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Many of you have heard of the Pomco razor which was a vintage rebranded Merkur 37 slant razor. At that time, Merkur rebraned their no. 37 slant also for Coles and Hoffritz. However, this shave report is not about a Pomco version with a lavender or pink handle, Pomco built an entirely different razor especially for females, called the Lady Pomco. Over the years, I had just looked at this razor and scratched my head, however recently a bunch of listings came up on eBay and so I finally won a bid for one. Many folks that know me know that I favor slant razors and unusual vintage razors, and this one fell into both categories.
The Lady Pomco is a very unusual razor because the handle has an hourglass shape to it withe the middle being skinny and having a bulb at the end. It is a three piece razor with the base plate attached to the handle, however the part that screws the cap on runs halfway up the handle. The most unusual part, however, is the head. The guard on one side is straight like most razors, however the guard on the other side has an intentional frown (like many vintage razors designed for women at that time). I consider it a slant razor because on the curved side, the blade is bent severely to make it taut. Not quite the twisting of the blade like most slants, but same principle. This frown design was recently revived by Seygus, a small volume razor maker from Spain, however the Seygus did not bend the blade as severely. In comparison (Seygus on the bottom), the Lady Pomco looks like a Seygus on steroids,
So most folks with my interest would be satisfied with getting a weird vintage razor and storing it somewhere safe. Well, I am also one of those folks that when I was a kid, my mother would tell me not to touch the stove top because it is hot, and then after she turns her back, I touch the stove top just to see how hot it is. I shaved with the curved side when I got the razor last week (prior to my Envoy test shaves), and was very impressed with the shave. Overall, it gave me a comfortable (after I found the right angle) and efficient two pass BBS with minimal touch up. Some places, however, was a little hard to do , like under my nose. Tonight, I decided to use both the straight side and the curved. I used the straight side for the areas that were flat or limited, like the side of my jawline and under my nose. I then switched over to the curved side for areas that were not flat, like my chin, cheeks and under my face where there was a second chin and a lot of loose skin. This worked perfect for me and I got a two pass BBS with no touch up.
This is definitely a razor to get if you are into collecting strange vintage razors, and if you get one, try it out. You will NOT be sorry you did.
The Lady Pomco is a very unusual razor because the handle has an hourglass shape to it withe the middle being skinny and having a bulb at the end. It is a three piece razor with the base plate attached to the handle, however the part that screws the cap on runs halfway up the handle. The most unusual part, however, is the head. The guard on one side is straight like most razors, however the guard on the other side has an intentional frown (like many vintage razors designed for women at that time). I consider it a slant razor because on the curved side, the blade is bent severely to make it taut. Not quite the twisting of the blade like most slants, but same principle. This frown design was recently revived by Seygus, a small volume razor maker from Spain, however the Seygus did not bend the blade as severely. In comparison (Seygus on the bottom), the Lady Pomco looks like a Seygus on steroids,
So most folks with my interest would be satisfied with getting a weird vintage razor and storing it somewhere safe. Well, I am also one of those folks that when I was a kid, my mother would tell me not to touch the stove top because it is hot, and then after she turns her back, I touch the stove top just to see how hot it is. I shaved with the curved side when I got the razor last week (prior to my Envoy test shaves), and was very impressed with the shave. Overall, it gave me a comfortable (after I found the right angle) and efficient two pass BBS with minimal touch up. Some places, however, was a little hard to do , like under my nose. Tonight, I decided to use both the straight side and the curved. I used the straight side for the areas that were flat or limited, like the side of my jawline and under my nose. I then switched over to the curved side for areas that were not flat, like my chin, cheeks and under my face where there was a second chin and a lot of loose skin. This worked perfect for me and I got a two pass BBS with no touch up.
This is definitely a razor to get if you are into collecting strange vintage razors, and if you get one, try it out. You will NOT be sorry you did.
