Thread: In Praise of Cade.

I was surprised last week to find a L'Occitane store in the local mall. Browsing their wares, I found the shaving section, and grabbed a puck of Cade. I'd heard of it and wanted to try it.

The only downside to it is it's large diameter. If you don't mind shaving it down, then it's not an issue.

For the test drive, I used a vintage Rooney brush in pure badger. The knot must be nearly 30mm. Lather came easy to this soap and brush paring.

The shave was excellent. No problems with lubricity at all. The razor glided over my skin, taking the stubble with it.

Cade has a smell that defies description. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's clean and light, like a sea breeze.

The best part is the price, $10 for the refill soap, $28 for the soap and metal bowl. By contrast, AOS's lavender soap refill is $26.

It's a simple, good soap. You won't be disappointed.

GeauxLSU, L'Occitane Cade is a fine soap, I agree. It lathers well. Cushion and glide are good. The fragrance is fresh and clean. It's been in the rotation for years.

Thank you, I just looked it up in a store locator, it's down the street in the mall.
I will have some soon.

I love the stuff, I bought my first puck almost a year ago, I use it almost daily at work for about the last 3-4 months and and I can still faintly see the words etched in the soap, should last a while. I also have the cream, just as good but I still prefer soaps to cream

It is good stuff, one of my favorite soaps, and I'm a cream guy. When I got it, I was surprised at how well it perfomed. The AS Balm is quite nice too.

I love the Cade soap and the cream as well. I've gotten great results by putting a dab of the cream in my soap mug and combining the two.

[QUOTE=GeauxLSU;832418]The best part is the price, $10 for the refill soap, $28 for the soap and metal bowl. By contrast, AOS's lavender soap refill is $26.

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Are you sure the soap and the bowl together cost only $28? When I bought a month ago my puck from a NYC L'Occitane store also for $10, the metal bowl was $28, but without the soap.

After reading such wonderful things about Cade soap pucks and the AS, I decided to go and get them both today. AS was $30 though, but worth a shot. Here's a pic of them both and to give an idea of size.. A pack of cigarettes for comparison.

Is this puck able to be melted down, or must I shave it with my chz grater??

You can't melt it, but grating works. I just pressed mine into an Ikea bowl

By blix72 at 2011-07-10

I love the scent of Cade, decent performance, but it isn't the soap I reach for most often.