I really liked the smell of this shaving soap; the earthiness of the vetiver paired really nicely with the sweetness of the tangerine, and a bit of the tartness of the Litsea Cubeba (which for anyone who like me didn’t know, is a largely lemony-scented essential oil). Combined, they reminded me a lot of lemongrass, but a bit deeper and a bit sweeter.
The strength was good; it came on nice and strong at the start, with a bit of fading during the shave, but not too much.
Lather-wise, I found it better than I found the last Jabonman soap I tried. A few other posts about the soap seem to indicate that one of the keys is putting a bit of elbow grease into building the lather. It ended up with something nice and thick, with some decent glide. Decent moisturization, which this time I can’t attribute to the lanolin, as this formulation doesn’t contain any.
- 9/10 Scent Pleasantness
- 8/10 Scent Strength
- 8/10 Lather Quality
This one merits an 8/10. I just kind of wish the sample I had had enough for a few more shaves.
- Cost: Apparently it’s about 10.50 Euro a puck, plus shipping and handling. Jabonman doesn’t have a website, but if you e-mail the manufacturer, Manual Garcia at magafe_es@yahoo.es, he can give you an accurate price list. But he does rely upon google translate, so you might want to avoid convoluted language.
Gear used:
- Brush: Wee Scott
- Razor: Gillette Old Style with WWI US Service Set
- Blade: Shark Super Stainless
- Scuttle: Robert’s Feats of Clay #4
Ingredients: (Note: I’m not positive that this listing is for this scent, but it’s the closest I was able to find on-line) Palm stearic, coconut oil, argan oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, castor oil, rosehip oil, shea butter, glycerine, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, water, aloe vera, rhassoul (a moroccan clay), aromas
Palpz's Shaving Soap Reviews 
Its actually about 10.5 Euro per puck. Including shipping it comes to about 20$ per tin assuming you buy 2 or 4.
Fair enough, thanks, edited.
Bought a bunch of these soaps……..alot of money for what you get….mikes soaps out of brooklyn blow this guy away…..got talked into it…….lather and scents not even close to what they are talked about????? Sorry Im not into writing bad reviews…. But just cant figure out the hoopla…..
Well, it’s really mostly the shipping that kills it for non-Europeans.
I just can’t make this soap work. I have the tierra humeda and while I love the scent I find the lather to be lacking (i.e. worse than col conk). I’ve tried a few different things but I may just have to try and sell it.
I will say it does seem to be finicky. I’m not sure how much your water hardness might be affecting things as well.
This soap is costly with the shipping and the scents are so so. The tiera humida is a waste. The man needs a good bottle of creed vetiver to see what vetiver is all about. Save the money and get a 4oz bottle of creed vetiver. You will not be disappointed