that looks like me after 1 day after a BBS DE shave..

Pierce

[mr_clean]

lame....................

[sandpaper]

Per the ad I saw for this on Facebook this evening, the Rolling Razor is the iPhone of Shaving. Indeed. And I'm the Mr. Coffee of architecture.

[Goss]

Yeah I don't see this taking off but someone has a cool patent to frame for their effort. Nice slick website too but the razor looks dangerous and not something I would want to mess with at 6am. :wink:

[papasmurf]

Yeah I don't see this taking off but someone has a cool patent to frame for their effort. Nice slick website too but the razor looks dangerous and not something I would want to mess with at 6am. :wink:


I dont think its as dangerous as one of these

[Goss]

I dont think its as dangerous as one of these


Ahh yes...that looks Sweeney Todd's blade. :biggrin:

[BarbeForte]

So the only "rolling" is when you turn it around to use the other blade... very clever.

[The Zook]

I just received a couple of these to try out (and yes, one was camo - looks cool in person). I also got some sample product (oil and cream, both smell great).

I'm a head shaver as well and will be putting this to the test in the morning and the rest of the week.

So far I did a quick neck shave (you simply can't get something like this and put it off to the side). Honestly, I'm impressed so far... very close, clean shave with no irritation and that was with very quick prep (quick splash of hot water and 5 seconds of lotion application).


I do have to say, I love how all but one of the opinions on this thing are from people who have not so much as held one. :rolleyes:

If I come back and say it's junk, well at least I gave it a fair chance first. He did say it gave a good (and fast) shave, marketing is marketing - I personally think a product review should focus on the product and it's performance. In fact hardly any of the gripes in this thread are product related, but at first glance it would seem it's a piece of crap that doesn't work.

I'll add my experience to this thread and focus on the Rolling Razor, it's performance, and my take on it all once I get a good grasp for how it does the job (good or bad).

I'm an experienced Headblade user and it's just not for me and my head... some days it's a walk in the park, others it's a bloody mess. I wanted it to work, and tried everything (all combos of blades, including modding a Matrix 3 cartridge to fit) with little success.

Basically, I'm willing to give anything a fair shot - regardless of how it looks, what it's made of or how it's marketed.

EDIT 09/25/08:
First full face, neck and head shave went off without a hitch. There is going to be a slight learning curve but that can be expected (even they tell you this). My skin does feel a little raw but it's my own fault for going WTG and ATG without a re-lather. Skin feels very smooth, will report back with longevity... so far I like it and it's working as advertised.

[SRock]

I noticed this in watching the video posted above. Question: Does anyone, and I mean anyone, even those few and proud amongst us who so greatly serve this country, need a razor with a camo paint job? C'mon people. That's just crazy.

That is almost as stupid as the kids that feel the need to wear hot pink Camo, or blue Camo or any of the other ghetto mess that is degrading to those of us who serve!

[The Zook]

Guess I don't understand how it's degrading - but whatever.

It's fashion, and some people want camo everything (rocker trim for their truck, seat covers, etc, etc).

Anyway, to me the Rolling Razor has been wonderful on my face and neck and I'm still adjusting to head shaving with it but it's getting easier.

Definitely not the worthless piece of crap some might want to believe it is.

[SRock]

Guess I don't understand how it's degrading - but whatever.

It's fashion, and some people want camo everything (rocker trim for their truck, seat covers, etc, etc).

Anyway, to me the Rolling Razor has been wonderful on my face and neck and I'm still adjusting to head shaving with it but it's getting easier.

Definitely not the worthless piece of crap some might want to believe it is.

The men and women who wear our nation’s camouflage uniforms, whether they are woodland MARPAT, Desert MARPAT, ACU, or ABU have earned those uniforms. I just think it's a bit of bastardization when people take those same patterns and make them pink or blue and then wear them like thugs.

Don't get me wrong, Mossy Oak, Real Tree, those kinds of patterns that are most commonly worn by hunters are cool and I don't have any issue with people sportin' those, but when you bastardize the uniforms of the brave men and women in our armed forces, that is something entirely different!

[blantyre]

It looks like a cheap hose clamp with a blade holder welded on to one edge.

[scarysharp]

It seemed overpriced as well for plastic. I'd rather spend a whopping $2.00 my Gold tone Gillette open comb DE razor. My open comb razor removing long leg hairs would be a real advertisement.

[Pan]

Well it might give a good shave but I would never pay $2 for blades. That is robbery.
Besides I love my DE razor.

[lancelmartin]

OK, guys, this is my first post and I'll probably be booted. I just got my Rolling Razor today and I like it. I delayed shaving just so I could try it and I was blown away. It was close, my skin feels smooth and I am a fan. I had been using the Fusion and hated the hold Gillette has on me, especially paying out the nose for replacement blades. I found the thing packaged nicely and securely. Used Barbasol (I'm boycotting Gillette from now on) and have found a way to get a shave without contributing to the monopoly. It took a few strokes getting used to it but I feel I will like it.

Take care,

Lance

[jaocrowley]

I do have to disagree with the review of the rolling razor. While at first it took a little while to get used to but after just 3 or 4 times using the razor I was impressed. This razor gave me a closer shave than my fusion razor and while I very rarely cut my self with the fusion the rolling razor felt even safer to shave with and no nicks or cuts (not to mention that it is great for shaving your hole head). While I do admit that the blades need to come in a sealed box, hopefully this is something the company will work on. And for the rest of the people complaining that the blades are expensive, come on when was the last time you purchased blades for your fusion razor. Last words, I definitely think that this product is worth a try and give it a few shaves to get used to it, I will be using it from now on.

[soapbox]

OK, guys, this is my first post and I'll probably be booted. I just got my Rolling Razor today and I like it. I delayed shaving just so I could try it and I was blown away. It was close, my skin feels smooth and I am a fan. I had been using the Fusion and hated the hold Gillette has on me, especially paying out the nose for replacement blades. I found the thing packaged nicely and securely. Used Barbasol (I'm boycotting Gillette from now on) and have found a way to get a shave without contributing to the monopoly. It took a few strokes getting used to it but I feel I will like it.

I don't think you'd be booted for voicing an opinion. Welcome to B&B. I think you'll find that most folks here will be less likely to agree with you, but this site is for shaving talk, so if you want to be "the guy who likes Rolling Razors," hey, no problem.

[soapbox]

I do have to disagree with the review of the rolling razor. While at first it took a little while to get used to but after just 3 or 4 times using the razor I was impressed.

...

I definitely think that this product is worth a try and give it a few shaves to get used to it, I will be using it from now on.

Let's see: you just joined and this is your first post. Especially since this post immediately follows another post in favor of the Rolling Razor, I smell a shill. If you two are affiliated with the Rolling Razor company, please own up to it now.

[hounddog]

I got the rolling razor a few months back and have been using it everyday since. I get no irritation on my skin and like the fact the it goes so fast. The rolling razor shaving cream softens my skin and I am hooked.

[rhino616]

Hmmm, sounds like someone caught wind of the B&B review and sent backup.

Lots of new posters all of a sudden. If you truthfully like the rolling razor then thats great, there are plenty of people with different tastes. But if its some sort of marketing scheme to defend a product then im not too sure how i feel about that.

[kingfisher]

I think a video demonstration will help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSgUk9tUbNk&feature=related

That is one of the best videos I have ever seen.:w00t::thumbup::001_tt1::drool:

[1OldGI]

Not impressed by the product but bravo for the demo! Did you notice the little mini, chick shave cave she had in the corner of the bathtub?

[BrightFutur]

I would let her shave my legs!

Just not with the rolling razor.

[DunEdinRanger]

Not impressed by the product but bravo for the demo! Did you notice the little mini, chick shave cave she had in the corner of the bathtub?

There was something else besides the model in that demo?


I would let her shave my legs!

Just not with the rolling razor.

She could *ahem* have her way with me :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

[SRock]

Meh, it was so so. I'd much rather watch Mrs. SlagleRock shave her legs in the shower room with her Lady Gillette and a quality brush/soap!

Sorry guys, my eyes only!

[gregorykicks]

I love how when you google "rolling razor" this is the third link. I can definitely see the appeal to the middle/high school crowd though, and when I got my mach-3 I was a loyal customer from then on... Well at least until I found this website and started using a straight.

[syzygy]

I'm glad it exists. It's junk like this that has brought many of us here.

[soapbox]

I'm glad it exists. It's junk like this that has brought many of us here.

:lol: I hadn't thought of that. Comically silly shaving items bringing people to the Badger and Blade. I love it!

[BrightFutur]

Upon further reflection (Yes, I spent all my days meditating on the the rolling razor...:rolleyes:) What is rolling about it? I don't understand.

[brothers]

Joel, you get all the fun reviews!

[pxwfile]

The functionality of this weird razor made no sense to me until I watched the video of the woman shaving her leg. Now she can shave on top and underneath the knee very easily. That's got to be hard to do with a stick razor, always changing positions.

But it makes no sense for men to shave their face that way. Swimmers might have a need to remove leg and body hair. Maybe that's what they're selling! It's designed for women, but men could use it, too. Since they can't come out and target men shaving their legs, they sell it in manly colors and pretend it's a face razor.

[Barbarian]

I want a camo one. Not to use though. I have a CamoAD. :blush:

[dwnwrdishvnwrd]

The functionality of this weird razor made no sense to me until I watched the video of the woman shaving her leg. Now she can shave on top and underneath the knee very easily. That's got to be hard to do with a stick razor, always changing positions.

But it makes no sense for men to shave their face that way. Swimmers might have a need to remove leg and body hair. Maybe that's what they're selling! It's designed for women, but men could use it, too. Since they can't come out and target men shaving their legs, they sell it in manly colors and pretend it's a face razor.

Hi there representative for Rolling Razor. Welcome to B&B!

[sdimartino]

I'm glad it exists. It's junk like this that has brought many of us here.

It's how I got here. I almost bought one of these things! Thank God I decided to google for reviews of it first. I found this place and ended up spending my hard earned money on a Merkur instead. I didn't even know they still made these things! :)

[soapbox]

It's how I got here. I almost bought one of these things! Thank God I decided to google for reviews of it first. I found this place and ended up spending my hard earned money on a Merkur instead. I didn't even know they still made these things! :)

Outstanding! Welcome to the B&B and congratulations on NOT getting a Rolling Razor.

[e sinker]

I saw one of these in the grocery store... very trashy looking

[Hansel]

I saw one of these in the grocery store... very trashy looking

The razor, or the girl in the bikini?:001_tongu

[khaos]

Lol speaking of tacky advertising- somehow both the dude and the chick know a LOT about the product. "Its closer because... a b and c" instead of "I dunno how or why, but its a closer shave" LOL. And they end with "we're there for you"- wait we? are you a reviewer or a spokesperson. ROFLOL.

Anyways. The idea has some merit because effectively its a switch to one blade, but as you said it clogs. I can't imagine whipping up and down my face and not having to rinse it off every two seconds. Let alone a girl shaving all the way from her ankle to her thigh! Thats just not possible. And since when can one just "tap" the hair off of a razor- when I shaved with cartridge razors you'd have to run them under a faucet gushing at 25 gallons per second for half an hours between passes. Lol.

[rickboone1]

You say you were sent this to test it out? Why'd they send it to you? Just curious. I've tested photo items before, didn't know how you got to test this item.

[benjo91]

yeah, i was just on their website b/c of a facebook ad and they were selling their product with about 50 celebrities that they had obviously bought off. sounds like another industry i know of.........

[Telecaster52]

oughta lop off the head unit and attach twin injector heads on it...
or open comb gems... Hmmmm...

[Seraphim]

Interesting to see Rolling Razor is now a ad sponsor on the site!

[lifeisbeautiful]

I'm really surprised to see this review on the Rolling Razor. I thought it was quite a pleasant shave and a nice change from the traditional. I haven't switched back as of yet, but I guess when I turn 50 plus and grumpy, I'll be right there with my dad using the same old crap, or recycling my straight edge because it's all american made lol...

[SRock]

I guess when I turn 50 plus and grumpy, I'll be right there with my dad using the same old crap

Actually statistically speaking the 25,000+ members of B&B have a median age in the early to mid 30's. I guess we don't have to be over 50 to be grumpy. :lol:

Truth is we just :001_wub: traditional wet shaving.

BTW, welcome to B&B! Don't forget to check in at the Shave Clinic & Newbie Check-In (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=55).

[StarringU]

Haha!!!

U R oh so Correct-O!
I am one of those Peepz who just have to have all the latest gadgets and gizmo's . Sheesh! What a waste of my `17.95... Sigh.. My 13 yr old who thinks everything is "kewli-o " even got disgusted with it. LOL

Well..... Guess next time, i'll read a review first. :):sneaky2:

[StarringU]

I saw one of these in the grocery store... very trashy looking

HOW?? They arent even OUT yet, only sold soley online....I buy every gimmick out there , go to every unique store, and there IS nothing even remotely copycat this yet

[soapbox]

HOW?? They arent even OUT yet, only sold soley online....I buy every gimmick out there , go to every unique store, and there IS nothing even remotely copycat this yet

Possibly a test market?

[salazch12]

I think the term "razor porn" has been redefined due to more really bad advertising by Rolling Razor..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sof2P54mLu8&feature=related

[srmd22]

Haha, I see this thread has a rate of about 1 post per year now. The reason I am reviving it is because I just got a free rollingrazor in the mail, as a gift with the purchase of some bald guyz head wipes. I had no idea what it was, so I googled it and found, among other things, this review.

I almost tossed the thing, after so many negative comments from a forum I dig so much, but I figured, what the heck. Last weekend, I lathered up with some AoS and my Thater brush, and shaved my whole head and face with the thing.

Well, I have to say... I am disappointed-- in this thread. Because it is so obviously biased and unfounded in it's negativity as to be absurd. I got a great, and I do mean absolutely superlative BBS shave with two passes, complete head and face with this silly looking little thing.

I am a year long devotee of wet shaving (admittedly not of the grand long experience of many here, but enough to have some opinions), and have accumulated a number of DE razors and straight razors, and love using all of them. That's not going to change. However, the hard fact is that I got an excellent shave with the plastic rolling razor thing. It doesn't really appeal to me aesthetically, and the carts cost more then DE blades, but functionally speaking, it works, and the design is actually pretty ergonomic. It does do what is says it will.

Now, the marketing may be goofy, and the website may not float one's boat, but that does not excuse the ridiculous bias presented in the reviews. There is no need to shoot down a products functionality just because it doesn't meet your marketing expectations or aesthetics. An objective review would note that the product is foolish, expensive, distastefully marketed, you don't like the packaging, the different blades offered don't look different to you, etc, but the razor itself is highly functional.

The review says a one pass with the RR is "vastly inferior" to a schick quattro or similar cart. BS. It is the same or better (for me, actually it was much better). Of course, ymmv... but not that much. Not vastly.

Some people that use straight razors here said they would be afraid to use this, that it looks risky. That is a joke. You can't cut yourself with this any easier then with a fusion, and it is a damn site safer than a straight. I prefer a straight, but I'm not going to lie about it's comparative safety.

So, the lesson for me is, take reviews and opinions with a grain of salt. The RR is not the horrible beast it is accused of in this thread. In fact, it delivers a quick and pleasant shave, on par with a fusion or other multi-blade, but with the advantages of a DE in terms of less irritation, in my experience (admittedly limited to a few shaves so far) with the product. To preach otherwise is an act of fanaticism in defense of DE/SR practice that is over the top. It is okay for us to enjoy our hobby without flaming alternatives, and it does a disservice to those who might benefit from trying such products (particularly many head shavers would love this thing, I am sure).

That is my 2 cents. Of course ymmv (but I don't believe it).

[joel]

Haha, I see this thread has a rate of about 1 post per year now. The reason I am reviving it is because I just got a free rollingrazor in the mail, as a gift with the purchase of some bald guyz head wipes. I had no idea what it was, so I googled it and found, among other things, this review.

I almost tossed the thing, after so many negative comments from a forum I dig so much, but I figured, what the heck. Last weekend, I lathered up with some AoS and my Thater brush, and shaved my whole head and face with the thing.

Well, I have to say... I am disappointed-- in this thread. Because it is so obviously biased and unfounded in it's negativity as to be absurd. I got a great, and I do mean absolutely superlative BBS shave with two passes, complete head and face with this silly looking little thing.

I am a year long devotee of wet shaving (admittedly not of the grand long experience of many here, but enough to have some opinions), and have accumulated a number of DE razors and straight razors, and love using all of them. That's not going to change. However, the hard fact is that I got an excellent shave with the plastic rolling razor thing. It doesn't really appeal to me aesthetically, and the carts cost more then DE blades, but functionally speaking, it works, and the design is actually pretty ergonomic. It does do what is says it will.

Now, the marketing may be goofy, and the website may not float one's boat, but that does not excuse the ridiculous bias presented in the reviews. There is no need to shoot down a products functionality just because it doesn't meet your marketing expectations or aesthetics. An objective review would note that the product is foolish, expensive, distastefully marketed, you don't like the packaging, the different blades offered don't look different to you, etc, but the razor itself is highly functional.

The review says a one pass with the RR is "vastly inferior" to a schick quattro or similar cart. BS. It is the same or better (for me, actually it was much better). Of course, ymmv... but not that much. Not vastly.

Some people that use straight razors here said they would be afraid to use this, that it looks risky. That is a joke. You can't cut yourself with this any easier then with a fusion, and it is a damn site safer than a straight. I prefer a straight, but I'm not going to lie about it's comparative safety.

So, the lesson for me is, take reviews and opinions with a grain of salt. The RR is not the horrible beast it is accused of in this thread. In fact, it delivers a quick and pleasant shave, on par with a fusion or other multi-blade, but with the advantages of a DE in terms of less irritation, in my experience (admittedly limited to a few shaves so far) with the product. To preach otherwise is an act of fanaticism in defense of DE/SR practice that is over the top. It is okay for us to enjoy our hobby without flaming alternatives, and it does a disservice to those who might benefit from trying such products (particularly many head shavers would love this thing, I am sure).

That is my 2 cents. Of course ymmv (but I don't believe it).

Before saying something is "BS" and someones review is essentially junk, please use your noggin and address the situation in a more pragmatic manner. This is a four year old review - when the company was quite young. To assume that in FOUR years they've made precisely ZERO changes to their product is daft. A more reasonable and gentlemanly way of broaching this might be to say "I tried the product and for me it worked quite well. Maybe they changed their blades, angles, etc - has anyone else tried this and liked it recently?"

One thing you had to have learned over your tenure here has been that a lot of shaving products can be outstanding.... then turn awful and visa versa. Forumlas change, suppliers change, quality fluctuates, corners are cut, the reasons vary - but put a new non-tallow Penhaligon's Soap next to a 3-4 year old tallow based Penhaligon's soap and you tell me which one is better. That doesn't mean that someones 3-4 year old glowing review of Penhaligon's soap is wrong, or "BS" - it merely mean's that it's outdated.... which is one reason we stamp posts with dates :biggrin1:

[S'eth]

Before saying something is "BS" and someones review is essentially junk, please use your noggin and address the situation in a more pragmatic manner. This is a four year old review - when the company was quite young. To assume that in FOUR years they've made precisely ZERO changes to their product is daft. A more reasonable and gentlemanly way of broaching this might be to say "I tried the product and for me it worked quite well. Maybe they changed their blades, angles, etc - has anyone else tried this and liked it recently?"

One thing you had to have learned over your tenure here has been that a lot of shaving products can be outstanding.... then turn awful and visa versa. Forumlas change, suppliers change, quality fluctuates, corners are cut, the reasons vary - but put a new non-tallow Penhaligon's Soap next to a 3-4 year old tallow based Penhaligon's soap and you tell me which one is better. That doesn't mean that someones 3-4 year old glowing review of Penhaligon's soap is wrong, or "BS" - it merely mean's that it's outdated.... which is one reason we stamp posts with dates :biggrin1:

Nice! And very eloquently put, something that I also will consider when reading the massive amount of information stored on this wonderful forum.