LAMBDA ARES BRONZE PASS AROUND

[walpan]

I used the Wizamet. I did get the shave right but like I said, I prefer more aggressive razors with feedback hence why I'm curious about the Ares.

The wizamet is a great blade. Maybe try the Nacet or PermaSharp. As for the Ares , it is more aggressive it very smooth and comfortable.

 

[Phoenixkh]

I used the Wizamet. I did get the shave right but like I said, I prefer more aggressive razors with feedback hence why I'm curious about the Ares.

I'm far from an expert, but the reason I don't have the two razors you mentioned is because I don't need that extra bit of efficiency.... and I love the Athena and now that I've had one shave with the Ares, I think I'll love it too.... Neither is ultra efficient... For me, they are in the lower medium efficiency zone. All my Top Razors fit into that upper mild to lower medium efficiency range. I suspect they might be too mild for your needs, but that is just a guess.. and only one man's opinion.

 

[sidpost]

hello all. I received the Athena a few days ago but didn't really enjoy the experience. Would the Ares v2 be more up my alley if my favourite razors are the Yates EH/H and TiBird? I find that I prefer some blade feel and auditory feedback from my razors.

The Athena has auditory feedback for me. What blade are you using? Try a Feather or Nacet.

 

[sidpost]

With 3 days worth of whiskers for a real challenge, I used the Personna blade from the Viking's at the Gate PIF that was a rough ride with both the Lambda Athena and Ares.

With ~5 shaves on the blade, I took it out of my Athena and put it in my Muhle Rocca. with the same Aveeno canned shave cream. With two passes, a DFS with no drama, irritation, or tugging! I did a little buffing for a BBS shave but, that was really needed this late in the day but seemed appropriate for testing purposes with this suspect blade.

In Summary, both Personna blades I tried in both Lambda razors were just a bad combination. I don't know if was a blade tension difference or thinner blade stock, the Rocca simply worked significantly better and was the reason I had a 100-pack of Personna blades from Amazon in my blade cache.