Nakon sto sam vremenom i brijackim iskustvom izostrio cula, mogu bolje primetiti nijanse i razlike u koriscenju svih rekvizita i kozmetike. Ne mogu da se otmem utisku da  mi ovaj sapun ulepsava i olaksava brijanje, tek toliko da pokaze da stoji iznad ostalih. Mozda subjektivno ili cak podsvesno, ali ovaj sapun, konkretno 70th Anniversary, bolje pripremi bradu za skidanje te  brijac i zilet bolje i efikasnije deluju, bolju zastitu pruzi i bolji postshave efekat ima. Napominjem da koristim uglavnom trostruko mlevene lojane sapune zvucnih  imena,. Ali ovaj mi je prvi favorit nakon solidnog staza.  Da ne pominjem koliko je pena izdasna i postojana, tj dugo traje ne menjajuci karakteristike. Razumem primecivanje razlike u mirisu, kvalitetu pene, post shave...zanima me da li i kolege imaju utisak bolje pripreme sa pojedinim sapunima sto ima za rezultat lakse i kvalitetnije brijanje ili vam sve deluje manje vise isto sa jasnim razlikama u drugim pomenutim karakteristikama.

Da se upišem i ja u klub 

Mene je po imenu zaintrigirala Tundra Artica pa sam taj i poručio preko connaughtshaving.com. Stigao je dosta brzo u roku od 9 dana, a niko mi nije naplatio ništa iako je vrednost paketa bila oko 40e sa poštarinom.
Prvo da kažem ovaj sapun je stvarno kvalitetan - iako je dosta tvrd peni lako i nisam radio nikakvo potpanje, koristio sam svinjsku četku. Pena je gusta i postojana, zaštita i post shave odlični.
Ali...eh uvek to ali, nije to toliko bolje nego neki drugi sapuni koji mi se nalaze na vrhu kao što je Pinnacle Grooming, Vreto, Dendi, Antica Ricceta...Štaviše, rekao bih da mi Vreto daje nešto bolje performanse nego ovaj sapun ili da su tu negde.

Tako da u tom smislu verovatno ne vredi tih para, ali u nekom drugom smislu vredi jer dobijaš 150g veoma tvrdog sapuna koji može da ti traje dugo, dugo vremena.

A miris? Mene iskreno nekako podseća na babin šifonjer  slatkasto, puderasti miris koji podseća na miris sveže zemlje, nešto mi ne asocira na tundru. Podseća me na jedne mini bombone za osvežavanje daha koje mi je brat donosio sa Tajlanda i koje se prave od korena ili drveta neke biljke, praktično skoro isti miris. Ok mi je, samo ništa preterano spektakularno.

Ma probaj sapun, previše je život kratak da bi se koristio samo jedan sapun možda baš tebi legne a ima i širok izbor mirisa. 

Da se razumemo, ovaj sapun je stvarno odličan, da ne kažem vrhunski ali ipak ne odskače mi nešto toliko od ostalih koji su meni bili u toj naj kategoriji - to je to.

I meni su SV sapuni u samom vrhu po kvalitetu, izuzetni zaista…

Opisi mirisa od strane brijadžija koje nađoh po netu:

Opuntia - Creed Aventus
Mirto de Sardegna - Cartier Declaration
Colonia - AdP Colonia
Tundra Artica - AdP Ambra
70th Anniversary - Armani Acqua di Gio
Manna di Scicilia - Smells exactly like Persian amber attar oil.
Cubebe, Felce Aromatica, Dolomiti & Stella Alpina are more like nice shower gels than perfumes.

70th
My Description
Soap: Combination of some citrus and an aquatic note.
Aftershave: Starts bright and citrus then progresses to an aquatic place. Very pleasant.
Scent Strength
On the stronger side (4/5)

Cubebe
My Description
Soap: Sweet with a hint of spicy. I find the combination cloying.
Aftershave: Get the same notes. This aftershave doesn’t progress as much through various layers as the others and stays similar to the soap.
Scent Strength
Strong (4.5/5)

Cosmo
My Description
Soap: hard to describe. Very unique scent that isn’t really captured by the scent note charts. Of all the samples, I used this the most, just trying to figure it out. Still don’t think I have a clue.
Aftershave: Starts bright and citrus (on what feels like a different planet than the soap), but then dries down into the same sort of mysterious scent as the soap.
Scent Strength
Modest (3.5/5)

Desert Vetiver
My Description
Soap: Complex, but we’ll blended soap. Get light florals and wood resting in a background of “warm, dry air”
Aftershave: A similar experience, with slightly more complex notes.
Scent Strength
Present without being overwhelming (3/5)

Dolomiti
My Description
Scent is light and from the soap/lather, only get one or two notes that aren’t my favorite. From the aftershave start with that same lightness but quickly progress to something heavier and closer to a men’s designer Cologne, which isn’t My favorite. Scent sort of goes to the same place as Felce, but isn’t as strong.
Scent Strength
Light (1/5)

Felce Aromatica
My Description
Soap and aftershave are similar in scent profile. Both have a warm, enveloping feeling. I think of a traditional masculine designer Cologne type scent when I smell this. A strong scent, but very pleasant in the right dose at the right time.
Scent Strength
Strong (4.5/5)

Manna di Sicilia
My Description
Soap: presents with one dominant note, and not one that I particularly like (never smoker who is definitely turned off by most tobacco scents).
Aftershave: Lighter and more complex scent than the soap. Get the citrus then progresses through the tobacco middle which I don’t like, then ends with a very pleasant base.
Scent Strength
Middling (2.5/5)

Morado
My Description
Rich, enveloping, warm woodsy scent with a lot of depth. Would’ve also liked to try the aftershave to get more of this fragrance. Don’t really detect the top/middle notes listed In the chart from the soap.
Scent Strength
Present and persistent but not overwhelming (4/5)

Mirto Di Sardegna
My Description
Soap: Pleasant light woodsy notes.
Aftershave: More medicinal lavender opening (don’t get the citrus personally). Then moves into the myrtle and nice light woody notes for a long lasting light and pleasant scent.
Scent Strength
Medium (2.5/5)

Opuntia
My Description
Soap: Heavy scent. Pineapple sweetness isn’t balanced by smoky notes, rather they seem to be fighting it out. Like a Creed Aventus flanker scent (similar profile but stresses different notes).
I didn’t have the aftershave sample at the time I tried the soap, and didn’t like the scent enough to use it again once I got a sample of the aftershave.
Scent Strength
Strong (4.5/5)

Stella Alpina
My Description
Soap: Slightly sweet and floral off the puck and in the bowl. Get some of the deeper herbaceous notes when on the face (basil/eucalyptus). Scent strength is light enough to keep this from being cloying.
Aftershave: scent is very similar to the soap.
Scent Strength
Lighter side (2/5)

Tundra Artica
My Description
Soap : Beautiful “pencil shaving” red cedar / oud. Pleasant scent strength.
Aftershave: much more complex scent. Get citrus mostly up front then drying down to the same “pencil shavings” oud with a hint of rose. Later just get light hints of the oud.
Scent Strength
Pleasant, not overwhelming (3/5)

Some Special Shout-Outs

    Softest post shave feel : Manna Di Sicilia
    “Plumpest” most well hydrating : Stella Alpina
    Longest lasting scent : Cubebe
    Slickest and most cushion : Opuntia
    Best “toner” feel : Mirto Di Sardegna
    Skin feels refreshed and Alive : 70th Anniversary
    Most unique scent: Cosmo
    Best post shave slickness : Morado

SV mirisi u losionima:

Favourites:
Felce Aromatico - green herbs, fresh, powdery. Should be similar to Azzaro pour Homme.
I have the shaving soap, aftershave, eau de toilette and love it.
Tundra Artica - cedarwood and roses. I'd love to use it on colder days. Should be similar to Acqua di Parma Ambra or Jacques Bogart Oud.
Also very good:
70th Anniversary - clean and fresh with some sweet hints. I think most people would like this, to me it is a bit mainstream cologne-like. Should be similar to Aqua di Giò or Clinique Happy.
Desert Vetiver - for me a typical soap smell, the Sunlight soap we used to have when I was a kid but more refined.
Manna di Sicilia - clean and fresh like Felce Aromatico and Desert Vetiver but with a sweet, fruity touch (oranges, pineapple).
Cubebe - spicy forest. Very nice. Should be similar to Azzaro Visit.
Opuntia - sweet flowers, spicy, musk, typical male scent. Should be similar to Creed Aventus.
Dolomiti - flowers, lavender, spicy
Stella Alpina - light flowery, camomille, almost neutral. Should be similar to Aqua di Parma Blu Mediteraneo Mirto di Panarea.
Not for me:
Mirto di Sardegna - weak blueberry and blackberry scent. Should be similar to Penhaligon Zizonia or Cartier Declaration.
Morado - elderberry and pink bubblegum to me
Cosmo - smells like lightly peated whisky, but not as bad as I expected. I like whisky but not on my face.

Posebni sastojci u sapunu po kojima se razlikuju u formuli:

Opuntia - Prickly pear extract
Mirto de Sardegna - Essential Oil of Myrtle
Colonia - Argan and Camelia oil
Tundra Artica - Icelandic lichen & cranberry extract
70th Anniversary - No special ingredient
Manna di Scicilia - Fraxinus Ornus Sap Extract
Cubebe - Monoi de Tahiti oil
Felce Aromatica - Dryopteris filix-mas Root Extract
Dolomiti - Silt of the Dolomites
Stella Alpina - Edelweiss Extract (Leontopodium Alpinum) and Hazelnut Oil
Desert Vetiver - Desert Date oil
Cosmo - Larch extract (Genus Larix Extract)