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Just picked up a tub from Amazon(I love Amazon!) The smell is really nice! The almond oil really comes out in the smell. I will try it out in a bit, I really dont need to shave but hey, has that ever stopped us before?
Ill go whip some up and let yall know how it goes.
Cella is among the very best shave cream you can get! One of the best Italian shaving luxury.
Don't forget to treat it right: it takes quite a lot of water in order to give its best. And its best is the best creamy, fatty, lubricating, luxury lather you can ever dream of!
I have Cella, and a close relative Vitos Red, and find that the lather from both is very good. The fly in the ointment is that I do not particularly care for the scent so they get used little. That is a pity as the lather is so good.
Bob
I got the large block of Cella, cut it up & stored in the fridge. It's my everyday soap. Love it.
Just watch out you don't come home some night a little tight and mistake it for some cheese.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
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Originally Posted by Hirlau
Should i be adding a mini fridge to my shave den?
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,:rofl2:
The block is so large you cut it in smaller blocks, use a block at a time & keep the rest in the fridge to keep. Been on the same block for 3 months, got 7 blocks left.
Well the SAD kicked in and i just picked up some MWF and 3 sticks of arko. I guess ill just put those in my mini fridge
You've described my experience. It's the gold standard as far as I am concerned, and intended to make it my every day soap, but found after a few months that I got tired of the scent. I can't use it exclusively.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
Thats how we justify buying all the soaps we do!Quote:
Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun
Picked some up from TGN a month ago, and haven't even made a dent in it. love how it whips up. It's my go to now, which is bad because I've got some local soaps I'm supposed to be testing, but I can't not use my Cella.
I have been alternating Cella and Martin De Candre. Given that the MDC was approx $60 for 200 grams and the Cella is $35 for 5 times that amount I have been trying unsuccessfully to convince myself that there is something I like better about the MDC.
Just got my shave on!
I soaked my Badger brush in hot water while I was in the shower. Got out, and started to whip up. I have to face lather because i havent yet gotten myself a good bowl(My girlfriends mother has a PERFECT specimen, but i dare not use it!) Lather was GREAT! Smooth, creamy and my DE merkur 180 more than floated over my face! Great shave! Cant go wrong for the price point! Hell Ive gotten less for more for $13! And It shipped to my house in 2 days(Thank you Amazon).
Highly recommend!
It is a good idea to store tallow based in the fridge. Tallow (as well as oils and fat) can go rancid in a pretty short time in case you keep them at high temperatures. However, you should never freeze any soap or cream containing fat or oil. Keeping a tallow based soap in a fridge is always a good idea and ensures a longer life to it. A temperature of 8-12 °C it is a good choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by jchad20
Cella is the history of Italian shaving soaps. It has been the main competitor of the glorious P.160 and it is a soap specifically produced for professional barbers. Still today, Cella is very popular among barbers and it has always been an excellent cream.Quote:
Originally Posted by jchad20
Here in Italy it is also sold at a very competitive and cheap price. I bought one kilo few days ago at 10.70 euros and this is the average price you pay for that quantity in most of the shops. As for the tub, it is a little more expensive if compared to the kilo pack: the tub (150g) is usually sold at about 4-5 euros.
However, Cella is always and highly recommended! With a tiny quantity of cream and the right amount of water, you always get a luxurious cream which can be hardly compared to others.
While the scent of Cella isn't my all time favorite (i do think it's pleasant though) I could easily use it as my only shave soap if that was all that was available. Whether I was using carts, a DE or now straights I have never gotten less than a great, comfortable shave with Cella.
Cella seems like the type of soap my great-grandfather would likely have purchased in his day. It's as old school as you can probably get.
Marty E.
Gentlemen,
Cella is a fine shaving soap. I like the almond scented one. I don't particularly care for the menthol. Then again, I don't care for menthol soaps, period. Anyway, Cella is among an elite groups of soaps that should have a place in every shave den. The others are Mitchell's Wool Fat, Tabac, Klar Kabinett, Mama Bear and D.R. Harris. An underrated one, in my estimation, is Portus Cale from Portugal, which is really good stuff. That is in addition to the great ones: Martin de Candre, Czech & Speak and Klar Seifert.
I have a tub of Cella (almond) and although I use it, the fragrance is way too strong for me.
The marzipan smell reminds me of old fashioned wedding cake. A bit too sickly sweet.
I just picked up the perfect shave bowl from Marshalls for like $3, and let me tell you! The lather was GREAT!(In my unexperienced opinion)
http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4de60200.jpg
I dont know if this is considered good lather, or the worst lather anyone has ever seen. All I know is it worked, and it worked well!
Love this stuff! I have some MWF and a few arko sticks on the way! Cant wait to try and mix it with the MWF!
Is the inside of that bowl just a little rough to the touch (not perfectly smooth)? I've been thinking that my bowl might build better lather if the inside wasn't quite so smooth; if that one works pretty well, I might just have to swing by Marshalls and get one (esp. for that price)!Quote:
Originally Posted by jchad20
Yes, the inside has little bumps(made paint or something) But if you look at the rim, it has a texture like a spattered something. Not perfectly smooth. And I highly recommend Marshalls/TJ Max/Wal mart. And who cares what your bowl looks like! As long as it works!Quote:
Originally Posted by MBR1965
I thought it might have a sort of textured feel judging by the rim. I also value functionality over looks; if they're stackable, one could get two of them and fill the bottom one with hot water to make a home-made scuttle. I'm definitely going to check it out; thanks for the recommendation!Quote:
Originally Posted by jchad20
No problem man! Let us know how it goes!Quote:
Originally Posted by MBR1965