Am still waiting in anticipation

If they were to add a Sandalwood, Rose and Fern like soap to that range, i could see some of these long standing institutes of gentlemanly shaving suppliers going into a nervous melt down.
 
RB73 said:
If they were to add a Sandalwood, Rose and Fern like soap to that range, i could see some of these long standing institutes of gentlemanly shaving suppliers going into a nervous melt down.
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A big Yes! to all three! Hopefully the fougere will have a more fern-like impression than Martin de Candre's. If the sandalwood was more Proraso than Taylor's I'd be well on board with that.

Why have D R Harris never made a rose scented hard soap?
 
I have Valobra stick and its not better then Palmolive or Arko stick, as a matter of fact they lather better then Valobra stick. Also got the so called Menthol soft soap, Its disappointing very little menthol feeling and smell in it. I prefer Proraso to Valobra all day long, when comes to soft soap.
I guess I am the only one not excited about these soaps
 
That's interesting to note Sezer, I too prefer the Proraso over the Valobra, but only by a gnat's whisker. What I find the Valobra soft soap does have over the Proraso is longevity, which is why I'll be intrigued to try these new variants.
 
I understand what you are saying Steve, shaving stick is the one I didn't get on very well. Soft soap is ok, the disappointing part is the weak menthol. Proraso is the legend I will say when it comes to Italian shaving stuff, overtaking valobra
 
Sezer74 said:
I have Valobra stick and its not better then Palmolive or Arko stick, as a matter of fact they lather better then Valobra stick. Also got the so called Menthol soft soap, Its disappointing very little menthol feeling and smell in it. I prefer Proraso to Valobra all day long, when comes to soft soap.
I guess I am the only one not excited about these soaps
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Nope I'm with you, much prefer Proraso to the Valobra menthol. I've not used my Valobra in so long it's gone a horrible yellow colour on top. I've recently got the stick but not tried it out yet.

For menthol Proraso is better, for a soft Italian croap, then Cella is better and I have to say the recent price hike for Valobra soaps put them well out of my thinking.
 
I recently stopped by Czech & Speake to pick up a puck of Oxford & Cambridge that I wanted to try, but they were out and weren't getting any more for at least a month. That prompted me to purchase a couple tallow-based Valobra sticks online instead (purportedly Valobra manufactures C&S's soaps). I grated them into a tin and have been very impressed with the quality. I find it easy to lather, very slick and protective. It has a rather faint, old fashioned soapy scent that I really like and actually prefer to more pungent scents.

Based on my experience with the stick I wouldn't think twice about trying the new soaps once they come out. I notice on Valobra's website that they will be sold in jars, which makes me wonder if they're trying to compete with Martin de Candre (and will be priced accordingly...)
 
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