Hey guys and gals!
We received our package from Wholly Kaw and my wife got to take their rose scent on its maiden voyage. I ordered Chypre Rose Concerto as well as the Fougere Bouquet donkey milk soaps, with the aftershave balms to match both.
Being newbies in the world of DE shaving, these are our first full size tubs of any shaving soaps. We have tried 4 samples of barrister and mann prior to receiving these.
After shaving with the Chypre Rose Concerto, here are my wife's thoughts:
-"I like the rose smell of this soap a lot! It is a very good rose smell, but it also isn't feminine. I think it is a very gender neutral rose that can be worn by a man or a woman."
--So for all you guys out there worried about the rose scent being too "girly", you don't have to worry about it.
-"The lather is very slick, but it isn't a slippery or a slimy feeling lather. It feels like I'm not sliding around like crazy and the texture isn't gross. Also, when I was shaving with it, I couldn't even feel the blade at all, but I was taking off hairs and got a great shave."
--In other words, the lather provided a very smooth and protective shave, in her opinion.
After the shave she applied the balm and didn't honestly say much about it, the smell matched the shaving soap perfectly though. All she really said was that she liked it and it felt great.
All in all, I haven't yet shaved with either of these soaps, as I am waiting for my new brush to come in tomorrow. The wife loves the soap for sure and said she prefers it over the multiple samples of B&M we tried. When I shave tomorrow I will be using the Fougere and will do a separate review on that scent.
(as an aside: I am new to the forums so I am open to any advice you may have for me in regards to posting here and such.)
Thanks for taking the time to read, have a great night all.
We received our package from Wholly Kaw and my wife got to take their rose scent on its maiden voyage. I ordered Chypre Rose Concerto as well as the Fougere Bouquet donkey milk soaps, with the aftershave balms to match both.
Being newbies in the world of DE shaving, these are our first full size tubs of any shaving soaps. We have tried 4 samples of barrister and mann prior to receiving these.
After shaving with the Chypre Rose Concerto, here are my wife's thoughts:
-"I like the rose smell of this soap a lot! It is a very good rose smell, but it also isn't feminine. I think it is a very gender neutral rose that can be worn by a man or a woman."
--So for all you guys out there worried about the rose scent being too "girly", you don't have to worry about it.
-"The lather is very slick, but it isn't a slippery or a slimy feeling lather. It feels like I'm not sliding around like crazy and the texture isn't gross. Also, when I was shaving with it, I couldn't even feel the blade at all, but I was taking off hairs and got a great shave."
--In other words, the lather provided a very smooth and protective shave, in her opinion.
After the shave she applied the balm and didn't honestly say much about it, the smell matched the shaving soap perfectly though. All she really said was that she liked it and it felt great.
All in all, I haven't yet shaved with either of these soaps, as I am waiting for my new brush to come in tomorrow. The wife loves the soap for sure and said she prefers it over the multiple samples of B&M we tried. When I shave tomorrow I will be using the Fougere and will do a separate review on that scent.
(as an aside: I am new to the forums so I am open to any advice you may have for me in regards to posting here and such.)
Thanks for taking the time to read, have a great night all.
