Quick review of Musgo Real (MR) shaving soap.
Back in 2009, I had gotten a bottle of the MR aftershave balm. While the balm itself was a bit too heavy for my skin, the scent is something that I couldn't get enough of!
I am not a cream user so I couldn't use their shaving cream and wished for an MR shaving soap.
I was very excited when MR did release their shaving soap, and that too in the classic fragrance! I started reading reviews with great anticipation.
Unfortunately, all reviews basically spoke of dissipating lather and relegating the soap to the shower. I was so disappointed! I never really thought about the MR shaving soap again after that, until recently.
I did another search and saw a handful of reviews which were very positive and a couple spoke about a reformulation of the soap.
I ordered the MR shaving soap quick smart! It arrived last friday and I
used it on Saturday morning.
The packaging is basic to say the least. The bare puck in a cardboard box. The box is too big for the puck and the puck is not sealed in shrink wrap or wax paper, just a bare puck.
The puck is a rock-hard soap, weighing 125 grams. This thing is going to last a very long time!!
The shape of the puck is oval, more like a bath soap. I don't think I've ever seen a shaving soap shaped in this way. But I like it. It made loading the brush quite easy and the other advantage is that the soap is less likely to become a donut towards the end of its life.
The scent is exactly like the aftershave balm. I just love it! I literally can't get enough of this scent! The scent was a huge factor in me getting this soap so one sniff of the puck and I was very happy that it's the scent I was hoping for.
How's the performance you ask?
Well, I started loading up the brush and thick proto-lather started forming. I was getting very excited.
I then started face lathering and the proto-lather was thick and pasty. I added water to my brush and the lather started forming. Thick, creamy and very stable. I actually had to drip my brush in water three times to get the lather where I like it!
The shave was great! The lather was very stable, rich and creamy. Glide was excellent and the scent remained very present over the entire shave.
So, after a horrible start by MR, I can say they have nailed this formula!!
I can't recommend the Musgo Real shaving soap highly enough!!
Back in 2009, I had gotten a bottle of the MR aftershave balm. While the balm itself was a bit too heavy for my skin, the scent is something that I couldn't get enough of!
I am not a cream user so I couldn't use their shaving cream and wished for an MR shaving soap.
I was very excited when MR did release their shaving soap, and that too in the classic fragrance! I started reading reviews with great anticipation.
Unfortunately, all reviews basically spoke of dissipating lather and relegating the soap to the shower. I was so disappointed! I never really thought about the MR shaving soap again after that, until recently.
I did another search and saw a handful of reviews which were very positive and a couple spoke about a reformulation of the soap.
I ordered the MR shaving soap quick smart! It arrived last friday and I
used it on Saturday morning.
The packaging is basic to say the least. The bare puck in a cardboard box. The box is too big for the puck and the puck is not sealed in shrink wrap or wax paper, just a bare puck.
The puck is a rock-hard soap, weighing 125 grams. This thing is going to last a very long time!!
The shape of the puck is oval, more like a bath soap. I don't think I've ever seen a shaving soap shaped in this way. But I like it. It made loading the brush quite easy and the other advantage is that the soap is less likely to become a donut towards the end of its life.
The scent is exactly like the aftershave balm. I just love it! I literally can't get enough of this scent! The scent was a huge factor in me getting this soap so one sniff of the puck and I was very happy that it's the scent I was hoping for.
How's the performance you ask?
Well, I started loading up the brush and thick proto-lather started forming. I was getting very excited.
I then started face lathering and the proto-lather was thick and pasty. I added water to my brush and the lather started forming. Thick, creamy and very stable. I actually had to drip my brush in water three times to get the lather where I like it!
The shave was great! The lather was very stable, rich and creamy. Glide was excellent and the scent remained very present over the entire shave.
So, after a horrible start by MR, I can say they have nailed this formula!!
I can't recommend the Musgo Real shaving soap highly enough!!
