Martin de Candre Artisan Shaving Soap Samples

The scent slaps one in the face with green vetiver. There is no floral sweetness here. The quality of the soap is top notch. It requires a lot of water to get it going, and lathers exceptionally. Marvelous soap, lather, and scent.

Good product

Very good lather, but drying to the skin

This is a good soap that lathers easily, but the after shave feeling is of a tight, dry skin and not confortable. This is in part to the use of Coconut Oil, because the lather produced by coconut oil is very eficient in cleaning the skin, hence i can trip apart the natural oils of your skin.

Customer review

So far, I've tried samples of Vetyver, Agrumes and today I tried Fougere. I really wanted to like the Vetyver but it just isn't the scent profile I was hoping for: Guerlain Vetiver. Next I tried Agrumes and loved it, it's a clean, bright citrus scent. Today I received my sample of Fougere (that I wasn't at all sure I'd like) and it's quite nice. It has a somewhat midrange scent strength and leans more toward grassy, woody notes than to damp, decaying vegetation (like Chiseled Face Summer Storm or Catie's Bubbles Un Juor Gris). Performance is, of course, outstanding offering quality lather with great cushion and glide without much effort. One trick with the sample containers: I've found guitar picks work great for scraping out the soap, then just press it into a bowl or scuttle (credit goes to the folks at Badass Beard Care for the idea). I've always found it amusing that guys will deduct points on their reviews because they can't load their brush straight from the sample... seriously???

Customer review

Hype is a dangerous thing - it creates interest and demand but also high expectations. This is the most hyped soap I have read about, but I am a bit skeptical by nature so my expectations were not crazy high. I was not disappointed. The lather was easy, smooth and fluffy (not foamy). It feels luxurious and makes for an easy, great shave. The original smells like Noxzema or maybe Proraso Green, so pleasant enough but not special. The Fougere is the star in my book, the rose is very good and the Agrumes is very mild but nice enough. The samples are a bit expensive but so is the full size soap. This seems like a soap that goes a long way (based on how long the samples are lasting) so it is not as bad a value as it first appears. At least try one sample to see what you have been missing!