Item Description
This is it: the glorious Trumper rose soap. A couple of years ago I purchased and used this product without really knowing much about wetshaving with soap and brush. After numerous lather experiments with cheaper soaps and a lot of reading on B&B I've recently managed to use it with great succes. It truly is a fantastic soap:
PRICE: OK, really expensive but definitely long lasting. For me it's a matter of indulging in luxury a few times a week. I even could imagine making this an exclusive 'sunday soap', which of course would make it a better deal.
QUALITY: what is there left to say? Who could not like the oldfashioned and time tested quality of this fine English brand?
SCENT: For me this is a lovely rose scent: not too strong nor sweet, very subtle. I like this better than the cream version which IMO smells a bit artificial.
LATHER: In the old days I only got big bubbles and a thin, wet lather which gave me a horrible shave. Now I get tremendous amounts of rich creamy lather that doesn't dry out. The difference is softening up the puck of soap with hot water, working it long enough with the brush and finally swirling it some more in a bowl. I find you don't need a lot of product to get lots of beautiful lather.
EFFICACY: a close and clean shave, every time. No irritation at all.
MOISTURIZING: Not bad for a soap. Definitely not drying, but perhaps somewhat of a neutral effect. A light balm afterwards works just fine for me.
PRICE: OK, really expensive but definitely long lasting. For me it's a matter of indulging in luxury a few times a week. I even could imagine making this an exclusive 'sunday soap', which of course would make it a better deal.
QUALITY: what is there left to say? Who could not like the oldfashioned and time tested quality of this fine English brand?
SCENT: For me this is a lovely rose scent: not too strong nor sweet, very subtle. I like this better than the cream version which IMO smells a bit artificial.
LATHER: In the old days I only got big bubbles and a thin, wet lather which gave me a horrible shave. Now I get tremendous amounts of rich creamy lather that doesn't dry out. The difference is softening up the puck of soap with hot water, working it long enough with the brush and finally swirling it some more in a bowl. I find you don't need a lot of product to get lots of beautiful lather.
EFFICACY: a close and clean shave, every time. No irritation at all.
MOISTURIZING: Not bad for a soap. Definitely not drying, but perhaps somewhat of a neutral effect. A light balm afterwards works just fine for me.
