Reviews
Product summary
General thoughts
I would say if you haven't given P&B a shot you may want to. Their soaps are very good performance wise.
However, I would like to see this particular scent dialed in a bit more. I did contact P&B about it and they said I could send it back and they would reimburse me if it was incorrectly scented. But paying for shipping back to the UK again would have cost nearly as much as the soap. So it wasn't worth it.
Additionally, from what I've read P&B have also sorted out the ammonia issues with Baskerville. Though I traded that one away as it was pretty similar to another scent in my den so it felt a bit redundant.
However, I would like to see this particular scent dialed in a bit more. I did contact P&B about it and they said I could send it back and they would reimburse me if it was incorrectly scented. But paying for shipping back to the UK again would have cost nearly as much as the soap. So it wasn't worth it.
Additionally, from what I've read P&B have also sorted out the ammonia issues with Baskerville. Though I traded that one away as it was pretty similar to another scent in my den so it felt a bit redundant.
Lather
This is the second P&B soap I've tried and both have lathered very easily with no issues at all. They've definitely got a quality soap base on their hands.
Skin Feel
As soon as you get the lather on your face you can tell there's some quality behind the suds. It left my face feeling quite good afterwards.
Slickness
Plenty of slickness and lots of cushion, along with some good residual glide.
Scent
I'm a big fan of bay rums and the various different takes on them. I've tried just about everything ranging from Captain's Choice and Col. Conk to the new T+S West Indies. And I'm a fan of quite a few of them. But the scent on this stuff is very light.
Were it not for the hint of lime upon opening the tub I would've thought I had bought an unscented soap. Lather the soap didn't bring out much of the scent beyond that and a bit of the lime and just hints of some kind of slight bay note. Definitely a let down.
Were it not for the hint of lime upon opening the tub I would've thought I had bought an unscented soap. Lather the soap didn't bring out much of the scent beyond that and a bit of the lime and just hints of some kind of slight bay note. Definitely a let down.
Skin Care
As I stated earlier this stuff is no slouch. It left my skin feeling pretty good. But I wouldn't pass on a nice aftershave.
Value
Overall value is really going to depend on where you live. I purchased directly from P&B since I couldn't find this anywhere in the US. So with shipping this stuff is pretty expensive. Shipping aside I'd say for the performance the price isn't bad. But the scent has to be amped up to make it worth the cost.
Quality
I think this base is very nice. But I wouldn't buy this particular scent again. The other scent I had was Baskerville. And when I first got that one it had a strong ammonia scent to it which dissipated after a few days of leaving the soap open. I think this stuff could really be nice if the few production issues can be fixed. As it is I would rate it at about the middle of the pack.
Packaging
The label is beautiful with the gold lettering. Pictures don't do it justice. And the tubs are nice as well. You can tell thought definitely went into the design for this stuff.
Comments
As you mentioned, the post shave is excellent. After getting the soap and newly released post lotion for Trafalgar, I may get the one for I.R as well. It's good stuff.
As for the label....WOW!!! Excellent design. The way the gold of the octopus shimmers when it hits the right light is a quality touch.
Oh, and another big shout for Top Of the chain. Carmine keeps us Canuck's well in the mix.