I have not been on the forum much lately but I thought I would drop in and give my review of JabonMan shaving soaps. I got them from Manuel in Spain.
I got the following soaps:
- Vetiver/Mandarin (unfortunately, no lanolin in this scent)
- Lime/Cinnamon (with lanolin)
- Wet Earth (sample)
- Eastern Breeze (sample)
Packaging:
I received the box, nicely packed securely. Upon opening the box, I saw two little "potato sack" type bags which contained the tins of soap. What a classy way to pack, it's a really nice way to present the soaps and I really like it.
The tins are very nice. They are not your standard aluminium tins. They are slightly different in shape (still round of course) and have a nice JabonMan sticker on the front and ingredients on the back.
Scent:
What can I say?...Manuel is a Wizard with his scent combinations. Each and every scent is so DIFFERENT and UNIQUE, they really wake up the senses. It's hard to explain but for example, when I sniffed the vetiver/mandarin, it was just so unique that my brain woke up and was working out the nuances of the scent. Wet Earth totally got my brain going. It's not just a "soil" scent. All the scents are extremely COMPLEX and PLEASING to me.
Manuel doesn't have many stock standard scents, most of them are excellent combinations. The lime/cinnamon gave me a slight tingle (very light) as I am sensitive to cinnamon but it was so slight and the scent is so lovely that I couldn't think of not using it! The scents are not so strong that you suffocate but present enough to easily enjoy.
Lather:
The soap itself is very much like Mike's in terms of consistency. One major difference with JabonMan is the look of it is less like a soap and more like a putty, if that makes sense. They also have some specks of various ingredients.
Lathering up the soap is very easy. It takes very little effort to get a slick, yoghurt like lather.
I didn't think a non-tallow soap would perform as well as JabonMan does. I am really not into non-tallow soaps as I have tried so many with performance well below good tallow soaps. JabonMan definitely performs like a good tallow soap.
The lather is very much like Mike's (which is a great thing!) but I would say JabonMan is a little easier/quicker to lather up.
Post shave:
Not too much to say here. JabonMan lives up to my expectations of post shave feel. It's nice and protective and leaves the skin really nice after the shave. I had no irritation at all and my skin felt soothed (just like it does after a MWF shave).
JabonMan doesn't have a website. The only way to order is via an email to Manuel ([email protected]). He will email you back with scent options and ordering instructions. The transaction was very pleasant and easy! Manuel is a pleasure to deal with.
Overall, I would highly recommend JabonMan soaps. The scents are unique, complex and totally divine. The performance is top notch and skincare is very soothing.
I got the following soaps:
- Vetiver/Mandarin (unfortunately, no lanolin in this scent)
- Lime/Cinnamon (with lanolin)
- Wet Earth (sample)
- Eastern Breeze (sample)
Packaging:
I received the box, nicely packed securely. Upon opening the box, I saw two little "potato sack" type bags which contained the tins of soap. What a classy way to pack, it's a really nice way to present the soaps and I really like it.
The tins are very nice. They are not your standard aluminium tins. They are slightly different in shape (still round of course) and have a nice JabonMan sticker on the front and ingredients on the back.
Scent:
What can I say?...Manuel is a Wizard with his scent combinations. Each and every scent is so DIFFERENT and UNIQUE, they really wake up the senses. It's hard to explain but for example, when I sniffed the vetiver/mandarin, it was just so unique that my brain woke up and was working out the nuances of the scent. Wet Earth totally got my brain going. It's not just a "soil" scent. All the scents are extremely COMPLEX and PLEASING to me.
Manuel doesn't have many stock standard scents, most of them are excellent combinations. The lime/cinnamon gave me a slight tingle (very light) as I am sensitive to cinnamon but it was so slight and the scent is so lovely that I couldn't think of not using it! The scents are not so strong that you suffocate but present enough to easily enjoy.
Lather:
The soap itself is very much like Mike's in terms of consistency. One major difference with JabonMan is the look of it is less like a soap and more like a putty, if that makes sense. They also have some specks of various ingredients.
Lathering up the soap is very easy. It takes very little effort to get a slick, yoghurt like lather.
I didn't think a non-tallow soap would perform as well as JabonMan does. I am really not into non-tallow soaps as I have tried so many with performance well below good tallow soaps. JabonMan definitely performs like a good tallow soap.
The lather is very much like Mike's (which is a great thing!) but I would say JabonMan is a little easier/quicker to lather up.
Post shave:
Not too much to say here. JabonMan lives up to my expectations of post shave feel. It's nice and protective and leaves the skin really nice after the shave. I had no irritation at all and my skin felt soothed (just like it does after a MWF shave).
JabonMan doesn't have a website. The only way to order is via an email to Manuel ([email protected]). He will email you back with scent options and ordering instructions. The transaction was very pleasant and easy! Manuel is a pleasure to deal with.
Overall, I would highly recommend JabonMan soaps. The scents are unique, complex and totally divine. The performance is top notch and skincare is very soothing.
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.. I have to say that only two reactions caused my face, is at the height of the top soaps with tallow ... and makes fools in performance to La Toja in my humble opinion. The other day I got the coconut and the aroma is simply amazing 
