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Essence

The world's first straight razor
in a replaceable blade format.

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Essence Razor

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Barber Straight Razor / Shavette

Essence Razor

The Essence Razor combines the timeless appeal of a straight razor with the convenience of a Shavette. Designed to capture the look and feel of an authentic straight razor, it features a sleek, uninterrupted profile—eliminating visible screws and hints that might reveal its Shavette nature. Engineered for versatility, the Essence Razor is compatible with a range of razor blades, making it an ideal tool for both barbers and dedicated wet shaving enthusiasts seeking an elevated experience.

Crafted to Elevate Your Craft and Your Space

The Essence Razor is more than a tool—it’s a piece of functional art, designed to be a centerpiece in any barbershop or shaving setup.

A new way to experience an old tradition

A precision shaving instrument, crafted to give you a straight razor shaving experience in a replaceable blade format.
The Essence razor is a revolutionary shavette that replicates a traditional straight-razor experience without the maintenance that comes along with a traditional straight-razor.It gives you the possibility to use your favourite razor blades while crafted out of high quality materials to be a lifetime investment.

Shaving angle

Bringing you closer to an authentic straight-edge experience, the Essence Razor features a sleek, wedge-shaped grind that offers the freedom to angle the blade precisely as you desire. Ergonomically designed, the blade holder feels like a natural extension of the razor, enhancing control and adding to the genuine feel of a traditional straight razor shave.

Perfectly balanced

The Essence Razor combines optimal weight and perfect balance to ensure a comfortable, intuitive shave. Its robust stainless-steel body provides unwavering support for a controlled and forgiving shave, while the sleek aluminum handle serves as a counterbalance to the blade holder, achieving flawless equilibrium from every angle.

Specifications

 

MATERIAL HOLDER 17-4 ph Stainless steel
MATERIAL HANDLE Aluminum
SURFACE FINISH HOLDER Brushed / polished
SURFACE FINISH HANDLE Anodized
LENGHT (OPEN) 233 mm / 9.173 in
LENGHT (CLOSED) 180 mm / 7.086 in
WEIGHT 54 g / 1.9 oz

A lifetime investment

This razor is crafted for barbers and wet shaving enthusiasts who value exceptional design, masterful craftsmanship, and the authentic straight razor experience. After years of research, hundreds of prototypes, and an unwavering commitment to perfecting the Essence Razor, we have created a tool that’s built to be a lifetime investment—designed to deliver excellence with every shave.

Customer Reviews

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Enrique Lau

After using it for nearly two weeks, I can say that this was an awesome buy. More than anything for its ergonomics and the ability to use a variety of blades, which, that I know of no other razor on the market can do. I might be wrong, but even if I am, this an amazing product and well engineered.

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Olaf Paulus
Woohoo, this is amazing!

I bought this after watching several videos from Barber Dave (@barberdave on YouTube). I've been shaving with straight razors and also been shaving for quite some time with a Feather DX and a Feather SR. But the Essence is so much nicer. First of all the shaving angle is very close to a straight razor so you can shave with a shallow angle. After 2 shaves I was used to it and its been a great experience. It's pretty neat that you can put any kind of blade in it, but I have found I got best results using Feather Pro or Shick Proline blades. Overall I'm very happy with it, although I'm not a big fan of the stand. It looks *really* nice when the razor is on the stand, but I found it a bit finicky to get it on and off the stand. And remember not to close the razor all the way when you leave a blade inserted, as it will touch the bar between the scales. Glad I got this amazing razor, it's been a joy using it.

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Álvaro Contreras Ramírez
Impressions and suggestions

The razor works wonderfully and the seams that hold the spine are almost unnoticeable, I was surprised by the strenght of the magnets which hold the razor together, the monkey tail gives a really comfortable variety of grips sitting well in the hand, the overall design is beautiful. It's expensive but worth the investment, it shaves like no other. The Tedalus team was really kind and atentive. Overall I'm really happy.

I'm adding here a couple design suggestions for future versions of the essence: I like the stand, however i think it would look slicker without those two holes in the bottom back of the handle and just having a case to store it. To avoid using rubber to stop the blade from touching the handle I'd make the handle groove narrower to hold the spine at the middle, the plastic in the pivot pin could maybe just be removed and substituted for oil instead to make it look better. At the pivot end I would adjust more the handle to the shape of the screw. I think the gap between the end of the monkey tail and the handle when unfolding could be smaller. The handle's edges could be more rounded specially at the bottom tip, however I understand the design choice here, this is just more of a matter of personal taste. These are very minor changes and I think would suit the style of your company of precision, elegance and durability, however your product is close to perfect already, so I have no complaints. You could also maybe experiment with titanium, even though from what i understand it's harder to work with it.

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Tania Pakholok
Way Beyond Expectation!

I knew from the outset it wouldn’t disappoint, but, realistically, how much better could it possibly be as compared to other AC razors? Well, it’s streets ahead of anything else in the category! Immediately feels natural in your hand. The very first shave felt like I’d been using it for a while. Manoeuvrable, not too light and super efficient. Nothing comes close to it, in my humble opinion. The stand makes it for a beautiful display too, so, if in doubt, definitely buy paired with the stand. The only drawback: you might feel the urge to shave more often than usual.

Thank you very much for your positive review!
I wish you many more great shaves.

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todd smith
Excellent

Fit and finish is excellent. Solid

Thank you very much for your positive review!
I wish you many more great shaves.

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Andrew H.
New Shavette in Chicago

Great quality. Great that any blade can fit. Super easy to load as they fit like a glove. I look forward to continue to practice with it.

Hello Andrew

Thank you very much for your positive review!
I wish you many more great shaves.

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David Eisenhuth
Essence X3

This is actually my third essence razor as a Professional Barber in Barbershop Owner. I have found that when I’m not using an actual straight this is the closest to that. I also have one that I use regularly at home and one in reserve just in case it’s a fantastic piece of machinery, and the closest you will ever get to a true straight razor and that’s coming out as only a enthusiast but also as a professional Master Barber. Paired with a feather pro guard blade. It is just perfect.

David Eisenhuth, Master Barber/Proprietor
Hombres Barbershop at SaddleBrooke Ranch
@barberdave on Youtube

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Hello Dave
Thank you so much for your detailed and positive feedback and sharing the video! We're thrilled to know that our Essence Razor meets your high professional standards and that it's become a dependable tool both at work and at home.

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Klaus Höhn
Das beste was ich jemals hatte

Ich bin ein totaler Rasiermesser Fan und habe einige sehr gute unter anderem Messer von Koraat , aber durch eine Empfehlung kam ich zu Tedalus und bekomme nicht mehr genug davon . Die Verarbeitung, die perfekten Rasuren , ich bin ohne Worte , genial

Hallo Klaus

Ich bedanke mich aufrichtig für Dein Lob und freue mich riesig, dass Dir unser Essence Rasiermesser so gut gefällt.

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Tomas Fernandez-Herrerin Santoro
Excelente

Excelente terminación, cómodo el sistema de carga de hoja. Comido afeitado

Thank you very much for your review Tomas!

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Ralf Keller
Best Shavette ever!

Die beste Shavette, die ich jemals in Händen hielt! Großartig verarbeitet! Geniales Handling! Und die Kundenfreundlichkeit bzw Service sind vorbildlich! Sehr freundlicher Kontakt und super schnelle Lieferung! Vom Rasurergebnis könnte ich nicht zufriedener sein! Love it 😍

Hallo Ralf

Vielen Dank für die tolle Bewertung und die netten Worte!
Wir wissen dies sehr zu schätzen! Ich wünsche Dir noch viele tolle Momente mit Deinem
Essence Rasiermesser.