M3teorite-Stainless Steel Razor

Excellent razor, well made, I can see it could last a lifetime. I purchased the stainless steel, it’s heavy and I may order the aluminum or titanium model. The overall feel is great, control is excellent. The shave quality is superb. I’m testing blades at this time and at this point the Oliworks blade is my favorite. That said, I have many blades left to try. Right now I’m getting the best shaves of my life and that’s a long time.

This razor is a handsome instrument, and has a nice heft as well. Most importantly, it cuts smoothly and cleanly and safely. I have used many safety razors over the years, but this is the best of them all.

I came to the M3teorite (Cherry Cerakote stainless, Medium plate) after years of building out a kit that included a Henson AL13, a RazoRock Game Changer, and a Mühle R89, three razors with real reputations (the Henson alone has reportedly sold over 700,000 units) that just never worked for my face and skin. Using the M3teorite made we wish I'd skipped all three and started here. The exception is the Rockwell 6C. That one was my actual workhorse for nearly two years before the M3teorite showed up, so this isn't a case of "nothing else ever worked." It's that the M3teorite beat the one razor that had already earned a real track record with me. I deal with PFB (razor bumps from ingrown curly hair), which means most razors are either too mild to clear hair in one pass, forcing re-passes that trigger irritation, or aggressive enough to bite the second my angle isn't perfect. The Medium plate threads that needle. It's efficient enough for a clean one-pass shave when I'm in a hurry, and forgiving enough that an imperfect angle doesn't turn into a flare-up. I've run it with Wizamet, BIC, and a few others, all with good results, so this isn't a one-blade razor. My one issue: a pinhead-sized spot on the handle collar where the Cerakote didn't take, just bare steel showing through. Purely cosmetic. I emailed OliWorks and it took about 3 days to hear back, which felt slow at the time, but the resolution was handled well and I walked away satisfied. Satisfied enough that I've since bought two more. By day three of shaving, I was confident enough in this razor that I wanted a second one in rotation. Not as a hedge in case the first one let me down, but because I already knew this was the one I'd be reaching for every day going forward. It directly retired both Rockwells (the 6C and the T2) from daily use. I still keep a Rex Ambassador in the stable, but that one's for occasions; it demands more setup and attention than I want on a Tuesday. The M3teorite asks for none of that ceremony. Load it, adjust nothing, shave and enjoy.