Okay, so I realize that I am swimming against the stream on this, but I got it yesterday afternoon, shaved with it once, repackaged it, and it was already back in the mail this morning to trade for a tub of QED Violetta - it was in my possession less than 24 hours.
The shave was okay. I got a good lather, no better than I have had with other soaps that I love (QED, C&E Sienna, Honeybee). But the smell was horrible. It smelled like bug spray to me. I opened it up and disliked it from the start, but hoped that it would mellow once I whipped up a lather. No such luck. It reminded me of old ladies in a house filled with mothballs, kind of sickly sweet.
Where this does shine is in price and quality. For $15, you get a large puck in a nice ceramic bowl with a lid. If you like the scent, this could be a great soap, one of the best values for a triple milled. For almost the same price, though, I think I'll go pick up the C&E Sienna in the wood bowl.
The shave was okay. I got a good lather, no better than I have had with other soaps that I love (QED, C&E Sienna, Honeybee). But the smell was horrible. It smelled like bug spray to me. I opened it up and disliked it from the start, but hoped that it would mellow once I whipped up a lather. No such luck. It reminded me of old ladies in a house filled with mothballs, kind of sickly sweet.
Where this does shine is in price and quality. For $15, you get a large puck in a nice ceramic bowl with a lid. If you like the scent, this could be a great soap, one of the best values for a triple milled. For almost the same price, though, I think I'll go pick up the C&E Sienna in the wood bowl.