Originally Posted by
SemperFi
Today was my inaugural use of PannaCrema's Nuavia Blu and... wow!
When I opened the ceramic jar, I was initially taken aback by the dark brown and somewhat deep reddish puck--frankly, it didn't look wonderful, until its fragrance wafted up. For me, the scent was lovely; especially after my recent encounter with SV's Artic Tundra....
The soap has excellent slickness and its post-shave properties are superb. As always for me, with harder water, it'll take some tinkering to dial in the right ratio but with that said, it did lather fairly easy (I pre-dampened the puck while I prepped).
Overall, my initial impressions are this soap is looking like a top performer and it likely will be in my permanent rotation! As always when it comes to soaps and creams, caveat emptor, YMMV. ;)