For the longest time, I've been wanting to try out this cream. I've read so many good things about it's scent and performance that the praise alone had left me intrigued. Problem is that I'm not really into soaps and I'm happy with my TOBS & Proraso that I always use. I also figured that it was kind of expensive at $20 for a 2.5oz tube. But regardless, I needed to see what all the hype was about!
My opportunity came when I found it last week at 50% off at Pasteur Shaving (my go to shaving site). I ordered 2 tubes since it was a good deal. I figured that if I like it, wonderful! If I don't, I can always pass one forward to someone that might like it!
So today I got my order and I'm disappointed.
First of all is the scent:
It smells like cologne and reminds me of something along the lines of Drakkar!
Definitely not an original scent that would "blow your mind" as I have interpreted most reviews of the cream.
The woody, spicy & musky scent that I read about is nowhere to be found in this product.
Second is the lathering:
I tried bowl lathering which is what I normally do and ended up with 100% liquid with zero lather or consistency.
It's as if the soap wasn't even there!
Then I attempted to face lather and got the same result. A total fail!
In the end, I had to clean my bowl, brush and face and start over with my normal TOBS in order to complete my shave.
So does anyone have any idea of what happened here?
Is it maybe expired or something? Because no way that this product is normally like this!
Attached is a picture of what I received,
LRod
My opportunity came when I found it last week at 50% off at Pasteur Shaving (my go to shaving site). I ordered 2 tubes since it was a good deal. I figured that if I like it, wonderful! If I don't, I can always pass one forward to someone that might like it!
So today I got my order and I'm disappointed.
First of all is the scent:
It smells like cologne and reminds me of something along the lines of Drakkar!
Definitely not an original scent that would "blow your mind" as I have interpreted most reviews of the cream.
The woody, spicy & musky scent that I read about is nowhere to be found in this product.
Second is the lathering:
I tried bowl lathering which is what I normally do and ended up with 100% liquid with zero lather or consistency.
It's as if the soap wasn't even there!
Then I attempted to face lather and got the same result. A total fail!
In the end, I had to clean my bowl, brush and face and start over with my normal TOBS in order to complete my shave.
So does anyone have any idea of what happened here?
Is it maybe expired or something? Because no way that this product is normally like this!
Attached is a picture of what I received,
LRod