I thought that was discontinued!
It's the cream which was discontinued. Gel is still available aplenty.
Review -Biotique Bio Palmarya Gel
Equipment Used
Yaqi High mountain silvertip badger
Muhle R41 clone from AliExpress
Feather blade (this will be my 4th shave with this blade)
Biotique after shave gel
Here is the front and back of the tube.
Started off with a well soaked brush and a little bit of the gel. It's a little bit hard to see how much gel is there in the bowl since the gel is almost clear.
About 4 minutes of lathering in the bowl and it's got a decent amount of lather. The peaks are perfect and lather is just about right.
Pass 1 - WTG - Lather gave good cushioning and it was nice and slick.
Pass 2- XTG - Lather thinned a little between the passes but it was still slick and workable
Pass 3 - ATG - Lather considerably thinned out and coverage was poor. I wasn't even able to cover half of my face. Since I was on my 4th shave with a feather blade in a super aggressive razor I decided it would be best to work up some more lather. I ended up taking some more gel and work up lather on my face to finish my shave which was a BBS.
Finally cleaned up and applied some after shave gel.
Scent - it's very mild, a mix of barbershop and fresh cut grass.
Verdict - the gel takes a while to lather up and it takes a considerable amount of gel to get enough lather for 3 passes. The lather is slick but it deteriorates considerably between the passes. Given my experience I will not be buying any more of this gel. There are better creams for lesser price.
PS: After shave gel is strictly average. It made my face a little bit sticky after dry down and smells exactly like the shaving gel. So won't be buying any more after my current pack is exhausted.
It's super aggressive but gives a really close shave. I kind of like the feedback I get from this. I think I paid 7$ including shipping. Got it within a week from China to India.
Thanks, I'll check it out, I like super aggressive razors!
Thanks for your review.Review -Biotique Bio Palmarya Gel
Equipment Used
Yaqi High mountain silvertip badger
Muhle R41 clone from AliExpress
Feather blade (this will be my 4th shave with this blade)
Biotique after shave gel
Here is the front and back of the tube.
Started off with a well soaked brush and a little bit of the gel. It's a little bit hard to see how much gel is there in the bowl since the gel is almost clear.
About 4 minutes of lathering in the bowl and it's got a decent amount of lather. The peaks are perfect and lather is just about right.
Pass 1 - WTG - Lather gave good cushioning and it was nice and slick.
Pass 2- XTG - Lather thinned a little between the passes but it was still slick and workable
Pass 3 - ATG - Lather considerably thinned out and coverage was poor. I wasn't even able to cover half of my face. Since I was on my 4th shave with a feather blade in a super aggressive razor I decided it would be best to work up some more lather. I ended up taking some more gel and work up lather on my face to finish my shave which was a BBS.
Finally cleaned up and applied some after shave gel.
Scent - it's very mild, a mix of barbershop and fresh cut grass.
Verdict - the gel takes a while to lather up and it takes a considerable amount of gel to get enough lather for 3 passes. The lather is slick but it deteriorates considerably between the passes. Given my experience I will not be buying any more of this gel. There are better creams for lesser price.
PS: After shave gel is strictly average. It made my face a little bit sticky after dry down and smells exactly like the shaving gel. So won't be buying any more after my current pack is exhausted.
I believe so. When I got some India about 2 years ago, it had the spice. They also seek unscented and other scents. Just be sure what you get. I think west coast shaving sells it.
