Closed Pass Around: Asylum Evolution - Finished

Barry Giddens said:
Good Afternoon @riverrun. May I be added to the list please?
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Certainly...
  1. Rowlers (ATG)
  2. chris.hale (ATG)
  3. p.b (ATG)
  4. missingskin (ATG)
  5. Blademonkey (TSR)
  6. Looney12345 (ATG/TSR)
  7. 2hot 2trot / Wayne Pritchard (ATG/TSR)
  8. MPH (ATG)
  9. Wayne (ATG)
  10. AndyMc133 (TSR)
  11. Barry Giddens (TSR)
  12. You?
The list is open.
Legend: Completed, Currently with, Waiting, Dropped out
 
My initial thoughts on receiving this razor was its size. Really small in the hand and for those with large hands or fat fingers you may find this an issue. It did take me a few shaves to get the hang of handling this.
The last thing I wanted to do is drop a £200 razor, especially because it does not belong to me.
Held with kid gloves I had my first shave and was impressed by the BBS 3 pass achieved, however I suffered razor burn to my neck. This is something I rarely suffer with.
Loading with the Astra SP for my first shave involved a lot of discipline to align it correcting and securely. Adopting the @Blademonkey approach and advice I insured I pushed the blade lengthways to the locating pins.
Not acceptable for a razor at this price range.

The overall finish is excellent along with the weight and balance. Once you have spent a little time with this razor you begin to realise how easy it is to use, changing angles became simplistic and thoroughly enjoyable.

After my second shave I changed my trusty Astra SP to a Gillette 7o'clock yellow with the thought that maybe it was the blade that was causing irritation to my neck. I must say it was improved but still irritation remained.
I decided to give it another go as it dawned on me that perhaps I was having a little blade wobble from incorrect blade placement.
I played around again with the blade alignment and I had a trouble free shave. No irritation what so ever. Now whether this was the problem is debatable but shave #4 & #5 were superb. A BBS shave achieved with little effort.
I may add at this point that I did not have any cuts, nicks or weepers throughout my shaves which is certainly a major plus point.

To conclude until recently I have never heard of the "Darwin" razor which the EVO has obviously been developed from.
My jaw nearly hit the floor when I discovered the price of the Darwin. There is one for sale at the moment on the bay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Darwin-2-...919454?hash=item1c8a45e01e:g:4ZkAAOSw42dZDt6S for your perusal. (PN I have no affiliation with this item for sale.)
How much???:eek:
Obviously a rarity that I would love to have a go with but as far as the Asylum Evolution is concerned I do not even think I could justify it's cost.
Don't get me wrong I would be more than happy to have one in my den but maybe at half of its current price purely due to the worrying blade alignment issue.

A sincere thank you goes out to @riverrun all in all it's been a wonderful experience.
 
The razor is now with @MPH
  1. Rowlers (ATG)
  2. chris.hale (ATG)
  3. p.b (ATG)
  4. missingskin (ATG)
  5. Blademonkey (TSR)
  6. Looney12345 (ATG/TSR)
  7. 2hot 2trot / Wayne Pritchard (ATG/TSR)
  8. MPH (ATG)
  9. Wayne (ATG)
  10. AndyMc133 (TSR)
  11. Barry Giddens (TSR)
  12. You?
The list is open.
Legend: Completed, Currently with, Waiting, Dropped out
 
Hi

The razor is now with me, but I forgot to copy my ATG comments here! So... Here they are:

First use today, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I was not expecting to love it,but I had a pretty good near bbs shave and I thought to myself.... Hmmmm I might actually like this.

However, just a couple of minutes later whilst taking to my wife, she commented that I have some blood spots. I looked, and yes I had some weepers, but also I had a shaving rash appear that I haven't experienced for some time. Then my throat became quite sore and red for a little while.

So... I guess this is a bit more aggressively than I first thought. Will be interested to see what happens in shave two!
 
Hi

I had shave two last night and after taking everyone's advice and putting the blade straight the shave was a lot better. Not brilliant, but pretty good. It still feels a bit "bitey", but with a bit of extra concentration was fine.

I still quite like the looks. I like something different, but again it just feels ridiculously small.

Think I'll have another shave for luck and then pass it on.

Many thanks to all involved in letting me play with this! :)
 
Hi everyone

Well the Asylum is winging its way to the next participant so I would again like to pass my thanks to those who made this happen. It was lovely to try this razor, and I am grateful for the opportunity.

My opinion of the razor is that it's a lovely looking little thing, but probably a bit too unrefined for my liking, and for its price.

Were it bigger, finished better and less expensive, I'd definately have one!!! Lol.

Thank you again. :)
 
Hi everyone

Well the Asylum is winging its way to the next participant so I would again like to pass my thanks to those who made this happen. It was lovely to try this razor, and I am grateful for the opportunity.

My opinion of the razor is that it's a lovely looking little thing, but probably a bit too unrefined for my liking, and for its price.

Were it bigger, finished better and less expensive, I'd definately have one!!! Lol.

Thank you again. :)
 
The razor is now with @wayne mattison
  1. Rowlers (ATG)
  2. chris.hale (ATG)
  3. p.b (ATG)
  4. missingskin (ATG)
  5. Blademonkey (TSR)
  6. Looney12345 (ATG/TSR)
  7. 2hot 2trot / Wayne Pritchard (ATG/TSR)
  8. MPH (ATG)
  9. Wayne (ATG)
  10. AndyMc133 (TSR)
  11. Barry Giddens (TSR)
  12. You?
The list is open.
Legend: Completed, Currently with, Waiting, Dropped out
 
The list is now CLOSED.
  1. Rowlers (ATG)
  2. chris.hale (ATG)
  3. p.b (ATG)
  4. missingskin (ATG)
  5. Blademonkey (TSR)
  6. Looney12345 (ATG/TSR)
  7. 2hot 2trot / Wayne Pritchard (ATG/TSR)
  8. MPH (ATG)
  9. Wayne (ATG)
  10. AndyMc133 (TSR)
  11. Barry Giddens (TSR)
  12. ajc347 (ATG)
The list is closed.
Legend: Completed, Currently with, Waiting, Dropped out
 
The razor is now with @AndyMc133 - the list is still closed.
  1. Rowlers (ATG)
  2. chris.hale (ATG)
  3. p.b (ATG)
  4. missingskin (ATG)
  5. Blademonkey (TSR)
  6. Looney12345 (ATG/TSR)
  7. 2hot 2trot / Wayne Pritchard (ATG/TSR)
  8. MPH (ATG)
  9. Wayne (ATG)
  10. AndyMc133 (TSR)
  11. Barry Giddens (TSR)
  12. ajc347 (ATG)
The list is closed.
Legend: Completed, Currently with, Waiting, Dropped out
 
First shave with the asylum this morning

I didn't have a lot of growth this morning as I'd had a straight shave yesterday and my Dovo bizmark leaves nothing behind.

Today's shave consisted of

Razor - asylum
Brush - Kent bk4 badger brush
Soap - gentleman's face care club shaving cream
Blade - ladas

The asylum performed well not too aggressive but neither was it too mild I like the styling of the razor and it has a good weight in the hand.

I look forward to trying it out further tomorrow
 
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