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Someone is selling Monsavon on Ebay.uk for what appears to be cheaper than a trip to France:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monsavon-...008058?hash=item4b04bc79fa:g:brYAAOSwnNBXa6fq
It is one of those old mysterious shave soaps that few have tried outside of France, but has attained an almost "Arkolike" status. One day I'd really like to try it.
It's just 'meh', in my opinion. ARKO is a much better soap.
And that Monsavon fake lavender scents is an olfactory insult to me.
In my memory, it was mostly "chemical".The scents is more a mix of lavender and cinnamon
Someone is selling Monsavon on Ebay.uk for what appears to be cheaper than a trip to France:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monsavon-...008058?hash=item4b04bc79fa:g:brYAAOSwnNBXa6fq
It is one of those old mysterious shave soaps that few have tried outside of France, but has attained an almost "Arkolike" status. One day I'd really like to try it.
In my memory, it was mostly "chemical".
I picked up some when I was in France for work anyway, a few years ago.
http://www.connaughtshaving.com/palmolivesoap.html
2 Palmolive shaving sticks for £1.80. Link above
You are correct, it does shave very well, particularly high scoring in the 'bang for buck' but the institution green (also a song by Suzanne Vega btw) does scream 1970's public lavatories.Inspired by this thread, I got my Palmolive stick out and had a shave.
Here's the thing. It's not a bad shave at all. A good shave even. And it sits at or near the top of the pile for value.
But it is so dour. It sits there, busy being green for no apparent reason. It's not menthol, or eucalyptus. Rather, it's a kind of bland, soap-like smell that is not offensive, but instead suggests industrial laundries or 1970s public sector office bathrooms. As I shaved, it occurred to me that this was likely the soap that my Scottish grandfather might have used the best part of a hundred years ago when he came back in from the sea, standing in front of his mirror in a cold bathroom in Ardrossan. He would have been shaving out of obligation rather than any sense of pleasure, devoid of any other choices for shaving soap from his local grocery store.
On a sunny day in London, I started to wonder why I was using it when I am lucky enough to have a cupboard full of freshly scented soaps which by and large, are still exceptional value but put a bit of pleasure in the start of the day.
So there you go - the first soap I have identified as being actually depressing to use.
Mon savon is ok bit not great unless you are a fan of cinamon.
It has a tendency to get used very quickly compared to my other soaps. Unless you are in france i don't think it s worth the hasle.
Sent from Mars
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