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(12-05-2018, 08:41 AM)Bouki Wrote: Oud-Santal t. (Le Père Lucien) ★★★☆☆ aloeswood & sandalwoodAgreed sir. I can't dial these in. And SV Artica IS WONDERFUL
A hot scuttle and a stiff boar brush were still not enough to melt the waxy globs in today's lather. I don't know what they are, but I suspect they're clumps of unrefined Shea butter. Yes, the lather gives a good shave, but the gritty texture is annoying; and all the fussing and fiddling and whipping it takes to make a smooth emulsion makes me hesitate to recommend Oud-Santal. If you're looking for an oud-scented soap that makes a quick, satisfying lather with an excellent finish, just get Saponificio Varesino's Tundra Artica.
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Cèdre-Patchouli v. (Le Père Lucien) ★★★☆☆ cedar, patchouli
This soap's virtues and its vices stem from the same source: it does not emulsify well. Chunks and globs and bits and squibbles of hard soap are left bobbing in the lather no matter how much water I add or how long I churn the mass. What results is a slick gritty lather that allows for a fragrant and close shave. This comes, however, at the expense of cushion and stability. Though this morning's first lathering turned out well enough, the second was already thin and fleeting, and I didn't even hope for a third. If more soap had actually made it into the lather I think I'd have seen better performance. The finish is inexplicably excellent even though there's no Shea butter or other superfats in the mix, only glycerin.
Keep in mind that this tub of soap dates from early 2017. Since then I think LPL has improved their formula so that now nearly all the soap you smear in your scuttle melts completely into the lather. I'll check this tomorrow with a fresh sample of a recent offering.
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This soap's virtues and its vices stem from the same source: it does not emulsify well. Chunks and globs and bits and squibbles of hard soap are left bobbing in the lather no matter how much water I add or how long I churn the mass. What results is a slick gritty lather that allows for a fragrant and close shave. This comes, however, at the expense of cushion and stability. Though this morning's first lathering turned out well enough, the second was already thin and fleeting, and I didn't even hope for a third. If more soap had actually made it into the lather I think I'd have seen better performance. The finish is inexplicably excellent even though there's no Shea butter or other superfats in the mix, only glycerin.
Keep in mind that this tub of soap dates from early 2017. Since then I think LPL has improved their formula so that now nearly all the soap you smear in your scuttle melts completely into the lather. I'll check this tomorrow with a fresh sample of a recent offering.
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