Thread: PILS, A New High End German DE .... Anyone try it yet ?

Welcome to SRP and thanks for your impressions of the Pils.

OK i set up shop and took a few pics

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7821/pils1.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8827/pils2.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2016/pilsx21i.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9027/pilsx22.jpg

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7731/pilsprogress1.jpg

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4113/pilsprogress2.jpg

I do have the 7MP originals of these if any one cares. I'm also willing to take requests, As long as i have my equipment set up

Excellent stuff. I wonder if you would mind putting all of this into a review (there is a miscellaneous review section available).

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Thanks!
Robin

the images were still a little large and i didn't want to make some huge post with pics that were large then most screens. In nay case i am REALLY dyslexic so i try not to write.

I'll work on an actuall review but it will take a few days. Also I don't consider myself to be any kind of authority on DE razors. I'm just a guy that is tired of giving his money to Gillette.

Many thanks for the great photos. So one version of the razor has a flat sided handle and the other is round ? Are there other differences in the two models or is one simply an older edition than the other ?

Comes in three versions, in addition to the two pictured versions You can also have it in this third version


Amund

Actually there are 7 versions

• Brass Polished Nickle Plated (round)
• Brass Polished Nickle Plated (hexagonal)
• Stainless Steel Matt finish (Round)
• Brass Polished Nickle Plate /w black acrylic
• Stainless Steel Matt Finish /w black acrylic
• Brass Polished & Gold Plated (round)

There is also a conbo that has a Stainless Steel Matt Finish shaft but the head and end parts are Brass Polished Nickle Plated

How aggressive is it? I really like the looks of it.

I haven't used a DE in years now, having given away all my fatboys leaving only my Vision. But I recently had a bad cold and had to skip straights because of the sneezing and coughing, and wound up having to use a Gillette Fusion for two weeks. So a (good) DE is definitely in order...

I find it to be middle of the road. I have nicked myself but never had any irritation from the Pils, I get a pretty close shave with little effort. The angle of attack is very shallow. I hold it flatter against my face then mst others razors i own.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Many thanks for the great photos. So one version of the razor has a flat sided handle and the other is round ? Are there other differences in the two models or is one simply an older edition than the other ?

In the Pils catalog there are 7 version as I stated above. These are all new for 2009 / 2010 . The two pictured are basically the same. The left is a matte stainless with a round handle the right is a polished nickle plated razor with a hexagonal handle. Other wise everything about these razors is identical. They have more or less the same weight and give an equal shave.

Originally Posted by Proraso Man

there are 2 US distributors of these razors so you don't have to worry about trans-Atlantic shipping and customs:

www.razoremporium.com
www.gentlemensbest.com

Seem to be dead links .....