Wayne
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I was really excited when I found i could at last purchase Stirling soaps in the U.K. It is just so much easier than having to buy 4 times more than I want just to make shipping from the U.S and all the cons that go with it in the form of duties worthwhile.
I ordered some Barbershop scent and it promptly arrived. I unpacked it and first impressions were good. Solid container, great graphics on the label too and the nice green colour was something different. Now when I took off the lid I was amazed at how much more soap you get when compered to the U.K artisans that sell here. It is the same size container but instead of being half full it was full to the brim. Now I know people say 'Ah but you need room to properly load a brush'. I say 'nonsense, if I'm that desperate to load a brush I'll decant some into another container and still have it to use when the level drops in the tub with use.
The scent wasn't as strong as I expected. I'd heard good things about Yankie soap, it is supposed to blow your nostrills off with it's scent, this one doesn't. It's pleasent enough but out of 10 the scent for me is around a 4. Certainly not as well scented as say an OSP.
Once I got it on the brush it lathered well, slightly less dense than I'm used to but that may have been me not loading suffecient, don't get me wrong, it was OK, great slickness and glide. It gave me a really good shave and due to the physical amount of soap in the tub it is very good value for money too.
I ordered some Barbershop scent and it promptly arrived. I unpacked it and first impressions were good. Solid container, great graphics on the label too and the nice green colour was something different. Now when I took off the lid I was amazed at how much more soap you get when compered to the U.K artisans that sell here. It is the same size container but instead of being half full it was full to the brim. Now I know people say 'Ah but you need room to properly load a brush'. I say 'nonsense, if I'm that desperate to load a brush I'll decant some into another container and still have it to use when the level drops in the tub with use.
The scent wasn't as strong as I expected. I'd heard good things about Yankie soap, it is supposed to blow your nostrills off with it's scent, this one doesn't. It's pleasent enough but out of 10 the scent for me is around a 4. Certainly not as well scented as say an OSP.
Once I got it on the brush it lathered well, slightly less dense than I'm used to but that may have been me not loading suffecient, don't get me wrong, it was OK, great slickness and glide. It gave me a really good shave and due to the physical amount of soap in the tub it is very good value for money too.