Tags
8/10, Discontinued, floral, Jasmine, Orange, orange blossom, RazoRock, shaving soap, soft soap
Edit: This scent has been discontinued
No, I have no idea what exactly a Cumba Cheech is supposed to mean or refer to. Other than a rather nice shave soap, that is. The first impression is that it’s a quite soft shaving soap. Almost seems to have more in common with a cream than with a hard triple-milled style soap, with a bit more stiffness than Play-Doh.
Now, when shaving with most soaps, I’ll typically lather the soap in the container it came in (or whatever container I put it in), whereas with a cream, I’ll transfer a bit of the cream to my scuttle and lather it there. For this soap, I did one day of each, and found I had better results treating it as a cream.
It easily lathered up into a nice thick cushioning foam, which provided enough slickness and lubrication to make the shave go well. Or at least, the aspects of the shave that didn’t go well this morning I chalk up to the blade. I think I’m done trying out the Derby Extras.
As for the scent, it was rather nice. The sweetness of the orange blossom was mostly overpowered by the jasmine, with a hint of bitterness to the aroma. Overall, it came together well, and I rather enjoyed it.
Strength-wise, it came on strong enough, but dissipated quickly. So lather early and lather often! As I usually only lather a third of my face at a time (left, right, muzzle), this wasn’t too much of an issue.
- 8/10 Scent Pleasantness
- 7/10 Scent Strength
- 10/10 Lather thickness
- 8/10 Lather slickness
Overall, I give it a 8/10. It gave a great shave, smelled good, and you certainly can’t argue with the price.
- Cost:$6.99 for 125 mL
Gear used:
- Brush: The Colonel
- Razor: Merkur 37C Slant
- Blade: Derby Extra
- Scuttle: Robert’s Feats of Clay #4
I’m new to DE shaving (but not new to shaving in general – give or take 32 years) and still on my first set of blade that came with my Edwin Jagger – the Derby Extra’s. How did you find the Derbys: not sharp, too sharp?
I’m not too big of a fan. I definitely got more irritation / cut myself more, and I think that’s mainly due to a lack of sharpness leading me to do more passes or apply too much pressure (the horror!).
But, I highly recommend working your way through a sampler pack. The esteemed Leisureguy has a lot more to say on the topic (including a listing of a lot of online retailers who have them available) here: http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/a-disquisition-on-blade-sampler-packs/