Wholly Kaw Lav Sublime Concerto (tallow)

Wholly Kaw is one of those artisans that I truly enjoy its works , like Sapone di Paolo , Cold River Soap Works , WSP and Eufros.

I think that most about these soaps , in every single version (Tallow , vegan , donkey milk...) have been written and told at this point , and I'm afraid I won't say something really new about it.However , as many of the Wholly Kaw soaps , the scent is simply superb.

This tallow version comes on a plastic jar with 4 oz of soaps inside.Its ingredients , as you can read on the top pic , are quality butters (oils) plus Tallow and lanolin.



I know I'm repeating myself , but making lather with this soap , is very simple.Here using the Semogue synthetic BC brush.Loading it for 10 seconds :



And the resulting lather after a minute (no water was added) :



The lather is thick , but not as the Monaco Royale version with Donkey Milk.However , is more slick than the Monaco Royale one , and its skin care properties are also the same , maybe this one leaves my skin a tap drier , but I have Ultra dry skin.If you have normal skin , then this shouldn't be a problem at all.

And it's scent...oh man , another excellent choice indeed , specially if you are a Vetiver lover.

From the Wholly Kaw webpage :

"A combination of lime, lavender, musk, cedarwood and vetiver for a bright and fresh outcome. A masculine scent ideal for spring and summer seasons."

I can only say that it's fresh and woody , with that note of Vetiver , not very strong but enough to distinguish it.Manly scent , with zero sweet notes and a fresh start.Perfect for spring and summer days.I wish I could compare to other scents out there but nothing comes to mind.Maybe another fellow shaver could do that.

If I have to choose my favorite one (so far) from Wholly Kaw , this would be the first one , followed by Fougere Bouquet , Verivertal and Monaco Royale.

Another great option if you're looking for a good artisan shaving soap.

Thanks for the review! I just bought Monaco Royal and Fougere Bouquet and Lavender Sublime Concerto is on my shortlist along with Vétivertal and Dark Vetiver. Wholly Kaw makes a very nice product!

I agree with all of your comments. I was a little late to the Wholly Kaw party but I'm trying to catch up. I currently have Chypre Rose Concerto, Washington's Blend and Monaco Royale. The performance is excellent and the scents are first rate in my book. I love scent and consider it to be as important as all the other attributes of an excellent soap. If you haven't tried any of Wholly Kaw's aftershave toner yet, I highly recommend them. They are excellent

Marko