Pre de ProvenceShea Butter Enriched Men's After Shave Balm, 2.5 Ounce - Bergamot & Thyme (Packaging may vary)

I never thought anything could replace Tabac, yet here it is!Pre de Provence has a beautiful, fresh, distinguished, and dignified scent. Not overpowering, but not too muted either. if I had to look for a word, it would be "Gentleman."It lathers a heap right out of the gate. The lather has great creamy consistency and gives wonderful cushion and a slickness that takes a bit of rinsing to remove. This is a good quality. All that slickness offers a lot of protection.I dare say ANY first time wet shaver will have absolutely no problem building a lather with this soap!The puck is a generous size and amount and comes in a great tin with a screw top lid. Based on how easy it is to load a brush and build alter, this is going to easily last for a year or two.My new favorite!EDIT - 02/23/2021 I still have this original puck!:) Plenty of soap left. I don;t think I even made a dent. PDP still has its scent and has performed beautifully. (I'm shaving with it again for my next shave!) It really is great soap. I'd have to qualify my first statement, though. I love Tabac and it's a sentimental favorite.:) I think PDP, for a non-tallow soap, runs neck and neck with Tabac. But, Tabac is certainly "the horse for the course" for me.:) Since trying both, I've been introduced to artisan soaps which are REALLY amazing. But, I think PDP and Tabac are both among the best large commercial soaps offered on Amazon. When I want a great tallow soap, Tabac. When I want non-tallow, Pre de Provence!

Great smell, creamy lather, seems long lasting. The number of ounces per container on many of these shave soaps being offered today has been rapidly diminishing from 8 oz all the way down to now 4 oz. Anything over 4 oz is unique in this marketplace. Load up on them now because I'm pretty sure at some point it will be down to three or four ounces for the same price.

Nice hard soap. Smells clean but not overpowering. Lathers well-leaves my face feeling good.

I've been wet-shaving on and off since the early eighties and I've used a lot of soaps and creams. I finally got around to trying this one and I'm sorry I waited so long. This is a large puck of soap, over five ounces, and the tin is a nice touch. The scent is strong but not overpowering. I like it. It is difficult for me to describe scents in a meaningful way, everyone has their own preferences. If you like mild or unscented soaps, you may want to pass on this one. If you like a scent that stands out, then this is for you. But how does it shave? The lather builds quickly and easily. I generally face lather soaps with a boar brush and a few swirls on the soap cake and you ready to go. The soap is forgiving as far as the correct soap/water ratio, but experimenting a little pays dividends. The lather is slick, cushioning, and fairly long lasting. It is also quite moisturizing and shouldn't leave your face feeling dried out. The price may seem steep compared to drug store soaps, but remember that this is a larger puck than say, Van Der Hagen and will last much longer. Pre de Provence will definatly find it's way into my regular rotation along side my beloved Tabac and TOBS. It will be right at home.

It is definitely a shaving soap that offers a lot of protection, you do not need to be an expert to rub the brush and get a lot of very consistent, creamy and thick foam. The pulp left by this soap adheres a lot to the face which gives you a sense of comfort, but it is something difficult to remove you will have to rinse your shaving tools very well with hot water (safety razor and brush) to remove it without problems. When you finish your shaving routine you will feel your face too soft very hydrated, I use it with my favorite safety razor MÜHLE R41 and believe me it feels comfortable when passing the blade across the face I gave myself 3 passes without problems, without irritation, I personally suggest using it with a badger hair brush, that way you'll get better results on your face in terms of softness. My girlfriend grateful that my skin is softer because it does not irritate my beard at the time of kissing her LOL. I highly recommend it because in short, protection and softness is what we look for when shaving and this soap provides both, the cons in my opinion I would like the smell to be something more noticeable stronger, I do not say that I do not like it on the contrary I like the aroma so much that I would like it to be more lasting because when I rinse my hands and face I feel that the aroma is losing. Those have been my impressions I hope it serves something thanks.

Good lather, very good lubrication, light & pleasant scent. The wife likes. This and the #63 are my go to shave soaps. I've got a few creams, tried TOBS (gets consumed way too fast), and these are simply the ones I return to over and over.The bergamot and thyme is a light scent than the #63, and for general public probably more pleasant. For a more masculine scent, the #63 knocks is the ticket.Top tip: adjust the amount of water in your brush to get best performance. This soap likes water. If you see little flecks of soap flaking off when lathering, add water.

I have tried my fair share of shaving soaps throughout the years so I do not easily say this: if I could only ever have 1 shaving soap again for the rest of my life it would probably be this one. The scent is more true to what I would consider a classic “Barbershop” scent than any product actually labeled with that scent I have tried. It is more subtle than most soaps but still has an array of excellent notes that seem to come to life when you lather it up. Overall just a top notch product, would give it more stars if I could.