How is Pre De Provence 63 like? Is it pretty good soap? I watched a review about it by Nick Shaves, he liked it a lot but I’d like some more feedback from the gents here. 11 dollars price from Amazon seems like a good deal too. Thanks in advance!
Pre De Provence 63?
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It lathers easily and is a good soap overall, well worth $11. The strength of the scent is medium or slightly more, stronger than a DR Harris soap scent, but is not overpowering.
Great deal, excellent performance and very nice scent. You’ll get the better part of a year’s worth of shaves from one puck.
PdP 63 is great shave soap.
Lather is good but IMHO the cedar scent is it's strong point.
Pair it with a nice cedar a/s or cologne.
Lather is good but IMHO the cedar scent is it's strong point.
Pair it with a nice cedar a/s or cologne.
Both PdPs are my go to soaps. They both have a good scent and great performance.
Fantastic soap in every way. I should use mine more.
Great scent. Performance is ok. It wasn’t a keeper for me but it is great value. Worth a try in my opinion.
Very, very long lasting, good lather, moisturizing, vegan, gentle on your skin, widely available, and cheap. I prefer the herbal scented regular Pre. Number 63 has the scent of a dirty cigarette ashtray to me, but YNMV (your nose may vary). Not my absolute favorite, but I could shave with it the rest of my life without complaint.
strong spicy smelling soap to me.
its a quad milled soap that lasts forever. don't be afraid to aggressively load this one.
camo
its a quad milled soap that lasts forever. don't be afraid to aggressively load this one.
camo
Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
I agree. Excellent soap and scent.ive also been using the shampoo body wash.
I absolutely love this shaving soap !
#63 is identical in performance to the "Bergamot & Thyme" Pre de Provence shaving soap. I prefer the herbal scent of the Bergamot & Thyme a bit more than the cologne-like scent of #63, since it is more versatile and light.
I don't like being hit over the head with strong scents. Fortunately, after about a year, the #63 has lost some scent strength and now it's more to my taste.
As said above, this is an extremely hard soap and is very dry from the factory. Use a wet brush and don't be shy about loading heavy, the soap will perform well. I think most people that complain about the lather do not load enough soap. Some people complain about post-shave feel, I think triple-milled soaps don't have all the skin conditioning ingredients that many of the artisan soaps have. For me, post shave is fine, clean and non-greasy. If your skin is dry, that is what balms are for.
I don't like being hit over the head with strong scents. Fortunately, after about a year, the #63 has lost some scent strength and now it's more to my taste.
As said above, this is an extremely hard soap and is very dry from the factory. Use a wet brush and don't be shy about loading heavy, the soap will perform well. I think most people that complain about the lather do not load enough soap. Some people complain about post-shave feel, I think triple-milled soaps don't have all the skin conditioning ingredients that many of the artisan soaps have. For me, post shave is fine, clean and non-greasy. If your skin is dry, that is what balms are for.
I have not tried the "Bergamot & Thyme" yet, but plan on trying the other Pre de Provence soaps when I get through some of the soaps I have already.
I've never had any trouble with the No 63 as far as lathering, and find it very easy to load and make a lather with any of my synthetic brushes, despite it being a quad milled hard soap. I also really like the post shave feel with this one.
The only soap out of the many I've tried, that gave me a problem is a recent purchase of MWF. I didn't think the MWF worth the trouble and tossed the puck in the bin. However, the nice MWF ceramic bowl is a perfect fit for my #63, so not a total loss.
Love the 63 - great performer and wonderful scent!
Both PdP soaps are firmly in my favorites list.
I love both the scents and the performance is brilliant!
I love both the scents and the performance is brilliant!
It's (almost) universally liked, wish they all lasted like PdP63!
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Great scent, great performance and will last forever. I just finished a puck of 63 after eight months of daily shaves.
I love the #63 after shave balm....seems that I need to try the soap.
I've added both PdP shave soaps (63 + Bergamot&Thyme) to my wish list.
