Gentlemen,
a friend just brought me a gift from Italy: Proraso's all new aftershave balm. It's not on their website yet, but (at least in Italy) it's in stores now (maybe one of our Italian members knows more?). The packaging explicitly states that it's reformulated, so I suppose they'll discontinue (or have discontinued) the old liquid cream aftershave, but can't say for sure.
The balm appears to be a bit thicker than before and has nothing in common with the old version: new bottle, new ingredients, different scent - it's the well known lemon-fresh fragrance of their green tea / aloe line for sensitive skin.
Following a very close shave with Martin de Candre, the reformulated balm works just as well as the old one. No razor burn, my skin feels hydrated and soft.
I like the new scent, although it's not as neutral as the slightly soapy, very low-key fragrance of the discontinued liquid cream aftershave. It's gone after fifteen minutes, so it definitely won't clash with your cologne.
We all know that reformulated products cause panic from time to time. But we're still talking about Proraso here, which means the quality is absolutely fantastic - and well worth a blind purchase.
(Apologies for the quick and dirty iPhone shots)
a friend just brought me a gift from Italy: Proraso's all new aftershave balm. It's not on their website yet, but (at least in Italy) it's in stores now (maybe one of our Italian members knows more?). The packaging explicitly states that it's reformulated, so I suppose they'll discontinue (or have discontinued) the old liquid cream aftershave, but can't say for sure.
The balm appears to be a bit thicker than before and has nothing in common with the old version: new bottle, new ingredients, different scent - it's the well known lemon-fresh fragrance of their green tea / aloe line for sensitive skin.
Following a very close shave with Martin de Candre, the reformulated balm works just as well as the old one. No razor burn, my skin feels hydrated and soft.
I like the new scent, although it's not as neutral as the slightly soapy, very low-key fragrance of the discontinued liquid cream aftershave. It's gone after fifteen minutes, so it definitely won't clash with your cologne.
We all know that reformulated products cause panic from time to time. But we're still talking about Proraso here, which means the quality is absolutely fantastic - and well worth a blind purchase.
(Apologies for the quick and dirty iPhone shots)
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