Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
Rosa di Bossolasco (Italian Barber) ★★★ pale rose and hazelnuts
This is a very lightly scented rose soap with just enough hazelnut to keep it interesting. Just a drip of water gave me a creamy, thick lather. I got a good shave, even though the blade was four days old. But as my face dried I noticed some chafing and I wished I had used some balm. The soap was better than expected, but next time I'll lather it with Thayer's rose witch hazel for a richer scent and a better feel after the last rinse.
This is a very lightly scented rose soap with just enough hazelnut to keep it interesting. Just a drip of water gave me a creamy, thick lather. I got a good shave, even though the blade was four days old. But as my face dried I noticed some chafing and I wished I had used some balm. The soap was better than expected, but next time I'll lather it with Thayer's rose witch hazel for a richer scent and a better feel after the last rinse.
Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
(10-26-2016, 09:06 PM)Matsilainen Wrote: Just wanted to say that I really enjoy reading your impressions on the various soaps you use. Thanks for sharing your observations!
It’s not always easy to describe a soap’s scent or performance, so I appreciate any and all who find a way to do so.
Thanks, Matt! I'm having fun surveying my soaps' scents. I never paid much attention to smells until I started wet shaving. Now it's turned into an amusing pastime. Thanks for bearing with me while I learn to use my nose.
Member
Las Vegas, NV, USA
(10-27-2016, 05:03 AM)Bouki Wrote:(10-26-2016, 09:06 PM)Matsilainen Wrote: Just wanted to say that I really enjoy reading your impressions on the various soaps you use. Thanks for sharing your observations!
It’s not always easy to describe a soap’s scent or performance, so I appreciate any and all who find a way to do so.
Thanks, Matt! I'm having fun surveying my soaps' scents. I never paid much attention to smells until I started wet shaving. Now it's turned into an amusing pastime. Thanks for bearing with me while I learn to use my nose.
I think we’ve all been there, and once you realize this “new” way of shaving, you wonder how you ever did without. Keep up the pastime and the reports — they really are a joy to read!
Whenever I go to shave, I assume there’s someone else on the planet shaving, so I say “I’m gonna go shave, too.”
– Mitch Hedberg
– Mitch Hedberg
That Bald Guy with the Big Beard
Bishop, CA
(10-27-2016, 05:03 AM)Bouki Wrote: Thanks, Matt! I'm having fun surveying my soaps' scents. I never paid much attention to smells until I started wet shaving. Now it's turned into an amusing pastime. Thanks for bearing with me while I learn to use my nose.
I'm in the same boat. When I first started wet shaving I couldn;t discern even the most distinctive of scents. After some experience with a LOT of different EdT samples generously donated to me, and a bunch more soaps given in a PIF, I have started to refine my nose and be able to pick out notes, and appreciate the depth of some of these fragrances. It's just another aspect of this hobby that keeps it interesting.
Last night I used Crowne & Crane Tobacco Leaf & Amber. This could easily become my new favorite tobacco scented soap. Excellent tobacco off the top, supported by the dark, musky amber notes makes for a captivating scent that starts off subtle, and blooms to full effect during the lather building and application. A really fantastic scent, so that I found myself opening the tub and just inhaling it throughout the night. Wonderful stuff!
-Chris~Head Shaver~
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