Well, after all the back and forth about William soap, I went for it.
Previously I had checked it at the Walmart where I'd see it, wasn't sure about the scent and passed on it. Then the other day I found it at a pharmacy for 2$ and decided to give it a try.
The next day I was ready to take the jump and see what the fuss was about. I expected to have trouble with it as getting it to lather appears to be a big problem for many.
I did my usual, soaked my brush and the soap in/with hot water for about 30 seconds, poured most of the water out of the bowl but leaving a bit to ensure a proper mix. I did my usual 30 second (or so) swirl on the soap, and the lather appeared without any trouble.
I found that the scent was more pleasant that I had found it when dry/checking it at the store... I remember that at Walmart, it had a strong menthol type smell (why I had passed on it at the time), but found that this soap didn't have the same smell.. possibly a reformulated version?
So the shave went well, no problem with it drying too fast, the lather had body and while I tend to not over fluff my lather, it held itself quite well and passing my brush under the running water to grab a bit more water did the job of adding enough water to re-lather for the second pass and detailing.
Then the funny part happened... my wife walked in the bathroom and said that she absolutely loved the smell of my aftershave (which I still hadn't done), so she enjoyed the scent of Williams quite well.
Afterwards, my skin was as good as it is with my Proraso white (my usual choice). No irritation or anything.
So, my first experience with William's is that I quite enjoyed it, and definitely will be part of my rotation, and now I wonder why it gets the hate it does on here... for 2$, it's an unbelievable bargain.
Previously I had checked it at the Walmart where I'd see it, wasn't sure about the scent and passed on it. Then the other day I found it at a pharmacy for 2$ and decided to give it a try.
The next day I was ready to take the jump and see what the fuss was about. I expected to have trouble with it as getting it to lather appears to be a big problem for many.
I did my usual, soaked my brush and the soap in/with hot water for about 30 seconds, poured most of the water out of the bowl but leaving a bit to ensure a proper mix. I did my usual 30 second (or so) swirl on the soap, and the lather appeared without any trouble.
I found that the scent was more pleasant that I had found it when dry/checking it at the store... I remember that at Walmart, it had a strong menthol type smell (why I had passed on it at the time), but found that this soap didn't have the same smell.. possibly a reformulated version?
So the shave went well, no problem with it drying too fast, the lather had body and while I tend to not over fluff my lather, it held itself quite well and passing my brush under the running water to grab a bit more water did the job of adding enough water to re-lather for the second pass and detailing.
Then the funny part happened... my wife walked in the bathroom and said that she absolutely loved the smell of my aftershave (which I still hadn't done), so she enjoyed the scent of Williams quite well.
Afterwards, my skin was as good as it is with my Proraso white (my usual choice). No irritation or anything.
So, my first experience with William's is that I quite enjoyed it, and definitely will be part of my rotation, and now I wonder why it gets the hate it does on here... for 2$, it's an unbelievable bargain.
