Thread: Italian Reds head to head: Proraso and Cella

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Originally Posted by nessmuck

No Tebac ?....what the heck !

Tabac is not an Italian Red.
Tabac is a German brunette… 😜

Update: I have come to the opinion that Proraso is simply meh. I have relegated it to the do not buy again list. I have reached the conclusion that Cella Red is one of the best soaps out there, even running with the big dogs. It is the only soap for which I keep backups. It is a truly superior performer. I just used Cella Red last night with my straight razor, in fact, and had a glorious, creamy shave. Last year, my wife was running out of soap and I gave her a tub of Cella Red. She loved it immediately and talked about how creamy and smooth it was.

Originally Posted by DocDan

Update: I have come to the opinion that Proraso is simply meh. I have relegated it to the do not buy again list. I have reached the conclusion that Cella Red is one of the best soaps out there, even running with the big dogs. It is the only soap for which I keep backups. It is a truly superior performer. I just used Cella Red last night with my straight razor, in fact, and had a glorious, creamy shave.

I concur, even though I know that many shavers around here love Proraso in any shape, form or fashion dearly, none of whom I wish to offend.

Proraso is easily available, reasonable priced and works reasonably well, but an outstanding shaving soap it is not.
Over the years I have come to use many other products that I consider superior, but then again where I live I have easy access to many shaving products that may not so easily available elsewhere.

Besides availability, some shavers may reach Proraso in their search for a good product, find it superior to what they have used until then and stick with it.

That’s all fine; some like Malt, some like Scotch blends, some like Bourbon and some reach for vodka where price does not matter quite as much.
To use above analogy, for me the skill lies in finding a nice Malt (no colouring, not chill filtered, 46% ABV or above) that does not break the bank.
I apply thge same principle to shaving soaps.
And Proraso is for me the Johnny Walker Red of shaving soaps.


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