Wickham Soap Co.
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What does the Southsea Spray smell like? Anything similar on the market or a description of highs mids & bass notes?
"The Southsea Spray is a modern fresh sea spray scent, that has all the freshness of clean bed sheets and clothing".
Is it a bit like the MWF scent?
"The Southsea Spray is a modern fresh sea spray scent, that has all the freshness of clean bed sheets and clothing".
Is it a bit like the MWF scent?
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I have both, and they are similar but clearly different.
The MWF is an older style scent. While the Southsea is milder, and much more like fresh laundry.
I guess MWF smells like laundry did as a kid, Southsea smells like laundry now.
Clear as mud???
The MWF is an older style scent. While the Southsea is milder, and much more like fresh laundry.
I guess MWF smells like laundry did as a kid, Southsea smells like laundry now.
Clear as mud???
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mikebrownington said:Order arrived today - had a sniff. By golly gosh it smells amazing! Can't wait to shave tonight
How did it go Mike ?
Was my description of scent accurate enough?
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Great, luxurious lather as usual from SS. The scent is just lovely, lasts well enough and smells so 'natural' - just like you described!
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I live in a ridiculously hard water area and I have no problems.Bpmjames said:
I just ordered two samples of this soap after watching Ant Smith's and some other reviews on YouTube. Can't wait to try them, I think they're my first shaving related purchases this year!
That sounds like an intriguing description of the Southsea scent cruciate, I think this will be the first of the two I'll try, the other being lavender.
Cheers
B
That sounds like an intriguing description of the Southsea scent cruciate, I think this will be the first of the two I'll try, the other being lavender.
Cheers
B
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Received my samples of Bay Rum and Garden Mint Super Smooth the other day and have just finished trying them out, here are my thoughts:
The Super Smooth lather I must say is like no other soap. I put an almond-sized chunk of the soap in my bowl and lathered up. This soap starts off thin and fizzy but very quickly turns really thick and creamy and ended up quite thirsty by the time I'd got the density right. Mountains of lather. Second time around I went down to pea-sized chunk; you don't need a lot of this soap.
I prefer the SS to the Master Lather I trialled previously because it isn't not as heavy duty as the Master. The lather kept its consistency throughout the shave and performed excellently. In fact I had been having a bit of trouble using my Gillette Black Beauty/Sputnik combination previously as it left me a bit sore but this soap seems to have sorted this out for me.
Post-shave, I like the amount of moisturising this soap gives; just a little, enough to prevent your skin from drying out but not over moisturising that your skin feels clogged. For me that's perfect.
The scents: I found the Bay Rum scent really nice and warm but a little too subdued for my liking. I reckon I prefer slightly stronger soap scents than the average guy so for me the scent felt underpowered. That's the only fault I have with the Bay Rum and it might be the deal breaker as to whether I order some more. I'll have to have a few more goes before I decide. The great point of the scent is that it continues in the background right throughout the shave.
The Garden Mint scent was fabulous, authentic and earthy. With this scent I found a lighter strength was more suitable and so I don't have the same reservations as I did with the Bay Rum. In fact, any stronger a mint scent would be too much and interfere with the shaving experience. I also appreciated that there was no menthol which made the scent nice and warm, quite unusual for mint not to have that kick and I found it refreshing in a weirdly backwards way.
This soap I could not find a single fault with, all the boxes ticked. A definite repeat purchase.
Well done Wickham soap company - two splendid soaps there.
The Super Smooth lather I must say is like no other soap. I put an almond-sized chunk of the soap in my bowl and lathered up. This soap starts off thin and fizzy but very quickly turns really thick and creamy and ended up quite thirsty by the time I'd got the density right. Mountains of lather. Second time around I went down to pea-sized chunk; you don't need a lot of this soap.
I prefer the SS to the Master Lather I trialled previously because it isn't not as heavy duty as the Master. The lather kept its consistency throughout the shave and performed excellently. In fact I had been having a bit of trouble using my Gillette Black Beauty/Sputnik combination previously as it left me a bit sore but this soap seems to have sorted this out for me.
Post-shave, I like the amount of moisturising this soap gives; just a little, enough to prevent your skin from drying out but not over moisturising that your skin feels clogged. For me that's perfect.
The scents: I found the Bay Rum scent really nice and warm but a little too subdued for my liking. I reckon I prefer slightly stronger soap scents than the average guy so for me the scent felt underpowered. That's the only fault I have with the Bay Rum and it might be the deal breaker as to whether I order some more. I'll have to have a few more goes before I decide. The great point of the scent is that it continues in the background right throughout the shave.
The Garden Mint scent was fabulous, authentic and earthy. With this scent I found a lighter strength was more suitable and so I don't have the same reservations as I did with the Bay Rum. In fact, any stronger a mint scent would be too much and interfere with the shaving experience. I also appreciated that there was no menthol which made the scent nice and warm, quite unusual for mint not to have that kick and I found it refreshing in a weirdly backwards way.
This soap I could not find a single fault with, all the boxes ticked. A definite repeat purchase.
Well done Wickham soap company - two splendid soaps there.
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First shave tonight with Southsea Spray, I love it !!, very nice but not overpowering scent, getting a good lather was a breeze, and it left my skin feeling soft and smoooth, Its a fair bit more expensive than my usual soap (Boots) but it was a nice treat delivered super quick with a handfull of sweets to top it it off...give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
Terry
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My thoughts on Wickham's Bay Rum soap sample, I live in a soft water area and the croap lathered very easily & quickly in a scuttle, producing a mass of creamy lather from a 'almond' sized dollop. On the face the first application felt it was drying a touch half way through, but second & third application was great; the glide was excellent and the Bay Rum scent very nice indeed! Now my only gripe was the expense of delivery for a 25g sample being the same as the cost for a full sized tub (£3.65) this makes a shave 68p a go just for soap :icon_cry2: But like to see a cottage start-up succeed.
