Item Description
I once listed this shave soap as my worst purchase. Since that time, I revisited the soap and have come to a completely different conclusion.
First of all, I bought it some time ago through Menessentials. I bought the refill at $24 and while the accompanying bowl is beautiful, it was also somewhere around $70. (note: Menessentials no longer carries the bowl on their website). The refill is a great value for this huge chunk of soap (150 grams, 5.3 oz) and will last a very, very long time.
At first I wasn't a big fan of the scent, I would say somewhat like Amaretto. I also found that if I didn't allow the soap to dry before putting it away it developed a very strange, raunchy, chemical-like smell. While it's not my favorite scent, it has grown on me and is certainly a welcome smell in the morning.
Now to the business of lathering.
1) A thoroughly loaded Brush (B&B 2006)
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2) Swirling in the bowl for 20 seconds
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3) Two more additions of water plus more swirling
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4) Brush ready to go. Please note, that this brush sucks up most of the produced lather, leaving not that much in the bowl.
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5) After 4 passes, plenty of lather left, enough for at least another 2.
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The soap is very protective, very slick, and I would say the moisturization level is medium which is just perfect for me. It provides a very close, comfortable, irritation free shave. In terms of performance this is an excellent veggie based soap and easily beats the pants off of L'Occitane (my other tripple-milled). Unfortunately I can't compare it to any tallow-based soaps but I can't imagine any soap being very much better than this one. While the scent is not my favorite, it is definitely my go-to soap for performance.
First of all, I bought it some time ago through Menessentials. I bought the refill at $24 and while the accompanying bowl is beautiful, it was also somewhere around $70. (note: Menessentials no longer carries the bowl on their website). The refill is a great value for this huge chunk of soap (150 grams, 5.3 oz) and will last a very, very long time.
At first I wasn't a big fan of the scent, I would say somewhat like Amaretto. I also found that if I didn't allow the soap to dry before putting it away it developed a very strange, raunchy, chemical-like smell. While it's not my favorite scent, it has grown on me and is certainly a welcome smell in the morning.
Now to the business of lathering.
1) A thoroughly loaded Brush (B&B 2006)
View attachment 16710
2) Swirling in the bowl for 20 seconds
View attachment 16711
3) Two more additions of water plus more swirling
View attachment 16712
4) Brush ready to go. Please note, that this brush sucks up most of the produced lather, leaving not that much in the bowl.
View attachment 16716
5) After 4 passes, plenty of lather left, enough for at least another 2.
View attachment 16717
The soap is very protective, very slick, and I would say the moisturization level is medium which is just perfect for me. It provides a very close, comfortable, irritation free shave. In terms of performance this is an excellent veggie based soap and easily beats the pants off of L'Occitane (my other tripple-milled). Unfortunately I can't compare it to any tallow-based soaps but I can't imagine any soap being very much better than this one. While the scent is not my favorite, it is definitely my go-to soap for performance.