Arrived today in the mail: a brand new Semogue 2000 (I am an unabashed Boar lover) and a tin of PdP 63.
There seems to be little of this soap among these threads, some mentions of the scent and latherability. one gent even compared the original's performance to surpassing MdC. I thought the original was excellent. I can't personally comment on the comparison there...
Anyway, here are the ingredients:
Sodium Palmate, Potassium Palmate, Potassium Stearate, Potassium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Aqua (Water) Glycerin, Sodium Stearate, Parfum (Fragrance), Palm Kernal Acid, Palm Acid, Sodium Chloride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Pentasodium (Rosemarty) Leaf Extract, Healianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Limonene, Coumann, Linalool, Benzyl
In bold are some of the standouts within the ingredient list, the coffee and ginseng in particular struck my attention.
The Scent? Terrific, but we all know how subjective this subject is. I'll say this much: it is not very sharp, acutethere is so much shea butter and other fatty acids in this quad-milled soap, so much richness the fragrance is muted somewhat. La Toja, for example, is the exact opposite. That soap, LT, in my opinion, is the Tabac of Spain but smells like a good aftershave. Wonderful performer, great scent, but it's a bit overscented. The scent profile for PdP 63 is along the lines of Hanna Mori EdTchocolate, coffee, a touch of vanilla, and, in this case, a hint of musk. Some notes of smokey, but my nose cannot tell the difference between cedar wood or a muted tobacco. In any case, I highly recommend paring this soap with the Hanna Mori scent. They compliment each other very, very well. It's kind of scary.
The Lathering? Excellent.
I had no problem whipping up a terrific yogurt-y lather with several methods. I prefer a well soaked, dripping boar brush. I never shake. The lather was terrific. A second method, I did what most usually do: a little shakesame results. Finally, even a drier brush responded well to driblets of water, but I recommend the instructions found on the back of the tin: begin with a wet brush.
The Packaging? Wonderful. Considering the soap is only 16USD and comes in a tin (one you can save for later) this soap is class class class. The best part is the stickers on the tin itself: you'll recall in the original PdP packaging how easily those stickers fall off with water. You had to keep the screw top lid far away from the sink and load the brush carefully so suds didn't fall along the curve to the bottom of the tin to reach the sticker. Not the case herethere seems to be a finish to the sticker, a waterproof one, and the right glue to keep it perfectly in place. I thought this was a nice improvement on the original, not that it matters like crazy.
I'm excited to report how well I'm sure it will shave soon. More to follow.
Oh, and that Semogue 2000 performed beautifully out of the box. I recommend both products HIGHLY.
There seems to be little of this soap among these threads, some mentions of the scent and latherability. one gent even compared the original's performance to surpassing MdC. I thought the original was excellent. I can't personally comment on the comparison there...
Anyway, here are the ingredients:
Sodium Palmate, Potassium Palmate, Potassium Stearate, Potassium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Aqua (Water) Glycerin, Sodium Stearate, Parfum (Fragrance), Palm Kernal Acid, Palm Acid, Sodium Chloride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Pentasodium (Rosemarty) Leaf Extract, Healianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Limonene, Coumann, Linalool, Benzyl
In bold are some of the standouts within the ingredient list, the coffee and ginseng in particular struck my attention.
The Scent? Terrific, but we all know how subjective this subject is. I'll say this much: it is not very sharp, acutethere is so much shea butter and other fatty acids in this quad-milled soap, so much richness the fragrance is muted somewhat. La Toja, for example, is the exact opposite. That soap, LT, in my opinion, is the Tabac of Spain but smells like a good aftershave. Wonderful performer, great scent, but it's a bit overscented. The scent profile for PdP 63 is along the lines of Hanna Mori EdTchocolate, coffee, a touch of vanilla, and, in this case, a hint of musk. Some notes of smokey, but my nose cannot tell the difference between cedar wood or a muted tobacco. In any case, I highly recommend paring this soap with the Hanna Mori scent. They compliment each other very, very well. It's kind of scary.
The Lathering? Excellent.
I had no problem whipping up a terrific yogurt-y lather with several methods. I prefer a well soaked, dripping boar brush. I never shake. The lather was terrific. A second method, I did what most usually do: a little shakesame results. Finally, even a drier brush responded well to driblets of water, but I recommend the instructions found on the back of the tin: begin with a wet brush.
The Packaging? Wonderful. Considering the soap is only 16USD and comes in a tin (one you can save for later) this soap is class class class. The best part is the stickers on the tin itself: you'll recall in the original PdP packaging how easily those stickers fall off with water. You had to keep the screw top lid far away from the sink and load the brush carefully so suds didn't fall along the curve to the bottom of the tin to reach the sticker. Not the case herethere seems to be a finish to the sticker, a waterproof one, and the right glue to keep it perfectly in place. I thought this was a nice improvement on the original, not that it matters like crazy.
I'm excited to report how well I'm sure it will shave soon. More to follow.
Oh, and that Semogue 2000 performed beautifully out of the box. I recommend both products HIGHLY.
