SV 70th Anniversary is sublime!

[JCarr]

I'm currently taking part in the 2021 Shaving Sabbatical...but when 2022 rolls around, this may be one of the first things I try.

 

[SgtCrppls]

I've used several over the years and would love to try the 70th but sadly Saponificio Varesino has slowly priced themselves out of my budget.

$49 seems a bit steep for a 150g tub of soap -- just my frugal 2¢

I have a contact that is charging $45.00 plus shipping for 7.5 oz container, sorry this contact was for ETHOS

 

[nemo]

I have a contact that is charging $45.00 plus shipping for 7.5 oz container, sorry this contact was for ETHOS

45 USD + shipping for a soap raises a red flag for me. I don't even know what Ethos is but a half pound of soap is a lot!

So I've still got a few years of soap backlog (plus vintage!) and I can always get a great soap for around $10-12 that does everything I want, another French puck of Provence Santé for example if I need another soap.

But thanks for the reply and enjoy your Saponificio Varesino ... I've still got two pucks from when we could score them for under $20 shipped from Europe.

 

[SgtCrppls]

#1 in my book. I even think it is better than Xpec that I traded to my friend and MdC that I sold off. My favorite is SV scent is Felce, then 70th Anniversary. I also have Cosmo which is similar scent to 70th, and I also have Asylum Colonia which is made by SV and it is another great scent. The only thing that can give SV a run is PdP No 63, I have a lot of other soaps that are really good which include Razorock, B&M, Castle Forbes, Proraso to name a few but nothing I have tried so far can beat it. I want to puck up a few of the newer scents but with the amount of soap I have now I just can't bring myself to buy more.

What is great about the PdP No. 63. I have a large credit on Amazon and could try it, just a little skeptical with it being so inexpensive?

 

[skibik]

What is great about the PdP No. 63. I have a large credit on Amazon and could try it, just a little skeptical with it being so inexpensive?

I have a hard time describing a scent, I would describe it as a dark cologne scent, I personally love it. The other thing is it lathers with ease in my hard water and I love the slickness of it and has a nice post shave feel to it. Get the AS balm, to me you can't go wrong. I have never bothered with buying a matching bath soap of any other soaps that offer it but at some point I plan on getting it. Not sure if that is available on Amazon or not, I forgot to check the last time I placed an order.

I also think you can't rely on how good something is for what you pay for it. Example, 5 years ago I started this adventure with VDH Luxury scented. Okay the scent is not the greatest but for me that soap performs and that soap costs what, $3.50 and I think it outperformed XPEC and MdC that cost close to 20 times that. I think the performance of the soap is on par with SV.