I found some on ebay for $10.99 with free shipping and I couldn't resist. I absolutely love the cream and was really excited when I heard they came out with a red soap. How does it compare to the cream scent and performance wise? And let's see some pics either of the soap or lather would be great!
Tell me about Proraso Red
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I'd be interested as well. I'm waiting for a shipment of it right now.
I am not that big of a fan of Proraso, but I got this to give it a shot. It is fairly similar to the green tube with a hint of Sandalwood. If you like green you will like red. I dont like green, so I gave it to a friend.
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Got a shipment of red soap yesterday and tried it this morning. Great stuff. Easy to lather and really slick under the blade.
$10 shipped everyday from Beauty.com
http://www.beauty.com/proraso-nourish-shave-cream-tube/qxp449820?catid=298409&N=0
http://www.beauty.com/proraso-nourish-shave-cream-tube/qxp449820?catid=298409&N=0
It's a great soap but its Proraso so that isn't really surprising. While I would hesitate to label Proraso as the end-all-be-all of soaps and creams, in my limited experience (and from what I've read of others) its a solid performer. I prefer the menthol green but I keep a tube of the sandalwood in rotation. The lather is good and rich and has a nice warm feel and woodsy scent. It is undoubtedly sandalwood so if you like it, its probably worth it.
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Thanks guys! I appreciate all the comments but I thinks there's some confusion. I'm wondering about the soap that comes in the tub.
Here's a link of the one I bought
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Proraso-Sha...LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f21749327&_uhb=1
But I agree; the cream is amazing!
Here's a link of the one I bought
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Proraso-Sha...LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f21749327&_uhb=1
But I agree; the cream is amazing!
What's left after 4 passes, still lot of lather.
Not something excellent but a very good cream.
I have the soap in the new red tub - but I don't have the cream, so I can't compare soap to cream.
Comparing the sandalwood soap to the green and white tub soaps, it lathers really just the same way they do - which is very well indeed.
The fragrance is a relatively subtle sandalwood, giving a soapy woody scent, and I find it very nice indeed - I really didn't want it to be overpowering, and I was very pleased that it isn't.
Update: Yes, there's an earthy note too, as others have reported.
Comparing the sandalwood soap to the green and white tub soaps, it lathers really just the same way they do - which is very well indeed.
The fragrance is a relatively subtle sandalwood, giving a soapy woody scent, and I find it very nice indeed - I really didn't want it to be overpowering, and I was very pleased that it isn't.
Update: Yes, there's an earthy note too, as others have reported.
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I have the tub and I love it. No menthol like the green, nice earthy scent. Not overpowering. I get great lather out of it and it's probably #2 in my rotation behind MWF and tied with Mama Bears Hinoki. I face lather it usually with a Simpson Berkeley. Pic is bowl lathered fyi. I bought my tub on sale from ItalianBarber for $6.99 a little over a month ago.
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I have both. They perform exactly the same. I love the soap but then I'm a soap guy. And love Proraso. The new formula is slicker than the old. Just get the soap if you already know you like the cream.
I like everything about the Proraso Red but the scent, which I find too powdery for me.
I'd like to try it but unfortunately the last order I bought from bst was lost in the mail. Lol. Maybe that's a sign.
Funny thing about scent, I get no powder from the soap/cream at all. Go figure? Just earthy, clean soapy, Sandalwood.
The sign is you need to try again! LOL.
it's a superb product.I am 95% certain I would prefer the cream over tub (tried razorock tub soap- didn't like it as much as my soaps).
the cream is rich and the fragrance is heave in sandalwood, but not too chemically, it has a nice balance to it, rich.
The lather is slick and I bought my brother a red tube as well and he uses it for straight shaving. (For now. I just mailed him two of Mike's Natural soaps)
anyhow, Proraso Red has found a spot in my 3 soap rotation. Next to Harris and Mike's Natural. Mystic Waters is next on the sample list.
the cream is rich and the fragrance is heave in sandalwood, but not too chemically, it has a nice balance to it, rich.
The lather is slick and I bought my brother a red tube as well and he uses it for straight shaving. (For now. I just mailed him two of Mike's Natural soaps)
anyhow, Proraso Red has found a spot in my 3 soap rotation. Next to Harris and Mike's Natural. Mystic Waters is next on the sample list.
I find the lather to be indistinguishable from the cream when bowl (scuttle) lathered. Haven't tried face lathering with either one. The lather is terrific in my opinion. Earthy scent; nice in winter. It's currently $6.99 at the Italian Barber- cheapest I've found so far.
