REVIEW - RazoRock 'Bazooka' Double Edged Razor

WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
RazoRock Bazooka DE Razor

It is a double edged safety razor, that shaves your boat race.

DESCRIPTION:
Bazooka by name, Bazooka by nature.  You can understand why it inherited the name it has when you first lay eyes on the razor.  It is one huge hunk of metal.  It is a heavy piece of metal too.

The handle is a solid stainless steel beast, nicely knurled and very solid.  It adds some heft to the razor, allowing it to tip the scales at 5.6 ounces.  It is not a long handle, rather it allows the razor overall to stand at a not so lofty 3 11/32 inches.  The steel is polished in non knurled areas, and has a slightly rounded base.

Size comparison here, against my Merkur 39C (top) and an Edwin Jagger DE89 variant (bottom):

The head is of a closed comb design, and appears to be a plated pot metal, probably zamak.  It is etched with the RazoRock logo on the top cap.  Whilst the plating and overall finish of the two head pieces isn't up there with the likes of Edwin Jagger, Muhle and Merkur, it is not bad.  The cap allows for reasonable blade alignment, nothing that would detract from the quality of the shave.

CONCLUSIVE COMMENTS:
I was looking for a razor that was different from my slant, but emulated one of the properties I loved about a Mongoose, the hefty weight.  This razor delivers in that department well!  It is a joy to hold and a joy to shave with.  The weight of the razor allows you to shave well with no pressure.  It has a good amount of blade exposure, enough so that the blade almost sings as it slices through your whiskers.  I first thought the short stature of the razor would present a problem, but I am glad to say it was not to be.  Did it blow me away in any way?  Well yes it did, the quality of the shave was superb.  A fresh Astra Superior Stainless blade allowed for a close, but drama free shave.  In one pass, it gets closer than my slantbar razor, not something I expected from what has to be considered a budget razor.  Budget you say?  Yes.  It comes in for less than twenty Imperial Credits of the Realm.  For a solid, quality stainless steel handle, and a nice shaving head, you'd expect to pay more.

REVIEW - RazoRock 'The Monster' 26mm Plissoft Brush

WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT DOES IT DO?

RazoRock 'Monster' 26mm Plissoft Brush.  It is a brush for lathering shaving software.

APPLICATION METHOD AND DESCRIPTION:
I'll start with the description.  It is a substantial bit of kit.  Solid, well made and well presented.  It arrived in a RazoRock branded box, which looks classy.  

When you take the brush out of the box, you immediately notice two things.  The size and the weight.  It is a heavy brush in comparison to my Omega 48 and Body Shop Synthetic.  It is also large, very large.  It dwarfs my Body Shop Synthetic in knot size and heft.  It is rubbing shoulders in terms of size with the Omega as can be seen below.

The knot itself is very dense, and very soft.  It has immensely soft tips, with a sensible amount of backbone to the bristles.  The handle is a solid resin affair, very hefty, nicely polished and patterned with what appears to be a wood grain effect.

I find it best to dampen the brush lightly then load accordingly, adding water to achieve the desired lather as opposed to starting with it overly wet.

CONCLUSIVE COMMENTS:
Well, this is interesting.  I've enjoyed using large brushes and I've enjoyed using smaller brushes.  My first impression beyond size and weight was just how soft the tips are.  They make my other synthetics seem scritchy in comparison.  It is a very pleasant brush to apply to your face if you like soft brushes.  If you like the scritch of a boar or lower grade badger, this may not be the brush for you.  If you like holding a substantial handle, this will be right up your alley.  To coin my initial SOTD using this brush, it rips a hole in both the soap and the space/time continuum!

It is a very capable bowl lathering brush, whipping up oodles of lather from creams, croaps and hard soaps alike.  It is also at home face lathering.  I must say, I prefer using it to bowl lather, but that's all personal preference.

Did I mention the price yet?  No.  Well, it can be had from Shaving Station for a very reasonable £17.49.  Bargain?  Oh yes, of a monstrous size!