(This post was last modified: 07-01-2016, 01:32 AM by User 852.)
Gentlemen, check here:
http://phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com/search?q=faena
http://www.smallflower.com/search/faena
PAA has them on sale, so it's a good opportunity to try them, if you haven't already. They don't have the new scents and I am almost sure they have the soaps with the previous formulation. They don't have the one you're talking about here. I think the only source for these new soaps is directly from Faena.
Being a Greek, you'd think I'd recommend them. In my opinion, they are good soaps like most of the artisanal soaps are, but nothing special. I'm trying to be objective here and give you an honest opinion of what you should expect from these, especially at the expensive price that these two vendors sell them. Wow! I know shipping cost isn't cheap, but this is twice the price we pay for them in Greece.
I've tried the Faena Amber & Musk. Actually, I was one of the few first testers in their tallow edition. They also offer it in their vegan line. The scent is nice, but extremely sweet for my tastes, more of an Amber than a Musk scent. Also, their soaps are lightly scented, which means the scents are very mild. They're far from being close to scent strength to most of the American artisanal soaps. The performance of the vegan soap is mediocre. I ended up selling them. I couldn't use them with aggressive razors. Their lanolin edition is a little better than their vegan and their tallow soaps are obviously better than the previous two.
Why am I saying all these. The guys in Faena are very nice, but they can do it better. I am sure for that.
