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I found the performance to be genuinely superb, but I couldn't handle the scent if used frequently, too sickly.
Have you used the Aloe Vera one? It seems to be rated very highly.
Cella is a great soap. But for pure Christmas cake-ness, may I recommend Vitos Vegetale? My favourite Italian luxury soap, incidentally is Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscana.
Yes, after one tub and a "reload" of that from part of a block via Ebay was all I could handle as regards the smell!!
I have read that the new green one has a scent similar to Terre d'Hermès.
Cella is a great soap. But for pure Christmas cake-ness, may I recommend Vitos Vegetale? My favourite Italian luxury soap, incidentally is Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscana.
Naturally being the owner of 300 to 400 soaps and creams, I want both. Will they send me a free one?@Rohleder James, my AdP arrived from Allbeauty today and I also have the older formulation like @Sabre - they dropped the price further to £30 and I'm wondering if this is why? I'm not overly fussed about it as I'm sure it will perform well but I don't get much of that amazing Colonia scent from the jar. Maybe it will improve once lathered.
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I just bought the Terre d'Hermès cream, a lot cheaper than last time.Yes, after one tub and a "reload" of that from part of a block via Ebay was all I could handle as regards the smell!!
I have read that the new green one has a scent similar to Terre d'Hermès.
@Rohleder James, my AdP arrived from Allbeauty today and I also have the older formulation like @Sabre - they dropped the price further to £30 and I'm wondering if this is why? I'm not overly fussed about it as I'm sure it will perform well but I don't get much of that amazing Colonia scent from the jar. Maybe it will improve once lathered.
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Well that's heading back. I only bought it to bathe myself in the scent of greatness!
Want to swap? Your face burner for my unopened disappointment?IIRC they intended it to be a complimentary shaving cream to their entire fragrance line so it's deliberately neutral... The classic Colonia scent would clash with flankers such as Colonia Pura which smells like Fabreez.
Having thought about it more whilst putting my toys back in the pram, I could probably use a neutral soap and it's does look very very pretty. I think I'll keep it.
XPEC was originally manufactured by Forester for a company founded by the former perfumer of C&S and Penhaligons, Shirley Brody. John Stephen is alleged to have produced the original C&S fragrances including No 88.Hiya,
XPEC was Italian origin and to me and some other members a top cream for scent and performance, but the reformulation maybe 5-6 years ago wasn't quite the same anything. The 'Regular' scent is kinda like the C&S #88 dark rose thing, but I preferred that over the 88 myself. Not sure if the current incarnation's even available. Something an ingredient check is needed to make sure of the particular version offered.
Couple pics of a purchase maybe 6-7 years ago, with a long empty tub. Hah, lots of guys here remember XPEC being talked about before the sudden extinction.
Martin
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