Yes, I believe it is. You can see part of the name, Evermoist, under the razor.
PAA Artifact Razor
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Ooh, I want that too!
By the way, this whole water reservoir feature, if it does anything at all on The Artifact it is not noticeable.
Me too, but I haven't seen them for sale. For the time being I will limit myself to an Artifact.
I found an old listing. It sold for $35. The artifact looks more than inspired from the Ever moist. It looks more like copy.
Vintage Evermoist Razor - Etsy
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It's razor for women.I found an old listing. It sold for $35. The artifact looks more than inspired from the Ever moist. It looks more like copy.
Vintage Evermoist Razor - Etsy
This Shaving Kits & Sets item by Allthingsinoneplace has 4 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Shrewsbury, MA. Listed on Aug 19, 2022www.etsy.com
So, I bought the artifact for the sole reason that I was a sucker for the filigree on the top cap. It has that Victorian/art deco vibe I guess. It came with the razor, a case, three tucks of blades, a cleaning cloth, certificate, and a sticker. The razor fits extremely tight in the case and you need to use the little ribbon to pry it out of it's mold. First impressions are I hate the bottom cap I was sent. On the website they show two different versions of "tortoiseshell" bottom caps and I was hoping to get a more golden tinted one than a white one but I didn't have the option. But that's my luck I guess. I happen to be half Irish! The other half is polish. Woo hoo.
So somewhere in the annoyingly long product description for this razor it explains that it is supposed to be an homage to the evermoist which is a vintage razor. There are little reservoirs that are supposed to hold water and release it as you are shaving to help lubricate the razor. I came up with a non scientific way of testing this theory.i first dunked the razor in my scuttle to give it a chance to fill.
I then plunged it in a bowl of lather so the head had a bunch of soap on it and held it at the angle I typically would for shaving to see if the lather would get wet or if water would break through. Today's lather was PAA space nog, the only soap I have from them and I was in a Christmas mood
So after 10-15 seconds a big drip did form in the lather! Maybe that claim isn't all marketing hype.
So this was last night, and I had already shaved in the morning, but for the sake of science and excitement I decided to give the razor a go on my face. I had an Astra Platinum loaded with one use and the PAA space nog soap. I did get some irritation but I don't know how much of that was shaving twice in a day or how much was the razor, but this thing did glide. It is a light razor, but it did feel wet and smooth on my skin. I did dunk the head in the scuttle before each pass to give the reservoirs a chance to fill.
So all this is a long way of saying that even though this razor looks like something out of a Scooby Doo episode and feels like plastic, it doesn't feel like a cheap plastic razor shaped object. I must admit I am excited to try it again with a fresh blade and non sensitive face and see how it goes again.
So somewhere in the annoyingly long product description for this razor it explains that it is supposed to be an homage to the evermoist which is a vintage razor. There are little reservoirs that are supposed to hold water and release it as you are shaving to help lubricate the razor. I came up with a non scientific way of testing this theory.i first dunked the razor in my scuttle to give it a chance to fill.
I then plunged it in a bowl of lather so the head had a bunch of soap on it and held it at the angle I typically would for shaving to see if the lather would get wet or if water would break through. Today's lather was PAA space nog, the only soap I have from them and I was in a Christmas mood
So after 10-15 seconds a big drip did form in the lather! Maybe that claim isn't all marketing hype.
So this was last night, and I had already shaved in the morning, but for the sake of science and excitement I decided to give the razor a go on my face. I had an Astra Platinum loaded with one use and the PAA space nog soap. I did get some irritation but I don't know how much of that was shaving twice in a day or how much was the razor, but this thing did glide. It is a light razor, but it did feel wet and smooth on my skin. I did dunk the head in the scuttle before each pass to give the reservoirs a chance to fill.
So all this is a long way of saying that even though this razor looks like something out of a Scooby Doo episode and feels like plastic, it doesn't feel like a cheap plastic razor shaped object. I must admit I am excited to try it again with a fresh blade and non sensitive face and see how it goes again.
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I think the base plate you got is the more golden coloured one. Mine is much whiter than that - just cream with a few darker swirls. I don’t think I’ve seen any that were darker than yours.
I had a similar experience with the razor. Shaves ok, decently effective and reasonably smooth, doesn’t feel really cheap. I’m less convinced than you about the water reservoirs - I don’t notice any effect in normal use and it certainly didn’t change my life - but that doesn’t matter.
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I did have a well hydrated lather. Maybe I should make an intentionally dryer lather and see if that makes a difference. It could have been the placebo effect.
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Yeah. It probably does something, or can be made to do something, but my conclusion was that it’s not noticeable enough to matter. But I will revise my opinion if you report that it can make a difference.
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Annoyingly long product description is part of PAA 23hr a day product hype machine.
I think you could get sufficiently drunk in a drinking game where you take a shot everytime they release a new soap scent.
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I agree that it is too bad that the baseplate aren't actually tortoise shell. I think that would have been cool. But the every picture i've seen has that really pale look.
I like the gold cap with the filigree, but I don't care for the baseplate and I think their attempt at capturing the look of butterscotch bakelite is a complete fail. The handle just looks brown. To be fair, though, every attempt at artificially creating the natural butterscotch effect has pretty much failed, imo. Most are too orange. This one is definitely too brown.
I like the gold cap with the filigree, but I don't care for the baseplate and I think their attempt at capturing the look of butterscotch bakelite is a complete fail. The handle just looks brown. To be fair, though, every attempt at artificially creating the natural butterscotch effect has pretty much failed, imo. Most are too orange. This one is definitely too brown.
Most pictures I have seen show it as a darker brown too, but I think it's somewhat butterscotch in person. I'll try to get some pictures in better lighting if anyone wants them.
Also, to anyone who may have considered it, I tried last night to see if I would get lucky and for some reason the top cap would mate up on a Gillette old type bottom cap and ball handle. I kinda expected the bottom cap not to fit, but was a little more hopeful for the handle. The handle did not thread.
I did not try any other handles I have either, but could lay with that.
If I'm being 100% completely honest, I feel this is a good razor, but could have been great.
Build quality is good. There is a brass insert in the bakelite handle and everything fits nice and tight.
First thing first is the case. It feels decent build quality. I'm not sure if it's real leather but it feels quality and has a decent zipper. But why, why the laser blue. The neon orange flap on the inside doesn't help the aesthetic either in my opinion.
Then the bottom cap. All the ones I have seen don't look like what I know as tortoiseshell. They almost look like acrylic with a gold swirl. I don't know how much it would have added to the cost to make a solid brass bottom with the grooves machined in it, but in my opinion it would have looked better if the bottom cap was at least the same color as the handle.
The top cap is great. It has a filigree that in my opinion was done very well. It looks correct and looks like it was done with care and not as a sloppy detail to try and make it look old.
The handle is somewhat neutral to me. The color of it in person isn't terrible, but most pictures make it look dark brown. I realize bakelite was the original material of the razor they were trying to duplicate but black or white would have looked more elegant, or even a brass Gillette clone handle.
Now, I don't claim to know PAA's customer base, and maybe this is the thing they drool over and is right up their alley.
But, in my opinion, this could have been a truly great razor had it come in a nice clamshell or if they made the case brown and they did a better job color matching the razor parts.
Or even better, if they are going to put a fancy design on the top cap, they could have cloned the Gillette pocket razors with the fancy bars and beautiful cases.
Build quality is good. There is a brass insert in the bakelite handle and everything fits nice and tight.
First thing first is the case. It feels decent build quality. I'm not sure if it's real leather but it feels quality and has a decent zipper. But why, why the laser blue. The neon orange flap on the inside doesn't help the aesthetic either in my opinion.
Then the bottom cap. All the ones I have seen don't look like what I know as tortoiseshell. They almost look like acrylic with a gold swirl. I don't know how much it would have added to the cost to make a solid brass bottom with the grooves machined in it, but in my opinion it would have looked better if the bottom cap was at least the same color as the handle.
The top cap is great. It has a filigree that in my opinion was done very well. It looks correct and looks like it was done with care and not as a sloppy detail to try and make it look old.
The handle is somewhat neutral to me. The color of it in person isn't terrible, but most pictures make it look dark brown. I realize bakelite was the original material of the razor they were trying to duplicate but black or white would have looked more elegant, or even a brass Gillette clone handle.
Now, I don't claim to know PAA's customer base, and maybe this is the thing they drool over and is right up their alley.
But, in my opinion, this could have been a truly great razor had it come in a nice clamshell or if they made the case brown and they did a better job color matching the razor parts.
Or even better, if they are going to put a fancy design on the top cap, they could have cloned the Gillette pocket razors with the fancy bars and beautiful cases.
@Mr. Shavington so I tried the razor today with a dryer lather and the results were inconclusive.
I dunked the razor in the bowl for a chance to fill, and when I put it to my face, a drip formed in the lather. So I thought maybe it is working.
Then a few passes later I rinsed the razor, forgot to dunk and a drip formed in the lather anyway.
So, I don't know if the water was residual from the process of dunking and rinsing or if it was from the reservoir.
Sorry this doesn't give a concrete answer, but I guess I'm left thinking if I have to work this hard to try and get it to work maybe it doesn't work.
I dunked the razor in the bowl for a chance to fill, and when I put it to my face, a drip formed in the lather. So I thought maybe it is working.
Then a few passes later I rinsed the razor, forgot to dunk and a drip formed in the lather anyway.
So, I don't know if the water was residual from the process of dunking and rinsing or if it was from the reservoir.
Sorry this doesn't give a concrete answer, but I guess I'm left thinking if I have to work this hard to try and get it to work maybe it doesn't work.
I think the same. If you have to do things you wouldn’t normally do, and you still can’t be sure whether it makes a difference or not, then it is not really having a useful or very noticeable effect.
That’s fine. I didn’t buy it for the water reservoir feature, and I always assumed that was just a gimmick. After all, the idea never caught on after the razor this is based on was launched.
Seems to be what they (PAA) do. I can never quickly find the info I'm looking for when reading their product descriptions. It's tiresome.
They remind me of the cooking websites where people have to tell you their entire life story before sharing a recipe.
The best review for a truly weird looking device. I know for sure it is not the ugliest razor... if anything it comes second to the original one
I can guarantee that with the PAA name attached to it the razor will be over-hyped and end up being disappointed. There a few YouTubers I don't even watch because everything is always GREAT!!
