Review Extro Cosmesi Soap Review Thread

Boycie83

Boycie83

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Martini said:
@Boycie83 - Finding this thread today and reading it from the beginning I felt I should express my satisfaction and give a credit for your efforts to review a big part of Extro’s extensive line of soaps. It’s been very informative and a real pleasure to read it! Thank you, Chris! 👍
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Thanks Martin - appreciated!

I'm intending to do something similar for Saponificio Bignoli in November.
 
Boycie83

Boycie83

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The End is now available from Shaving Time:

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Extro Cosmesi The End Shaving Cream 150ml

Extro Cosmesi The End Shaving Cream 150mlThis shaving cream is an homage to Brut Faberge which was launched in 1968. It also contains elements of additional Extro products, added to give it the Extro character.Top Notes: basil, calabria bergamot, lemon, absinthium artemisia , lavender.Heart...
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If I had just waited 5 days I could have saved myself a small fortune :laugh:
 
Boycie83

Boycie83

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Razor: Mongoose Mingoose
Blade: Schick Proline (3)
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia 2B
Soap: Extro The End
Pre: Proraso White
ASL: Brut
ASB: LEA

This soap was everything I hoped it would be. Super slick and really fragrant. This has pushed its way in to my top 3 Extro soaps. It's a stronger scent than Right Handed Giant with a few extra notes in the tail that I can't quite out my finger on. Smells great. This is the scent profile:

Top Notes: basil, calabria bergamot, lemon, absinthium artemisia , lavender.
Heart Notes: geranium, ylang ylang.
Base Notes: oak moss, patchouly, sandalwood, tonca bean, vetiver, vanilla.

The graphics - a shark about to eat a lady on a lilo. I'm not sure what that's about.
 
Jim Kleinkauf

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Pre de Provence Verbena face lather and rinse
Valet Auto/Strop Silver VB2 Set Canada
Feather Fhs-10 Hi-Stainless
RazoRock Keyhole Plissoft Synthetic
Pre de Provence shave soap
Pre de Provence Sante Green Tea

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Boycie83

Boycie83

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Dr Watson said:
In the Facebook Extro group there is always lots of shark imagery and Don Donato is referred to by his loyal band of merry men as "MegaloDon" - Maybe something to do with that? I dunno :scratchhead: :laugh:
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That could be it. Megalodon - Megatron would have been better!
 
Boycie83

Boycie83

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Razor: Blackland Tradere
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: Semogue 1800
Soap: Extro Isola
Pre: Proraso White
ASL: Signature Soaps Hibernia
ASB: None

I have a few new Extro soaps to try out over the next few months. I thought I'd give the Isola a try today.

The scent from the jar is a mixture of seaside* and citrus. The citrus comes more to the front once lathered. It's a pleasant enough scent but doesn't bring anything new to the party for me.

Performance was typical Extro - looks foamy to start with but quickly bursts in to a slick lather. Residual slickness was good and my face felt very nice at the end once rinsed.

*Don't ask me to describe seaside - it's just what springs to my mind.
 
Boycie83

Boycie83

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Razor: Fatip Lo Storto Gentile
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Brush: Semogue SOC Finest
Soap: Extro Espezial
ASL: Floid Vigaroso
ASB: LEA

Extro Espezial. Here's the blurb: The Extro Cosmesi Shaving Cream Espezial is a hypoalergenic shaving cream with the oriental scent of Pepper, Vetiver, Amber Patchouli and Vanilla. It's a deeply masculine scent but one that is full of surprise.

Like the Freddo, the scent from the jar is mostly dominated by the veg base with a woody undertone. This woody note, which I'm assuming is the pepper, comes more to the front once lathered and the scent of the base goes. I didn't get the notes described above and I'm underwhelmed with the scent as a whole.

Performance was fine. No different to the other Extros I've used.
 
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