new DE razor from rex supply - the envoy

Just curious. Last post for the West Coast was Dec 13th (18 days ago). Is the razor lost?

I mailed the west coast passaround off to fmalpartida this morning.

Holidays have been crazy and I haven't had time post about my experience yet.

Razor Emporium I sent the info form hoping to get added to the list but unsure if it went thru ? Thanks

I'll take a look later thanks

Matt

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No response here or to my pm...................guess I'm out

Razor Emporium I sent the info form hoping to get added to the list but unsure if it went thru ? Thanks

I'll take a look later thanks

Matt

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No response here or to my pm...................guess I'm out

Yes we got your info and will.add you to the list. Thx

Matt

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I'll take a look later thanks

Matt

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No response here or to my pm...................guess I'm out

Yes we got your info and will.add you to the list. Thx

Matt

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Thank you Matt

The Envoy package arrived today from slantman. Will give it a go in the a.m. and report back.

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First impressions of the Envoy:

Looks good, feels good in the hand, nice heft - definitely a premium razor. Lathered up with DG Trismegistus this morning, loaded a new Polsilver and executed a quick 2 pass DFS shave. Due to my ridiculously sensitive lower neck area, the Envoy is more aggressive than I prefer in a daily driver, but there were no weepers and it felt more smooth and comfortable than the Muhle Rocca. If this is based on Ambassador setting 3, pretty sure I would prefer something like setting 1.5-2, maybe 1.75 or so.

Will have more time for 3 pass shaves this weekend, and look forward to the results. Plan to ship it out to the next participant on Monday.

Got the envoy yesterday and today I got around doing a first shave with it.

First up the soap, love the scent and performance very nice overall slickness, cushion, nice post shave feel. Most likely I will be ordering some this week.

The first impression with the Envoy.
To me it is the nicest razor out there. Lovely machining, perfect weight, fittings, balance and knuckling. The grip is just second to none. Beautiful all round razor.

I was greatly surprised to see that it was not as aggressive as my Rex on setting 3 (riding the cap as with the Rex I had). However, it does have a lot more blade feel than what I like. While it was a trouble free shave, it was not the smoothest by far.
Personally I find the blade feel excessive for what I like, leaving a slight soar feel after the shave. The alum block was a bit vocal in some areas that I had to insist a a lot more than usual.
To me, it felt like setting 7-8 on a Fatboy with the performance of setting 3 (perhaps a bit lower). Most likely due to the blade angle with which the razor holds the blade, exposure, and having to ride the cap as opposed to having a natural shave angle given by how the blade sits on the razor. While with the fatboy on setting 3 I hardly have to insist on some troublesome areas, I did have to insist with the Envoy. The end result, a bit of irritation here and there but nothing to write home about. The shave not as close as with my other razors but, let’s be realistic, it was my first shave with it.

Tomorrow I will do a shootout: the Envoy vs the game changer and share impressions.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

Got the envoy yesterday and today I got around doing a first shave with it.

First up the soap, love the scent and performance very nice overall slickness, cushion, nice post shave feel. Most likely I will be ordering some this week.

The first impression with the Envoy.
To me it is the nicest razor out there. Lovely machining, perfect weight, fittings, balance and knuckling. The grip is just second to none. Beautiful all round razor.

I was greatly surprised to see that it was not as aggressive as my Rex on setting 3 (riding the cap as with the Rex I had). However, it does have a lot more blade feel than what I like. While it was a trouble free shave, it was not the smoothest by far.
Personally I find the blade feel excessive for what I like, leaving a slight soar feel after the shave. The alum block was a bit vocal in some areas that I had to insist a a lot more than usual.
To me, it felt like setting 7-8 on a Fatboy with the performance of setting 3 (perhaps a bit lower). Most likely due to the blade angle with which the razor holds the blade, exposure, and having to ride the cap as opposed to having a natural shave angle given by how the blade sits on the razor. While with the fatboy on setting 3 I hardly have to insist on some troublesome areas, I did have to insist with the Envoy. The end result, a bit of irritation here and there but nothing to write home about. The shave not as close as with my other razors but, let’s be realistic, it was my first shave with it.

Tomorrow I will do a shootout: the Envoy vs the game changer and share impressions.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

Thx for the feedback

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fmalpartida Thanks for sharing your impressions, and nice pics!

If the Envoy had less blade feel and came with a gap similar to setting 2-2.5 on the Ambassador, that'd likely be a killer 3-piece set-up for me.

My newly purchased Ambassador is as how I remember it when I borrowed one for a few shaves this past summer: gorgeous, grip that is second-to-none a/c knurling, but also very bitey (to me) on my face if not using the utmost concentration even at it's lowest settings. It's a tidy, well-constructed piece of kit though for sure.

If RE decides to create different (less aggressive) heads for the Envoy, I'll probably give it a try.

fmalpartida Thanks for sharing your impressions, and nice pics!

If the Envoy had less blade feel and came with a gap similar to setting 2-2.5 on the Ambassador, that'd likely be a killer 3-piece set-up for me.

My newly purchased Ambassador is as how I remember it when I borrowed one for a few shaves this past summer: gorgeous, grip that is second-to-none a/c knurling, but also very bitey (to me) on my face if not using the utmost concentration even at it's lowest settings. It's a tidy, well-constructed piece of kit though for sure.

If RE decides to create different (less aggressive) heads for the Envoy, I'll probably give it a try.

I've thought about this but I worry about cannibalizing the ambassador by doing so.

It's certainly possible.

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