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    If you’re just buying a brain bowl, the shipping will be higher because they essentially double box it IIRC. They pretty much have to because the soap is unprotected. But 27€ isn’t that much for Colis/EMS, all the expedited international rates are about 25 USD per pound (~2 kilos). So for a pound and a half, $35 is about normal.

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    I forgot where I read this, but isn't the brain bowl advertised as 200 but really 220+ grams? Not that this significantly brings the price/gram cost down.

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    I think that's about right,, its more than the jar from my experience.if this is your first go with it, try only 8 swirls around the soap first. I learned over the last 4 years it really depends on water, but it don't take much, I am down to 5 swirls now.
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    Yes my brain bowl also had about 220g according to it’s gross weight and the reported weight of the bowl.

    I use about 15 light ‘swirls’ on the soap in the jar, and that will load a good sized brush. That’s good for my usual 2 passes with likely enough left over for a third pass.

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    Gentlemen,

    I remember the first Martin de Candre I bought, some years ago, was the brain bowl. It had the original soap in it. The bowl lasted me, if I am not mistaken, about two years of frequent use. This year, I almost bought the brain bowl fougere, but then opted to buy it in the jar instead, that along with the rose. I like the fougere fragrance here, and I've always been a sucker for the rose scent.
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