Guess I'll be saying tschüss to some dollars next month. It's only correct that my Nordrhein-Westfalian artisan steel is cushioned on my scalp by Nordrhein-Westfalian artisan soap.
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Guess I'll be saying tschüss to some dollars next month. It's only correct that my Nordrhein-Westfalian artisan steel is cushioned on my scalp by Nordrhein-Westfalian artisan soap.
I forgot to mention it's about the slickest soap I've ever seen. I mean it's got lube in spades.
As thebigspendur mentioned, the stuff is great for the skin and indeed very slick.
The scents are very unique and natural, definitely a product that has been thoughtfully put together.
I have the Elni and pink grapefruit and Rassoul and lavender and black beer. The black beer is quite much, caution if you want to try it.
I received my soaps yesterday - Dark Limes and Indian Flavour.
My preliminary thoughts:
Scents are distinctive and exquisite.
Packaging/presentation and performance - superb.
I'm impressed.
Tried the Dark Limes Soap now for a few Weeks and had no Problems with it, a good soap, easy to make a rich Lather with positive effects to my skin. The Scent is like the soaps name is, dark and limey. I used the newer Version of the Soap but read a lot of the Problems some users had with the first versions of the soap (primarily in the two german forums).
The Dark Limes is the first on my list to try when SRD receives their supply.
In my Eyes a Soap you cant do much wrong with, the Scent is really Nice and the Performance good, in the row of Lime & Citrus Soaps ive tried (Castle Forbes, Queen Charlotte, Arko, Derby, Mikes Natural Soaps, ToOBS, Col. Conk, Striling) one of the best scents although i like the Queen Charlotte most because of its mentholation.
One should keep in mind that the scent is noomi basra, AKA black lime. Less citric, and more interesting than the usual lime scents in my opinion.
I've read plenty of BeBerlin's reviews in the past, years and years ago, and I came to the conclusion I really like his taste and pretty much always agreed after trying out the products myself...
sooooo, I guess I'll have to send some money Meissner's way and order some of their creams and soaps. There simply is no other solution.
Money schmoney, their line of products looks fiinnnee!
Thanks Robin, appreciate the review!
Thanks for the post - I have ordered 3 shaving soaps and 1 cream from them together with a pre-shave soap yesterday - free delivery to France ...
I am really looking forward to receive them and try them and make a benchmark with what I have today which is not reasonable at all as many of us ....
In stock at SRD.
Edit: SRD's shipping costs still puts this product comfortably outside of my comfortable price range. Too bad.
I've directly ordered from their official website and still waiting for arrival.
Before they are available at SRD.
In my opinion, selling price at SRD is reasonable.
SRD's price is reasonable; I'm not faulting them. And I'm sure the product and the ingredients that go into it easily warrant the price. But at $32, it's almost twice as much as I've ever paid for a soap and beyond my purchase threshold. Especially considering I definitely don't need it...
Been looking forward to trying these! I'm starting out with Black Beer, Dark Limes, and Himalayan Heights. I'll probably give Scottish a try next time around.
Definitely thankful that SRD is a US distributor and that as of the time of this post they're slightly less expensive here.
I got in on a little free shipping by ordering one of the Dark Limes, Pink Grapefruit, and a 5/8 Ralf Aust Razor. I'm looking forward to this.
If the soaps don't perform, I'm buying a plane ticket to Berlin and hunting Robin down. :D
Please be advised that "Black Beer" is a purely citric scent with a hint of hops. It does not smell like Schwarzbier at all. But nice, and not too intrusive.
Strong and Scottish is like The Peat Monster, only peatier. I would definitely try to get a sample first. Same for Himalayan Heights, and Exotic Elemi. Seriously.
Never fret, Johnny, they've been tried and trued by five seasoned soap connoisseurs (ie friends of mine) in various scenarios (including a pedestrian Chinese import brush and a disposable blade - it was horrible, but less so than usual). But you will find out shortly, anyhow. Just don't forget the preshave soap. Is nice!
What is the consistency of the shaving paste? Like Italian soft soap?
Meißner Tremonia make pastes which, when cured, become soaps. Therefore, the pastes are malleable but not soft like Proraso. More like the latest instalments by Castle Forbes. The soaps are hard. The performance (latherability, glide, cushion, skin care) is, as far as I can tell, exactly the same across both product types and the entire product ranges. Which is nice. If you like one, you can buy any other with confidence. Personally, I would go for the soaps, but then again, I generally prefer soaps to creams because I find them easier to handle.
Again, be careful with the scents. Thomas Meißner is a self proclaimed scent maniac, and some of them are quite unique. Like with any high quality product, they will not linger, though. Think Castle Forbes in terms of intensity and longevity. If in doubt, and if you like mint, menthol and eucalyptus, get that one. It gives more expensive products like Proraso or Santa Maria Novella a run for its money (but not Savonnerie du bon Berger), and is one of the best mint/menthol products I have ever tried. Thankfully absent are nonsensical gimmicks like "feels like an ice bucket challenge". Just a nice tingling and cooling effect, plus a subdued, pleasant smell.
Thanks Robin. I do not like to mix soap/after shave scents with my EDT or EDP, so I prefer something that does not last too long after the shave is over.
I have a bunch of them and none linger after the shave....at all.
Indian Flavour is still the scent most intriguing to me. Has anyone used it? I haven't found any reviews of that one.
From the website, "Pure essential oils of coriander seeds, lemongrass and mint are combined with ground annatto seeds." I would describe the scent as flowery with elements of fruit and spice. Annatto has a lightly sweet and peppery, musky scent, and it is the main element of this product.
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Got mine today.
The "strong Scottish" scent is really strong.
I've tried test lather on my palm and the smoky scent lasting a long time.
Will try it for shaving tonight.
Got a tub of Strong 'N Scottish and Lavender De Luxe today, here are my initial impressions.
I test lathered and they are great, very little needed to make good amount of lather.
For the test I used Semogue 620, 830 and Thater 49125/3, all performed really well with the crams.
One note on the Strong'N Scottish, it is indeed strong. When I initially smelled the cream it reminded me a lot of tar soap, but then I realized it is more of a deep leathery smell. This is a very interesting scent that will go great with Mugler Pure Leather for example.
I received the Dark Limes and Pink Grapefruit hard soap the other day. Both have a great scent and lather without any problems at all. Here is my shave with the Dark Limes and this was after 3 passes. There was enough lather to do 3 more passes easily.
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[QUOTE=johnnypipe;1486748]I received the Dark Limes and Pink Grapefruit hard soap the other day. Both have a great scent and lather without any problems at all. Here is my shave with the Dark Limes and this was after 3 passes. There was enough lather to do 3 more passes easily.
I have these two scents ordered. Thanks for the positive opinion, Johnny.
I'm bad at describing scents but to me the scottish had almost a sour tobacco scent with whisky and old leather undertones. The scent's I think are more "adult" scents. I think someone who ordered the dark limes expecting the usual citrus scent would be in for a big shock.
The lime scent is dried limes. Visit your favourite Middle Eastern restaurant for most.
The strong and Scottish scent is peat. Pure, unadulterated peat. Lots of it.
I spent plenty of time doing Geology Courses walking through peat bogs and they didn't have that scent. of course it wasn't in Scotland just Illinois and Wisconsin.
i have used with satisfaction lavander deluxe (very good scent)
The performace is great...very good product.
I was disappointed when I have sniffed black beer....too citrusy. I imagined something dark beer, with light smell of coffee or malt with bitter hop...like guinness or other dark beer like scotch ale...but nothing.