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Tomo

Tomo

Tomo said:
After some help from @Cesare I decided to take a chance on the Fitjar line. My delivery arrived yesterday from the manufacturer in Norway and I used it for the first time this morning. I got the full line up with ‘stubble softener’ soap, shave cream and balm.

My initial impressions are
1. Scent is very nice. I get freshly sawn timber. Light but present. Similar vibe to Sebum Gold.
2. Skin conditioning is excellent. For me, one of the best if not the best post shave going. This was using the full line up.
3. I have fairly sensitive skin. Unfortunately I end up ruling out a large proportion of shave soaps due to a skin reaction from using them. After three passes many can leave my skin itchy or burning. Not so with Fitjar. Absolutely zero reaction to this one. I’d say this is a safe bet for anyone with sensitive skin.
4. I don’t think the stubble softener did anything more than a normal shower would but it is a very nice face wash with some quality ingredients. It gets the skin soft and supple feast for the shave. As a face wash I like it a lot. I’m not convinced that it has any stubble softening properties.
4. Balm is fantastic. Spreads easily and soaks in fairly quickly. After 30 seconds the balm soaks in completely and leaves a smooth, dry, non-greasy finish. No skin tightness what so ever. The conditioning effect lasts all day and the balm does not feel heavy. The balm is a winner.
5. The cream. Hmmmm…. These are first use impressions but I feel like the cream sacrifices some slickness to achieve it’s high level of skin conditioning. It just sneaks into the slick enough category for me without being exceptional in this category. Water content is a little tricky to balance. There is a narrow window between too dry and starting to get runny. Time will tell if I am able to dial it in effectively. The lather has a low structure. It seems unwilling to generate a thick fluffy foam. More of a thin coating of dense lather. I did not notice any lather dissipation which is a plus. An almond size amount was plenty for a three pass shave.

So far I definitely like the Fitjar range. I will need to spend some more time with it to see if I can dial in the lather. It did provide an excellent shave for me. No nicks or irritation and my skin feels great for using it. If there is one downside, so far it would be slickness. Currently slickness is just ok.

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Round 2 with Fitjar Islands today.

This time I nailed the water content and the lather was much better. I went a little drier today. The lather was much thicker and slickness was better too. Strange that slickness was better with a drier mix, normally the opposite is true. Good soap. I must have washed it out yesterday.

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Abz88

Abz88

Geo F Trumper Rose (sample). Trying Trumper's Rose for the first time today and had a pleasant experience. Performance wise it feels the same as Eucris, slightly about TOBS/D.R Harris but not quite as good as Truefitt and Hill. Scent wise it is a very pleasant rose scent.
 
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