Passiflora & Paganini's Violin

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Passiflora Shaving Soap

Description It has come to the attention of we at Barrister and Mann that “fruity” fragrances are not known to be masculine, manly, or otherwise appropriately burly enough for proper wet shaving. Guess what, guys? Time for an upgrade. Introducing Passiflora, an elegant, sophisticated, spicy...

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Paganini's Violin Shaving Soap

Description Legends abound of the remarkable skill of Italian violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini, the greatest violinist of his time. He was so singularly talented that the story goes that he was playing a new composition at a nobleman's villa one evening, a piece commissioned by the nobleman to...

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Interesting story and purported "feud" regarding the former a few years back and after the initial small lot was sold it was said to be never again made!! Overwhelming demand brought it back for a short run (until the end of March) so if you want one then do not dwaddle about.

 

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Received two respective samples of the aforementioned soaps today and the former is reminiscent of their Citricuya in its fruitiness, but somehow different. I cannot put into words exactly the difference, but regardless it is a tad sharper and to be frank simply superb. This is "manna" for those who love exotic scents. The latter, Paganini's Violin, reminds me of a muted version of their The Full Measure of Man, which is in and of itself a beautiful heady & sweet scent that goes great with Denim Original AS/EdT.

Bonus: I bought a sample as well of their holiday scented Taiga soap which is potent and the first whiff reminds me of the Euro Dettol soap to a certain degree!!