New Cella containers ( Aluminum ??? )

[NorthernSoul]

BTW, has anyone seen an ingredient list for the new Cella soap?

 

[GR5233]

If these new version contain tallow then they could really open Cella up to more people that did not like the scent of the original Cella.

And those who have had reactions to the scent of the original. Even if it’s not tallow based I’d still be willing to give it a try. My biggest issue with the bio wasn’t that it’s vegan but I wasn’t a big fan of the smell

 

[SydneyShaver]

It's very expensive compared to the Cella we are used to, but I think they must be going after a different customer, someone who might be interested in artisan soaps.

If you do the math, 300g of Barrister&Mann or similar artisan soaps would be more than $50. 300g of Stirling would be a bit more than $25. So the "artisan" version of Cella is more or less between those price points.

do they have the formulation and scent quality to justify the price though? or is it just more expensive because its different and comes in a new container?

 

[NorthernSoul]

do they have the formulation and scent quality to justify the price though? or is it just more expensive because its different and comes in a new container?

Nobody seems to know at this point. I haven't seen any ingredient lists or any details like that.

 

[GR5233]

do they have the formulation and scent quality to justify the price though? or is it just more expensive because its different and comes in a new container?

Seems like since it’s still fairly new most people here haven’t tried it yet. If anyone has ordered outside of Italy or Europe I suspect they’re still waiting on it to arrive. Just have to wait for any reviews

 

[Omega48]

Available in the Netherlands.

From now on we will be the first barbershop in the Netherlands to use the new line "extra professional" from CELLA Milano

 

[Iridian]

I wonder if barbershops get a discount. Otherwise I only see this as collector item for the aluminum can, not for the contents.
The new line might be useful to establish a new price point for at least part of their portofolio, they might have noticed that wet shaving becomes a gentlemen hobby, with gentleman being defined as someone with a lot of money and little objections to overspending and overpaying.

 

[Brutus]

I don't understand this. Let us assume that this new version of Cella is superior to the original but is intended for barber use.

Maybe they have learned from Musgo Real and decided to create an up-market product range with corresponding prices.
Marketing that through up-market, fancy-schmancy barbershops would get the attention of the fancy-schmancy crowd (while us peasants keep slugging it out with 150ml tubs and 1kg blocks).

B.

 

[Shaun asleep]

I never liked the smallish container, so hopefully the new one is larger.

That said, I am pretty sure TFS Almond is 100 percent the same and about half the price of the original Cella.

So TFS gets my vote, not Cella.

 

[GR5233]

Has anyone been able to find a vendor that ships this to the USA? I’ve only found one vendor that has it but it seems like they only ship to Europe

 

[Iridian]

That said, I am pretty sure TFS Almond is 100 percent the same and about half the price of the original Cella.

Next time I get a 1 kg block/bar (TFS seems to call them bar), I will compare.

 

[RAD patient]

I don't understand this. Let us assume that this new version of Cella is superior to the original but is intended for barber use. Surely the superior version is the one that should be sold in smaller quantities, directly to the user, to use regularly at home. To my mind, the apparently inferior product should be sold in bulk to barbers for use during occasional barber shop visits, since we should use the 'best' product more frequently than the inferior version. It is from the Gillette school of product development and reminds me of the discontinued Proraso Single Blade line - "so much better than the rubbish we have been selling to you for the last 50 years"; I suspect it will end the same way.

Is the single blade line discontinued already?
That would be a shame because both the green and the blue one are amongst my favorite scents..

 

[Theodore]

Is the single blade line discontinued already?
That would be a shame because both the green and the blue one are amongst my favorite scents..

Only in certain markets. Not an insuperable barrier to the B&B brotherhood!

 

[EclipseRedRing]

Is the single blade line discontinued already?
That would be a shame because both the green and the blue one are amongst my favorite scents..

I believe they have discontinued the soaps and creams but still produce the colognes and beard care items etc. Certainly that is all I could find on their website. You may still be able to find old stock creams and soaps. I could be completely wrong

 

[RAD patient]

I believe they have discontinued the soaps and creams but still produce the colognes and beard care items etc. Certainly that is all I could find on their website. You may still be able to find old stock creams and soaps. I could be completely wrong

No, I think you are right. On the Italian website there is no mention of the single blade line whatsoever......
And here's me doing a sabattical and I can't buy any if I could find them.....
Just the beardcare and the cologne products.. What a shame..

 

[RAD patient]

And on the Cella. I found the TFS Almond soap to be even better than Cella. Cheap aswell.

 

[RAD patient]

Just checked my cupboard and thank god I have 2 sets each of both the Cypress and Vetiver and the Azur lime.
I think I will be good until I'm 90 years old and too senile to remember I liked them a lot...

 

[Iridian]

And on the Cella. I found the TFS Almond soap to be even better than Cella. Cheap aswell.

Interesting! As long-time Cella afficionado, I will have to give it a try. I am not a fan of their new vegan stuff in the green cans.

I would like to argue that the vintage design and the grandpa on the Cella package brought them so many sales that the artist deserves another bonus.

 

[RAD patient]

Interesting! As long-time Cella afficionado, I will have to give it a try. I am not a fan of their new vegan stuff in the green cans.

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I would like to argue that the vintage design and the grandpa on the Cella package brought them so many sales that the artist deserves another bonus.

I actually like the Aloe version for the smell. Haven't really noticed a big difference in performance.
But that could just be me, not being too picky. I do tend to like tallow soaps more than vegan alternatives.

 

[RAD patient]

Interesting! As long-time Cella afficionado, I will have to give it a try. I am not a fan of their new vegan stuff in the green cans.

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I would like to argue that the vintage design and the grandpa on the Cella package brought them so many sales that the artist deserves another bonus.

I think if I were to buy one of those blocks my wife would escort me of the premises and tell me I could use it as a pillow, sleeping under a bridge.