RazoRock "Lupo" aluminum safety razor - River Valley Trading "Chapmunk" shave soap

Today's shave: The aluminum "Lupo" from RazoRock, and a South African shave soap!
** Kit **
* RazoRock "Lupo" aluminum safety razor, Super Iridium blade
* River Valley Trading "Chapmunk" shave soap
* Ever-Ready 200 with tuxedo knot
* Stirling "Baker Street" post shave balm
** Intro / Outro **
Intro: "Spygame" by Parov Stelar
Outro: "Booty Swing" by Parov Stelar

[@jesseherrera6676]

Lupo is been my razor of choice for the last six months. I found the right combination with a heavier handle and a permasharp blade. Perfect combo for a close and confortable shave.

[@mopeer1]

Great shave there Michael. I'm very glad you enjoyed the soap. Thank you very much for the review and positive feedback. It really means a lot to us. I will pass on your compliments to the soap maker. One of our main goals with this soap formulation was that it be easy to lather. I'm so glad that you found the same. South African artisans doing us proud!

[@zbushong]

Another fine job! I’m amazed a CNC razor is available for $30. Thanks & take care, Zac.

[@rajansharmaadv]

Very honest review of the razor.

[@jeffdrucker9480]

Awesome shave and video Michael. I also have the Chapmunk soap and I love it!

[@knightmare1015]

Great shave Michael. Can't go wrong with ANY of RazoRock's products. I have returned to straight razors on a fulltime basis. Got a blood free shave today and had no trouble mowing off a 5 day old beard. I'm also not going to be fooling with Twitter anymore either. They locked me out of my account for 12 hours for a "violent/hateful tweet" yet they allow iran to post violence all of the time.

[@allenlong8615]

Stephen Davidson Im going to miss ya on Twitter! I’m also going full time straight shaving on my face but my sweet razorocks will still get use everywhere else. I love my GC.86 and mamba 70.

[@caesardifranco3648]

RR Lupo this morning with a Bic Chrome Platinum blade and Grooming Department "Mallard" shave soap. OMG, one of the best shaves of my life ! This razor and blade combo works amazingly well for me... post shave feel was superb...extremely soft skin feel. Grooming Dept has got to be one of the best soaps out there, if not the best !! Mind you, last week I tried the Lupo with a Feather blade and the shave was horrible .... go figure ... Cheers !

[@T-R.e.x]

And what about the king, Siero?

[@brianb.2894]

Hi Michael. Seems like a pretty good razor with a few minor flaws. Soap seemed good too. Sterling of course is always exceptional.. Thanks for the video. Have a good week.😀

[@Zakdayak]

I went for the gold Lupo. A little too aggressive for me -- so I use Shark blades which tones it down and allows me a comfortable shave.

[@mikeh9701]

Hi Michael- Great shave and razor/soap review; thank you! A very interesting and nice selection of products. Coincidentally, this week I was finally able to order the Lupo in stainless steel; I always like heavier razors, so I am looking forward to using this. I hope you have a great week ahead and best regards, as always!

[@andyhedin4893]

Great razor, love mine!

[@mikeh9701]

Thanks, Andy!

[@terrym1065]

"Weekly soap quota holding bowl"🤣 what ever you have to tell yourself🙄 Nice shave regardless Michael💈💈 The Lupo is always out of stock it seems, must be a good deal. The Chapmunk soap looked actually really slick on screen👌 Great video and review as always. Enjoy!

[@leehaseley2164]

Great shave, cheers very much.

[@marcgirard7551]

Thanks again, Michael! Great review. Glad I watched this... thought about the Lupo and the Wolfman WR1 before and never bought as I feared they would be chatter-y at the blade edge. I think the more curved designs are way better for me - think Baby Smooth or Timeless Stainless or Titanium head designs.

[@shave-a-thon3415]

I've noticed that you avoid a south to north pass on your face and an east to west/west to east on your neck. Is that due to sensitive skin? There's no way I could come close to BBS if I didn't perform those strokes. I can't tell you how many different types of strokes I have to perform on the inner parts of the neck, jawline and the chin to get to BBS. I also need to lather all the way to my collarbone and shave that sensitive area way at the bottom of the neck, too. I'm not exactly one of those guys who have 5 o'clock shadow at noon but I have dense, coarse growth in areas. I also have to trim the bridge of the nose, sides of the eyes and a few hairs at the top of the cheekbones. I'm amazed that most of you KZbin shavers finish up so quick after a 3rd pass.

[@panchotheaddict420]

i loved this razor,, it combines the right amount of aggressiveness and comfort that my face can handle. sorry it wasnt for you

[@manishbhoola]

Great shave as always Michael. Thanks for the wonderful review. Just curious you use such food flavored soap, aren't you tempted to take a bite :) I had a shave with the DLC Lupo with arko today morning. It's amazing how efficient and smooth it is. Truly an awesome razor..

[@viningscircle]

I like the Lupo, but weightier heads just work better for me and are my preference. Going to throw on a heavier handle to give that a try and see how it goes. Whenever the stainless Lupo gets back in stock, I want to compare that the aluminum.

[@maurizio7452]

Hello Michael. Great stuff, as usual. Was wondering if you have already had the chance of trying out the recently launched FOCUS Tritock, Al, DE razors. The NEW range offers a "flat" head R51, a "concave" R52 and a "slant" R53. They all appear to be most interesting and could probably be worth measuring up against the ATT, Calypso R1/S1 offers. Looking forward to your views, all the best.

[@WingMane52]

Love this razor and the SS version. Only gripe is the finish of the SS one smudges and shows fingerprints easily. The head design doesnt balance on its side when you set it down too which is a tad annoying.

[@pierce_13]

The finish on the SS drives me nuts.

[@anthonyestes5794]

Where can I find that soap ?

[@oswjim]

could someone confirm whether the lupo's head design is the same/similar to the one in the switch ?

[@Kberrysal]

Were do you get the washer from that you use on your Safety razors

[@MrUlski]

Perhaps the soap would have benefited from a tiny bit of menthol in addition to the spearmint? I saw that River Valley Trading got a Twitter and IG account. How do you compare Stirling balm to others like Sudsy and Zingari? I got a Stirling balm but I would have preferred a product which is faster absorbed and less sticky and with more skin healing properties.

[@mfreedberg]

They do, @ShavingZA is their Twitter account!

[@MrUlski]

Michael Freedberg @rivervalleytrading on ig

[@squalesucks46]

I have had a few "CNC machined" aluminum razors from ItalianBarber, and every single one of them had uneven blade gap or blade exposure. One of which held the blade like a slant razor, so I don't think the term CNC machined really applies to them. A true CNC machined razor shouldn't have those issues.