Review (3/5): Brush good, stand great, razor meh
Received everything as depicted in the photos as described. The badger brush has a huge splay and mild backbone right out of the box. After a few uses this brush is very soft. There are a lot of straggly hairs that I am tempted to trim ( as of yet I have not) that come out from the handle. The brush had these from day 1.The handle looks nice and the overall look of all 3 items on my counter look nice. The razor is where this review lost some stars. The exposed blade profile is not the same on both sides. No matter how you line up the blade in the head when you tighten down the butterfly mechanism it causes the blade to flex and it moves slightly. The head of the razor I received looks good the plating is shiny and consistent, however when you look closely the metal is not straight and bevels slightly in an inconsistent manner at the bottom where the blade protrudes. I think this is a casting defect. It's slight but when you put a blade in you can notice it. I don't know if it has an effect on overall shave quality. Two characteristics I'm about to discuss will. The head of the razor or top cap as I've heard it referred to, is high requiring a higher angle to allow the blade to contact the skin properly. The final characteristic is the weight this sucker is heavy compared to vintage Gillettes or The Edwin Jagger de89 which I have used. The razor is not my fav, but what everyone has different likes when it comes to this topic. Overall I like this set if you are new to wet shaving and the de razor thing, this will be a great way to start.