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Reddit mentions of Pre de Provence Men's Shave Soap Enriched with Natural & Repairing Shea Butter (150g) - Bergamot & Thyme

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We found 19 Reddit mentions of Pre de Provence Men's Shave Soap Enriched with Natural & Repairing Shea Butter (150g) - Bergamot & Thyme. Here are the top ones.

Pre de Provence Men's Shave Soap Enriched with Natural & Repairing Shea Butter  (150g) - Bergamot & Thyme
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    Features:
  • GIVE YOUR SKIN SOME LOVE - Gently, moisturizing shea butter makes it ideal for use before and after shaving for achieving smooth, soft skin.
  • ENRICHED WITH SHEA BUTTER - Shea Butter is one of natures most effective moisturizers.
  • EUROPEAN STYLE SHAVE BAR - Use with the boar bristle shaving bush to create a rich creamy lather
  • LONG LASTING - Allow the shave soap to dry between uses in order to extend the life of the soap- close lid once bar has dried after shaving
  • DISCOVER FRENCH ARTISANAL SKINCARE AND BATH PRODUCTS - Click the Pre de Provence link at the top of the page to explore more natural and gentle products
Specs:
ColorShave Soap in Tin
Height1.5 Inches
Length3.5 Inches
Number of items1
Size5.29 Ounce (Pack of 1)
Weight0.38 pounds
Width3.5 Inches

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Found 19 comments on Pre de Provence Men's Shave Soap Enriched with Natural & Repairing Shea Butter (150g) - Bergamot & Thyme:

u/fuckchalzone · 22 pointsr/wicked_edge

Here's what I would suggest:

Razor: either this one if you want to stay frugal or this one if you want to splurge a bit. I'd stay away from the QShave. It's a clone of a razor with a lot of design issues. One being that the head is so large it's hard to get under the nose, etc.; another issue is that it is extremely aggressive even at its lowest setting.

Brush: This synthetic brush. I think it's much better to start with a synthetic than a boar brush. Boar brushes are less comfortable on your face and actually make it more difficult to make lather until they break in. No reason to mess with those variables when you're just trying to get the hang of it. As for this specific synthetic brush, I have one and it is an amazing value for the money. It is one of about a dozen brushes I own, some of which were $200+, and this $12 brush holds its own with them.

Shaving soap: Lots of options here. Barrister & Mann's Latha line performs extremely well and is a great value. Several scents to choose from. Barrister &
Mann's Glissant line is a bit more expensive but has even better performance and more complex scents. Seville is a particularly good starting point with B&M, just an extremely clean, classic, masculine scent. Pre de Provence and Pre de Provence No. 63 are classic french soaps that smell great and perform very well.

Aftershave: Even more options here. You could go with Thayer's witch hazel with aloe, or if you want a traditional high alcohol aftershave, Fine Accoutrements is excellent. There are several scents, all based on popular and/or classic colognes. Or you could splurge and get the world's greatest aftershave product, L'Occitane Cade After Shave Balm.

Blades: Amazon has some good deals on blades in bulk but just sucks for sampler packs, and you want to start with a sampler pack because reasons. So head on over to TryABlade and order two of the "Top 10 Sampler." You can't use your Amazon credit there, but it's going to come to less than $10 including shipping.

So, if you go with the cheapest option in each category, you come out to fifty dollars or so if I'm adding right, which leaves you room to pick out one or more of those splurge options I mentioned.

u/arbarnes · 16 pointsr/wicked_edge

You can do better for less money shopping on sites other than Amazon, but you can do okay there if you're careful.

For a razor I'd get an Edwin Jagger Kelvin. The Parker 24c is another viable option; I just don't like the way it looks. And if you're the clumsy type, the Merkur 34c is less likely to break if you drop it or knock it off the counter. In terms of shave quality, I'd say Merkur < Edwin Jagger < Parker, but the differences aren't huge. For build quality EJ is a big step above Merkur and Parker.

There are some great synthetic brushes on the market, but AFAIK none of them are available on Amazon. Which means, in your price range, that boar bristles are the only viable option. The Omega 10049 is a big brush that will break in quickly. I actually prefer the small Semogues such as the 1460, but they take a ton of time (or a fair amount of work) to break in.

For shave soap, I really like Pre de Provence. It's a big puck of hard soap, so it'll last you a very long time. Cella is another top performer (far better than, say, Proraso) for an affordable price. I've also heard good things about Soap Commander and Wet Shaving Products' "Rustic" line. Whatever you do, stay away from Col. Conk and Blades Grim.

For blades, just don't. Go to Try a Blade and get a double helping of their top ten sampler. Once you've found your favorite blade, go back to Amazon and see if you can't get a good price on 100 of them.

If there's anything else you need from Amazon, get it and pick up your shave gear elsewhere. For example, the Maggard Razors budget starter kit is outstanding, and is about to get better with the inclusion of their self-branded synthetic brushes. For $40 you can put together a kit that's a step up from the $60 worth of stuff I recommended on Amazon. But if it's gotta be Amazon, you at least have some viable options.

Edited to add final paragraph.

u/SirVanderhoot · 5 pointsr/malefashionadvice

Similar here. Body wash and shaving soap, also Old Spice deodorant.

My girlfriend used to say that I smelled like "man".

u/thiney49 · 5 pointsr/wicked_edge

I think the highest quality per dollar you can get, shipping by itself, is PdP off of Amazon. It's a triple milled soap, so while it's more expensive, it will last longer than a softer soap.

u/airbornesimian · 4 pointsr/Wetshaving

Not sure what your budget is, but here are a few soap of the lower-cost, Amazon available soaps that I would recommend.

Pré de Provence


Pré de Provence is an excellent triple- or by some accounts quad-milled soap French soap, and strikes one of the best cost/performance/longevity ratios I've ever seen on a soap. It creates an excellent, slick, protective lather and provides an awesome post-shave feel even after you rinse it off. It comes in two scents:

Pré de Provence is a light, herbal scent that seems to have a strong sage note in it. I haven't used it, but I have used its brother. $11.99USD for 150g on Amazon.

Pré de Provence No. 63 is a warm, spicy cologne sort of scent that has notes of pepper, cedarwood, leather and tobacco leaves among others. $14.04USD for 150g on Amazon.

Cella Crema da Barba


Cella is a soft Italian soap that has a mild scent of cherry and almond. I don't know if it would be considered "manly," but this stuff has been around for nearly 120 years, and men have been shaving with it for all that time, so it has to be doing something right. It's also a great performer with good post-shave feel. $12.00 for 150g on Amazon.

La Toja


La Toja is a Spanish soap in stick form, containing mineral salts. Its scent reminds me a bit of briny sea air and talcum powder. La Toja's claim is that the addition of the mineral salts helps as a skin conditioner. $6.00USD for 50g on Amazon.


Speick


Speick is a German soap whose scent comes from the speick plant and lavender essential oil. It's one of my favorite soaps of all time in terms of both performance and scent. $8.08USD on Amazon.

Chiseled Face Groomatorium


Chiseled Face is one of our US artisans, and his products are among the best performing that I've ever used. He has a handful of different scents that you may find interesting, but my favorite of them is Ghost Town Barber.

Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber has notes of bergamot, basil leaf, white patchouli, oakmoss, texas cedar, leather, smoke, and gunpowder (I copy/pasted that from his description). $14.99USD for 113g on Amazon.

 

These are all US links, so I hope they work for you. I'm sorry to say that I can't help with the dry skin thing; my skin is fairly oily and not overly sensitive.

u/Papander · 3 pointsr/wicked_edge

In that case go ahead and order from Amazon. I would pick something like this:

  • Edwin Jagger Kelvin. This one has knurled handle for better grip. But I believe the handle is shorter little bit. All the Edwin Jagger razors use the same razor head. I personally have a smooth handle Edwin Jagger DE86 and don't have issues with it. Another option is the Parker 24c/26c.
  • Omega 10048 boar brush. Or if you want something smaller Omega 10065 boar brush.
  • Pre de Provence shaving soap. Or if you want a shaving cream, perhaps the Proraso Sandalwood shaving cream. But note that some people can be sensitive to Sandalwood. Cella is another good choice. It's an Italian soft soap.

    So basically switch out the Van Der Hagen kit. Because the soap is okayish at best, the brush is pretty bad, and the bowl is mainly intended to hold the soap puck. Instead you can buy a quality boar brush and a good shaving soap/cream. For bowl lathering you can use any small sized bowl you have in your house. Approximately 3 inches deep and 5-6 inches in diameter would be a good size. You can also find something from your local supermarket for couple of dollars. Alternatively you can face lather which removes the need for a bowl.

    This post has general information about shaving brushes.
u/ImHerCupofTea · 3 pointsr/asktransgender

Second old-fashioned double-edged razor. I love my 1940s Gillette Super Speed. For soap, I use Pre de Provence. It's kind of expensive, but a tin lasts for years. Ignore the "you must use a boar-bristle brush to lather it" nonsense. I use a kabuki brush and it works perfectly.

Also, shave with the grain, then across the grain, then against the grain, for a close shave. Use short strokes, and the lightest touch you can manage.

u/spazztik88 · 3 pointsr/Wetshaving

highly recommend pre de provence soap (for example): https://www.amazon.com/Pre-de-Provence-Shave-Soap/dp/B0026DWB7Y?th=1

It's under $10, and you can use it for months before even making a dent in the puck...

u/mmosh · 3 pointsr/Wet_Shavers

It's not my favorite soap ever, but I use Pre de Provence a lot. If we didn't have our wonderful artisan vendors, I'd probably be using this most often.

u/SplooshU · 2 pointsr/wicked_edge

I achieved that sort of shave described with Pre de Provence soap (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0026DWB7Y/) this morning. I shaved with a Dorco PL602 DE with a very light touch. I had no issues "buffing" inbetween lathers. Perhaps it's your technique?

u/almightywhacko · 2 pointsr/wicked_edge

For soaps/creams on Amazon:


u/crazindndude · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Which is fine, even on Amazon you can get some great soaps.

WSP, MWF, and PdP for starters. Unfortunately there's also a lot of crap available to buy, so check for reviews before buying anything.

u/IgnoreMyName · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

I went with the Pre de Provence Shave Soap because a lot of people mentioned that Arko doesn't smell very good and that PdP is better than Proraso. See how it's like when I actually get the soap and do my first shave.

u/Old_Hiker · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Not really artisanal soap, but this and this are excellent values. Those are 5.25 ounce pucks of hard milled soap that will last incredibly long even with daily use. I can’t compare these to Proraso since I have never tried it. These soaps though will no doubt last way longer than a tub of Proasomthough. I have both of these pucks and enjoy them both very much. They represent what I consider to be one of the best values available. Every once in a while you can catch the original scent for under $10 on Amazon.

u/Sixxtwo · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Try Pre de Provence. It's a hard soap and I have had a tin for about 3 years. Mind you, I don't use it every day.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

As for soap, Proraso is great, and at 9 bucks you cannot go wrong... but there is a difference between "great" and "masterpiece". This is my favourite soap ever: http://www.amazon.com/Pre-Provence-Shave-Soap-Tin/dp/B0026DWB7Y/ref=sr_1_4?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1303575426&sr=1-4

thicker and much more luxurious lather, the smell is kind of herbal or pine forest like, and the effect on the skin is softer and more protective than proraso. I insist, this is when it comes to my own skin.

As for razor, the Futur is great and many people is very happy with it, but think that there is a common problem with adjustables: after some initial tests you discover what's your favourite position and then you use it always in that position, so for you it stops being adjustable... which means that 70-75 dollars on an adjustable machine could have been 30 on a very solid fixed merkur that would last forever (34HD)

As for stand, if you really want one, on ebay you find cheaper ones... Chinese, ok, but it works as good as the others
http://cgi.ebay.com/Frank-Shaving-Shaving-Brush-Razor-Stand-/270739527670?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f095557f6

u/sergi0wned · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Thank you very much for your detailed reply!

Thanks for the sterilization tip, I was a little concerned about sanitizing them but that seems like an easy way to do it.

I was thinking of the Super Speed because I heard that they're less aggressive for beginners, which I would like because my face gets irritated easily. Is that true or was I just reading a biased review?

Great idea on letting it grow out to find the grain! I always get irritation on the sides of my neck so I bet they're the swirls you're talking about!

I have a cheapo boars brush that I'm using with cheapo soap and my Mach 3, but I'm planning to get some Pre de Provence soap and some Astra blades. Does that sound like a good plan?

I just looked at your link for the Nancyboy. Is it a lather or just kinda a cream? It looks kinda interesting!

Thanks again!

u/H0kusai · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

I don't mind Cella, not at all. It's a typical Italian "croap" with a consistency in between soft cream and hard soap, Vitos red is another example of that type. Cella is the almond version of what I assume Proraso was in it's past, as I don't believe that all of its current ingredients were part of the post war formulation.

I use a wide variety of soaps, from humble but good cheapies like Palmolive sticks to more luxurious stuff.

While Palmolive isn't as cheap as in Europe when imported to the US, one very good and astonishingly affordable traditional French soap is Pre de Provence.