PdP 63 is in my regular rotation.
It loads, lathers and feels different - and I like that. Variety is good.
It loads, lathers and feels different - and I like that. Variety is good.
In Praise of Pre de Provence
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shaved with the 63 today!!!!
camo
shaved with the 63 today!!!!
camo
I got my puck of No.63 around the first of the month and haven't used anything but since -- excellent scent and that same great lather as the original. Life is good.
Agree!
Agree!
PdP is as good as any soap I've got. I don't much care for the herbal scent, and the ash-can scent of #63 is, to my nose, execrable (others think it's marvelous). But it lathers beautifully, it's mild, it's cheap, it's 100% vegan, you can get it from Amazon, and it seems to last forever.
My tin of #63 has toned down quite a bit since I left the tin open more often. The scent is pretty mild now.
that’s been my experience as well. I still like it quite a bit.
Have to agree. One of the best soaps I’ve ever tried. Has anyone tried their aftershave balm or cologne? I’ve been tempted to pick them up in order to have a matching set..
I’ve been here over 10 years and if there’s one thing that’s been consistent it’s guys trying to lather a non-lathering cream and then complaining that it’s “trash” - it’s like complaining that your Mustang isn’t a Camero.
Steve56
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The balms are excellent. They’re very similar in performance to the 2x $ L’Occitane balms. I have not tried the cologne.
+1
Also, you only need a tiny amount, applied to a damp face. Each balm carries forward the scent of the soap, in a slightly longer-lasting form.
Poor post shave feel with a Shea Butter soap?
+1. I find it's best using my boar brush with PdP. A much better job than my normal favorite, a silvertip.
I ordered the Bergamot & Thyme back in the Spring, my first soap of theirs. A great light scent, perfect for warmer months. Great post-shave feel.
It is not a Shea Butter soap. It is a soap produced from Sodium palmate, potassium palmate, potassium stearate, potassium palm kernelate, and sodium palm kernelate with a very small amount of Shea Butter well down in the list of ingredients. Even parfum (Ifragrance) is listed higher than Shea Butter.
If it had more Shea Butter, the post shave might be better. I rate PDP as 8/10 on postshave feel. That means it is OK, but I now have some soaps that have a 10/10 post shave feel immediately after the shave and continue to do so for another 24 hours or more. They are so good, I have started rating them 11/10. The extra point is for the superb post-post shave feel.
Since 2008 I have got through two tins of the original, and a started a No 63. I do have an original in storage. I just ordered another No 63 and a Bergamot and Thyme thinking this was a new scent. My only criticism is the size, I would prefer a Provence Santé size. Boredom sets in.
I found Institut Karité too slick, and only use it for Feather AC's. Of course YMMV.
Too slick??? This is the first time I have ever heard anyone complain of a soap being too slick. I have seen soaps that lacked cushion if you added too much water in pursuit of slickness.
I have not used Institut Karité, but I have yet to find another soap that is "too slick" and I have evaluated over 90 different formulations. To me, the slicker the better as long as other properties are not sacrificed.
Institut Karité contains 25% Shea Butter.
I may have to withdraw that statement
Institut Karite shave soap, Shea butter??
For all you hard soap fans... The IK soap packaging boasts 25% shea butter cream and yet the ingredients list has no mention of shea butter! Any thoughts on what this could mean? Is there zero shea butter in the soap?
www.badgerandblade.com
I realize that Institute Karite' contains 25% Shea butter, but I still don't think that would make it "too slick" for me.
My comments earlier about the low Shea Butter content were related to Pre de Provence which has minimal shea butter content. As far as I know, this thread is about PdP, not IK.
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