Cella

[jaro101969]

Hi everyone. Is cella any good? Never tried it and was wondering. I see it can be had for fairly inexpensive so wanted opinions please.

 

[Blademonkey]

Hi everyone. Is cella any good? Never tried it and was wondering. I see it can be had for fairly inexpensive so wanted opinions please.

It's ok, everyone should try some and it's cheap as chips! I prefer Boellis Panama 1924, wonderful stuff but it costs a little more! P.

 

[Fidelis]

I found it ok, above the average, nice smell though. For the money absolutely ok.
But performancewise I found Valobra Crema Di Sapone Purissima or as mentioned above Boellis Panama 1924 better.

 

[Benz3ne]

For the money, Vitos Extra Cocco is great with a similar smell. Far better post-shave for me as I found Cella to be drying.

 

[donnie_arko]

I like Cella, I think the performance is superb and the post shave is excellent as well. The scent however is something I found ok if used occasionally, but if used for a few days in a row or more I found it to be a little sickly.

I think it's one of the many excellent Italian croaps out there, but I put Vitos Red Coco to have a slight edge, which I personally would recommend buying as the tallow version is being replaced with a vegan alternative.

 

[SweeneyTodd]

It's good enough, but I prefer Vitos; possibly because the latter is (currently) a tallow-based soap.

Whether Cella or Vitos, I find that both seem to last an eternity, and well-beyond the rather fatuous "use by" period.

 

[R181]

I may have had a bad first experience with Cella that put me off a bit. The scent smelt like something had gone off so not a pleasant almond scent for me. The Boellis Panama 1924 was much better in performance and scent was to me a very pleasing almond.

Bob

 

[Shaverrific666]

Vitos soft soap performs better for me...but Cella is a classic shaving product that everyone should try...the scent is strong Almond/Marzipan.
Just be aware there is a cream (in the red pot) and the soft soap in a cardboard box. The soft soap is much better IMHO.

 

[jaro101969]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. Definitely things to think about. . So is cella tallow based?

 

[les24preludes]

I can't deal with the scents of Tabac, Cella or Arko. Arko is the least offensive. Cella is just marzipan. Ok if you like that, I suppose.

 

[p.b]

Cella is just marzipan. Ok if you like that, I suppose.

 

[SeanC]

For the money, Vitos Extra Cocco is great with a similar smell. Far better post-shave for me as I found Cella to be drying.

+1

I find it beats Cella in all departments. Much less risk of it going rancid too

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[SeanC]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. Definitely things to think about. . So is cella tallow based?

Yes, but not for much longer, so best buy it now as the formulation is going vege

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[jaro101969]

Yes, but not for much longer, so best buy it now as the formulation is going vege

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Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Deleted member 476]

I like Cella but its propensity to go rancid keeps me from ever ordering it again.