Cade: Not bad
I was asked about l’Occitane Cade shaving soap yesterday, and I recall it as so-so, though I do like the fragrance. But things change, so I brought it out this morning and tackled it with the same horsehair brush that first produced a Creamy Lather for me. Using the same method, I got a perfectly fine lather from the soap. I think I was not loading my brush sufficiently. Unfortunately, the fragrance has faded over the years. But now I’ll get the soap back into rotation.
I do like the bowl as well: fits well into the palm of my non-dominant hand for the lathering.
Three passes with the S3S holding a Personna 74 blade. This is a very smooth-shaving and comfortable razor. A little of The Shave Den’s aftershave milk, as shown. Ingredients:
Hydrosol Blend (Rose, Hibiscus, Jasmine), Jojoba Oil, Water, Witch Hazel, Shea Butter, Lecithin, Allantoin, Vitamin E, Glycerin, Aloe Vera, Potassium Sorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid
A fine shave and a good start to the day.
I’ll have to try working it harder and with a stiffer brush. I’ve always found Cade to be not very lubricating and tending to run out of steam. Hence the use of a super-lather with their cream as well. The smell is wonderful though.
Steve
13 December 2011 at 1:45 pm
I have one of these soap in my rotiation , and i keep a new one in my den , do you mean after a while ! the scent will be lost it the smell , i am warried about that becouse i am very like this soap ?
alrawi
13 December 2011 at 9:28 pm
The fragrance doesn’t seem so strong to me now as when the soap was new, some 6 or so years ago.
LeisureGuy
14 December 2011 at 5:05 am