Thread: Function vs. Aesthetics (poll for newbies)

as a newbie, i bought a noob (new out of box) henckel. work at a razor place and paid cost.
it's not shave ready and sitting on a shelf, so i'm using a borrowed wapi.

so i think i went for a good shaver, after looking at the reviews but will only know for myself in a little while , but it's basically plain black plastic with a grey twin logo.

next i'll go with both and get a Dovo renaissance, still plastic but better looking.

then i'll try to fight rad and stick with those two...
but i would also like to try one of those little japanese razor or get a custom maestro livi or a zowanda or....

so i went with 75%function and 25% aesthetics

i would pay good money for ivory scale but not on a unusable razor (unless i could use those to have a rescale on another good blade)

100% function if it looks good but wont shave whats the point, and if it shaves good why does appearance or brand matter

I'm a noob and use a wapi. It seemed that most thought they are good shavers, and it was relatively cheap. I wanted to start out modest but not so modest that I got discouraged by an impossible-to-shave-with razor. I will say that aesthetics played zero part in my decision for this first razor.

-graham

Dude, it's been about a month. I'm looking for a great shave right now. Later, when I'm displaying razors in my shave den, assuming I make one, I might care more about aesthetics.

I'd rather have function than beauty. But what is the deal with spending 100 bucks on a razor, and getting a really crappy plastic handle? Doesn't make sense to me. The cost difference can't be that much. Sell it for 10 dollars more and put a wood handle on it.

Originally Posted by stdreb27

I'd rather have function than beauty. But what is the deal with spending 100 bucks on a razor, and getting a really crappy plastic handle? Doesn't make sense to me. The cost difference can't be that much. Sell it for 10 dollars more and put a wood handle on it.

Point taken but it may cost more than just $10 to make that change, especially if the wood is "exotic" don't you think?

Al raz.

I voted 75% function. I wanted to vote 100%, but that would make me a hypocrite, because when I bought my DE I avoided the Merkur Progress because of THAT ugly plastic knob.

I wonder if there are any equivalent monstrosities in the straight razor world?

BTW I wouldn't knock the Wapienica. I happen to think it has a special charm of its own.

Originally Posted by grahamule

I'm a noob and use a wapi. It seemed that most thought they are good shavers, and it was relatively cheap. I wanted to start out modest but not so modest that I got discouraged by an impossible-to-shave-with razor. I will say that aesthetics played zero part in my decision for this first razor.

-graham

Originally Posted by metalhead

100% function if it looks good but wont shave whats the point, and if it shaves good why does appearance or brand matter

Ditto.....

100 % function at this point because im tight budget, if i wasnt then 75 to 50 ratio for me