I've spent the last month up in northern Vermont. Got a very nice shave kit up there, which now includes a Georgetown Pottery scuttle.
Now i'm back in NYC and was looking forward to my shave this morning. Rummaging through my drawer, I saw a container of what used to be Art of Shaving Lemon cream but now contained Virgilio Valobra Almond soap. I'd put it in there many years ago and kind of forgot about it. I decided to give it a shot.
I put some hot water over it for the bloom and showered. Used the bloom to prep my beard. Although the aroma wasn't as strong as what I remembered; it was still there. Subtle and very nice.
I skimmed the top with a small spoon, spread it on the bottom of the bowl, and worked up a great lather in no time. This after my second pass:
Great soap which I wish was still being produced and sold. Alas...gone the way of the dinosaur. But so impressive that it's still excellent after all this time.
I do still have a bar of their menthol which I just can't seem to make myself open up and use. It was my go to for years:
Now i'm back in NYC and was looking forward to my shave this morning. Rummaging through my drawer, I saw a container of what used to be Art of Shaving Lemon cream but now contained Virgilio Valobra Almond soap. I'd put it in there many years ago and kind of forgot about it. I decided to give it a shot.
I put some hot water over it for the bloom and showered. Used the bloom to prep my beard. Although the aroma wasn't as strong as what I remembered; it was still there. Subtle and very nice.
I skimmed the top with a small spoon, spread it on the bottom of the bowl, and worked up a great lather in no time. This after my second pass:
Great soap which I wish was still being produced and sold. Alas...gone the way of the dinosaur. But so impressive that it's still excellent after all this time.
I do still have a bar of their menthol which I just can't seem to make myself open up and use. It was my go to for years: