(02-15-2020, 02:39 AM)BPman Wrote: I've no doubt the new Siero base is swell stuff, but Great Scott $30.00 (not including shipping)?!! I just cannot justify it. Sorry. You are going to have to "trim the fat" on this new base.
Yes, Siero is more expensive than most artisan soaps, but the performance is amazing. With lesser performing soaps, you might need a pre-shave product and an after-shave splash, balm or serum. Siero has all of those "extra" products built in so that they are not needed. You can use nothing but Siero for your software and get a wonderful shave. Of course, if you want an even more luxurious shave, and can afford it, you can use the added product.
Let's say you use a $12 pre-shave product, a $15 soap, a $15 after-shave splash, and a $13 balm. That adds up to $55. That makes a $30 soap seem like a real bargain.
Yes, Sri could "trim the fat" from the new base, but that would mean eliminating some of the expensive ingredients that make Siero performance so great. There are hundreds of soaps available with mediocre performance and mediocre pricing. There are only a handful of artisans artisan soapmakers with the skill to make soaps as great as Siero.