alfredus
Auctioneer-in-Chief + organises many group buys
Staff member
Site Moderator
State Convenor - SA
Grand Society
Group Buy Caporegime
Charity Auction Team
Today was my first encounter with Barrister and Mann - and boy what an encounter it was!
Thanks to all at P&C and Will @Barrister & Mann for the great group buy and of course I had to dive in straight away into one of the tubs.
The Packaging
My first impression where really positive, the soap jar look really sturdy and are nice and large. I am not a big fan small soap vessel, as loading the brush always get so messy. The B&M jars are perfect in size and nicely filled with enough space to load away without creating a mess.
The scent
I am a big fan of citrus and Lavender scent, so when I fist smelled the soap, I was a bit disappointed. I could only smell the cedarwood. However as soon as the first drop of water touched the soap, a beautiful citrus smell emerged, followed by a subtle hint of lavender. And when I was face lathering and shaving all notes mixed wonderfully to create beautiful symphony of scents. Fantastic!
Load and Lather
Well I have read, that B&M is the MdC for poor people. I am yet to try MdC - but I am so glad to be poor. The soap loads so effortless and well - I think it was less than 10 seconds when my Plisson synthetic was ready to lather. And the lather on the face also build up very y quickly and in large volumes.
Glide
My benchmark in terms of glide is Stirling and B&M is definitely in the same league. I had a wonderful shave.
Protection
I like a thick and yoghurty lather, and my benchmark there is Mike's. But while I have to work hard, to get to that stage with Mike's the B&M reached that stage effortless - as if no other form of lather exists - very impressive.
Conclusion
Where have I been? Why did I not try this soap earlier? While this was only my first encounter, I am sure these soaps will be hard to knock off from the top of my rotation in the near future. Highly recommended!
Thanks to all at P&C and Will @Barrister & Mann for the great group buy and of course I had to dive in straight away into one of the tubs.
The Packaging
My first impression where really positive, the soap jar look really sturdy and are nice and large. I am not a big fan small soap vessel, as loading the brush always get so messy. The B&M jars are perfect in size and nicely filled with enough space to load away without creating a mess.
The scent
I am a big fan of citrus and Lavender scent, so when I fist smelled the soap, I was a bit disappointed. I could only smell the cedarwood. However as soon as the first drop of water touched the soap, a beautiful citrus smell emerged, followed by a subtle hint of lavender. And when I was face lathering and shaving all notes mixed wonderfully to create beautiful symphony of scents. Fantastic!
Load and Lather
Well I have read, that B&M is the MdC for poor people. I am yet to try MdC - but I am so glad to be poor. The soap loads so effortless and well - I think it was less than 10 seconds when my Plisson synthetic was ready to lather. And the lather on the face also build up very y quickly and in large volumes.
Glide
My benchmark in terms of glide is Stirling and B&M is definitely in the same league. I had a wonderful shave.
Protection
I like a thick and yoghurty lather, and my benchmark there is Mike's. But while I have to work hard, to get to that stage with Mike's the B&M reached that stage effortless - as if no other form of lather exists - very impressive.
Conclusion
Where have I been? Why did I not try this soap earlier? While this was only my first encounter, I am sure these soaps will be hard to knock off from the top of my rotation in the near future. Highly recommended!
Last edited:
Can't wait to see what everyone else thinks. Was my pleasure, gents! Thank you very much!
