Ariana & Evans Comes to UK!!

Pontormo said:
Not sure, but the service is superb. Fast shipping, no hassle. However, I'm unconvinced by the either the scents (fig, teritus) or the performance. My Abbate Mantia, Czech & Speake, SV and LPL are just as good. So, after just a few shaves, I've decided to offload the two A&E's already. 99p on eBay methinks.
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Ill buy them off you
 
Bogeyman said:
Well, how is everyone getting along with their new A&E soaps?
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Nice of you to ask @Bogeyman ;), I went all out here & have three of their soaps. Choco Cubano, L'Orange Verte & Barbiere Sofisticato. Of the three, Choco Cubano is the one I like the most. The scent is really strong & I enjoy it.
The scent on the L'Orange is medium, not too strong but probably better than other soaps I have used with a similar scent.
Barbiere is my least favourite of the scents. Not at all unpleasant, I would say it's a floral scent. Not really my thing but as I said, certainly not unpleasant.
All three soaps perform equally well, producing a very good, thick lather. Protection is top notch & they all maintain their scent throughout the shave. I usually face lather but I have also bowled lathered these soaps & I think I'm able to control the lather better by doing this. They are thirsty soaps & the L'Orange gives me a very slight 'sting' or 'burn' during the shave. The other two are fine.
For me, the residual slickness isn't what it should be for a soap like this, especially at the price point.
Are they worth the money? Probably not but I think you can say that for just about any expensive soap. I get an equally good shave from my Speick stick & Tabac. I don't regret buying them but it does go to show that shaving is just shaving & pretty much any soap is going to give a good result if you know what you're doing.
 
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Shave to the grave said:
...For me, the residual slickness isn't what it should be for a soap like this, especially at the price point...
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You are the first person who has said as such in all the reviews I have read/watched as well as my own experiences. Try face lathering it, FWIW.


OK, just shaved with their new Frozen Mojitos. Face lathered, zero blooming. Brush: AP Shave Co. 24mm FlatTop synthetic. Razor: English Gillette "ball end" Tech from the 50's. Blade used was a bonafide (Internet rife with fakes) Super Gillette Blue Blade made in China and this made shave #3 on this magnificent blade that is easily the equal of Gillette Russian blades.


The subdued lime scent is static throughout the shave. It never wavered and there was just a sight hint of mint. Lathering these latest gen. A&E soaps is mere child's play and the glide is simply capital. In essence, this is a perfect daily Summer shaving soap that is a flanker to their SoCal Hipster as they are clones in every regard except the FM is lime/mint. Both have the same scent strength which is what I term as tasteful and not a tsunami of the senses like some of their other soaps. So, if you want what is easily one of the best performing soaps extant buy it. As a final note, even though I do not buy soaps for post shave "face feel" this is easily the best of the best for that IMO as one quasi famous Youtube reviewer states as well.
 
Have a couple of them and some are on their way from US... Khalifa and Chasing the Dragon are really very good soaps with exceptional scents. Love them and their splash are really good value for money too!!
 
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